Dr. Don Morris,head of the Department of Oncology, was photographed in the centre courtyard of the Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre at the official opening on Thursday October 17, 2024. Gavin Young/Postmedia

Amid oncology wait time concerns, Calgary's new cancer centre christened

by · Calgary Herald

After seven years of construction and painstaking clinical preparations, Calgary’s new cancer centre has become a reality.

While the $1.4 billion Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre was being celebrated after more than a decade in the making, concerns over oncology staff levels and treatment wait times tempered the joy in christening the 186,000 sq.-metre facility.