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B.C. announces departure of embattled Fraser Health board chair

Health minister says Jim Sinclair had already completed a three-month extension to his role
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Fraser Health board chair Jim Sinclair retires today (March 31), the B.C. government announced Monday. (Photo: Anna Burns)

B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne said the departure of Jim Sinclair as the board chair of Fraser Health Authority should not be read as a "lack of confidence" in his abilities. 

"He has done an incredible job at leading the organization for the last seven years," Osborne said. Osborne's ministry announced Sinclair's departure Monday morning. 

The provincial government appointed Sinclair in September 2017. He has been the object of growing criticism from the provincial opposition, most recently from the Conservative Party of B.C.

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Wolf Depner

About the Author: Wolf Depner

I joined the national team with simplymastery in 2023 from the Peninsula News Review, where I had reported on Vancouver Island's Saanich Peninsula since 2019.
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