SCISSORS WERE the order of the day Oct..13 as: “the new CT scanner, intensive care unit and emergency room at Mills Memorial Hospital - were officially opened. At left is local physician Dr. Heinz Gunter, Kevin Kennedy of the Dr. R. E. M. Lee Hospital Foundation and Sharon Hart- wwell, chair of the North West Regional Hospital District. ' os It’ S BEEN more than a month since a new CT _ scanner at Mills Memorial Hospital-has been op-.. erating but last week the diagnostic machine was » officially unveiled in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. ‘The $1.65-million. machine was _ celebrated _along with the completion of renovations .to the intensive care unit (ICU) and emergency ward. The changes drew praise from Dr. Heinz Gunt- er, who spoke on behalf of the local medical com- munity and Mills Memorial Hospital staff. . “The ICU and the emergency ward are certain- ly better than they were before,” said Gunter of the $1.9 million worth of work finished this Spring on the two units. “The cherry on top is the CT scanner,’ » Gunter canner, ICL "added. “Terrace. i is probably the c smallest town in Canada with a CT scanner that size.” -o The new device is a 64-slice model and replac- es the old one-slice model.. The new one Provides a faster and more accurate image over.a larger - portion of patient bodies at a time. _ Money for the purchase came in the form of $1 million from.the Northern Health Authority and.$650,000 from the Dr. R. E. M. Lee Hospital -: Foundation. _ The foundation’s work was praised by a series of speakers, including Prince George-Omenica “MLA John Rustad, who appeared on behalf of health minister George Abbott. “The [Dr. R.E. M. Lee Hospital] foundation i is Bring in your Henckels Knives and have them | sharpened for FREE! Henckels Rep. on hand to answer ail uestions . ‘to give advise. WE SHIP FOR A $5 CHARGE . UA GREYHOUND Open Sundays 12-S5pm Skeona Mail « Terrace _ gommas@monarch.net 1-800-563-4362 ALL DAY FRIDAY 20% OFF. | ALL HENCKELS PRODUCTS Where Quality Makes The Difference KITCHEN, BED & BATH & FIRST NATION'S GIFTS & SOUVENIRS Enter Gur Instore Brawi You could win a @ Built-in Dishwasher...Enter - to qualify by October 21st. _ No purchase necessary! DUSTIN QUEZADA PHOTO . ‘ ‘opened so instrumental,” said Abbott in reference to its . significant contribution. “That really made it work.” Foundation chair Kevin Kennedy said the citi-. zens of the area deserve credit for their contribu-. tions. . Following speeches, the public \ was able. to tour ‘the renovated area and see the CT Scanner. Money for the renovated emergency room and the North West Regional Hospital District which uses regional taxation to support improvements to: equipment and facilities in the region. . In the case of the ER and ICU work, the district contributed 40 per cent of the cost. © Quickly 0$ Dei “¢ Self-cleaning rocks - leave them in! Store ee ar doubles Za aly warming drawer for § Keeping foods. Warr) \. Aute batonce azion system ~ ‘easily handles ~- facge toads ‘the ICU came from the health authority and from « News In Brief , smashing a window in the clubhouse. - vote Stepping down _ LORRIE GOWEN is stepping down as chair of the Coast Mountains school district in December. She'll keep her position as the school board trustee “for Thornhill and area but says it is time someone else took on the lead role. : “And I’ll have more time to represent, my commu- .: “nity,” said Gowen in warning that without the respon- . sibilities of being chair,. she’ ll be very active in educa- -tional affairs. Gowen’s been the school district chair through a fair- . ly turbulent time which included the decision to close schools on Fridays to save money, to close schools al- together because of declining numbers and a teachers’ strike last year, Although Gowen has specific responsibilities as the school board chair, the position hasn't affected her abil- ° ity to speak on specific issues or vote on motions. : “We changed the policy so that the chair could vote.- “We decided it was not fair if the person could not speak. They are voted in by people who expect them to repre sent their community,” she said. ae ‘Airport traffic grows | NORTHWEST. REGIONAL airport here should hit ‘the 100,000 mark for passenger movements this year if - current totals keep up. As of the end of September, there were 78,206 pas- senger movements at the airport, a comfortable position. from which to hit six figures with three months left to” go. September’s figure itself was 9,321} » passenger arriv- . als and‘departures, the most for that month dating back © : to 1997. August’s figure was 10,093 movements, the « highest for that month also going back to 1997.: - From 1997 onward the airport came close to crack- ‘ing the 100,000 mark and that was in 2004 when 99, 062" passenger movements were recorded. — ° ‘Thief i injures self” ‘SOMEONE broke into the Skeena Valley Golf Course” . ‘ clubhouse overnight Oct. 5. ‘Terrace RCMP reports that the culprit was cut while ny . Police continue to investigate. Turn results i in crash” TWO DRIVERS collided when one attempted a turn off Hwy 37 as the other was passing Oct. 6. : A Kitimat woman driving her car south near the. Mount Layton Hot Springs. attempted. to pass a pickup. “truck also travelling south. The Smithers man driving the pickup began to tum’ -off the highway as the car ‘passed, resulting in the col-,’ “lision. Both vehicles ' were damaged substantially. and " the occupants were shaken but not injured, say. Terrace’ _ RCMP. _ 2 PoaeeCceee. _ Receive. a set-of Paderno steak: _knives with every: 1 qualifying, purchase** - stat Vahie $s Og) The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - A3 . a fal