STATEMENTS
BY MEMBERS
Volunteers Dedicated to a New Hospital for
Swift Current
Mr.
Wall:
— Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Last year and through the early part
of 2001, a group of dedicated volunteers in southwest Saskatchewan
struck out on a mission to collect the names of so many petitions
on an issue of such great import that they could not be ignored by
any government anywhere. The issue at stake was nothing less than
a reasoned solicitation for the provincial government to carefully
consider their request for a new hospital in Swift Current. Mr.
Speaker, each and every day I’ve had the opportunity, I’ve
stood in my place in the legislature and presented petitions on
behalf of residents of my constituency, as well as people from
across the southwest, and= from across the entire province. Over
six thousand people have signed these petitions, Mr. Speaker; six
thousand people have expressed their support for this government
to carefully consider our request for a new hospital. The Swift
Current hospital was built in the late 1940s and has had no
meaningful capital improvements since the early 1970s. The only
question that remains is what will the response of the government
to this earnest and Herculean effort of those who distributed
these petitions be, those who posted them in their businesses and
those who signed them. Mr. Speaker, a final thank you to the
volunteers who did work so hard in this effort including Gerald
and Deanna Thorson, Roy Burnay, and Doreen Kern. Thank you to them
and their efforts and
to all of the people who’ve signed the petitions. And, Mr.
Speaker, indeed I’d encourage the government to listen to the
prayer of that petition, it’s a reasonable one, that they
carefully consider Swift Current’s request for a new hospital.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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