WEDNESDAY, ‘MAY 9, . 1990
Vol. 6, Issue No. 19

Phone 635-7840
Fax 635-7269

-Bowering, board
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‘De:David Bowering’s position as Emerson. Medical Clinic, a Port £2
both difector and medical heatth . Clements: ‘doctor and the village’s
officer for the-Skeena Health Unit municipal council, School District
has been approved by the Skeena 80. (Kitimat) School District 52:
Union Board of Health. The (Prince Rupert), and two board
board’s approval concurs with five members. board members who —
recommendations of the board - were absent at the Feb, 24 meeti-
executive made during a special ng.
“March 30 meeting in Prince — Last Saturday’ s discussion on the
» Ruger. . _ Matter was strong. at: times, sug-

In brief,. these recommendations - gesting that submitting to, pressure.
“galled ‘for the approval of Bower- from the Ministry of Health and“)
~ing’s'..conibined- director/MHO. the resignation: of a senior Balt be
‘yposition,, that. his . performance in. member was-not the: way to man-
 ehabcapacity be. reviewed. after-six age health: care’in‘tiie’ area; but it
“months, and that-a letter be written . aimed. at‘an amiable settlement at
‘to the Ministry of Health: express-— other. times. “This. position. from.
ing "extreme. displessure". with” the” executive: isnot pushing: us ‘f
their. appointment of -Bowering - into'a-comer," sald Russe! Har! of -

-without first discussing the matier Continued on page. A2
~ with the board,

- The problem. for both the board
and: ‘Bowering began in January:
> when health unit director Mike -
Corbeil was reassigned to a job.
‘with Community and Family

. Health in Victoria by the Ministry ||

of Health. This left the director's) |
position open and the ministry,
without consulting the board,
appointed Bowering.

The board was concerned over
this apparently arbitrary ministry
appointment as well as the fact
that they believed the combined
position of director‘MHO was-
more than one person could
‘handle, and at their Feb. 24 meet-
‘ing unanimously voted to refuse
the ministry’s appointment.

As a result, Bowering tendered
his resignation effective Aug. 1. In
his letter of resignation, Bowering
stated that his ministry appoint-
ment placed him on "an equivalent
footing: with the other Provincial

. Medical Health Officers who are
resident in their Health Units",
and, "would also. permit me to
catty out my responsibilities as
_MHO ina more effective and less
- ‘ambiguous way”. This sent the
board executive into a series of
special meetirigs.

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In memory of "Mike"

At the, same time, the board’s
decision and Bowering’s subse-
~ quent resignation created a strong -
_ reaction in the medical community.
A total of 22 Terrace and Prince
-. Rupert Skeena Health Unit
- employees signed letters suppott-
_ Ing Bowering’s position. Also.

. showing support were the Wrinch

Memorial Hospital toard and

medical staff, two doctors fromthe {|

CARVER FRIBDA DIRSING presented this beaver design wall
hanging to the Terraceview Lodge Monday afternoon. The work
was commissioned by Muriel Michiel in memory of her late
husband Clarence ("Mike") Michiel, who died in June 1988.

Clarence Michiel, a 60-year Terrace resident and prominent
figure in the community, lived at Terraceview for two and a half
years before his death.

Diesing said she incorporated the beaver in the carving’ s design

. because it is a-crest common to.the Halda, Ttingit and Tsimpsian

people of the north coast.: It is algo one of the secondary crests of

"education, In addition to being principal, Michiel also taught ¢ the.

Diesing’s mother, Flossie Lambly, who was a member of the
Eagle clan and also lived at Terraceview. Diesing intends to carve

a second hanging this fall, an cagle that will hang in the Terrace-
view foyer in memory 0 of her mother.

Clarence Michiel holds an artistic importance for Diesing: he
was principal of the old Kalum School (now the School District
88 resource center) where she received her elementary school

students art. Diesing was one of his pupils.

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