Replacement found for former WRHA board chair
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The province has appointed a chartered accountant and former executive with Manitoba Telecom Systems as chair of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority’s board of directors.
Patricia Solman replaces Wayne McWhirter, who stepped down last week after it was reported he travelled to Arizona in January against the advice of public health officials.
Solman served most recently as board vice-chair of Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corp.
Over a 30-year career with MTS, Solman held several senior positions, including treasurer, vice-president of customer service, vice-president of operations and senior vice-president of network and field services.
She has also held various board positions on the United Way and served three years on the national board of Canadian Women in Communications and Technology.
Premier Brian Pallister announced McWhirter’s departure in a statement last Monday.
At the same time he declared that all Manitoba government order-in-council appointees, including those serving on agencies, boards and commissions, were not allowed to travel for leisure purposes outside the province, except for communities near the border that are exempt under current public-health orders. Should they do so, he said, their appointments would be terminated.
About 1,400 people are directly affected by the directive, including 1,025 order-in-council appointed board members and about 375 government staff.
Affected staff include deputy ministers, assistant deputy ministers, senior legal officers, medical officers, the chief veterinary officer and senior government officers, as well as political staff in ministerial offices, Executive Council, and the priorities and planning secretariat.
The boards of regional health authorities are responsible for directing the RHA’s management and affairs to ensure the delivery and administration of health services.
larry.kusch@freepress.mb.ca