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December 12, 1996
(Executive Council)

 

The following statement was issued today by Premier Brian Tobin. It was also read in the House of Assembly:

I am pleased today to congratulate Dr. A.M. (Max) House on his appointment as Lieutenant-Governor for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

At the same time, I wish to extend a sincere thank you to His Honour, Frederick Russell, and Mrs. Russell, who have served the people of Newfoundland and Labrador faithfully and admirably during the past five years. His Honour's extensive background of community and military service on behalf of his province and country have reflected well in his service as Lieutenant-Governor, and the Government is pleased and proud to have had the benefit of his experience.

Dr. Max House is an excellent choice to represent the Queen in Newfoundland and Labrador. He has a long history of service to the people of this province, dating back to the 1950s when he was a medical practitioner in Baie Verte. From 1960-1965, he was the only neurologist serving in the province. Later he served as Chief of Neurology at the General Hospital in St. John's from 1966 to 1974, and Professor of Neurology at the Memorial University School of Medicine, a school which he had played a significant role in establishing during the 1960s.

Dr. House's commitment to high standards of medical education and services, and his previous experience with the difficulties of providing adequate medical care in a remote area, led him to the work that has brought him international recognition. In 1976 he founded the Telemedicine Centre at Memorial University. As a result, he is known as a Canadian pioneer of telemedicine, and is also widely considered a world pioneer in the field.

Under Dr. House's guiding hand, the Telemedicine Centre at MUN has brought international recognition to the university. At home, his leadership in telemedicine has fostered a relationship between health and education users within the university and throughout the province, with the result that facilities initially developed for health care now play a major role in distance education at both the secondary and post- secondary levels.

His expertise is so well-regarded, in fact, that Dr. House has been called to serve on numerous local, national and international committees, has delivered keynote addresses at conferences in more than 35 countries, and has directed many telemedicine and distance education projects in Africa and the Caribbean.

The role of the Lieutenant-Governor is an important one for the exercise of government and democracy in our province. With his long record of public service, Dr. House is a superb choice, and we are proud to have him as our new Lieutenant-Governor. On behalf of the people of the province, I wish to congratulate Dr. House, and his wife Mary, on this appointment, which is to take effect in early February 1997.

1996 12 12 2:05 p.m.

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