• The electricity bill for Dryden Regional Hospital has increased by $136,174 over five-year period • Electricity bills have grown by 43.9 per cent for the hospital
Dryden Regional Health Centre copes with spike in electricity bills
TORONTO, ON: Documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) reveal that the electricity bills for Dryden Regional Health Centre have faced a steep increase over the last five years.
The documents show bills that are increasing, growing from $310,290 in 2012-13 to $446,464 in 2016-17, an increase of almost 44 per cent.
"How is the Dryden Regional Health Centre expected to manage their budget when electricity bills have rising dramatically every year?" asked CTF Ontario Director, Christine Van Geyn. "The more the hospital has to spend keeping their lights on, the fewer resources they have for patients."