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Vermilion’s new doctors have arrived after successfully completing their assessments. The doctors have each committed to four year contracts in Vermilion.

Dr. Yuma Salumu, who is originally from Congo in Central Africa, moved to Canada last December from South Africa, where he studied and worked for many years.

Dr. Salumu says he is still concerned about the cold Canadian winters. “When I came to Vermilion last Decem-

Introducing Vermilion’s New Doctors

ber to do my observership, I found it really cold coming from South Africa; where there was a drought happening at the time. Everyone here was telling me that this was a mild winter for them,� said Dr. Salumu.

However, Dr. Salumu says he feels at home here so far and that he is looking forward to his wife and two daughters joining him soon. “I find the Canadian people very welcoming. Generally speaking medicine around the world is the same, although some medical conditions that are quite frequent in South Africa, we don’t see them here. Another difference is that medical records here are electronic whereas in South Africa most medical notes are done by hand,� said Dr. Salumu.

Dr. Ali Alshalchi, who is originally from Iraq, says he was drawn to Vermilion by the small town feel. Dr. Alshalchi grew up in Iraq until 1998, when he left for Libya before moving to Canada in 2010.

“Most people only know the dark side of Iraq, but it was a great place before that. After the 1980s, the war got a lot worse. I think the war has changed the people because of the hard situation that they have suffered,� said Dr. Alshalchi. “I left Iraq to go to Libya because it was more stable at the time. My family moved to Canada in 2010, where we lived in Toronto,� said Dr. Alshalchi. “I have lots of friends working in Alberta and they say it’s a good place. I prefer the small town feel better than the big city because it’s friendlier and you get to know people on a more personal level.�

Dr. Alshalchi says his wife and daughter will be joining him soon.

Manager for the Town of Vermilion, Dion Pollard, who is on the Physician Committee board with Alberta Health Services, said last week that Dr. Frans Kruger will not be starting until July 4.

Vermilion Mayor, Bruce MacDuff said that Vermilion is very glad to have the new doctors.

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“It is a result of the hard work by the recruiting people to bring them here and we are really glad to have them. Alberta Health Services says the quota for a town of this size and its surrounding communities should be 9-10 doctors,� said Mayor MacDuff. “All of the new doctors will be working out of our clinic Midtown Medical Clinic. It takes a lot of pressure off the doctors that are already there and on call dealing with roughly 12,000 people. We are also putting the plans in place to bring a fourth doctor to Vermilion.�

Encouraging Growth At Chamber Luncheon

Angela Mouly Reporter

Dr. Ali Alshalchi. Photos Marie Conboy

Dr. Yuma Salumu.

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The Vermilion Chamber of Commerce was all ears during the presentation

by Bob Bezpalko, Executive Director of Alberta HUB on June 23.

Alberta HUB is a regional economic development program encouraging chambers in the region to think about the larger international trade routes that our roadways coincide with; along with other development projects and market trends.

Bezpalko was raised locally having c om pleted s c ho ol in Der went and Myrnam. He returned to the region years later to raise a family, and in his current position has collected statistics for Northeastern Alberta to be able to support communities in their effort to work together and operate as a region by making suggestions to pool resources. “Regional is the new local,� said Bezpalko.

The Vermilion Chamber was reminded that we are in a global economy being that we have the resources of HWY 16 reaching Asian markets, HWY 41 reaching American and Mexican markets along with railroad and airport facilities. “Alberta HUB is advocating getting the Wild Horse Border Crossing open more hours per day and doing market research as this region has an ideal climate for growing hemp. We don’t want to see more products shipped away for process-

ing,� said Bezpalko.

Bezpalko added that Alberta HUB is working on a project to get broadband federated in the region like they did with power and gas to encourage new business in the area. “’We do it this way because we’ve always done it this way’ creates a poor outlook. If we work as one region, for example, we can promote shopping locally online, or help a southern Alberta region repair their roads because our trucks travel on those roads as well.

Chambers can change policy and are the true voice of business,� said Bezpalko.

For more information or business support, you can visit http://www.albertahub.com or call 780-645-1155.

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