ce a ee tl - will see an upswing - economy ad héw"fn style. By GAIL DOTINGA’: ” Herald Statt Writer thetdere bright hopes | for the future of Smithers. - - Inthe next y year, tl the. town. in its”. tries * move ‘into athe icthtisting:- ones éxpand. 2 Hudson nBay Mountain will . * MACKENZIE, B.C, (CP). #— An oversight .fn can- fstruction of a dental Clinic in this oar ‘x-ray radiation for “Bix years, alocal officialsald cee .»District administrator Vern Ciccone said the. building was s designed in 1974 according to’ specifications of the B.C; College. af, Dental Surgeons “whieh for some reason did. not Include the - Kad’ ‘shielding protection,” ’ jHe said council first heard of the ‘engineering omission in 1977 after a labor ministry boilding inspection, ¢ “We nearly dropped dead n'we got the inspectqr's vas an. ‘administration change ‘and the notice to hange the building got lost t. but.after that there . inf the shuffle,” Ciccone said. _ :He said further delays oc- . . curred when council: could: aitfind a contractor to make necessary changes. iWe required special tech- nivians to install some sort of shielding: and it ‘was, too difficult to ‘find someone,” - a ‘ hat ‘be’: adding: three: iew. runs rea, and *. ee ay xaubstituts,, est a this year along with a triple - lift: aki ‘chair.’ . Expert, in- ‘termediate, and gentle ‘runs «will be added to attract more skiers. wa, eorge area how go - ta to Jasper, where they may the administraior ‘said. He said it took still further investigation , ‘to. discover gyproc ‘woul Aba tera from,,the fi re a hav to wait 45 minites: in: lineups. We would like to see" some of those people here,” said Bob Carter, municiapk.. . administrator, for Smithers... ’ Budson Ba “Mountain ia getting ready for one of its biggest. ski.seasons yet. : With the three new runs, area “Ski 1" manager, John: ' Six years. of radiation available shielding. An. estimated $30,000 ‘al $40,-000 willbe spent. to line the walls “atid flodrs’ of lwo ‘partitions: in the’ clinic: Along way back’ “TRENTON, N.S. (CP) — Almost three. years Ago, - Doug Craig ‘damaged: his - spinal column in a diving accidant and was paralysed . from the neck down. . After the accident, Cralg Spent one. year at: rehabilitation: ‘centre’ lear. ning to. cope with his han- dicap and: another year at home suffering ‘from severe muscle spasms. He then decided to pick up his life where he left ‘off before the aceldent and returned to school. < — “I didn’t know how the stu- dents: would react to my. condition, especially my former friends,” the 18-year . old Craig says. ‘I really shouldn’t have. ‘worrled because’ the students ad- _justed to me.as quickly as. I adjusted. to. surroundings:” . During his time at home, “Craig developed an interest - in computers. my" new WEATHER ). The weather should im: -prove over the weekend. Saturday will . .be mainly cloudy, with a. few morning showers. However, in the’ afternoon, we should see some ‘cléaring’ with sunny periods The high’ for’ Saturday’ will reach -16 and the low will drop to. 8. Sunday's: outlook is for, mainly sunny “skies - with early morning cloud and more of the same for Mon- ‘Currie, is expecting up. ce ‘structed.’ “mm skiers {his winter. ° ‘The how runs: “lll ‘be = ‘more tothe front of the That. old ve vari in your driveway doesn’t have to took dull, Take. a tip from this fantasy van and you could be driving, in, mountain and. all three will. be fine ‘groomed before the. : ‘building . their own homes. - season starts." Another-: three runs: are. expected, to be completed in’ 1991... -An: access road: has been “puilt 8300. mountain: td the base of the new triple chair lift. . ‘Work feet up the: Photo by Carta Wilton’. will open in the spring: just before the forestry. building isfinished.. ©“ - Sub-division lots are being | bought by private ‘owners “Surprisingly, there’ are: “very few SPEC homes on the ~ market or, being built,” said ' will begin next week on- the ° _steeP construction: of thé towers for the lift.’ Currie. Bees ‘AL lot of -potgntial forthe, Hudson Bay ‘Mountain ag.a. Ski; resort: _ The second. planning phase, which | wilt - November, will look. at the possibility of longer -runs, condominium units _ and summer recreational. facilities on’ the ‘mountain. The rates ‘for this year will _be $10 for adults and $9 for begin: in, Carter. - Visitors to the area will have: two new, motel, com- plexes to stay in: Brookwood Limited ‘will build a 60-init ~ ‘motel with: full: facilities which - Includes both «a ‘restaurant:and a-laounge. Another Ahunit-motel: wien |. ‘ginkeh'lounge dnd‘fireplace °' “will be contructed by “FGM — Holdings ‘:company,.-- ‘The Capri Motor: Inn- hag also appli? to add 31 units to its existing complex. « - Although - ‘the deal is: not finalized, a. national retail .. outlet’ has’ applied. ‘for a - development ‘permit in the- ’ children on weekends and $9: and $3 respectively on week days. - One © of -the bigger developments to move into- the area’ is a. $13 million particlé . board plant. However, the plant is fairly automated and. will employ only 25 to 30 people. A new forestry’ building downtown ‘area. ° Municipal officials will be meeting with -‘the company to see whether «the design of the store will which’ the ministry of en-. vironment will also occupy, will provide approximately 200 jobs. Most: of the em- * ‘ployees , will be transferring into Smithers: from ‘other areas of the province. . To house all’ of the new workers, three ‘apartment buildings. are: being con- a conform to the alpine setting ‘of Main Street, ~ In the valley, the farmers are also doing well. . The: dairy farms there ‘are the’ - anly ones expanding in the province, says Carter. : The airport has been busy’ in the pist months with th construction of the gold and silver.mine at' Black ‘Lake, #0 miles north of Smithers, There are no roads to the |, site, so everything is being flown in. Production -is expected 1g’ begin in the latter part of this year, i a \ New houses seem to be popping up everywhere, but on Braun Istand, there are still peaceful farms fo be found. pe ae cou . Mills Memorial. ier: Two willl be “a completed soon andthe third *: ~ By GAIL, DOTINGA. ‘ Herald Staff Writer ! A nation-wide ‘shortage. of nurses has not. yet affected ’ northwest area hospitals,» Directors on nurses in both; Kitimat, ‘and. — Terrace hospitals say they are able to. ‘fil ‘the positions. now. but. ' foresee’ problems : in’ the future. Two years ago, . Ontario - produced miore nurses than’ : . it needed anda lot came out "here for jobs, said Shirley "Bentley; director of nurses at: "The © - hospital’ is. still - receiving some of. those’ ‘students, but with. more “jobs to choase from, . the: situation” will.” change. coe ' phere’ ll” be: of more” problemi in ‘the’ futore-- because B.C. ‘schools are not: filling. ‘thelr : -quothi * dalid Bentley. | It's been: ‘estimated. ‘that. - BC. alone needs 500 nurses. Evening and weekend shifts: have been blamed as part of “~ the.problem for, the national, shorlage..: - ‘+ 4 Moat of the’ younger ones look ‘at that. and think why . should they work a5 nurses ~- when they ‘can_make'miore money ° ‘working in the: ‘supermarkets ”" said Ben- “Because of the. two large companies, ‘the siluation is — different in Kitimat. The majority of the nurses -have come to Kitimat with “their. husbands, ‘said Joan . Lawrence, director of nurses ~ at Kitimat General. ; . The-only hospital - with - "problems. is Stewart ° General, ‘Which has ‘been “shut down ‘since August 19 becaae of. a shortage of The ‘hospital’ will take in " people on emergency: calls, . . but. is sending all of the in- patients to other hospitals. Nursing. director Betty Heritage gathers — confererice of of the heritage conservation branch of B.C. held: last. weekend was ‘a suceess. we . Regional - advisors -from ‘Burns Lake to the Queen Charlotte Islands arrived in - Kitimat, for ‘the conference. . The nine advisors went on _a miniature .expedition to -Kitselas. Canyon Saturday _and went over Its hiatory.. It is one of the native Indian - fortress sites from ancient times, said Kitimat advisor Joanne Monaghan, * It is also the site of Whitetown which was concelved during . the riverboat days in the late ’ 1800's. Whitetown was once a huge town. bit now only. remnants are left.. + “This is one good example of why beritage conservation ' people.are important,” sald Monaghan. - A banquet and “general discussion was held Saturday. evening. . Paul Sneed gave alecture j : on the history of the Pacific northwest area and Steve. Acheson spoke on Heritage conger ation. The conference was ¢o- _ordinated by Monaghan in ‘Kitimat ‘and by Brian Seymour of Victoria. ~Weiame ion Its time ty eall your Welrome Wagon hostess. Luis Mahninger 635 5309 “gréup™ * ht oe ; . The, regional advisor's: Fvelyn Anweilor 6259 5571 i Malloy b has been ‘able to fill some of the positions and ‘hopes to have the hospital re- - _ opened within the next.few weeks. ; But she also anticipates ; "problems with hiring nurses in the future and like other ‘northern communities, says ‘she will advertisd outside the ~ country if necessary. All three directors agreed “Canada: SEALED TENDERS for: below, addressed fo tha B.C. Buliding. Terrace, B. c. 1 - Pubhe Works INVITATION . TENDER eprojects or services listed ‘ essed aad, Tenders and Contracts, Pacific Region; Departmentof Public Works, Canada,-. 1110 West Georgla Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6 3WS5 will be: received ‘until the. specified closing time and — date. Tender documents can be obtained through the - *: above noted Oepartment ui Public Works, Vancouver: office and the Postmaster, Federal Building. Terrace, : “Services : Interior. Cleaning. & Grounds Maintenance . Federal Closing © Date: 11:00 AMPDST- September 1980 _ The lowest or any tender not necessarily accented. The Herald. ‘Friday, August 26, 1980, Page 3 ae! chat, the recent | increase in pay for nurses has helped in attracting more people to the profession, but feel ‘the isolation pay is inadequate, ‘Ahigh turnover rate is also common in northern hospitals and adds to the problem. 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