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Kelvin Parsons, MHA for the District of Burgeo - La Poile, says he is
pleased with a response to a letter he recently sent to Health Minister John
Ottenheimer concerning a request to have representation from the Burgeo area
on the new Western Regional Integrated Health Authority. "I voiced the
displeasure of the residents of Burgeo who were left unrepresented when
appointments were made to the new health board," said Parsons. "In fact, the
Minister said there is additional space to appoint another member and he has
no problem appointing a representative from Burgeo if recommended by the
board.
"I have now written Mr. Anthony Genge, the Board Chair of the Western
Regional Integrated Health Authority, asking that he honour my request to
provide representation for Burgeo and surrounding communities on this new
board. The Minister and I are both awaiting a response from the Board Chair.
I will continue to lobby government and the board until a representative is
accepted."
Parsons says it is very important that a representative be placed on the
board for Burgeo. "Not only would this individual serve the interested of
Burgeo, but also the remote communities of Ramea, Grey River, Francois and
Grand Bruit who use the ferry to access the Calder Health Care Centre. There
was always a representative from this area on the old Western Health Care
Board and I cannot see any reason for that not to continue under the new
structure."
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