Volume 39, Number 4 Volume United Nurses of Alberta NewsBulletinDecember 2015 UNA AGM: Tributes & respect for nurses PAGES 3-5 AHS Changes: CEO resigns as board governance returns PAGES 6-8 Immunization Push: PAGE 15 Carly Widmeyer and Angela Sherman from 445 UNA Local 1 at the Peter Lougheed Centre United Nurses of Alberta NewsBulletin 2 December 2015 Volume 39, Number 4 Published by the United Nurses of Alberta four times a year for our members 2016 – a year of hope and Editor: David Climenhaga Production: Kelly de Jong a perfect moment to renew Provincial Office 700-11150 Jasper Avenue NW our commitment to nursing Edmonton AB T5K 0C7 p 780-425-1025/1-800-252-9394 By Heather Smith f 780-426-2093 President, United Nurses of Alberta Southern Alberta Regional Office 300-1422 Kensington Road NW FOR members of United Nurses of Alberta and anyone concerned about the future of Calgary AB T2N 3P9 p 403-237-2377/1-800-661-1802 public health care in Canada, 2016 should be a year of hope! f 403-263-2908 Much changed in 2015. www.una.ab.ca
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