Released on September 7, 1995
Nomination forms for candidates desiring to run for district health
board elections on October 25, will be available from the returning
officer for each health district as of September 13.
Candidates for the elections must be:
þ 18 years of age or more as of October 25, 1995;
þ a Canadian citizen;
þ a Saskatchewan resident for six months or more immediately
preceding election day; and,
þ a resident of the health district in which they are seeking
election.
Candidates are asked to provide name, address and occupation, as well
as the signatures of 10 nominators. These nominators must be eligible
to vote in the ward in which the candidate is seeking election. A
refundable $100 deposit is required of all candidates.
Persons not eligible for election to the district health board include:
judges; declared candidates in a coming federal or provincial election;
Saskatchewan MLAs or MPs; and district health board chief executive
officers (or any other employee designated to act in their place),
auditors or lawyers of the board.
Nomination papers are available from the health district returning
officer and will be received during regular office hours September 27
to October 4. Nominations close at 4 p.m., October 4, 1995.
After the election, all candidates will be required to file a statement
of their election expenses and contributions. The limit on each
candidate's election expenses is $10,000.
Information sessions for potential candidates have been scheduled
throughout the province at the following locations:
Tuesday, Sept.12 7 to 10 p.m. Regina Travelodge South
Wednesday, Sept. 13 7 to 10 p.m. Estevan - Beefeater Motor Inn
Thursday, Sept. 14 7 to 10 p.m. Swift Current - Imperial 400
Friday, Sept. 15 7 to 10 p.m. Yorkton - Holiday Inn
Sunday, Sept. 17 2 to 5 p.m. Saskatoon - Travelodge
Monday, Sept. 18 7 to 10 p.m. Prince Albert - Marlboro Inn
Tuesday, Sept. 19 7 to 10 p.m. Melfort - Heritage Inn
Thursday, Sept. 21 7 to 10 p.m. Kindersley - Kindersley Inn
Friday, Sept. 22 7 to 10 p.m. North Battleford - Tropical Inn
Saturday, Sept. 23 2 to 5 p.m. Meadow Lake - Woodland Campus
These seminars, conducted by district health board election staff, will
deal with: election regulations, qualification and nomination
procedures; election expenses and contributions; candidate's
responsibilities; agent's roll; and liaison with returning officers.
District health boards have been set up to provide comprehensive health
services for residents of each health district. Each district is
divided into eight wards, with one board member to be elected in each
ward.
These boards help to ensure district residents have access to a wide
range of illness prevention and medical care services as well as
community, mental health, therapy and health promotion services.
District health boards are responsible for community health centres,
hospitals, special care homes, home care and ambulance operations.
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For more information, contact:
Dickson Bailey
District Health Board Election Office
Regina
Phone: (306) 787-6613
Editor's Note - A list of Returning Officers is attached.
DISTRICT BOARD ELECTION RETURNING OFFICERS:
DISTRICT RETURNING OFFICER LOCATION TELEPHONE
Assiniboine ValleyMargaret KuzminskiSturgis 548-4626
Battlefords John Jansen North Battleford446-0606
Central Plains Ken Maloff Humboldt 682-2203
East Central Iris Klewchuk Yorkton 782-1766
Gabriel SpringsDon Fahl Rosthern 232-5516
Greenhead Patricia Pool Unity 228-4266
Living Sky Evelyn Edwards Nokomis 528-4501
Midwest Patricia Adams Strongfield 857-4729
Moose Jaw/Thunder Creek Joan HansenAvonlea 868-4464
Moose Mountain Cliff Easton Kenosee Lake 577-2030
North Central Harry Broudy Melfort 752-4434
North-East Jacques Bertrand White Fox 276-2066
Northwest Sharon Wilfing Meadow Lake 236-3741
North Valley Alfred Schick Melville 728-4760
Parkland Jean Boddy Spiritwood 883-3993
Pasquia Lois Kidney Tisdale 873-3544
Pipestone Patricia Finkas Whitewood 735-2814
Prairie West James V. Toye Kindersley 463-7226
Prince Albert Elaine Stefanski Prince Albert 763-2666
Regina Arleen Monckton Regina 584-3832
Rolling Hills Cameron Lock Gull Lake 672-4431
Saskatoon Margaret E. Woods Saskatoon 655-4965
South Central Dwight Tisdale Weyburn 842-8696
South Country Cecilia Mulhern Meyronne 264-3890
South East Doreen Eagles Estevan 634-4070
Southwest Kim White Leader 628-3923
Swift Current James Robert Swift Current 773-1365
Touchwood-Qu'AppelleRalph PattersonFort Qu'Appelle332-6901
Twin Rivers Karen Simons Maidstone 893-4854
