By Kevin Gilby
CRAIK – Community members and leaders of the Town of Craik and the RM of Craik rallied last Friday in front of the Craik Health Centre to proclaim their distrust and concern about how the Five Hills Health Region is treating their physician and health centre.
Over 70 people braved the cold weather holding signs and cheering the speakers.
RM Reeve Hilton Spencer, brought the crowd up to speed with a meeting he and Dr. Karam had with Greg Ottenbreit, Minister of Rural and Remote Health, the night before the rally to discuss their concerns. They were also accompanied by Gerald Muirhead who was credited with building the health centre while a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
Furious at the outcome, Spencer told the crowd, “in two months, we’ve gone from the reason being why EMS can’t stop in Craik is because it’s too confusing, to EMS can’t stop in Craik because the health region or government could get sued!”
Upset over the lack of communication, Spencer insisted that the Five Hills and Heartland Health Regions, along Greg Ottenbreit meet with the towns of Craik and Davidson.
To read more, please see the March 2 print edition of The Davidson Leader.