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Communicable Disease Control Expert Group Membership

Provincial/Territorial Co-Chair
(member for British Columbia)

David Patrick
Director Epidemiology
BC Centre for Disease Control
55 West 12th Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia  V5Z 4R4

Federal Co-Chair

Howard Njoo
Director General
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control
Public Health Agency of Canada
100 Colonnade Rd
Ottawa, Ontario  K1K 0K9

Tel: (604) 707-2541
Fax: (604) 707-2518
david.patrick@bccdc.ca

Tel: (613) 948-6799
Fax: (613) 954-4556
Howard.Njoo@phac-aspc.gc.ca

Yukon

Brendan Hanley
Yukon Medical Officer of Health
Government of Yukon
P.O. Box 2703, #4 Hospital Road
Whitehorse, Yukon  Y1A 3H8

Northwest Territories

Wanda White
Communicable Disease Specialist, RN BSN MHS,
Manager of Health Protection Unit
Public Health and Social Services - Population Health
P.O. Box 1320, CST 6th Floor
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
X1A 3T6

Tel: (867) 456-6136
Fax: (867) 667-8349
Brendan.Hanley@gov.yk.ca

Tel: (867) 873-7721
Fax: (867) 873-0442
wanda_White@gov.nt.ca

Nunavut

Chiebere Ogbuneke
Department of Health and Social
Services
3rd floor, 1107 Sivvumut Building
Iqaluit, Nunavut

Alberta

Martin Lavoie
Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health
Alberta Health and Wellness
10025 Jasper Avenue N.W.
P.O. Box 1360, Station Main
Edmonton, Alberta  T5J 2N3

Tel: (867) 975-5774
Fax: (867) 975-5755
cogbuneke@gov.nu.ca

Tel: (780) 427-5263
Fax: (780) 427-7862
martin.lavoie@gov.ab.ca

Saskatchewan

Saqib Shahab
Deputy Chief Medical Health Officer
Saskatchewan Health, Population Health Branch
3475 Albert Street
Regina, Saskatchewan  S4S 6X6

Manitoba

Val Steeves
Medical Health Officer
Communicable Disease Branch, Public Health and Primary Care Division
300 Carlton Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba  R3B 3M9

Tel:  (306) 787-3220
Fax:  (306) 787-3237
Saqib.Shahab@health.gov.sk.ca

Tel:  (204) 788-2534
Fax:  (204) 348-2040
Val.steeves@gov.mb.ca

Ontario

David Williams
Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health, Public Health Division
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
1075 Bay Street, 11th floor
Toronto, Ontario  M5S 2B1

Quebec

Horacio Arruda
Directeur de la Protection de la santé publique
Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux
1075, chemin Sainte-Foy – 11e étage
Québec, Québec  G1S 2M1

Tel: (416) 326-0392
Fax: (416) 327-7439
David.wiliams@ontario.ca

Tel: (418) 266-6720 
Fax: (418) 266-6708
horacio.arruda@msss.gouv.qc.ca

New Brunswick

Paul Van Buynder
Deputy Chief Medical Health Officer
New Brunswick Department of Health
520 King Street, P.O. Box 5100
Fredericton, New Brunswick  E3B 5G8

Nova Scotia

Elaine Holmes
Director
Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
Nova Scotia Health Promotion and Protection
PO Box 487
Halifax, Nova Scotia  V3J 2R7

Tel:  (506) 444-2719
Fax:  (506) 453-8702
paul.vanbuynder@gnb.ca

Tel: (902) 424-1748
Elaine.holmes@gov.ns.ca

Prince Edward Island

Lamont Sweet
Deputy Chief Health Officer
Department of Health and Social Services
16 Garfield Street, P.O. Box 2000
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
C1A 7T5

Newfoundland and Labrador

Faith Stratton
Chief Medical Officer of Health
Department of Health and Community Services
P.O. Box 8700
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
A1B 4J6

Tel: (902) 368-4996 
Fax: (902) 620-3354
lesweet@gov.pe.ca

Tel: (709) 729-3430
Fax: (709) 729-0730
fstratton@gov.nl.ca


Federal

Paul Sockett
Science Advisor
Community Disease Control Division
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
200 Eglantine Driveway
Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0K9

Tel: (613) 960-2138
Fax: (613) 948-9254
Paul.Sockett@phac-aspc.gc.ca