Generosity of the Campbell family, founders of Thrifty Foods, will be reflected in the name of the new health sciences building at Camosun College.
The new building, under construction at the Interurban campus, will be called the Alex and Jo Campbell Centre for Health and Wellness.
The Camosun College Foundation announced on Wednesday that thanks to the Campbells, it has reached the halfway mark of its $5-million target to purchase instruments and technology for the building.
Completion of the $48.5-million building is scheduled for the fall of 2019.
It will offer 8,900 square feet of study and instruction space for about 1,000 students in a variety of health programs, including nursing, community mental health and laboratory techniques.
Alex Campbell, founder of Thrifty Foods, died of cancer in 2011. His generous support of local causes, especially those related to health, continues to inspire his family, the foundation said.
His wife, Jo, told the foundation that the care her husband received in hospital inspired the donation.
