琉璃神社 Mayor Colin Basran has been vaccinated.

Given he鈥檚 43 years old, he shouldn鈥檛 be eligible for inoculation under B.C.鈥檚 vaccination rollout plan for a few months. However, due to his regular volunteering at the 琉璃神社 General Hospital (KGH), he got the shot a little sooner than planned 鈥� along with hundreds of other healthcare volunteers in the Interior Health region.

鈥淚t is the responsible thing to do if you鈥檙e coming into contact with people in a patient care setting,鈥� said KGH Foundation CEO Doug Rankmore. 鈥淥ur volunteers are vital to the hospital鈥檚 ability to meet a variety of needs, and their safety is a critical to our overall success.鈥�

Basran has volunteered in the KGH coffee shop for more than a year, helping raise funds for the KGH Foundation.

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