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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2017
SE College asking for food bank donations
A close look at the lights
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Greer Oczkowski, three-and-a-half, had a closeup look at a light sculpture of a horse, set up as one of several displays throughout Allen Park in Yellow Grass. The town turned the lights on December 1, and helped make it an outing by serving up beef-on-a-bun and hot chocolate as families enjoyed the lights.
Southeast College once again began collecting donations at its campus locations in Weyburn, Estevan and Moosomin, starting Dec. 1 until Tuesday, Dec. 19. The food drive is part of an inter-campus competition that was spearheaded by the Weyburn campus staff and students. “As part of our commitment to enhancing our student experience and to encourage our students and staff to help to give back to the communities that we serve, we are very excited to launch our inter-campus competition once again this year,” said Sheena Onrait, manager of Marketing and Communications for Southeast College. “We had such fun with the Food Bank Drive last year, our staff and our students really got involved and everyone was so excited to participate.” Collection bins will be placed at the campus locations in Weyburn, Estevan and Moosomin. Staff, students and the public are encouraged to drop off do-
Sask. physicians ‘cautiously optimistic’ of SHA Physicians in Saskatchewan are cautiously optimistic as the Saskatchewan Health Authority began its first day of operations on Monday. The president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association is encouraged by the level of physician involvement in the management of the new single health authority for the province. “I am pleased to see that on day one of the operations, there are physicians in key positions, and the SHA is moving forward with the physician perspective at the table. The amalgamation of the new authority was a big topic of conversation among physicians in this province over the last 10 months,” said Dr. Joanne Sivertson, president of the SMA.
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A dyad leadership structure will see physician executives teamed with an SHA vice-president in four areas: urban health, rural health, northern health and provincial programs. Physicians and vice-presidents will act as a team to lead each area. Dr. Susan Shaw, former director of Physician Advocacy and Leadership with the SMA, is the senior medical officer for the SHA, while Dr. Kevin Wasko, a family doctor based in Swift Current, was named the physician executive for rural health, Dr. Mark Wahba is the physician executive for urban health, and Dr. Paul Babyn is the physician executive for provincial programs. There are also two physicians on the 10-member SHA board of directors: Dr. Preston Smith and Dr. Janet Tootoosis, a
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