Broadview Emergency Room Closed Emergency and Acute Care Services Suspended Until Further Notice Due to Staff Shortages

PRINTING MADE Upload your design | Design online | FREE design templates EASY! www.grasslandsprinting.ca $150 PER COPY (GST included) www.heraldsun.ca Publications Mail Agreement No. 40006725 -YPKH`:LW[LTILY Serving Whitewood, Grenfell, Broadview and surrounding areas • Publishing since 1893 =VS࠮0ZZ\L Broadview emergency room closed Emergency and acute care services suspended until further notice due to staff shortages By Sarah Pacio Grasslands News The Saskatchewan Health Authority announced last week that the emergency department at the Broadview Hospital would be closed for an unde- termined period of time due to staffing shortages. Late last month, a similar notice was issued stat- ing that the closure would be temporary, effective only August 30 – September 16. SHA representative Amanda Purcell told the Herald Sun that there has been a long-standing shortage of permanent Com- bined Lab X-ray Technicians (CLXT) at the hospital. Until recently they were able to compensate for this, but now an overall shortage of CLXTs has made it impossible to provide enough staff to cover the emergency department. In addition to this, Purcell said that one of the three physicians currently working at the Broadview Hospital will be leaving the facility in November. As a result, emergency and acute care services have been suspended in Broadview until further notice. CHRIS ASHFIELD | HERALD SUN Recruitment initiatives are in progress for both Emergency department closed technicians and physicians and the SHA said it Emergency and acute care services have been suspended at Broadview Hospital until further notice. The remains committed to restoring all services to the closure comes due to a staff shortage and the inability to provide the services. The closure was initially community. In the meantime, the hospital continues only supposed to be temporary from Aug. 30 to Sept. 16. to provide alternate level of care services such as pal- liative and respite. Lab services will also be offered as staffing permits. The medical clinic adjacent to the hospital continues to accept patients and appoint- Sakimay opens its own cannabis dispensary ments can be booked by calling 306-696-2266. Emergency services are still available in Moo- now identified as Zagime out different legislation Acoose and her council somin, Kipling, Melville, Esterhazy and Wolseley so By Elaine Ashfield Anishinabek, announced for First Nations to oper- starting working on the those experiencing an emergency should call 911 and Grasslands News on Tuesday (Sept. 16) they ate outside provincial leg- plan for the shop last EMS will be dispatched to transport them to a nearby are opening a cannabis islation and is aware that spring after members facility. Sakimay First Nation, medicinal dispensary on the provincial govern- voted in favour of the property they own near ment has concerns about project. Omagakii Med- Regina. The Grenfell area stores operating without ical Dispensary is run first nation said the new provincial consent. under the Zagime Anishi- store will be operating Chief Lynn Acoose first nabek zone regulatory under Omagakii Anishi- began to consider canna- regime, and is overseen nabek regulations and bis for her reserve about by a board responsible not provincial rules. for licensing and enforc- According to a CBC ing regulations. The store report, Omagakii Medical will operate beyond the Dispensary staff mem- federal Cannabis Act bers spent the majority by operating other than of Monday stocking the “We understand that the under the control of the shelves with oil tinctures, province does not have juris- provinces and territories flowers and accessories diction on reserve.” Acoose also stated, in after a ceremony to mark - Chief Lynn Acoose her experience, historical the soft launch of the records with the province new cannabis storefront. in the past regarding to- It’s located in a nonde- four years ago when she bacco, gas or casinos, script building on Zagime went to an economic de- have resulted with First Anishinabek (formerly velopment conference in Nations always being dis- Sakimay First Nation) the United States. Acoose advantaged, and the prov- land west of Regina at learned that, at that time, ince can change things the Dewdney Avenue and tribes would not be pros- without consulting them. Pinkie Road intersection. ecuted if they grew and Furthermore, she said The federal Cannabis sold cannabis on reserve. the province could “sty- Act, when implemented, She then encouraged mie our ability to fully de- dictated that retail sales her council to explore velop those agreements” must happen under the medical cannabis. The and obtain self-regula- CHRIS ASHFIELD | HERALD SUN Heavy rescue control of the provinces chief and council spent tion. 6HYHUDOÀUHÀJKWHUVIURP:KLWHZRRGWRRNSDUWLQDKHDY\UHVFXHWUDLQLQJ and territories. Zagime months creating their “Most importantly, VHPLQDULQ:LQQLSHJODVWZHHNHQGZKHUHWKH\OHDUQHGH[WULFDWLRQWHFK- Anishinabek is discuss- own cannabis laws and we understand that the niques for large equipment. See story and photos on page 8. ing with the federal gov- regulations for the com- province does not have ernment ways to carve munity. Chief Lynn - SEE SAKIMAY, 2 PUBLIC MEETING MAINLINE MUSIC FESTIVAL HOME BUILDER HONOURED MUSIC FOR SENIORS Whitewood council holds public A lack of volunteers puts history Nelson Homes names floor plan Broadview’s Bob Petrie helps meeting to discuss expenses 2 of popular music festival up in air 3 after Whitewood contractor 6 bring music to local seniors 9 The Herald Sun www.grasslandsnews.ca 2 September 20, 2019 Whitewood Town expenses explained at public town meeting By Elaine Ashfield Councillor Steven- cost $5,000 annually Grasslands News son handed out a sheet - Town beautification with the list of 2019 In- (Flowers, signs, paint, With less than a dozen frastructure Repairs and etc.) – costs minimum people in attendance at Upgrades that a lot of $10,000 the Town Public Meeting, the time people don’t see - Tractor (mowing many people missed a and sometimes aren’t ex- drainage ditches) – cost great deal of information pected and haven’t been $34,000 presented by the Town budgeted for. Facts were - Used half ton (due to Council of Whitewood. presented briefly on each safety concerns) – cost The meeting was held last point. These included: $9,000 Tuesday evening, Sept. - Purchase line de-icer - Town shop exterior 10th in the Curling Rink for frozen water lines – repairs – cost $35,000 lounge. cost of $4,000 - Potholes repaired on “We thought we (coun- - Well servicing of Well streets – costs $10,000 cil) would like to meet 3 - cost of $41,000 - Building demos (2 and bring the ratepay- - Well servicing Well 2 done) - $10,000 - $15,000 ers up to date with some may need same as well 3 each of the challenges coun- – cost $41,000 - Replace 3 riding mow- Second Chance opens ELAINE ASHFIELD | HERALD SUN cil faces,” Mayor Doug - Well 3 pump house ers – cost $40,000 Kallista Fox (left), Laura Gerard (centre) and Shelley Boyes, founder Armstrong, who led the leaning and was leveled – - Fire hydrants – cost of Choose Life Ministry that operates the Second Chance Thrift Store, informal meeting, stated. cost $8,000 $6,000 - $10,000 each Mayor Armstrong also - Water breaks – cost “The priorities for the WRRNDEUHDNRQWKHLUÀUVWGD\RIRSHUDWLRQ$ODUJHVHOHFWLRQRIFORWKLQJ introduced the new Chief $10,000 to $30,000 annually community are water and SXUVHVVKRHVDQGDFFHVVRULHVDUHDYDLODEOHDWWKHVWRUHLQ:KLWHZRRG Administrative Officer, - Connecting water sewage…. These have to Cindy Baumgartner, who lines at 5th Ave. & Green come ahead of other in- Agency says we need an- costs of large expenses of $21,000 and expenses of began in June 2019, stat- Street – cost $32,000 frastructure,” Stevenson other cell at the lagoon,” such as food and power $32,000 but I feel the town ing she has nine years - Sewage Pumping Sta- stated. (which would come at are also a challenge.” greatly benefits. It is good experience in municipal tion replaced; town share “Looking down the a major cost.) “We are “There’s varied exper- to have recreation and is administration and wel- – cost $700,000 road,” Stevenson contin- looking into that now,” tise needed for all facili- good for the children of comed her back to her - Crack sealing in town ued, “the life expectancy Stevenson commented as ties. You can’t just take the community,” stated hometown where she – cost $18,000 of the membranes at our he referred to future con- anybody into the job,” Kelly before explaining grew up as Cindy Wig- - Crack seal service water treatment plant cerns that may need to be Kelly added and also that there is $80,000 in gins. road estimate – cost are nearing needing re- dealt with. touched on the increasing a fund for a pool liner Two council members $15,000 - $20,000 placement. This is a cost “We deal with things administrative burdens. that has a cost of ap- made presentations, in- - Sidewalk repairs – of approximately $100,000 now and we hope we “There are grants and proximately $160,000. “If cluding Brian Stevenson cost $20,000 but we have been putting won’t have to deal with forms and regulations there was ever a crack in who reported on infra- - Municipal Utilities money aside from water these again for many when managing the sys- the pool foundation, we structure and Chad Kelly, yearly service to sewer revenue…. This is why years,” Stevenson in- tems.” would lose the facility,” who gave information on system – cost $5,000 we have to charge for cluded in his comments, “The pool has revenue - SEE TOWN MEETING, 9 recreation and also on - Curb stops (water water.” where he also stated “No Heritage Crescent. valves on service lines) – “Water Security work gets done if we don’t have staff. We have a number of staff but if we want our town to be Sakimay launches new store kept up – we get a large - continued from front amount of work done….

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