Information
June 2001
Ministerial Advisory Committee on Rural Health
Dr. Carl Robbins, St. John's, Newfoundland Member of the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University in Newfoundland and health care practitioner in rural communities that include Grand Banks and Labrador City.
Ms. Brenda Montgomery, Clementsport, Nova Scotia - Nurse, educator and recently retired administrator responsible for leading a large rural health board in western Nova Scotia. She is a surveyor with the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation and an Honorary Professor at Dalhousie University (Schools of Nursing and Health Administration).
Mr. Jacques Léger, Caraquet, New Brunswick A psychologist and current Director General of the Collectivité Ingénieuse de la Péninsule Acadienne Inc., a demonstration project in the field of information technology also dedicated to sustainable rural development.
Dr. Jacques Corbin, Edmundston, New Brunswick - A specialist in internal medicine at the Regional Hospital in Edmundston where he has practised since 1975. He is also certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Réal Lacombe, Québec City, Québec A family physician who advised the Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services with its revision of the Public Health Act and on the development of a Provincial Public Health Program.
Dr. Keith MacLellan, Shawville, Quebec A rural physician in practice in Quebec and Newfoundland since 1978. Currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University.
Dr. Stanley Vollant, Baie-Comeau, Québec General surgeon at the Centre Hospitalier Régional Baie-Comeau. Nominated as a model Aboriginal person in February 1996 by the Governor General of Canada.
Ms. Mary Lou Kelley, Thunder Bay, Ontario Professor in the Department of Social Work at Lakehead University and founding Director of the Northern Education Centre for Aging and Health.
Dr. James Rourke, Goderich, Ontario Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Western Ontario and Director of the Southwestern Ontario Rural Medicine Education, Research and Development Unit.
Mr. Alexander M. Armstrong, Gravenhurst, Ontario - Retired teacher of 34 years, mostly in rural areas. Board trustee of the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital for the past six years and the Chair for the past year.
Ms. Avis Gray, Winnipeg, Manitoba Former Director of Manitoba Health's Primary Health Care Unit and Continuing Care (Home Care) Program.
Dr. James Dosman, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Director of the Centre for Agricultural Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan and founder of the Rural Health Research Consortium.
Mr. Bernie Collins, Estevan, Saskatchewan Former Member of Parliament, past Mayor of Estevan, and former Saskatchewan Teacher's Federation Councilor.
Dr. Mamoru (Mo) Watanabe, Calgary, Alberta former Dean of Medicine and recently retired Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Calgary. Member of the National Forum on Health and the Advisory Council on Health Infostructure.
Ms. Shirley Thomas, Red Deer, Alberta Retired registered nurse and Past President of the Red Deer chapter of the Canadian Federation of University Women.
Dr. Peter Newbery, Hazelton, British Columbia A rural family physician and Director of the United Church Health Services with responsibility for its medical work in four hospitals and seven clinics in rural communities in BC and Alberta.
Ms. Arleene Thorpe, Dawson Creek, British Columbia Community Support Worker at Dawson Creek Society for Community Living and Treasurer of the Dawson Creek and District Hospital Foundation.
Mr. Colin Kinsley, Prince George, British Columbia Current Mayor of Prince George and Vice-President (North America) for the International Association of Mayors of Northern Cities.
Ms. Alice Isnor, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut Former Executive Regional Director (Kitikmeot Region) for Nunavut Department of Health and Social Services.
Ms. Jeannie Marie-Jewell, Fort Smith, Northwest Territories - Former Minister of Social Services, instrumental in expanding the Alcohol and Drug Programs in the Northwest Territories, thus eliminating the need to send Northerners south for treatment.
Mr. Robert Couchman, Whitehorse, Yukon Recently retired Executive Director of Yukon Family Services Association and current member of the Legal and Regulatory Table of Revenue Canada's Voluntary Sector Initiative.
A Prince Edward Island appointee will be announced before the end of July 2001.
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