Committee Objectives
Coordinating the attraction and retention of healthcare professional and facilitating community involvement in partnership with schools, physicians, local health related businesses, and AHS.
GRHARC Committee Representation
Healthcare and medical services are critical to a community to ensure ongoing services are provided in the Grimshaw region. For the past 15 years, the Grimshaw Regional Healthcare Attraction and Retention Committee (GRHARC) has been keeping a pulse on that.
Committee Representation Includes
The committee consists of elected officials from the Town of Grimshaw, County of Northern Lights, Municipal District of Peace 135, the Village of Berwyn, a CAO from each municipality, a local physician, a physician resource planner from AHS, two members at large, and a consultant from RhPAP (Rural Health Professionals Action Plan).
- Stacey Messner, Chairperson
- Lynn Florence, Councillor
- Brian Allen, CAO
- Theresa Johnson, Councillor
- Lori Kinee, Councillor
- Margaret McClarty, CAO
- Brenda Yasinski, Councillor
- Kayln Schug, Councillor
- Gerhard Stickling, CAO
- Nicole Johnson, Mayor
- Tristan Vanderklok, Councillor
- Jatin Saini, CAO
Members at Large
- Charlene Cavers
- Tara Elliott
Physician
- Dr. Anka Coutzee
- Susan Smith, North Zone Physician Planner
- Nicole Anderson, North Zone Talent Acquisition
Lac Cardinal Economic Development
- Misty Velichka, Economic Development Officer
Rural Health Professionals Action Plan (RhPAP)
- Sandra Berns, RhPAP Consultant
Primary Care Network
- Corina Hendrickson, Practise Liaison
GRHARC Scholarship Program
This scholarship is intended for high school students, students already in a qualifying program, and adults considering enrolling in a medical or health-related program in person or online. It is designed to provide financial support to students entering a healthcare or medical-related program and encourage them to live and work in the Grimshaw region.