SAVE OUR SURGERY
Adhoc Committee

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Thursday, July 15 - Ken Lee and his troop performed a colorful "political street theatre", as a protest to the closure of Lady Minto Hospital surgery, and in support of our efforts. Click here to see the video posted on the Gulf Islands Driftwood.

PRESS AND INFORMATION

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• Gulf Islands Driftwood - SOS Material Online - Mar 23/11
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Get Healthcare Back on Track - Mar 23/11
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Phyllis Bolton for Mayor - Mar 9
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - SOS Committed to OR Fight - Mar 2
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Barclay Clarifies - Feb 24/11
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Hospital Should Be for Us - Feb 23
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Salt Spring Needs Surgery - Feb 16
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Nightmare Healthcare - Feb 10/11
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Phyllis Bolton for Mayor - Mar 9, 2011
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - SOS Committed to OR Fight - Mar 2, 2011
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Hospital Should Be for Us - Feb 23, 2011
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Salt Spring Needs Surgery - Feb 16, 2011
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - SOS Efforts Appreciated - Feb 16, 2011
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Agree with Writers - Feb 16, 2011
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - In response Dr. Barclay - Feb 9, 2011
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Healthcare diminished - Feb 3, 2011
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Letter - Toynbee - Feb 3, 2011
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Listen to Customers/patients - Feb 2, 2011
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Health, Safety, Comfort SOS - Feb 2, 2011
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Listen to Customers/patients - Feb 2, 2011
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - In response - Jan 27, 2011
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Stakeholders Divided - Jan 27, 2011
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Preserve Hospital Services - Jan 26, 2011
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Viewpoint - Not Feasible - Jan 26, 2011
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Dr's offer NO reasons - Jan 26, 2011
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Surgery is Viable - Jan 26, 2011
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Coell & VIHA - Jan 19, 2011
• Gulf Island Driftwood - Coell meeting SOS - Jan 12, 2011
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Viewpoint - What does LMH mean to you. - Jan 5, 2011
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Nobody asked Me. - Jan 5, 2011
• Globe and Mail - Salt Springers struggle - Robert Bateman/Gil Mouat - Jan 2, 2011
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - "Woodman/Hospital Auxilary" - Dec 15, 2010
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Bamboozled - Dec1, 2010
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Letter ISG - Nov 24, 2010
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Elephant and VIHA - Oct 27, 2010
• Gulf Island Driftwood - Lady Minto invited to make a public appearance - July 15, 2010
• Gulf Island Driftwood - Surgery closure opinion - July 15, 2010
• Gulf Island Driftwood - Viewpoint - VIHA's Ruse Exposed June 30, 2010
• Gulf Island Driftwood - Surgery position clarified June 30, 2010
• Gulf Island Driftwood - Return Rant - June 30, 2010
• Gulf Island Driftwood - Graph Tales - June 23, 2010
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Former Lady Minto Hospital surgeon calls for health manager’s resignation - June 23, 2010
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Bring patients here - June 23, 2010
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Surgery should not be closed - June 16, 2010
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Community sounds off against VIHA - June 16, 2010
• Times Colonist - SS Residents determined to keep surgery open - June 10, 2010
• Times Colonist - VIHA reneged on Salt Spring hospital - June 10, 2010
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Not rolling over - June 9, 2010
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - "VIHA Protest" - June 9, 2010
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Realistic Appraisal - June 9, 2010
• Times Colonist - Salt Spring Hospital Might Lose OR - June 9, 2010
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Viewpoint SOS Committee - June 2, 2010
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Editorial - June 2, 2010
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - VIHA report touts limiting surgeries - June 2, 2010
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Island's health-care report nearly complete - April 28, 2010
• Email from SOS to Murray Coell - Re: SOS is "disappointed with your failure to arrange a meeting with the Minister of Health." - April 19, 2010
• Gulf Islands Driftwood - Salt Spring Raging Grannies "VIHA is less than honest." - February 10, 2010
• Letter from SOS Committee to VIHA - Freedom of Information request to access records relating to Lady Minto Operating Room - "we will respond no later than January 24, 2010". NOTE: RESPONSE WAS FINALLY RECEIVED AT THE END OF JUNE 2010.
• GULF ISLAND DRIFTWOOD Nov 20, 2009 (Amy Geddes) National Medicare Week rally at BC Legislature BC Daily Buzz
• Vancouver Sun - VIHA to cut jobs, sell assets, hike fees to balance budget - July 16, 2009
• News Release Sept. 16, 2005 - Hospital Upgrades

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Arthur Black, humorist, radio personality, and of course Salt Spring Island resident. Arthur did a broadcast July 1, 2010 - CBC (Victoria) Radio - All Points West about the LMH surgery closure issue. Click here to read the script.

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