ee es rer Fees re eee} f of : ‘ | . B.C. Parent) Network Terra McGuire joined with Dr. Tibble; a Queen Alexandra ‘ _Qutreach Services for the Arbutus Society for Children,last week to discuss - and centre staff and explain a pilot outreach program epresentative Skog and id Development Centre director Maureen ‘Hospital pediatrician and James Cawsey, Manager of - the needs and concerns of parents which may address Some of the needs. - Outreach’ TERRACE — -The beginnings -- Of a pediatric. outreach program ’ “for northern Child Development Centres started with a meeting at’ , : the Terrace Centre last week. by Tod Strachan Dr. Tibble, a pediatrician at. Queen ‘Alexandra Hospital in Victoria, and - James .Cawsey, . Manager for Outreach Services. ‘of the Arbutus Society for Chil- dren, visited the local Centre last week for the ‘first stage in the _ development of a pilot. program: : requested. by the. Ministry: “9 . ' Health: “According to Cawsey, the Ar- butus Society had entered into a “contractual agreement’’ with the Special Care Services Branch of the Ministry of Health, “‘to .“ support and augment the provi- sion of treatment services to special needs children resident in rural and smaller urban areas, through the development, imple- - mentation and coordination of an itinerant pediatric resource team”, He said the specific objectives of the program are to provide advice and assistance to physi- cians and medical specialists car- ing for special needs children, as’ well .as their families, and to. ‘make local assessments where practical in order to reduce the need for families to travel to pediatric tertiary care centers in . Vancouver and Victoria. According to Cawsey, this will. be done by offering in-service care givers to parents, physicians and other pediatric care pro- fessionals. He said that, following their -present tour to hear local needs. and concerns, a team will be formed with consultation from local care givers and, depending | on specific community needs, this team will work in con-- junction with local professionals and probably vary in form for each community. . Cawsey said, ‘‘A steering committee has been struck to be pureand program comes to ~ Child Development Centre © an advisory body to the Arbutus’ Society for Children and the. B.C. Ministry of Health, Special ° Care Services Branch, in the de- velopment and implementation Of the endeavor.”’ - ‘One. presentation . -during the _ meeting by local B.C. Parent Network representatives Cathy Lussier, * Monique » -Malenfant ‘and Brenda Ward, summarized ‘local needs, In their summary, they gave ‘the local Child Development Centre top marks for. profes- “sionalism and dedication but Said, “It is not enough to meet the needs of the community. . {The greatest gaps in specialized services are in the areas. of behavior. management and speech (therapy). “‘We need to learn to com- municate with our children and to help them deal with their frustrations, and we cannot do this through ‘normal’ channels, We need to be taught to under- stand their behavior by those who have a great deal of ex- perience with children with severe and multiple disabilities.” They also requested assistance with specific problems, on a need basis, in areas. such as: feeding, bracing and casting, music therapy and other speech- related programs, family sup- port and seizure disorders, They concluded by saying, “We are all too aware of the cost of special services to the dis- abled but feel that the more ser- vices they have as children the less they. will need in the future, minimizing future expenses. Hopefully, they will be better prepared to deal with the regular school system. and their adult lives, “Also, these services might in- crease our abilities, as families, to cope with the needs and costs involved in raising a child with a disability.’’ Cawsey is a graduate in Health Care Administration and learned of northern life by work- race, B.C. VBG 4A2, The Terrace Minor Hockey Association would like to hear fram anyone interested In being Involved with the Minor Hockey Concession Commit- tee: Please contact Yvonne Hill, 638-1111 or Sharon Larmour, 635-3161 or write to Box 121, Terrace, B. C. V8G 4A2, Also: Anyone interested in coaching for Terrace Minor Hockey's 1987-88 season please contact: Lew Larmour, 635-3161 or Clair frwin, 638-8314 or write to Box 121, Ter HOWDOYOUDOIT Hotline. Your Travel Inforcantre Counsalior Is Just a telephone call away. When you need some answers on: Planning your holiday trip or what to do with visitors, call tha HOWDOYOUDOIT Hotiine for some HOWTODOIT help at 625-2068. ‘ing on the Alcan ingot finishing line for a year prior to universi- ty. He developed a similar pro- gram in Yellowknife, NWT, as well as © Drumheller, Alta., for the Calgary Children’s Hospital. Tibble moved to Canada in the mid-fifties and trained as a pediatrician and neurologist in Britain, Canada and the U.S. He was the head of the neurology . department, at the Halifax Chil- © dren’s: Hospital. for 20 years — before accepting the post. of Medical. Director . for the Ar-. _butus Society -a year ago. He. also established an outreach} pro: gram in the Maritimes while - working in Halifax, Tibble gave credit to local parents and centre staff for lob- bying Premier Vander Zalm and local candidates during last No- vember’s provincial election for the Ministry to develop a better support mechanism in the north, He said it is important for those people to continue their lobbying to insure the - future success and continuation of the service once it was developed. - vis yours for -public- .* Terrace Review — - Wednesday, September 23, all 9 Library task force to visit Terrace © TERRACE — The “New Ap- proaches’ Task Force reviewing the provision. and delivery of public library | services .in B.C. will be visiting Terrace on Tues- day, Oct. 1. Established at the request of _ the B.C.: Library Trustees: Association and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism, Recreation and Culture, and the Union of British Columbia | - Municipalities, the task force is travelling ‘and province to seek the. views of local. government, associations, . the system. . ‘Major topics for discussion ¢ on the. task force agenda -include : library. funding,. organization. and regulation, the B.C. Library ” Services Plan, _ resource library and continuing _ Opportunities for joint develop- ‘ment, ‘Task force chairman Stan Pukesh_ said, know -we can make a positive contribution to the Public dibrary service, but your ‘par- ticipation is crucial to the suc- cess of the enterprise.”” , Fire Report. On Sept. 16 at 10:10 p.m. in’ the 4500 block Scott Ave., the Terrace Fire Department ans- which resulted: from bare wires igniting some clothing. Only minor damages \ were reported, On Sept. 17 at 10:30 a.m, the Terrace Fire Department ans- wered a call concerning a gasoline fire on Graham Ave. A Terrace resident was changing his gasoline tank, and excess fuel stored in buckets was ignited. The fire blistered the side of his vehicle and resulted in only minor damage. You don’t have to be rich to —a. A classified ad in the Terrace Review ONLY %4 (per week, 30 words or less) How do you get your ad into the Review? @ drop it in our mail siot @ mail it to us @ come Into our office . @® phone us ® or stop us on the street There will be no billing! Pay next time you ‘\ . Come in or next time you see us. We’ re work- . Ing the “Honor System” Jerrace Review 4535 Greig Ave., Terrace library boards - and. library profes- -: sionals-and: the public’to deter-_ ~ mine areas of concern and invite. - _ Suggestions for i improvements to “This is a con- sultive process. ‘and our primary. task is to receive, interpret and. synthesize your concerns. . I Minister of. Tourism, Recrea- 7 tion and Culture Bill Reid also encouraged public participation, saying, ‘‘By making your views known to the task force you will be contributing. to an. initiative which ‘is dedicated -to. their- (libraries) continued. success.” _ The Terrace meeting: will be. heldin the afternoon ‘of Oct. f at ‘the Inn of the West. Moreinfor- . mation .can - be ° obtained’ by ‘phoning :the. Terrace Public - . Library’ at 638-8177, or -the © - _task . force. headquarters. at _ . 1-800-663-2112, oS, Bike club. organized: TERRACE — A’ new ‘club is’ - ‘starting in town and’its main: ‘function is to promote bike ‘Safe~ . ee m a provincial yy and ““fun’”. Organizer "Mel Gellner, a Thornhill: Primary: teacher, said: _ there has been a rapid. growth i in ‘the popularity. of : ‘cycling in. . Canada and there is--a genuine ‘need for: this: ‘ype of club. - “Cycling :is~ fun,’ © said Gellner. ‘It’s healthy it’s great’ exercise, and the: idea ‘i is to ‘keep woe it that way. * “f¥ou only have to drive down the street to find people who should belong,” he said. - _ The club has received thé full support of the’ Tertace. ‘Detach- ment of the RCMP. ae Community Relations Officer Cst. Ewen Harvie, said the com- munity has to: face the'fact that. .. bicycles are becomi more. id - -wered a call to an électtical fire” icycles are becoming ani more popular: ‘This is ‘a: good example of. somebody taking a leadership role in the communi- ty,”’ Harvie said. “If the community takes an.- interest, then we can support them and provide resources,” he said, According to ‘Harvie there were up to seven bike rodeos a | year in Terrace at one time, but now there are only one or two. | ‘*Nobody wants to take it on. continued on page 24 635. 7840