Health Minister Victor Boudreau says Dr. Eilish Cleary won’t be permanently replaced until the office of the chief medical officer is made more independent. That was a Liberal campaign commitment, and reinforced yesterday in the Legislature when brought up. Cleary was fired in 2015, and Jennifer Russell has been acting in the position.
Category: Miramichi
Suspended sentence for O’Donnell
Joseph Garrick O’Donnell has been given a suspended sentence for pointing a gun at his brother-in-law. The 58-year-old Miramichi man had admitted to the February 2016 incident at a Wellington Street home. He also got a year’s supervised probation, fines and bans, and has already served house arrest and time in custody.