The Cowichan District Hospital Foundation has been presented with $250,000 towards its fundraising campaign for the new hospital that is under construction on Bell McKinnon Road. At an event at the BC Forestry Centre in April, the Cowichan Lake Community Forest Co-operative presented a $200,000 cheque to CDHF Board Chair David Robertson, which is the largest contribution ever made by the group. As well, Pacheedaht First Nation Chief Arliss Daniels presented a $50,000 cheque to the foundation on behalf of Qala:yit Forestry, which is jointly owned by the Cowichan Lake Community Forest Co-operative and the Pacheedaht First Nation. The combined $250,000 donated will be doubled thanks to a pledge from Jimmy Pattison to match donations up to $5 million in support of purchasing medical equipment for Cowichan’s new hospital, which makes the total contribution $500,000.