The first tour of 2009 took MNU President Sandi Mowat to St. Boniface General Hospital in Winnipeg.

Since taking Office in Septemer 2008, Sandi has visited approximately 35 locals and worksites, and she will continue in 2009, on the road to fulfilling her pledge to visit every Region by the April AGM.

Left: (l-r) Deanne Wiebe, Sandi Mowat, Diana Martinson (MNU Board Member for St. Boniface Local 5), Sally Gin and Rachel Smith, on 7AW Surgery

Center: (l-r) Sheila Holden (MNU Board Member for St. Boniface Local 5), Bonnie Johnson, Diana Martinson and Sandi Mowat discuss the oncology services at St. Boniface

Right: (l-r) Diana Martinson, Carol Scheirich, Rita Picton (Local 5 Executive Member) and Sandi Mowat review the Surgical Program

Left: (l-r) In-Patient Psychiatry nurses Denise Andersen and Steve Clemis

Centre: (l-r) Debbie Mintz, Local 5 President and Aline Durand, Local 5 Executive Committee Member in Post Anaesthesia/Recovery Room (PARR)

Right: (l-r) Diagnostic Imaging nurses Cindy Onsowich, Kim Phaneuf, and Helga Stubel

Left: (l-r) Karen Sadler, Vice-President for St. Boniface Local 5 and Heidi Wiebe, 5A Cardiology discuss EPR implementation with Sandi Mowat

Centre: The Heart Cath Lab - Control Room

Right: Greg Vachon ICCS and Local 5 Executive Committee Member (in background facing camera) explains the new BIVAD (Bi-Ventricular Assist Device) to (l-r, facing Greg) Sheila Holden, MNU Board Member for Local 5; Karen Sadler, Vice-President for Local 5 and Sandi Mowat – In the foreground, ICCS Nurses prepare medications for patients)

More Faces of St. Boniface General Hospital

(l-r) Tracy Heppner, 7AW Surgery; Charlotte Zaborniak, 6A Medicine; Jo-Ann Steinhilber, Cath Lab; Thuy Ho, Dialysis; Bonnie McKenzie, LDRP (Local 5 Executive Committee Member); Ed Payette, 4E Geriatric Medicine; and Lia Jonk-Anderson, OR

(l-r) Greg Vachon, ICCS; Rachel Smith, 7AW Surgery; Cameron Green, Emergency; Tamara Uminski, 5E Medicine; Rita Picton, 6AW Surgery (Local 5 Executive Member); Janet Keena, OR; and Darlene Aminot,7AW Surgery

(l-r) Sean Roe, Palliative Care; Ashleigh Shearer, ICCS; Jeannette Wright, 4B Medicine; a 4th Year Nursing Student; Anne Baetsen; 4B Medicine; Helga Borchert, ICCS; and Evelyn Cyr, Neonatal Intensive Care and Local 5 Executive Committee Member, proudly showing off the NICU patient picture gallery