Editor:
As reported in the Lakes District News edition of Feb. 29, 2012, As a former member of the Lakes District Health Advisory Committee, I wanted to discuss the recent change made by the Village of Burns Lake to the committee.
It was disappointing to find out that the Lakes District Health Advisory Committee had been dissolved and rolled over into the health network before our meeting was even held.
It was disheartening to realize that the new health network will move away from using committed volunteers and instead will ask employers to allow their employees to attend meetings during the work day.
The Lakes District Health Advisory Committee had many committed volunteers who had worked to improve health care in our area when our hospital boards were lost.
Two members of the committee have worked for over eight years each.
Along with other members, they were instrumental in organizing the health forum held at the Island Gospel Church last March.
A a sub committee of the Lakes District Health Advisory Committee started a process to create a second, community owned, not for profit medical clinic.
Members volunteered with the hospital auxiliary to provide a morale booster for hospital staff.
With this new change, I thought it important to point out the work done by the Lakes District Health Advisory Committee in our community and for our community.
Paula Van Tine