The Portage District General Hospital Foundation is beyond ecstatic to have shared the announcement Monday when Manitoba premier Brian Pallister said a new hospital project is coming our way.

Executive director Tara Pettinger has been lobbying for the effort.

"It's so exciting," says Pettinger. "We are absolutely thrilled as the Portage Hospital Foundation to see the process get to this end goal where we are, and are just so happy that our community will see this. The surrounding areas will really benefit from this. It's been two years in the making since we started this process, and everybody really jumped on board."