LEWISPORTE - Premier Danny Williams says he is almost one hundred per cent sure the people of Flowers Cove will get to keep their lab and X-ray services.
The premier made the commitment while campaigning on the Northern Peninsula for the upcoming byelection for the Straits-White Bay North riding left vacant by Trevor Taylor.
An earlier government decision to cut back lab and X-ray services in the communities of Flowers Cove and Lewisporte has been a hot election issue.
Williams says he has spoken with the provincial minister of Health and is "99 per cent sure" the services are going to stay.
Responding to suggestions that it was the byelection that prompted the government to rethink its positions, the premier said he's just trying to make the best decisions for the health care system.
Opposition leaders have argued the cutbacks would have forced residents of the community to travel long distances for basic health services.
