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Leader to see disruption of health services
BY ELIZABETH HUBER physician who settled into the community physicians. going to stay until the end of his contract in
LEADER in early February. It appeared that Leader “It is not reasonable for Dr. Cybula to be September 2010,” said Hornell. “We took
Last summer, residents of Leader and
would be operating with a full contingent of on call 24/7 on a consistent basis,” he his word on that.”
area applauded Dr. Augustine Tshabalala
three full-time physicians and a nurse added. The Leader physician recruitment and
when he stood and informed them he had
practitioner. Looking back, the big indication that retention committee will be back at work
reconsidered his decision to leave. Now,
To exasperate the situation of Tshabalala Tshabalala was not committed to Leader exercising their resources to bring a new
residents are wondering what changed.
not honouring his contract, the third came in the summer when he had physician into Leader.
Tshabalala visited South Africa for
physician has been on holidays and is originally informed the health region he The new College of Physician and
holidays shortly after Christmas and has
scheduled to return this week. would be returning to South Africa. At the Surgeon requirements being implemented
not returned to Leader.
As a result, emergency services were time, personal issues seemed to be the this spring require international graduate
“We have certainly been trying to track
temporarily disrupted and more temporary motivator for his return. physicians to begin practicing within a
him down and through a number of
disruptions of emergency services may be At the meeting to inform the public what group environment.
indirect sources we have found out he
anticipated, added Hornell. would happen in the case of disrupted The health region is working on ways to
won’t be returning,” said Jim Hornell, CEO
Emergency services were also disrupted services, Tshabalala took a moment to establish a group environment without
of Cypress Health Region.
in Maple Creek on the March 13 weekend address the crowd. requiring physicians to co-locate, added
Leader had just recruited a new
due to a shortage of available on-call “He got up and told everybody he was Hornell.
Sask. budget released
Potash revenues important
Continued from Page 1 if you can afford to do that. Clearly they
“It was one of the ways that we felt we are rushing to do things ahead of
to Saskatchewan’s budget
could address the costs of agriculture affordability.”
production without running into trade Elhard, who is also a member of the
BY ELIZABETH HUBER to GDP ratio is going up ... (and)
barriers,” he added. “This is something treasury board, disagrees and stated the
SASKATCHEWAN government revenues dropped 12 per
that will by and large help the producers budget is designed to grow the economy The Saskatchewan government has
cent in the last quarter this year,” he
operate at a less costly level. and education property tax adjustments delivered a balanced budget, provided
added.
Kevin Yates, Regina-Dewdney NDP MLA are sustainable. potash prices don’t bottom out. Government officials and ministers
and formerly a resident of Swift Current, “We anticipate that his budget and the
More than $1.9 billion of the 2009
have repeatedly reiterated Saskatchewan
said the decision by the government to action we have taken as a government
budget designed to keep Saskatchewan’s
is not immune to the economic crisis
give a disproportionate advantage to will make Saskatchewan a preferred place
economy “strong and steady,” is
throughout Canada.
agriculture producers may be in for business to establish, for business to
dependent on anticipated potash
Last year, emphasis was placed on oil
appropriate at the time. expand, for new opportunities to develop,
revenues.
prices, which is only forecasted around
“I am not saying that from a public for additional people to return to our
Approximately one-third of the budget,
$48 per barrel this year a decrease of
policy point of view that taking a portion province,” said Elhard.
or and anticipated $3.3 billion, will come
nearly $40 compared to last year’s
of education property tax off of “All of which contribute to our
from non-renewable resources. A point
budget. Why would the provincial
agriculture land is necessarily bad,” he economic vitality and our ability to raise
both NDP MLAs and Saskatchewan government assume potash would be a
added. “I am saying you can only do that taxation revenue.”
Liberal party representatives have different scenario?
expressed concern about. “We believe that we are being prudent
The 2009 budget is about short-term and cautious in using the numbers that
satisfaction and does not allow for long- we have,” said Saskatchewan Finance
term sustainability, said Kevin Yates, Minister Rod Gantefoer, before adding
Regina Dewdney MLA. that, “The industry itself is optimistic.”
“We have seen a growth in expenditure If potash prices hit rock bottom the
of 12.4 per cent, that on top of a growth a General Revenue Fund has a little more
year ago of over 10 per cent ... the debt than $400 million.
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