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LETTER: Helping Islanders through a crisis

SaltWire Network | Posted: March 30, 2020, 8:59 a.m. | Updated: March 30, 2020, 8:59 a.m. | 1 Min Read
P.E.I.'s chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison provides an update on the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation during a March 20, 2020 news conference.
P.E.I.'s chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison provides an update on the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation during a March 20, 2020 news conference. - Contributed

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Our former chief of public health, Dr. Lamont Sweet, was a very knowledgeable and well-respected leader. He led residents of P.E.I. through a number of health issues and I thought when he retired that his replacement had big shoes to fill.

Dr. Heather Morrison has proven that she is more than capable of filling those shoes. Her calm manner and knowledge is helping Islanders through this crisis and helping us deal with it.

Thank you, Dr. Morrison.


Rod MacKinnon,
Mont Carmel

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