A new citizen representative was appointed to the Portage District General Hospital Foundation board yesterday at the RM of Portage la Prairie Council meeting. Councillor Terry Simpson's also on the board, and says Jill Verwey comes with a lot of experience.

"It's very nice that we were able to get another person from outside the Portage area that's a citizen of the RM," explains Simpson. "She's a very talented lady, and she'll do a very good job. She sits on a number of boards."

Simpson explains Verwey's originally from Neepawa and was employed at a bank in Portage before marrying a Verwey in the Portage area. He adds she'll be filling in where recently-retired Jim Knight worked with the foundation.