Health staff make presentation to visiting MPP's
Staff from the Sandy Lake Health Authority met with government representatives Wednesday afternoon to discuss the community's prescription drug abuse initiatives.
The Select Committee on Mental Health and Addiction is a group of 8 MPP's from southern Ontario.
They discussed the community's new strategy on the intervention and prevention of prescription drug abuse.
Back row (l-r): Sylvia Jones, MPP for Dufferin-Caledon; Christine Elliott, MPP for Whitby-Ajax; Maria Vanbommel, MPP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex ;France Gelinas, MPP for Nickel Belt; Kevin Flynn, MPP for Oakville; Liz Sandals, MPP for Guelph-Waterloo; Jeff Leal, MPP for Peterborough; Bas Balkissoon, MPP for Scarborough Rouge-River
Front row (l-r): Councillor Russell Kakepetum, Councillor Bob Linklater, Chief Adam Fiddler, Councillor Joe Kakegamic
The Select Committee on Mental Health and Addiction with Chief and Council, Health Authority representatives, elders, and youth council Junior Chief.