Calais Regional Medical Services Selected For Grant

Calais Regional Medical Services a department of Calais Regional Hospital, was selected to take part in a grant to assist physicians and patients with asthma treatment and control.
CRMS readily joined forces with Medical Care Development of Augusta in their application for a grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute that will enable the physician offices to put into practice proven evidence-based methods for asthma care and control.

This project was one of thirteen nationwide selected for grant funding.

CRMS has 4000 patients in the practice ranging in age from newborn to 104. Of those patients in the practice about 10% have a diagnosis of asthma.

The grant will fund Maine's Asthma Practice Improvement Project whose goal is to improve the care of those with asthma by working with rural medical practices in a learning collaborative model.

Maine has some of the highest rates of asthma in the country, and Calais is reported to have the highest rates of emergency room visits for asthma in Maine.

Calais Regional Medical Services joined Medical Care Development (MCD) of Augusta in their application for a grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Coordinating efforts for this grant are (l to r) Elizabeth Foley, Clinical Improvement Specialist with MCD; Andrea Driscoll, CRH Quality Management Director and Cammi Deschene, CRH Director of Practice Management.

Liberal Candidate Annabelle Juneau questions Tory MLA on budget vote

Newly nominated Liberal candidate Annabelle Juneau is wondering why Conservative MLA Tony Huntjens voted against the 2010-11 provincial budget last Wednesday.
Juneau wants answers to why Mr. Huntjens voted against funding for the twinning of Route 1,a dialysis machine at the Charlotte County hospital, funding for the new DOT facility in St. Stephen,and three nursing homes in the area, along with funding for the St. Andrews community college and major road work in St. Stephen.

David Alward’s Conservatives have repeatedly claimed that the Liberal government is spending $1 billion too much in its 2010-11 budget.

Juneau says It’s quite alarming that Mr. Alward claims he would make such a drastic cut without providing any details on which services he would slash or gut.

Twenty-nine Liberals voted in favour of its passage, while nineteen Conservatives voted against. David Alward was not present for the vote.

Muder Suicide confirmed in death of elderly Saint-André N.B.

District 10 RCMP and The RCMP Major Crime North have concluded that the death of an elderly couple found in their home was the result of a murder-suicide.
The autopsies revealed that 70-year-old Vernon Michaud and 70-year-old Rita Michaud died as the result of gunshot wounds. The police investigation shows that Vernon Michaud shot his wife, Rita Michaud, and then turned the gun on himself.

First Biennial Industry Achievement Awards Presented to a Blacks Harbour Man

Delma Doucette of Black's Harbour on the receiving end of the award Biennial Industry Achievement Award ... DOUCETTE recieved bronze As part of the 2010 edition of the Fish Canada/Workboat Canada Exposition in Moncton show.
The awards were presented at the Industry Reception at the Delta Thursday night in front of a crowd of industry counterparts and dignitaries.

The winners have demonstrated to be individuals whom have contributed to the betterment of the industry, be it through volunteering or other outstanding contributions to their community and to the fishing industry.

Delma Doucette is captain of the Margaret Elizabeth, a 115-ft steel herring seiner out of Blacks Harbour. His named is spoken with near reverence in the Blacks Harbour area when people talk about the herring fishery. Delma is one of the very few independent herring seiner captains in New Brunswick. He took over from his father Vincent, also a captain of great renown in the region and now Delma is grooming his own son for later on when he retires.