A dispute over B.C. labour rules blocking a First Nations company from working on a massive new hospital near Duncan continues to stall construction.
Work on the new Cowichan District Hospital — costs for which have ballooned to $1.45 billion — ground to a halt on Dec. 2 after members of Cowichan Tribes-owned Khowutzun Development Corporation began picketing the site.
The picket lines were still in place as of Monday morning, with no work happening.
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