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Traffic delays expected as crews work on Nanaimo cancer centre 

Tyler Hay
By Tyler Hay

Island Health is warning people travelling to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital of traffic disruptions this week. 

Crews will install a crane for construction of the new cancer centre, and BC Hydro will put in new powerlines between March 10 and 14. 

Island Health said traffic on Dufferin Crescent will be affected, and people heading to the hospital should expect delays. 

Tyler Hay
Tyler Hay
Tyler has been back and forth between Vancouver Island and Alberta during his career in journalism. He first joined Vista Radio in Lethbridge, Alberta after working as an editor in Ladysmith and Parksville. Now he is back on the Island to settle and is based out of Nanaimo writing about local politics. When not writing, he is busy sailing, riding motorcycles and fixing things in his shop.

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