Dear Editor,
How long is temporary?
March 29, 2024, will mark two and a half years since Interior Health (IH) closed the Elkford Health Centre’s emergency department. The initial public service announcement remains posted on IH’s website and reads: “Temporary closure of Elkford emergency department.” This got me thinking, how long is temporary and what constitutes changing the wording to “Indefinite closure of Elkford emergency department?”
Temporary and indefinite can be interchangeable but there are differences in their meanings.