MNU President Sandi Mowat's latest leg of her province-wide tour took her to the Parkland Region. There she visited numerous facilities and spoke to the nurses and Local and Regional executive. Parkland Regional Health Authority is responsible for the health services for the 42,000 residents within the Region.

McCreary / Ste. Rose
Left: In McCreary with Public Health/Home Care nurse Nicole Musgrave (left) and Wenda Mutch, Local President
Centre: Ste. Rose Local President, Carol Gower (with her son Ryan) lead the tour of the Ste. Rose Health Care Centre
Right: In Ste. Rose (l-r) Shaunna Watt-Dorscheid, Board Member for Parkland; Merryn McCallum, Local President at Dr. Gendreau PCH; and Candace Ewanyshyn, Regional President

Dauphin
Left: Shaunna Watt-Dorscheid, Board Member for Parkland; Sandi Mowat, MNU President; Deb Derhak, Dauphin Local President; Karen Tordon; and Candace Ewanyshyn, Regional President
Centre: Michelle MacDonald moved here from Alberta
Right: In St. Paul’s Home (l-r) Sandi Mowat, MNU President; Susan Robinson-Wesselius; Diane Halliday; and new LPN Darlene Popowich

"Communicable Disease Central"

Parkland Communicable Disease/Immunization Coordinators Shaunna Watt-Dorscheid and Margaret Zamrykut

Swan River
Retired nurse, Myrna Zinkiew and her husband Walker (79 years of age) cater most of the Swan River nurses’ events – and this dinner was planned for our visit.

Their “other” visitors

(taken from Myrna and Walker Zinkiew's front door)

Swan River
Left: Kelly Bergson (left) and Lori Sauder in the Swan River ER
Centre: Retiring Swan River President, Carol Anderson
Right: Lee Anne Campbell shows MNU President Sandi Mowat the Rural Wig Program unique to Swan River – a program completely funded by community donations

Swan River
Left: Swan Valley Lodge – Joan Kreshewski (left) talks with Sandi Mowat
Right: Exterior of the Swan River Health Centre

Roblin
Left: Outside the Roblin District Health Centre
Centre: Alanna Andres, Worksite President
Right: Alanna Andres (left) and Melissa Roland

Getting ready for Easter in Roblin

Grandview
Left: Arial view – Grandview
Centre: Grandview Local President, Deborah McIntyre
Right: Cathy Chambers (left) in discussion with MNU President, Sandi Mowat

Gilbert Plains
Left: Candace Ewanyshyn, Regional President shows MNU President Sandi Mowat around the Gilbert Plains facility
Right: A Great Team – (l-r) Francois Marais M.D.; Candace Ewanyshyn, Regional President; and Jennifer Bettany