Top healthcare doctor heads south THE NORTHWEST'S chief medical officer Dr, David Bowering is relaca- ting July 1 toa new job in * the Okanagan, confident the region’s health care is on a.path of { improvement, Bowering, who is the head of Community Health Services Society, or CHSS, which is respons- ible for public. health and homecare, is moving. to Vernon after 13 years here, to become the chief medi- cal officer of the North Okanagan health region. Bowering, who spent 11 years working in the _ Queen Charlotte Islands before moving to Terrace, said he’s eager for 4 change, “My bones need to dry oul and maybe the Okana- gan will help!” he said. Bowering said he's looking forward to starting his new job since he’ll only have to deal with one regional health board, as opposed to working with eight community health councils (Terrace, Kiti- mat, Stewart, Prince Ru- pert, Smithers, Dease Lake, the Queen Charlotte Islands, and Hazelton). He said the organiza- tional inefficiencies cre- ated by the eight health councils are major hurdles. “Here we have a health Dr. David Bowering board for every 10,000: people,” Bowering said, “Organizationally its toa complex to be effective.” Bowering said it’s frus- trating working with .so many different individual boards because. each re- gion is competing for health care dollars and programs, “Being CEO here has been challenging,” he said. “People up here are - fiercely independent. There are challenges for everyone to agree on re- gional issues. Bul Bowering expects the regional plan, which will be completed by Al- bertan consultants by the end of June, will help to streamline the delivery of if you've got EMAIL, you can reach us © electronically. We welcame letters, » ° news tips; sports ‘and community: contributions, and feadback of all types. ‘standard@kermode. net - lmiceere ea A a na an JUNE SPECIALS For the month of June, enjoy BREAKFAST ep Sas .\ 1, French Toast Combo: health care and begin the northwest moving forward as a repion. “The regional plan is the key piece,” Bowering said. “I think. it's a‘step in the right direction.” He said-if health care delivery in the northwest doesn't change, all com- munities will suffer, “We can’t afford the luxury ‘to’ mess ‘around bee “] cause we're losing. out. While we mess. around with organizations and competition between: com- munities, the other regions in the province are moving forward,” he said. “We ‘lose ‘resources, and we can't respond quickly: to when money is available to address issues. Were™ having mectings when other people are. ad- dressing issues.” ; ' Bowering: said the CHSS board will hiring two new positions. once he’s gone ~ a CEO as well as medical health officer, so the medical health offi- cer can ‘concentrate on health advocacy and work- ing on health status issues. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 31, 2000 - Ay Officer appeal deadline looms A PRINCE Rupert RCMP officer has one week in which to appeal a dismissal from his job after he was accused of harassing a woman here two years ago. : Robin Blair, a sergeant with 25. years of service with the RCMP, was: orderéd to quit or be. fired after.an internal disciplinary hearing here April &. He has until June 8 to submit his case to the RCMP external review committee, which will re- view Blair's case and recommend action’ ‘to the province's senior RCMP commander. Manon Eburne in Vancouver about the RCMP dis- ciplinary. hearing, “He’s been found guilty and he has filed an appeal.” . - Blair, 44, headed the regional. North District serious crime unit in “Prince. Rupert. until he was charged in June, 1998 with one count af criminal harassment and one.count of: making harassing telephone calls‘to.a local female. . He has been suspended with’ pay since the. har- assment charges, later dropped as part: ofa Crown slay of proceedings, ° were: sworn in almost two years age. Blair allegedly ahaned the: Terrace waman, who worked at the ‘Terrace RCMP detachment, for a four-month period at her-home. - Eburne said Blair also made unwanted sexual advances to another woman in June, 1997. None of the offences happened while Biair was on duty. Blair was also disciplined for attempling to kiss a female server at a bar in Gibsons in June 1996, said Eburne. 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