Back to SearchKingston -The KFL&A Board of Health has elected Mayor Denis Doyle as Chair and Mr. Wess Garrod as Vice-Chair as its officials for 2017.
“I am very honoured that my colleagues on the Board of Health have elected me as Chair for 2017,” said Mayor Denis Doyle. “I am looking forward to working with them, and our very professional and capable staff, to deliver effective public health programs, to ensure that the level of health enjoyed by the residents living in Kingston, and across the Counties of Frontenac and Lennox and Addington is as high as possible”
Mayor Doyle has served on the Township Council of Frontenac Islands since 2006, and was elected as Mayor of Frontenac Islands in 2010, and re-elected in 2014. As mayor, he also is a member of the Council of the County of Frontenac, which he represents on the Board of Health. Mayor Doyle has been very active in the Wolfe Island Medical Clinic over the past six years, and sits on the board that governs the Frontenac Paramedic Service and the Fairmont Senior Care Home. He is currently a member of the KFL&A Food Policy Council.
Mr. Wess Garrod has been a member of the Board since 2014. Mr. Garrod retired from the Limestone District School Board (LDSB) in 2006 as a member of senior staff, after many years of service as principal and vice-principal at several community schools. He is currently serving as a trustee with the Limestone District School Board. Mr. Garrod is recognized for his work in healthy active living at the school board level, and was instrumental in getting the City of Kingston’s CaraCo Home Field built. He has been a great supporter of Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health, and continues to work with the agency on a variety of projects to promote physical activity in schools.
“I am very excited and pleased to have the opportunity from the Board to serve as Vice-Chair,” said Mr. Garrod. “Together, we will continue to work with the agency to develop and to continue providing programs and services to the public that promote and protect their health.”
The Board also thanked its retiring officers, Charles Simonds and Ian Wilson, who have served as Chair and Vice-Chair for the last several years. Their support for KFL&A Public Health’s programs and their unwavering commitment to protecting and promoting the health of the residents of this area have been greatly appreciated.
Other members of the Board of Health for 2017 are: Florence Campbell (community appointee), Councillor Mary Rita Holland (newly appointed by the City of Kingston), Councillor Jeff McLaren (City of Kingston), Councillor Jim Neill (recently appointed by the City of Kingston), and Councillor E. Helen Yanch (returning from the County of Lennox & Addington).
For more information, contact:
Maddie Crothers, BComm, MDM
Communications and Public Relations Specialist
Phone: 613-549-1232, ext. 1543
Toll-Free: 1-800-267-7875
Fax: 613-549-7896
maddie.crothers@kflapublichealth.ca
KFL&A Public Health
221 Portsmouth Avenue
Kingston, Ontario K7M 1V5
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