The Liberal-appointed chair of the Horizon Health Network's board has resigned at the request of Progressive Conservative Health Minister Ted Flemming. Health Department spokesperson Bruce Macfarlane said that Flemming had not asked for the resignation of Michelyne Paulin, the board chair for the Vitalité​ Health Network, the province's other health authority. Losier was appointed to the board and to the position of chair in June 2016 by then-Liberal health minister Victor Boudreau. Seven members of the Horizon board are appointed and eight are elected during local government elections every four years. Leaving a 'committed' boardLosier said she didn't think her departure would affect how the Horizon board operates.

Source: CBC News January 03, 2019 20:54 UTC