Council receives environmental health plaque

Dec 22 2008

The council has been given a special presentation plaque from the president of the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland.

Robert Howe, who has just completed his year as President of REHIS, presented Councillor Gerry Convery, the council's chair of the Community Resources Committee, with a plaque as a thank you for supporting him during his presidential year.

Robert, the head of the council's Environmental and Strategic Services, who has been awarded the Fellowship of the Institute for rendering outstanding and distinctive service to the Institute, served as the REHIS President from November 2007-08 and has been a member of the Institute's Council for a number of years.

He qualified as an Environmental Health Officer in 1978 and has represented environmental health interests on a variety of national groups and, in a very busy presidential year, has actively promoted the Institute's views to the Scottish Government's Health Committee, a range of Scottish Government working groups and to the Calman Commission on devolution.

Robert's final and very happy duty was also to present one of his own officers, Eilidh Meehan, with her REHIS Diploma in Environmental Health.

Robert said: "Eilidh, having gained her BSc. Honours in Environmental Health has, over the past year, undertaken her practical training and sat her REHIS Professional Examinations in November. This Diploma now allows Eilidh to practice as a fully fledged Environmental Health Officer.

"During her Professional Examinations Eilidh also excelled in the Food Standards Programme Area and was awarded the Food Standards Agency Scotland Award for the Best Candidate in the Food Standards Programme Area.

"This is testament to both Eilidh's personal efforts and the practical training provided by the council."