Mr. Speaker, that option is temporary, and it is an option that is not just expensive but inconvenient. It’s not desirable. It’s not something I like to see done, and it’s not something the authority wants. I know, having visited Fort McPherson and having sat and talked to the members of the healing society and having worked with the Member for many years, that this is a program near and dear to the community. The community has fought really hard to keep that within the society, and I am totally willing and able and prepared to work with the Member to come up with a community plan. Whatever we are doing to provide services from Inuvik, where a community wellness worker or mental health addictions worker has to travel to McPherson, is a completely temporary arrangement. It’s something we want to not be doing on a permanent basis if at all possible.
Sandy Lee on Question 225-16(2) Delivery Of Mental Health Programs In Beaufort-Delta
In the Legislative Assembly on May 29th, 2008. See this statement in context.
Question 225-16(2) Delivery Of Mental Health Programs In Beaufort-Delta
Oral Questions
May 28th, 2008
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