John Higham looks back on the ups and downs of Sackville health care, and forward to a continued voice for rural health

December 29, 2022
Erica Butler

*Former Sackville mayor and Rural Action Health Group co-chair John Higham outside his Lorne Street office. Photo: Erica Butler*

For the past 18 months former Sackville Mayor John Higham has been serving as co-chair of the Rural Health Action Group. It’s been a year of ups and downs in Sackville’s ongoing struggle to maintain and recover its hospital services, and improve general health care access in the region.

Higham dropped by CHMA studios last week to reflect on the year in health care, and talk about the future of the RHAG, and of a voice for rural health issues.

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John Higham looks back on the ups and downs of Sackville health care, and forward to a continued voice for rural health

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