Prairie West Terminal announces new CEO The Board of Directors of Prairie West Terminal (PWT) announced that Chad Campbell is the new Chief Executive Officer of PWT effective February 1. Campbell was selected as the Chief Executive Officer following a search conducted by a committee of the Board of Directors with the assistance of a human resources consultant which was initiated in August 2011. Campbell was previously employed as General Manager and prior to that, Operations Manager of another independent grain terminal. Campbell was preceded by Andrew Travers who served as the Chief Executive Officer until October 31. Charlene Bradley is acting interim Chief Executive Officer for PWT following the departure of Travers, and until the appointment of Campbell. PWT is a locally owned and operated grain company with its head office located between Dodsland and Plenty. PWT operates l o c a t i o n s i n P l e n t y, Dodsland, Luseland and Kindersley.
Anthropomorphic figurines . . . The Human Statues’ Zack Stevenson, right, takes the Majestic Theatre through a wildly entertaining Sunday evening performance. With Jeff Bryant (background) the Human Statues
were the fourth show of the Biggar and District Arts Council concert season. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)
Saskatchewan to pursue Patient First transformation and innovation Premier Brad Wall says his message on health care heading into the Council of the Federation meeting is simple; the health system needs to provide better care, better health and better value for Canadians. “We all need to explore innovative approaches, to set bold targets, and to examine new ways of
Thieves nab fuel from Cando farm Shortly after 11 p.m. on January 13, 2012, Battlefords Rural RCMP and the Police Service Dog Unit attended to a complaint of theft of fuel on a farm in a rural area near Cando. Unknown individuals in a truck entered a farm yard and fuelled up from the standing bulk fuel tanks. Suspects fled the scene and abandoned the vehicle a short time later and fled on foot. RCMP located the vehicle and discovered it had been reported stolen the previous evening from the City of North Battleford. The Police Service Dog Unit tracked the suspects to a residence in the community of Cando. Three young offenders and one adult male were taken into custody. During the course of the investigation Battleford Rural RCMP also recovered a sawed-off shotgun and ammunition. The investigation is ongoing and the four accused are facing numerous property and firearm related offences.
delivering health care for Canadians,” Wall said, January 13. “Targets and timeframes are needed to change health care and ensure Canadians see real progress and improvements to health care issues that have faced our country for too long.” Wall is asking the federal government to commit to the increased investment required to ensure the innovation agenda moves forward. Saskatchewan is seeking the establishment of an Innovation Fund that would allow a federal/ provincial partnerships targeted at health system improvements for Canadians. “In Saskatchewan, we have looked internationally and have seen health care systems that provide sameday access to a care team,” Wall said. “We have seen systems that have a one week wait to see a specialist and obtain diagnostics. We have visited emergency rooms with no waits. We have seen the value to patients when health care
professionals work together as teams to provide coordinated patient care. We have seen systems that have improved access, improved care and dramatically reduced harm to patients.” Wall said he believes it is very important to develop and achieve bold targets and innovations to ensure better health, better care and better value for the health system, including: • All people receive necessary surgery in less than three months (Sask. on track to reach this goal in part due to use of private clinics within public system); • All people are connected to a care team that includes a family physician; • All people will have access to a specialist and diagnostics within one week; • No one will wait to receive emergency room care; • Seniors will have access to supports that will allow them to age within their own home and progress into other care options as their needs change;
• Individuals with severe and complex mental health
issues will have access to …see Patient First, pg 3
It’s all up in the air . . . Biggar Central School Senior Blazer, Lee Redlick, right, grabs for the ball during the Green and Gold’s home tourney, January 13 and 14. The BCS senior squad came in third place on the tourney. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)