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Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Marcus Powlowski was in Atikokan, Fort Frances, Rainy River and Kenora to learn about the challenges doctors are facing. A member of the parliamentary standing committee on health, he plans to make recommendations aimed at easing the physician shortage in rural northwestern Ontario and other parts of Canada.
Three months ago, the emergency room in Red Lake, Ont., closed for 24 hours during a weekend because a physician wasn't available, a scenario that officials worry could happen elsewhere if relief isn't found.