Tegart: Great energy from constituents in Merritt

Hotel, which provided fantastic hospitality for our visit.

It was a pleasure to stop in Merritt recently as part of my spring tour of the constituency. A great conversation was had at the Best Western

Residents came to discuss a wide range of issues, including the decline of our health care system. People are rightfully frustrated by frequent ER closures and the lack of timely access to medical services, as well as the challenges with ambulance service which is essential to rural communities. They also want to see improvements to home care services for seniors.

While good work is being done on the ground, it’s clear the system is broken. The Official Opposition continues to raise these issues with the government, noting that it will take more than just money to resolve these serious problems. We need to look at the system, listen to the people working within it, and have some serious discussions about the tangible actions that can be taken to ensure patients’ needs are being met.

Forestry is another key issue. Aspen Planers mill workers should be busy on the job, not holding rallies trying to get the province’s attention and assistance. I continue to press the Premier and Forests Minister to expedite permits and provide certainty to Aspen Planers as quickly as possible. There is also concern about Merritt’s recovery from climate disasters and whether the provincial government is doing enough to support

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FromtheHerald archives: March, 1998

Rih Asks For Merritt Donors

Approxim ately 4,000 Merritt residents go to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops for different medical needs.

So Paul Battjes, Chief Executive Officer for the Royal Inland Hospital Endowment Foundation, is asking they help support an $8 million appeal for medical imaging equipment.