Hospital Employees Union giving presentation to Health Care Commission

Scope and Content: Photo of the Hospital Employees Union giving a presentation to the 1990 Royal Commission on Health Care and Costs, held at the Hudson Bay Lodge in Smithers. Union members called for increased funding and resources for health care in the Valley, as well as proposing improvements to the organization …

Custodial History: Photo was taken by Interior News staff for publication in the paper. It was retained by the News until being transferred to the Bulkley Valley Museum, likely in 2007, as part of a large donation of photographs, negatives, and textual records. Item was stored in Room 6 until being found in collections and accessioned in Fall 2020.

Scope and Content: Photo of the Hospital Employees Union giving a presentation to the 1990 Royal Commission on Health Care and Costs, held at the Hudson Bay Lodge in Smithers. Union members called for increased funding and resources for health care in the Valley, as well as proposing improvements to the organization and management of the regional health district. L-r: unknown, chairperson Barb Groat, president Bill MacDonald, secretary-treasurer Bev Tones.

Arrangement: Item was found in a folder with other photos from the same date. All photographs in this series have been removed from original order and arranged in the order in which they were scanned.