A changing of the guard, of sorts, at Chatham-Kent Public Health.
After announcing last month that he would be retiring by the end of the year, Medical Officer Dr. David Colby is taking his first vacation since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
“He’s on vacation right now,” Mayor Darrin Canniff said during a media conference call on Thursday. “He hasn’t taken vacation in a long, long time. Part of his going into retirement will be well-earned vacation.”
Colby’s retirement is set to take effect at the end of 2022.
Chatham-Kent’s Communications Director, Jim Blake said for the time being, Lambton County’s Medical Officer, Dr. Sudit Ranade, will be filling Dr. Colby’s shoes when necessary.
“What usually happens in these situations when a Medical Officer of Health is on vacation, they have someone from a neighbouring municipality filling in, making sure that the essential duties are taken care of.”
Meantime, the health unit has begun the process of recruiting a new medical of officer for the municipality.
