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CHRISTINE TELL MLA – February 1, 2012 SASKATCHEWAN LEADS NATION IN GROWTH OF REGISTERED
NURSES
Saskatchewan
leads the country in the growth of its registered nurse workforce,
according to a report released yesterday by the Canadian Institute of
Health Information. Regulated
Nurses: Canadian Trends, 2006 to 2010 outlines positive news for the
province. During this timeframe: ·
The registered nurse workforce in Saskatchewan increased by 12.5 per cent
- the highest of any other province in Canada. ·
Saskatchewan is one of the few provinces where the average age of RNs
decreased. ·
In 2010, more than 60 per cent of RNs worked in full-time positions - the
highest percentage in western Canada. ·
In Saskatchewan the number of nurse practitioners increased from 88 in
2006 to 122 in 2010, an increase of 38.6 per cent. "This
national report recognizes the solid progress we've made in
Saskatchewan," Health Minister Don McMorris said. "This past
fall, we celebrated the addition of more than 900 new nurses working in
the province than in 2007-08 - far exceeding our commitment to hire 800
more registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses." The
majority of these nurses have been hired as part of the work under the
partnership agreement between the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) and
the provincial government, signed in February 2008. Additional positions
have been created by health regions. McMorris
Wins Double Gold Mark
McMorris won two snowboarding gold medals at the Winter X-Games held last
weekend in Aspen, Colorado. The
Regina Wascana Plains resident is now ranked 6th in the world and will be
competing at the world snowboarding championships to be held in Oslo,
Norway, February 10-19. Mark
is the son of Don and Cindy McMorris. Rory
& Lorie Allen Citizens of Year Two residents of Regina Wascana Plains have been crowned Regina’s 2011 CTV Citizens of the Year. “It’s humbling to think singing for someone can mean so much to them, but nobody ever thinks they’re worthy of an award like this,” says Rory Allen. Allen and his wife Lorie might be known as entertainers, but it’s their dedication to charity work which caught the eye of judges. For years the Allens have tirelessly donated their time to play fundraising gigs for organizations like the Regina Food Bank and Humane Society; Rory estimates 70 per cent of performances last year were for charities. Allen names the annual Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region Palliative Care Services Program as one of the most rewarding concerts of the year. “The people you sing to literally might not be there tomorrow, or even that evening,” he says. “We get invites into rooms, we sing, we sit and we pray. It makes everything else pale in comparison.” “Lorie is always thinking of other people, she is always selfless,” he says. “If
we’ve helped to brighten someone’s life, then that’s a wonderful
thing. We’re blessed to be a part of this community Tourism
in Regina Wascana Plains Constituency In
2011, Tourism Saskatchewan’s database shows there are Travel
and tourism generates an estimated $29.2 million in Tourism
in the City of Regina In
all of the constituencies of Regina in 2011, Tourism travel
receipts in the constituencies of Regina annually. Tourism in Saskatchewan Tourism
Saskatchewan has 3,052 tourism businesses and 735 _______________________________________________________________________________ Staying
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