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THE NEWS REVIEW 18-1st Avenue North, Yorkton, SK S3N 1J4
Thursday, August 23, 2012 - Volume 15, Number 27
City forges ahead with land plan – annexation deal finalized By SHANNON DEVEAU N-R Writer
HE ‘STOLL’ THE SHOW – Celebrations rang out through Yorkton last Thursday when LA Kings star and Yorkton’s own Jarret Stoll brought the Stanley Cup to the city. A colorful parade through city streets was wrapped up with a special banquet event and an opportunity for all residents to see the cup up close and personal. See more in The News Review Sports section.
It’s been a little over a two year process but an annexation deal between the City of Yorkton and the RM of Orkney has been approved meaning council can go ahead with development plans in and around the area of the airport. The city officially received approval from the Saskatchewan Municipal Board late last week and as such takes over full responsibility of land that while city owned, was previously governed by the RM of Orkney. It’s a fair deal says Mayor James Wilson, adding the only sad part is, it took so long to reach an agreement. “We’re pleased,” he says, “that after nearly two and a half years of negotiations with the municipality, the board’s ruling was within one per cent of the city’s original offer.” A compensation package will cost the city just over $191,000, money that was previously set aside for just this purpose. “Now we have the ability to start planning and investing dollars. You don’t want to do that when the land is governed in someone else’s jurisdiction,” says Wilson. While the land in question was city owned all along, decisions regarding it were made by the RM of Orkney and as well, any taxes associated with the land were paid to the RM rather than the city. Continued on Page 2.
Politics and health a good mix for success
By SHANNON DEVEAU N-R Writer
It’s a new approach to politics and a recipe for better health says Saskatoon’s Dr. Ryan Meili. Author of ‘A Healthy Society.’ Meili will be in Yorkton Saturday to talk about his new book and to share his thoughts on taking a more political approach to a healthier lifestyle. Drawing on his experiences as a family physician in the inner city of Saskatoon, Mozambique, and rural Saskatchewan, Meili argues that health delivery too often focuses on treatment of immediate causes and ignores more fundamental conditions that lead to poor health. “Income, education, employment, housing, the wider envi-
“We will not have a healthy society until we put social justice and universal social security for all back at the top of our political agenda.” – Maude Barlow ronment, and social supports: far more than the actions of physicians, nurses, and other health care providers, it is these conditions that make the greatest difference in our health,” he says. Brought to life by patient stories, A Healthy Society explores a number of specific health determinants, and ends in a discussion of democratic reforms that could help reshape the way we organize ourselves to create a truly healthy society. It’s Meili’s belief that a new
approach to politics can bring about a new and healthier society. “While I’ve been able to offer some assistance as a doctor it can be frustrating because really you just send people out of the hospital or the clinic, back into the lives that made them sick,” he explained in a recent interview with The News Review. “So what I write about in this book are those upstream elements, the things that make a real difference in our life and we
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call them the social determinants of health. “I write about the impact of those and just how that concept can actually change how we do politics.” Income, education, employment, social supports, housing, nutrition... are all determinants when it comes to health. “Way down on the bottom around number 10 is healthcare,” suggests Meili. “That often is what we think of as having the biggest impact but it’s really quite far down the list when you look
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at the research.” Currently, adds Meili, there is a lack of focus within the political system on health and that he says, needs to be brought to the forefront. “The next step is having an understanding of the determinants of health... the third step is digging into those individual determinants and looking at some of the ways we can make sure that income is more fairly distributed so that everybody actually has the chance to have a decent standard of living. “How can ensure that education is high quality and accessible? I also (in the book) get into healthcare as well and talk about ways we can improve access and quality.” Continued on Page 3.
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