Princeton Has Their Attention

Following the public meeting that was held in Princeton June 21st acting Mayor Jason Earle, Area H Director Brad Hope, Anne Giardini (President of Weyerhaeuser Canada) and Grand Chief Stewart Philip met with Minister of Health Michael de Jong and Robert Halpenny, CEO of Interior Health last week in Kelowna on the concerns that have been expressed by the community on the lack of emergency room  coverage at Princeton General Hospital.

Potential solutions for 24/7 emergency room coverage in Princeton were discussed and are being reviewed and considered by the Ministry of Health and the Interior Health Authority. Overall, the meeting was very positive and the delegation is looking forward to future meetings that are currently being scheduled.

"Our goal for this meeting was to find immediate solutions in the short term of having our emergency room open 24/7," says acting Mayor Jason Earle.

"And I am confident working with the Ministry of Health and the Interior Health Authority that we will be able to and then we can continue to work on medium - long term solutions."

"We were very pleased that Minister Michael de Jong and Dr. Halpenny were available to meet with us on very short notice," says Area H Director Brad Hope.

"It shows that they too are taking this situation very serious."

Earle commented in the July 3rd regular meeting of Princeton Town Council that, "What the town is doing, getting their attention, is working."