— . The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 1 1 2004 . A3 ! sn ived needed . ~The: five ‘psychiatrist tally is set out inva. : medical manpower. plan. established. by ‘the: NORTHERN HEALTH Authorities are. scram- ° ~ bling: to find: three * psychiatrists to work. i in the . “northwest... “At the moment: t there are: “just two, far less: “than what was. laid’ out’ just, four years: ago . . -When-a regional service. of, ‘five “paychiatrists. was séUup.. ’ - Establishing five payichiawists 3 in the north wes! 48° regarded, as’ one. of. the. pillars: of a: Tee gion: ‘wide:.in-patient and: out-patient: service; - ; going harid i in ‘ae t ah a renovation of, the res: ane general surgeon. te tri - complement the two. now working in ‘Terr: ~Health:authorities: also want: t arora IF There’ s also. a plan: to’ place an orthopaedic. surgeon ‘in, Terrace. At the moment. there*s an: orthopod in Kitimat and-one“in Prince Rupert: one Putting. an Orthopaedic Surgeon in. Terrace : appears . tobe ‘a ‘little: more. dow : the ine," “Tsaid: Karjaluoto.. i That's s becajis tich:a a service. would: réquire: more. money.” “Mills. “more. operdling room ; and. more operating. rooin time. Terrace egarded ” as the northwest centre: “for, Specialist care’ because of: the nuimiber. of. : specialists: living here. who: also’ take referrals 3 “Ynternal medicine: ‘specialist,’ nyse : “throu ghout ‘the: tegion::: “. ‘And--there’s:. a tong’: fermi ‘plan to ‘add: ~ On: top‘ of adding to the: number of physi: By “= Ophthalrnologist: ateg complement: the. one. based’. cianis“and’ ‘specialists, ‘health authori es also ‘in Terrace, said Karjaluote.. 28, + have. to: ‘find replacements for thase. who leave’: -The’ médical. manpower: plan. also foresees at, te ‘ Ot average, .there’s ‘an dnnual; ‘physician - “need to recruit-a ‘dermatologist: “There was one: cand specialist turnover of five. Per, cent’ a ‘year, = ‘here for awhile j in the. 1990s. ‘ we eg, _ Northwestern — : ~ eye surgeries” “made better - EYE. SPECIALIST’ Dr, Tom: Nagy ‘and ‘his team at Mills "Memorial Hospital’ s ophthalmology unit give full marks. “to a new: anicroscope that's: already.’ been used: ‘in ‘hun- » dreds. ‘of: operations, on ' ‘northwest: patients. ‘The. ophthals. ‘mic microscope replaces 16- -year- -old equipment. me It. gives Nagy ted: ‘$40, 600: phase’. tiwo.of.a joint: project. ‘with ‘local. . Rotary: élubs : ‘and others; said Frank. Pelle;. former district --chairman ° and: the: Terrace Downtown Lions. Club; In 1999, Lions. and: Rotary chibs: joined forces, for a laser ~ project for. the ophthalmology. unit: ; This time, Lions. clubs in Terrace: Prince’ Rupert, Git : -winksihlkw,. ‘Masset, ‘Housion. ‘and. Granisl¢ also: contrib- 7 ited: money; as- -did. the ‘Skeena’ Valley. Rotary. ‘Club and - he Rotary: Club. of: Terrace, ‘and B. C.-Hydro: employees. © Nora; ‘Phillips; chair‘of., theDr.-R.E.M; ‘Lee. Hospital . oundation,: which: helps” organize. medical equipment urchases, said the’ balancé of the’ ‘purchase price was ade ‘up. of smaller: ‘donations. from numerous people in. orthwestern, B.C. = many: of thei. Nagy’s gratefil: pa-. “heal th authority, in " Senjuriction with Physi- am cians.’ a, ; need’ 22 general. Practitioners “are rently in: ‘the. area, ‘more, equipment: “. Based? in’ ‘Terrace, the five: “psychiatrist - travelled - throughout the’ region: ‘in: addition, to. : “working at the. psych ‘unit. ee an tWe really’ need ‘to be at ive,” ‘says Mark’: * Kagjaluoto’ of the: Northern. Health “Authority. te SNo question. about i its “<... “Our recruitérs are confident we'll be able EYE SURGEON demonstrates a new “ophthalmological microscope with the. | News In Brief _ Memotial “Hospital | for- : ne Doctor honoured - A FORMER. Teriace physician has been granted an. ‘-honourary degree from. the: University of Northesn 7 1° British Columbia,” " _Dr.. Kwadwo “Asante, who: lived: in “Terrace several decades : ago,- ‘is being recognized. for’ his work i in: the field of fetal alcohol syndrome. cco . Asante’ s-research was first ‘published i ‘in 1980 and” “his work.hias made ‘him the: country’ $ ‘leading ex: : | pert into fetal alcohol ‘syndrome...’ " vt | cenire ‘for: Fetal Alcohol “Syndrome: in -Maple - [y son from: the. Queen Charlotte’ Tslands,, who i is also 2 receiving an “honourary. degree, will be be. present". ed them-at the universily’s*. convocation Geremnony, : May 28 in, Prince George, bs, Legal. bills mounting TERRACE. CITY. council: is committing. another $35,000 in‘ its 2004) budget. to pay for.more legal f°” bills stemming from. the. ‘New Skeena Forest: Pro: 7 * ducts’ bankruptcy protection proceedings. : an That's on top of more’ than:$16,000. the: city has spent: so far on legal-and- travel: casts since. New 7 Skeena ‘fi led ‘for. creditor’ protection in. November.“ In. addition to”that, the- city spent a total of “just ; under: $20,000 Seizing’ equipment: from: ‘New Skee- © na’s Terrace yard,. which. it returned last month.un- | der a court ordér, About $9,000 of that. was for ‘the bailiffs services, plus. $8,000 in: legal’ services and’ the rest for security. and. miscellaneous. costs... ; - Garage looted | POLICE ie’ investigating a break’ and enter: “which 5 on saw several tools and: fishing gear stolen from Pn ae garage last. week; - Q The robbery. happened on the 4900 black, of La zelle Ave. during the: early morning: hours of Feb,.2. | The culprit, apparently snuck.into’ the. attached’ pa-". rage whilé the homeowners slept, police sayee A relatively. new drill: press, . a well: used: bench: sander, a reciprocating. saw, two’ fishing. reels ‘and : _two fishing rods were’ stolen. ‘Anyoiie,’ with informa-: | tion about this .theft is asked: to contact, _ Terrace 1 RCMP at 638- 7400, : a ‘Fined for fish sale CALVIN ‘BARTON of New: -Aiyansh: must pay Cos on $3,000 ‘fine after’ being: -found guilty. of illegally yoo “selling halibut to a Nass Camp restaurant: °°" aE " The incident happened Aug: 23;-2001 ‘after fed- : eral: fisheries’ offi ficers. found:12 bags ‘of processed halibut fillets ‘in restaurant, freezers: Government officials say the $3,000 fine is intend: ed'to deter other people fram. illegally. sélling'fish.-; They're: alsovissning?s. 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