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a , MILLS MEMORIAL Hospital’s new nursing duties plan
” Repa D/O, -enda deal is set to take hold Sept, 18, . Would like to thank

The plan is expected to trim $400,000 from the hospital’s

becomes official hard-pressed budget through the creation of new registered il

THE TAKEOVER by Repap B.C. of Orenda Forest nurse positions and cuts to its licensed practical nurse a g d
Products is official, workforce. onors

Approximately 8 million shares of Orenda, 98 per cent Fifteen registered. nurses and 11 licensed practical m nurses Volunteers, participants
of the company worth nearly $25 million, were sold by were affected by the change, - for a great
their owners (o Repap late last week. All but two registered nurses‘ now have new jobs under | .

_The transaction follows Repap’s acceptance of condi- | the re- -organization and a number of licensed practical nurses fo Riverboat C Days Parade.
tions laid down by forests minister Dave Zirnhelt in | "were given lay off notices. . »
teprp can ree aantas wood scence. ¢ wood _ Hospital Employees’ Union official Elaine Pigean — her a Without your help it

ap can add : ubic metres of wood a
at ts licensed practical nurses ~ was critical of the H

ear to its inventory. Orenda’s licence was for 342,000 union represen
vubic metres but ihe province has taken ack five per | change, saying it’ won "t solve the problems facing the would not have been possible.
cent of that amount. hospital.

Repap must use the wood in one of its two Prince “All they’ ve done is hand out layoff. notices and done big

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Rupert pulp mill lines as part of the licence conditions. shuffles. Physically nothing has changed,” she said. ft t y =
ttmut ako retain the majority of Orenda’s contractors That’s because the nursing change was ta be accom- oO p e Oo see O u a ain
and employees and offer up to 35,000 cubic metres of panied by renovations to the hospital's main medical services ;
wood a year for three years to the nalive-owned CGED floor to centralize services so fewer nurses would be needed. n ext e a r!
Forest Products mill at Gitwangak, A key part of the re-organization was to cut the number \ y . 7,
Although not part of the licence, Repap must also work | of active beds on the main floor from 42 to 33. Set for closure

with Stewart to examine the possibility of a wood pro- under the plan is the nursery.

Canine facility denon teenth the vase or At the same time, the hospital is to place the nine beds
¥ P see employmen cut from the active list and place: them in reserve for

prospects.
Repap wants Orenda’s wood for security of supply for |  ©™ersencies.
its Prince Rupert pulp operations and to use it as collater- The renovations are e expected to cost more than $1 mil-
ai to borrow money for improvements there. lion and a request for the money i is hung up because of the -
The company had said its Prince Rupert mill operations provincial government’s capital spending freeze,
could be threatened if the wood went elsewhere. Even before the freeze came in, health ministry officials
Repap and other forest companies are in a constant | told Mills it could cut costs and maintain services without . va .
struggle to find scarce secure fibre sources. needing renovations. The Skeena Valley Fall Fair Association would like to
S F i inesnded in _ re-organization plan i the replacement of thank the following merhcants, companies and individ-
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coti, ulton go: on TV wathencieced auteur ino would svhorwise be lat oft room uals for their generous donations and volunteer labour
THEY’RE MOR illi i 2 : 7 . i
haven't been then willing Fee Mt bar they Although jobs are being cut, those affected will be kept to the 1996 Fall Fair. Your help made our fair a great
That's the situation facing CBC Newsworld’s program on the hospital’s payroll a a vee under a province-wide job SUCCESS.
called “Politics” in trying to line up Skeena MP Mike protection plan set out earlier this year. <4 ull & sons Contracting Ltd.
Scott and former Skeena MP Jim Fulton to debate the Those nurses will be able to fill in where needed and the Tolsec Securities He reat pannel Aaencies te
tentative Nisga’a land claims deal. expectation is they will be able to take jobs that come open ornhill Motors Lc. i Trad g ’
The eight-minute segment is to be telecast live as soon during the course of the year, Thornhill Husky Service A West raaing
as the CBC can find an agreeable air date. It could hap- _ There is one wrinkle in all of this and that’s in the area of Terrace Totem Ford Sales Akita Transport Lid.
| Pen early next week or the week following. “bumping”, whereby nurses with more seniority than others Re/Max of Terrace Cedar River Timber
: can move into positions held by others. Paragon Insurance Agencies Lid. Jasak Logging .
; Truck runs roadblock Licensed practical nurses have broader bumping rights Overwaitea Food Stores Norco Septic Service
: | A TRUCK loaded with live crab ran the rock slide | "der their contract than do realstered nurses. vd by th Northern Motor Inn | Lens Trucking
i | roadblock last Friday and was subsequently put out of _ Vince Ready. an industrial relations expert | ired by the pra- Slumber Lodge - Riverside Auto Wrecking
: 1 service for sufely infractions. vincial. government ta look’at health contract issues across the d .
i wey ee : rovince has ruled that registered nurses should have the same Thornhill Pub : Terrace Wade Contracting
: Police say that on September 6, the Burnaby-registered P i
: : ; y-regls bumping rights as do licensed practical. nurses. Bear Creek Contractin Janitors Warehouse
{ | truck stopped at the roadblock 80 km West of Terrace, i ' ills re-organization pk: istered g
| std ta driver spoke toa agran, The driver oid him | gyae Seman Mil eerizaion panasreeseed | B.C Auomolive ——-—=—=—«Skvena Broncasers
: | that he was loaded with live erab and could not wait for were created. pony P Lakelse Air Charter ~~ Terrace Standard
: through the blockade: debris. The driver then proceeded There's now a chance, depending upon haw Ready’s ruling Weewane Trading tid, Terr ace Times
: Once on the Terrace side of the slide, Highway patrol is brought into play, that registered nurses may be able to exer-. { Neid Enterprises Lid. Thornhill Fire Department
: » chighway pi cise Sumping rights for all registered nurse jobs, not just thenew J Mohart & Son olan cee Shriners Club
« | clocked the truck at 128 kmph. The truck was pulled ones; re an
“over and examined by vehicle inspectors who found McEwan GM oh os AL Edwards
eight of 10 brakes out of adjustment, -airleaks in the | - -- Lost picker fou nd Ken’s Marine | Vesta Douglas
makes system, cracks in the frame and other infractions. A MUSHROOM picker sought by search and rescue, and Houlden Logging . a Mary Walbaver
© vehicle was towed to a service centre and repairs police forces after he went missing last Friday walked out of the Ev’s Mens Wear ltd. Larry Summerfield
were made that afternoon. bush the next day, ,
The driver bas been charged with disobeying traffic Police say that at 8:30 pm, August 6, they were told a 60-yeur- all f
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contral, ignoring a flag person, failing to maintain a log old Terrace mushroom picker had not come out of the bush in All the judges, exhibitors, Spectators and fo allo You
book und excessive speeding. the Lean-To-Creek area. He had been picking mushrooms with a whom we forgot to mention.
friend when he became separated from his friend and lost. A)
. ' Asearch for the man met with no success. so search and rescue Sot
Pickup flips and police forces were called in to help, However, the man Thank you from all of
TWO PEOPLE were injured Sunday afternoon when walked Out vr the bush on his own at noon the next day after us at the ma Oe om
the truck they were driving flipped off Highway 16. elng given directions by some other pickers he met, . ° Ney)
Police say vt at 4:30 orn, September 8, a Yesthound Approximately 90 man-hours were spent on this search. Police Skeena Valley Fall Fair.
Ford pickup being driven by a 47-year-old male from remind mushroom pickers, or anyone venturing into the rural
New Aiyansh left.the roadway and rolled into the ditch, areas that they should pack some sort of survival kit with them —

14 km West of Terrace. including matches, extra clothing, food, a light and a compass.

Both the driver and female passenger were ejected
from the vehicle, The two have been taken to Mills
Memorial Hospital with injuries and the accident is
under investigation.

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tance in solving the theft over $5,000.00 from 4926
Hwy 16, Terrace, BC on August 21, 1996.

The investigation has revealed that the culprit(s)
attended Blue Ridge Ventures at 4926 Hwy 16 in
Terrace and took a Kona Bicycle left outside the front
door. This occurred at approx 17:30 hours: The bicy-
cle is valued at $5,000.00 with all it’s accessories and
is described as follows:

Make: Kona
A Model: Explosive

Serial #: F4038086

Style: Mountain Bike for men

Colour: Forest Green

Speeds: 24

Size: 19 inch frame

Silver forks

Gerwin fector

Gold crank arm

Has a yellow “Power Bar” sticker. on the vertical
bar of the frame.

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Summer is here with it’s increase traffic. Please be on the lookout for our i
crews undertaking works such as patching, mowing and brushing, &
bridgework and crack sealing. Obey all signs and flagpersens and have a i
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