聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Details of the Assiniboine Valley Medical Centre in Kamsack became part of the official record of the Saskatchewan Legislature after Ken Krawetz, Canora-Pelly 小蓝视频, spoke about the facility during the October 27 session.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Krawetz鈥檚 speech is printed verbatim in the Saskatchewan Hansard, which prints the debates and proceedings of the Legislative Assembly.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淥n August 25, I was pleased to attend the opening of the Assiniboine Valley Medical Centre in Kamsack,鈥� Krawetz told the Legislature, according to the Hansard record. 鈥淭his facility was truly needed to better serve the public, as the old one had many issues and required extensive renovations.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚n 2010 a committee headed by Terry Horkoff was set up to research what would best serve the needs of Kamsack and area,鈥� Krawetz said. 鈥淚n 2011 the medical services committee was formed, primarily to recruit physicians but also to plan for a new clinic.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淎fter consultation with the Sunrise Health District, it was determined that no space was available in the Kamsack Hospital, so plans went ahead to construct a new clinic on a parcel of land located across the street, which was donated by the town.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淟ater in 2011, plans were drawn up by C.A. Reed and Associates of Yorkton and in 2012 the job went to tender. Logan Stevens of Yorkton was awarded the concrete and grade beam work and Zarchikoff Construction, the balance of the construction work.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭he community has raised $1.6 million of this $2 million project and Mayor Rod Gardner has indicated it will be debt free very soon.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚 ask all members to join me in thanking the generous donors and congratulating the Town of Kamsack for bringing this valuable project to fruition,鈥� Krawetz said.
