New clinic in The Pas named for Amanda Lathlin
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A new primary health clinic in Manitoba’s north will be named in honour of former MLA for the Pas-Kameesak Amanda Lathlin.
She passed away on March 21 at the age of 49.
The clinic, currently in the design phase, is set to cost between $50 to $60 million. Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara said it will address health needs in the north while honouring Lathlin’s legacy as a fierce advocate and the first Indigenous woman elected to the Manitoba Legislature.
Making the announcement in The Pas the Minister was joined by Premier Wab Kinew, the community’s Mayor Andre Murphy and Lathlin’s daughter Elyse Lathlin, who is now running to fill her mother’s legislative seat.
The new clinic is set to open by 2030 and the government hopes it becomes a health hub in the north.
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People sign a book of condolences for Amanda Lathlin at the Manitoba legislature, Monday. The NDP MLA for The Pas-Kameesack died Saturday at age 49 following an illness.