History of CRCHC

For over 23 years, Country Roads Community Health Centre has served the health needs of Rideau Lakes Township, Westport and surrounding areas. For many people, Country Roads is simply the friendly place where people come to see a nurse, nurse practitioner or doctor either to make sure everything is working as it should or to treat a problem. But much of the work done by Country Roads staff is not about treating illness. Our role is to work with the community to figure out how to eliminate barriers to good health. The"specialty" of a CHC is to know who the most "vulnerable" people in our communities are and help them to access the resources that they need in order to remain healthy or become healthy.  

It took a forward thinking community to recognize that good health would come from an approach that focused on the broad determinants of health. Our founding members recognized that while having doctors and nurses is important, so too are deititians, social workers, health promoters and services that help families meet their needs. It took hard work and a number of years, but in December, 1987, the announcement was made that a Community Health Centre was coming to North Leeds.

Founding members of the Corporation

• Anne Greenhorn
• Mary Sutcliffe
• Margaret Stinson
• Sandra Chant
• Kenneth Burns
• Arch Ostrom
• Shirley Bryden

We've come a long way!