[1] In July 2007, West was hired as executive director for employment services in the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region's Human Resources Department.
[14] West also became vice-president of Human Resources with a recruitment agency that provides Canadian placements to migrant workers from the Philippines, in 2007.
[19] During the nomination contest, one PC insider suggested that West's views on private health care would be a liability for the party.
[20] West subsequently convened a public meeting on Manitoba's physician shortage, which was held at Winnipeg's Transcona Inn in early 2003.
The Manitoba Nurses' Union criticized West in late 2003, after she led a group of her own fourth-year undergraduate students in a rally outside the provincial legislature supporting an on-the-job training program.
West's Ph.D. credentials became a source of controversy during the 2006 federal election because Washington International University is an institution that is licensed but not accredited by any educational oversight body in Canada or the United States of America.
[8] West challenged Bidhu Jha a second time in the 2007 provincial election, initially centering her campaign around local opposition to a hog-processing plant planned for construction in the Radisson area.
[25][26] West has written several articles calling for Manitoba and Canada to develop new strategic plans for health care delivery.
[34] Parry Sound and area has fully embraced the Ukrainians as demonstrated by the recent sold out event - Discover Ukraine.
[35] She was also appointed to the funding committee of the West Parry Sound Recreation and Cultural Centre in March 2022 which is establishing a six lane pool and needs to raise $10 million.