Please mind your ma Dear Sir: _ Recently T was awa- kened by a’ phone call from my daughter-in-law ' saying my son had been in a car accident on the Kiti- “mat highway on his way to work. Poe. He had contacted her by cell phone and told her (o call an ambulance but did. nol. say what kind of shape -he or anyone else was in. © We went to the Terrace hospital towait-for the ambulance, As we were wailing by: the ambulance entrance, lalking and trying to keep our minds from . thinking the worst, a nurse ‘came out of the emergency room and yelled al us ta go sit in the labby. As she put ‘it “she didn’t appreciate: us looking in-the window at her.” . . . _ Now I don’t know where this woman was bravghl up — or where she took’ her schooling, but I> think somewhere along the line she was never taught man- ners. We were not staring at her, ‘we were concerned and waiting to hear about a loved one. Now maybe she doesn’t have any fami- ly or she just doesn’t care, Workers cut back Dear Sir: According to federal government statistics, the present unemployment rate is 15.5 per cent, which in turn determines the amount of hours necessary to requalify for Employ- ment Insurance benefits presently at 420 hours. This is the lowest this area has seen for a long time and certainly reflects the unemployment rate. This would lead a per- son ta believe the local EI office would be relatively busy with claims taking. -However,-. -the recent move iby local manage- ment of HRDC Terrace would indicate otherwise. As of March 29 the north- west region of HRDC (which includes Prince Rupert and Smithers of- fices) choose to not extend 10 of their contract em- ployees. This is almost 20 “per cent of existing staff. The undersigned deter- mined this was newswor- thy information and ap- proached the local paper. Three weekly editions have since been published and it is quite obvious the editor of our only newspa- per has deemed this news is not news at all. Upon contacting The Terrace Staudard, 1 was advised it had taken a back burner and it would probably be more timely for me to submit a letter. Any question the public may have regarding the ef- fect such a move might have on the processing time of an EI claim; on who is currently maintain- ing the work load normally processed by the lesser paid 10 employees who were not extended; or why this action was necessary in the first place; could probably have those ques- tions answered by the local management of -HRDC Terrace. Cavell Alyward, Terrace, B.C, (Editor’s note: The extraordinary events of the past few months - the conti- nuing saga of SCI, school closures, protests about government cuts and the dactors’ dispute with the . government, just to name a few ~ have strained our . ability to report all that is ' going on, Cavell Alyward will find the story on Page Al2) -PITCH-IN WEEK April 22-28 ‘www.pitch-in.ca » CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD The Mail Bag I don't know, Bul they have a poster lelling the patients and fa- mily members not to be rude or cause a distur- bance. You would think that this would apply to nursing staff also, I don’t appreci- ate being talked to’ in. that Manner no more than she would, For some reason she thinks it’s fine for her. I held my tongue as I have been raised to have man- ners. But it was very hard to overlook this kind of beha- viour and I find it very dis- turbing that a woman in this chosen profession cr % at 5 BHA 20s 2002 Dodge would talk to people in this manner. Also during our wait an- other nurse was yelling al another patient that had a badly cut finger who had been at the front desk with no ice on his hand or any- thing. She told him he was rude, She was: yelling as we were out in the hall and could hear what was being said. She told him she would make sure he was the last to receive any medical attention. Then she was shocked that his wife spoke up for him. I have been hurt myself and have seen others hurt and everyone reacts differ- The Terrace Standard, Wednesda BOOK NOW FOR YOUR CLEANING & CHECKUP BEAUTIFUL SMILE B ently, but you would think that a well-trained ‘nurse would never ulter such a statement. ‘I don't care what this young man said or did but he should have never been talked to in this manner. This was the most un- professional conduct 1 have ever encountered in a hospital and hope to never see of hear it again. The nurses may or may not have a disagreement with the: government but don't forget it’s the people that are paying your wages and we just want the re- spect everyone should be entitled ta, If you can’t take the - strain of your chosen pro- fession then I would sug- gest it's time to get out of it and find something you are good at. 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