‘A2- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 8, 2004

Gov’t sounds the re reat
from restrictive bingo rule

VICTORIA i is backing. down’

from a ‘rule. change that

blocked local . Broups., from

- using bi ngo proceeds to: buy
equipment for the hospital.

‘The Mills Memorial Hos-.

"pital. Auxiliary lost its bingo

fectin January, Stating bingo.

revenue. can’t 80. to hospital i

equipment, COE
“Lthink it’s absolitely lu

- dicrous,” “auxiliary: president

Aveline McConnell said,.
“We raise. funds”to, ‘buy ©

equipnient for-Mills Memo- ©
rial Hospital: and Tertacev-

is. tasically our mandate, We. :
teally can't do; anything else *
with the-funds: because. ‘6
our constitution." :-

The bingo revenue goner- « :

ated more’ than $25, 000: er.
year, McConnell said,:
oc: But gaming policy bianch:
official - Nikki “:Mc€allum.
said late last week thé. Prov-

From front.”

MLA hopes to ease raffle regs

; But Kerr said the Baming: rules have undermined. that

- achievement.

‘ince has reconsidered the.

.: policy and wilt be. notifying .

-affected groups that they can
reapply, for bingo | licences,”

‘The change- has :not yet --
; been posted: to the gaming:
“branch's web site, 09
licence last June. because of -:-.
new: guidelines ‘that took ef+..

o ‘McCallum said" :

fied” i in: late summer, °

“They will be coitacted ee
“she said. “Their. application,
will be reconsidered.” >

~Contacted again: by. the

"Standard, ‘McConnell “Says:
the auxiliary’ had. not” yet.
“been notified oF the reversal:

° “You're. kidding,” ‘she.
said. “That? s- great news. 1
“am. going to-ask-if- Wwe can:
“f pet that in writing” Aare
So We'llte-apply: and” see
_whal we can do,” she added. a
“A ‘series Of: previous ap- ”

- -peals: by! the: auxitiary” had.

been’ rejected:

“We're encouraged to do private-public partnerships with

; government agencies in order to have things in‘our.commu-.
- nity: that aren’ us t funded,” ” she. said,

roadblocks,”

: The.province, Which says itis backing down on tules: that

~ have blocked. ‘gaming. money: ftom: going toward hospital a
equipment, shows: ‘nO, sien of elenting on the raffle regula-

tions. -

Skeena MLA Roger Haris i hopetul there may ‘be a Feo:

lution for Dare | to; ‘Dream:

. "“Bothink we, can: ‘actually’ ‘fix that’ for: them." he: Said...
“Where ‘people have come. and dealt: with our. office, we ‘ve

been pretty’ ‘helpful-in getting them fixed up." -

Harris: said ‘he-has: dealt with a ‘number of grauips. with

similar: problems, and ‘said a gaming ‘policy’ official wi

be coming. to th region. to. hold a workshop. with affected :

“groups,

We’ fe having ai a wibetinig with all of the groupsand ey fe:

‘going to mye out how. My hey. Bel | to where re they ayant tg 0g." ™

Monuments

“Bronze Plaques _

* Concerned od personal
“service in, the Northwest
“since 2 1346 ;

“some”:
‘groups. lost bingo: licences .
* before the policy was “clati-

"There shoulda’ L: be any

Tong | ‘list of. ‘equipment. at -
Mills Memorial; including,
“new specialized beds for the,”
“intensive: care. unit,.a blood ”
bank fridge. anda new steril:.
izer for'the operating room ~
te worth more than $10,000. ."
~The most recent purchas-
es have-been 1 0.wheelchairs.
“. and‘one geriatric wheelchair a

worth $4,000.°

vey. think it. is -indinéy tliat “
“has been'well spent,” MeCo- .!

nnell said.

- Loss of the’ bingo: licence Le
“eliminated about :a’third of.
“the nearly $90, 000: per year.
the auxiliary raises: The.rest...”-
_- comes from: running its hos-
"pital gift shop: and Lazelle
‘Ave. thrift’store: oe s4. :
“The rule ‘change also al -
fected the Terrace Elks; who *
raise money. from bingo and:
normally: contribute $7,000. .”
-40°$10,000 per year for: hos- o
’ pital equipment...
Over:the years tthe bingo’ hes
e -money has: helped ba BS

v7 “We've. realy slopped :
‘al. this point: in. time,” " club

‘towards --

“president Lawrenec. Baker:

said, adding the Elks fear

they~would also lose ‘their.
‘bingo licence. if they contin- .’
“uéd:those donations..“-:) 5° *
In-recent- Years the -Elks ~~
a have: paid. $32,000. to buy: -
‘ ‘four high- -tech beds equipped :
‘with an ‘electric lift for one®

hospital.ward,

- Baker, also said’ the: -Elks..
had: ‘been: told: ‘they’ can’ no
‘longer sponsor two fooms:at.
"the hospital; contributing to"
their: upkeep with fresh ‘paint’, ’
- jobs and new furniture when “
om - Gomnthunily groupsherehave .
“donated $440,000. towards. -
hospital equipment, provid-
ing’ nearly’ third: of Mills
Memorial’ s total ‘equipment.

NOV-DEC 2004. § NOV-

needéd,

the hospital. .

Both: the. Elks. and: ‘the :
hospital auxiliary’ had been.
~ “teld: bingo: money can’t go.
wards equip
ment, but only, to items and.

“hospital

.-He ‘said other examples of affected groups include thé

Royal Canadian Legion, which plans to construct a new’
“building, anda group | that wants to. build. a rubberized Irack’ af
at Skeena Jr. Secondary School. ; .
SAL lot of: people. like to use lotteries. io raise imonéy | for
“Tong. term projects,” Harris said.."It’s supposed to be Spent. Tg
eee io you are’ not. ‘funded for: the things you. want in - your. “cach yearn ‘not sitting ina bank account t Somewhere."
community, you Ought to be able to raise money to have it. :
. gaming money ‘has been a. touchy issue since scandals under
the NDP. a .
: Harris. tid: the. province has tried i to avoid’ a séeiiario ;
o where itis in-charge of giving. gaming: money to ilself.:.
‘¢.But he. said-the difficulties experienced by local groups.
have highlighted problems: ‘that need tobe: addressed. a
: “It’s shown_ some of these-rules ‘weren't. being | enforced “
: because fey’ probably didn’t t work very. well, ™ “he: Said. ~

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everyone
knows

ne subscriptions:

McCallum said’ the: Elis:
‘will. now: be. allowed: to.con-""
° -tribute to-the: ‘hospital: ‘auxil---
* fary, to provide: equipment,
but added it’s unclear ifthe’
- group.can donate: ‘directly, lor ‘

budget:

services for: patient. com-:

fort. That. means’ services
‘ike music and art: therapy,

games, books and magazine.
-and animal
visitations, . pe,

“McConnell says. those,

patient comfort Servicés are: -
“already. largely: ‘supplied by .
o community: volunteers, add-

‘ing paying money lo have.

someone ‘provide: them is a

-waste..."To: ime. that's: an ir .
responsible: use of money,"

- Over. the lasl three: ears:

Beautiful Lig At

att evening of music by the

Children under 12

in adult: free

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