The Region of Waterloo may be unable to fund Cambridge Memorial Hospital’s expansion project, but it’s still all systems go – at least that’s the way officials from the city see it.

At a recent budget meeting, councilors from Cambridge agreed to provide the hospital with funding worth $630,000 for their expansion plants. The money is so far the ninth installment in a series of “payments” to be made in a span of nine years, giving the hospital a total of $6.3 million.

But for Councilor Linda Whetham, she couldn’t keep herself from questioning the city’s decision to provide funding for the project, given how tight this year’s budget is. Furthermore, she pointed out the recent comments made by Premier Dalton McGuinty over the project’s future. The Premier hinted that the project might not go forward.

According to Cambridge Mayor Doug Craig however, the expansion will definitely push through after he received assurances from officials of the Ministry of Health.

He added that once the hospital has an operation plan ready, and Waterloo-Wellington Local Health Integration Network gives its approval, the project will commence immediately.

He went on to say that the next phase of the expansion will start anytime in the spring.