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Provincial Representatives for COPD Information

             & ALL Contact Info

 

Here in Canada our healthcare system is very fragmented.  A med that may be covered in one province by Pharmacare, may not be in another.  Additionally, some provinces have a number of Rehab facilities as well as Support Groups; others have only one or two.

 

 But where are they and how do you get in?

 

You may have questions about who to talk to about finding out if you qualify for disability, home oxygen,  or even obtaining a handicap sticker.

 

It's issues like these that many of our members will make every effort to help you with. 

 

(NOTE:  Not all of our provinces have a representative  as yet so if you think this might be something you'd be interested in helping with, please send an e mail to Contact@copdcanada.ca)

 

Currently your provincial reps are as follows:

 

AB - Carolyn Hains chains@copdcanad.ca  780-474-0490

 

BC, MB,  - Chris Wigley  cwigley@copdcanada.ca   250-483-6507

 

NS, NB, NFLD, PEI - Jackie Whitaker Jackie@copdcanada.ca  902-477-1507

 

ON - Ron Hansen - rhansen@copdcanada.ca  416-628-3607

 

SK - Brian Vandurme - bvandurme@copdcanada.ca 306-354-2433

 

 

 

Need to Reach us?  Use  the above  and/ or......

 

General Inquiries - Contact@copdcanada.ca

 

Membership Info/Questions - Membership@copdcanada.ca

 or draymer@copdcanada.ca

 

Webmistress -  Jackie@copdcanada.ca

 

President - Jackie@copdcanada.ca

 

Vice President cwigley@copdcanada.ca

 

Newsletter Editor - gwen@copdcanada.ca

 

Ways & Means Comm Chairman - bvandurme@copdcanada.ca

 

 

 

Remember; we are still in need of representatives.  You can help us to help each other by volunteering just a bit of your time.  Contact@copdcanada.ca

 

 

 

 

Last Update:  August, 2010

 

                      

    

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