The Cypress Health Region will be welcoming a new physician to the Ponteix area before the end of this year.

     Chairperson of the Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee in Ponteix, Robert Carigan says bringing in a new physician is a step toward completion of primary health care in that area.

     He says as there is no hospital in the area, this provides initial care before residents have to be referred to a hospital or specialist.

     Dr. Taritibu is originally from South Africa.  He is currently in Saskatoon waiting to write his CAPE exam.