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title: "BC NDP Pledges $30 Million for Unfinished Kelowna General Hospital Floor"
description: "David Eby announced on October 20 that a re-elected NDP government would put $30 million toward completing the sixth floor of Kelowna General Hospital, which has sat unfinished for about a decade, according to the Salmon Arm Observer."
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The BC NDP is promising $30 million to complete the unfinished sixth floor at Kelowna General Hospital, party leader [David Eby](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/david-eby) announced at a press conference in Kelowna on October 20. The Salmon Arm Observer reported the announcement four days before the October 24 provincial election.

The sixth floor has sat unfinished for about a decade, according to the Salmon Arm Observer. Eby made the announcement alongside three local NDP candidates: [Loyal Wooldridge](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/loyal-wooldridge) for Kelowna Centre, [Binny Boparai](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/binny-boparai) for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream, and [George Morgan](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/george-morgan) for West Kelowna-Peachland.

## What the NDP is promising

The party says the $30 million commitment would go toward completing the sixth floor and putting it into use. The Observer reported that the NDP ties the funding to a new income tax bracket it is proposing for earnings above $1 million per year, which it says would apply to the top 3 percent of earners in BC.

The Observer also reported that leaked internal memos from May 2026 showed Interior Health had already been developing plans for the sixth floor before Eby's announcement. The memos were reported earlier this year. The NDP is presenting the $30 million as what would allow those plans to move forward.

## Conservative response

[Gavin Dew](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/gavin-dew), the Conservative Party of BC candidate for Kelowna-Mission, responded the same day. Dew told the Observer that the NDP had nine years to act and was making the promise four days before the election. He cited 33,000 square feet at the hospital that has sat unfinished for a decade and said more than 50 patients have been placed in hallways.

The Observer reported no response from the NDP to Dew's statement.

## What this means for voters

Residents of Kelowna-Mission, Kelowna Centre, Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream, and West Kelowna-Peachland will vote on October 24, 2026. Voting places are open from 8 am to 8 pm Pacific time. Advance voting closes October 21. Visit the [BC provincial election news page](/bc/provincial-2026/news) for further coverage.

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