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NDP MLA seeks
Opinions about
Reform policies

THE AREA'S provincial NDP
representative wants to know how
voters think a Reform victory
should translate into provincial
licies.
~Is-it-a disenchantment with
_ our position on the constitutional
‘issue or an indicate people are
yeady for some kiad of
restraint?”’ Skeena MLA Helmut

- Giesbrecht asked last week.

~.Giesbrecht had suggested dur-
ing the federal election campaign
that support for Reform or for the

~ Progressive Conservative party

signalled.a willingness of people
to accept fewer government ser:

: vices or higher taxes.

- Both parties favour cutting
‘government spending as a way of

- reducing the federal deficit,

“Tf there are people out there

_ who want-to respond, I be inter-
~ ested in the reaction,’” Giesbrechl
said;

-**We hear that people want to

“get rid of (government) waste.

What is. waste. My salary is
$49,000. Some people may think

that’s waste. What’s next?’ be

continued, —

‘During “the campaign Gics-
brecht said that cuts in. federal
‘spending would be reflected in
_transfer payments to the pro-
vinces for health and other sacial
“services.

That would leave provinces

. with the choice of cutting ser-

vices or levying higher taxes to
cover the federal cuts, he said.

Speaking last week, Giesbrecht
said. the Skeena victory for
Reformer Mike Scott wasn’t a
surprise.

“We had enough waming
something would happen,’ said
Giesbrecht who added that the
second place Liberal showing
here was a surprise.

But. he was confident New
Democrats would retake the fed-
eral Skeena seat next time.
‘We're going to nurse our
wounds but well be back,’ he
said.

. Giesbrecht = described __. the

closer

A PLAN of how the northwest
will - benefit from more
psychiatric services should be
ready by next summer, says a
provincial mental health official,

The northern part of the pro-
vince, beginning at 100 Mile
House, will’ get either 50
psychiatric beds or the monetary.
equivalent. :

But first to be decided is what
kind of service or services are ©
needed for the four regions that-.

make up the north, says Dorothy
Graham who sits on a planning
committes.

“It’s a matter of sitting down.
and getting a clear idea of what is

needed,” said Graham wito is one ~ a e

of 16 people on the committee.
“It could be beds or it could be

the equivalent in other kinds of

services, such as a highly skilled
diagnostic facility,” she said.

One possibility is a beefing up
of the services: provided by the -
10-bed psychiatric unit at Mills -
Memorial Hospital.

It’s the only unit of iis kind in-:
the northwest but doesn’t offer,

the highly: speclalized- service

available down south.

“The SO beds are part of the 550
that came available when the ©
provincial government shrunk -
Riverview Hospital.

Mills is only one of three
regional psychiatric treatment
centres in the north. The others -
‘are In Prince George and in Daw-
son Creek. ©

_. The niimber of its psychiatric
beds at Mills was cut from 16 to
10 last year. and may ‘be reduced
by two more next year.

Graham said that people niust
also. realize that psychiatric ser-
vices apply to people other than
those that are mentally ill.

There are those, she said, that
“need treatment because they Have
suffered ~-brain, {nfures in atel-
dents; <0)

The Tories may not be there but

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Reform party as a replacement
for the Tories.

“Reform will have its right
wing agenda, just like the Torics.

their agenda will,’’ he said.

Elect

TRIGO
For Mayor

Helmut Giesbrecht

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