<< Brown’s ~ the’ The Mail Bag Case made for surgeon An open letter to: The Honourable Paul Ramsay, Minister of Health Dear Sir: A decision needs to bc made on the location of the regional orthopaedic service. of norih- westem British Columbia — Kitimat General Hospital, Prince Rupert Regional Hospital or Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace. Are we to continue maintaining three equal facilities — cach, be- cause they are not large enough, jeopardizing the economic and medical viability of certain specialties or are we to establish a secute multi-faceted base hospital that can provide outreach services. to other communities with a full complement of support specialties and strong diagnostic capabilities? Every dollar we spend on health care today must be spent wisely. Orthopaedic surgery is an ex- pensive service, It must be estab- lished in its fullest capacity and - be easily accessible to the majori- ty of people in the region. Where will you find the central geographic location and also the capability to fully develop this service? Terrace. Specialists do not work in isola- tion. A reality of today’s medical practice is that we can no longer emect this — and rightly so. Specialists need the support of their colleagues if they are to have a lifestyle the rest of us ex- pect tor ourselves, A hospital with a full and stable spectrum of specialists finds it More code dates Dear Sir: Mr. Giesbrecht’s Letter to the Editor in the Dec. 1 issue of The Terrace Standard claimed that you interfered with presenting the facts about the proposed Forest Practices Cade, ‘Here are some facts. ' AS Minister of Forests I ap- pointed the Forest Resources - Commission in June 1989, The commission was created under ‘the authority granted the minister in the Ministry of Forests Act, Section 2(3)(b). - The purpose of the commission ‘was to maintain a continuing means for the public of British Columbia.to have input on forest policy and management in B.C., -tather than merely a one-time op- portunity with a royal commtis- ‘ sion. “My successor, forest minister _ Claude Richmond, saw fit to con- _ tinue the Forest Resources Com- mission. In June 1991 he assigned another fask to the commission “which was to commence the de- “velopment of a Forest Practices ., Code. - ..To-stimulate public discussion ' and input Mr. Richmond had a ~ discussion paper published and “ distributed. He was concemed that everyone, not just the forest industry and its opponents, be Dear Sir ~ Perhaps you could clear some- “thing up for me. You’ve got a. - are not found in any rainforest, ‘‘golumn called the ‘‘Skeena Angles’. Now, unless I’m way off the mark, the subject matter of such a column should be either’ - .@) local geometry or (0) local “> fishing, ~ [Il assume it’s about fishing, : but eithor way, here’s my ques- . tion, Why did Rob Brown’s Nov. -).94, 1993 Skeena Angler column <2 “The “Big Picture” have no ~ references to fishing on the local ".. geography (or local geometry, for that matier)? Te T wanted to read about Clayo- - quot Sound, I’d check the news . section or a foresiry column. Fishing stories are what belong in 7 a fishing column, not Mr. | opinions and = in- "accuracies about Clayoquot Sound and the temperate rain- | AIDS play '. Dear Sir: _ 4s a parent of teens and as a concerned member of the comi- ‘munity, I present the following Oo, MEOW. Qn Thursday nighl, Nov. 25, 1 watched the AIDS puppet show entitled “‘Not In Our Town” at Skeena Health © Unit * puditorlum., ~~. The. play effectively explored AIDS-related issues such 8s - © saying no, building irust, the dif- op ‘ficulty of asking a potential part- +o net of details of their sexual past, the continued naivete of teens, the soy high rate of unplanned sex, the -? spread of the disease, and more. In 1993, the risks of HIV infee- It's abad angle heard on this important issue. The commission was continu- ing to develop its recommenda- tions for a Forest Practices Code when the NDP government took overin October 1991. Forest min- ister Dan Miller continued the Forest Resources Commission then disbanded it after the com- taission submitted its final recom- mendations for a Forest Practices Code. Simply put, neither political party is entitled to claim credit for the proposed code, Both. governments have only done what they were elected to do — reflect the wishes of the people of British Columbia, Therefore it is you, reader, who we have to thank for the proposed Forest Practices Code. You now have the responsibili- ty to review the proposed code as - prepared by-the commission and the forest service. Please do so. The NDP govermment is 5 only giving you until Dec, 31, 1993, to respond. Copics are available at the BCA sal: Forest Service in. the BC Hydro Building, 5220 Keith Avenue, Terrace. Telephone 638-3290. Sincerely, . Dave Parker, Terrace, B.C. forest. Asan example, the oldest trees in-the world @ristlecone Pine) they are found in the dry climates of the western U.S.A. ‘Also, ecologically viable stands of old growth will be around for much longer than 20 years. Inter- estingly, Mr. Brown neglected {o . mention that part of the Clayo- quot decision included the reser- vation of such a stand, from Clayoquot Sound right into §trathcona Park. Perhaps you can remind Mr. Brown to check the title of the ~ column, just so he can be sure of his subject matter. His personal opinions on Clayo- quot Sound or other issues belong, ina letter to the editor. Sincerely, R. Brower, R.P.F., Terrace, B.C, effective tion must be considered and people can’t be over-informed. - Young people want more in- formation and schools are aplace | oo: 3: where Information can be pre- . ce CONSERVATION OFFICERS - > FARWEST BUS LINES | ~~" * Gim’s Restaurant GOVERNMENT SERVICES ‘ © “<> HAPPY GANG CENTRE VOLUNTEERS a “Jim McEwan Motors -. MINISTRY OF FORESTS : - NORTHERN MOUNTAIN HELICOPTER NWCC CAFETERIA sented in a non-threatening, gen- eral manner. A letter of information can be -- such a presentation would be ~ | voluntary. The information in this puppet show was presented in a dynamic yet believable way. I hope that the next time a similar op- portunity presents itself, it is made available in the schools. Sincerely, Mary Bowering, Terrace, BC, easicr to attract and maintoin specialists. Who has that comple- ment of specialists to work with and enhance and orthopaedic pro- . gram? Terrace... For an orthopaedic surgeon to provide a sophisticated level of service he needs fully trained and certified anesthetists, Without fel- lowship anesthetists his scope. is limited. Where is the only. center with fully trained anesthetists (two in fact)? Terrace. Diagnostic support services. An orthopacdic surgeon relies on the diagnostic tools provided by the hospilal. Who has the only nuclear medicine and CT scanca- pabilily in the region? Terrace. Kitimat should not be left without viable surgical services. If orthopaedics leaves Kitimat, this may be jeopardized. The solution is for specialists from an- other arca to come to Kitimat to provide medical services there. At present a urologist, car nose and throat surgeon and intemist , are visiting Kitimat form Terrace. As well there are offers from gen- eral surgeons to do the same — from Terrace. Prince Rupert has been assured of two subsidized surgeons as; well as authorization to recruit a. radiologist and pathologist to complement their already in place internist and obstetrician. With these surgical services now in place the transfer of orthopaedics to Price Rupert is no longer necessary. Prince Rupert's ‘‘critical mass’’ of specialists has. been ensured and Kitimat can be supported by Terrace. All tiree hospitals are embark- ing ona master planning process to determine the direction of acute care services in the norlh for the next ten years. The placement of orthopacdics is pivolal in the development of any one of the three facilities. To summarize, the decision on where the orthopaedics services is to be located must be based on: GOOD PATIENT CARE: it Must provide and accessible, comprehensive service to every- one in the region; MEDICAL EFFICIENCY: it must become integrated with and supporied by a stable medical community with a full range of support services and; COST EFFECTIVENESS: this is and expensive service — put it where it can provide the greatest benefit to the people of the north. Ther can be only one logical decision — Terrace. Thank you, Lael McKeown, Chair, ' Terrace Repional Health Care Society, Terrace, B.C, T YEAR'S EVE Members & Seo ° toatienda New Year's Eve Dinner And Dance _ Friday, December 31 af the’Royal Canadian Legion at the Legion The Ladies Auxillary of the Royal Doors Open 7 pm, Dinner 8 pm FREE RIDES HOME Dancing to Jack of Clubsat?pm_. 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