A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 4, 1996 STOP Press Mill Il dispels r rumour SKEENA CELLULOSE will only be closed a few days over the Christmas holidays. Repap officials are trying to dispel a rumour that they'll shut the mill for an extended period, The Terrace mill will be shutting down Dec. 20 but will reopen after Boxing Day on Dec. 27, according to Repap B.C. woodlands general manager Dan Tuomi. Speculation about Repap’s future was fueled last week by West Friser’s arinduncerent of an extended $ix- week shutdown at Skeena Sawmills, : ; : Tuomi said Repap’ 8 logging operations will resume on Jan, 6, Tuomi said Repap’s meeting with forests minister David Zirnhelt last Thursday was productive: ~~ He said Zirnhelt promised a: decision this month on Repap’s request for changes to the stumpage system to take into account excessive losses on the pulp side. “Hopefully we'll get a Christmas present there,” Tuomi said. : Other requests for Forest Practices Code changes to euse high logging costs won't be decided until the new year, he said, Since those provisions would have wide effects across the province, he said it’s likely the ministry will float a dis- cussion paper on any proposed changes: “It’s a real concern of industry that we're pricing our- selves out of buisiness here,” Tuomi said. City names RD reps MAYOR JACK TALSTRA and councillor Rich McDaniel have been retumed as Terrace city council’s two directors on the Kitimat-Stikine Regional District Board. Councillor David Hull had also sought an RD seat, but a secret ballot of council members was returned with Talstra and McDaniel elected to the posts. Councillors Tim Down and Linda Hawes went unchal- lenged for the job of alternate directors. Hit and run investigated POLICE say they're investigating a possible hit and run that happened Friday on Lakelse Ave. near White Spot. A Ford Mustang driving east bound was sideswiped by a Ford pickup truck that had spun its tires and lust control, RCMP said. The truck was located about three hours later. RCMP said their investigation continues, but charges have not yet been laid. FROM FRONT No final decision yet on officials secretary treasurer of the new district. His Kitimat counter- part, Ron Bernt, was named assisting acting secrelary treasur- er. Both men will compete for the job in an internal competi- tion aswell. Piersdorff has a perpetual five-year contract and severance package similar to Hamilton’s. + In addition to deciding on Neumann as chairman of the board, Terrace trustee Roger Leclerc was elected vice-chair, Trustees then went behind closed doors for an hour and a half to sort cut who would head up the new district. About 40 people were on hand for Monday night's meeting, and around half of those stuck around till 10 p.m. to see who would head up the new district. “We're treading new ground here,” Neumann explained to the audience once the doors were opened. “But we managed to sew the buttons back on and tidy up before we opened the doors.” One questioner wondered if stakeholder groups would be able to play a role in deciding the winner of the job competi- lions. Neumann said the board hadn’t discussed that yet, but would think about it. “We haven't even finalized the management structure,” said Neumann. “I would think most of the incumbents will more or less remain where they are for the time being.” However, he did add that the board has “spoken very gener- ally to opening all the positions to competition,” The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 1), in Terrace at 7:30 p.m. in the + ““e! board offices an Kenney, Your child will love Personalized Books Your child becomes part of the adventure. Their name is on every page! includes * Child’s name & hometown .; j¢ Name of child's friends '* Message from you se Washable hard covers Experiment canned THE PROVINCE has ended the New Directions experiment ‘in democracy and regional control for health care, Gone are many of the regional health boards, including the Northwest Regional Health Board, in favour of returning power to the government in Victoria, Although all the community health coun- cils in the region have been preserved, they’1] now report directly to Victoria. And they'll be made up entirely of people appointed by Victoria. Only one-third were to be government appointees originally. Tnstead of the regional health ‘board, ‘it will be bureaucrats in Victoria who will de- ‘cide cxacily how much money cach com- munity health council will get. The move effectively abandons the original principle of New Directions that each region. would be given’ the task of deciding how to apportion money and haw to make health care delivery more efficient and effective. - Health minister Joy MacPhail told the Standard Friday the regionalization plan pitted communities: against cach other in tural areas across the province and in the northwest in particular. “Tt was not working having communities warring with cach other over who gels the lion’s share across the region,'’ she said. MacPhail said there was a ‘‘very strong conscnsus’’ oul of the northwest to give up on the forced regionalization model. ‘But she pledged that community health councils ‘that manage to make health care provision more efficient will be allowed to keep the money. they save within the local bealth system, - The community health councils will re- place the work done by individual hospital and other health care facility boards. MacPhail said’ that alone is expected to result in some administrative savings. She said the new plan will create a health care system ‘“‘that truly looks after the rural needs and doesn’t just impose a Lower Mainland vision across the proviuce,"’ Locals express dismay DEMOCRACY IN regional health care decision-making is gone, say local mem- bers of the Terrace Community Health Council. Eliminated is the system that ensured two thirds of health council members were ci- ther directly elected to their posts or were elected to other bodies such as city councils and school boards. “That takes total control from the local level and makes it an entirely political pro- cess for the expenditure of health care dol- lars,”’ said city councillor Val George, also a member of the Terrace Community Health Council. ‘“‘There’s no direct: com- munily representation Icft except as it’s ap- pointed politically and I think that’s a very retrograde step.”’ ‘Tt makes ita very political board if it's always going to be appointees rather than elected people,’ added Olga Power, Ter- . tace Regional Health Care Society chair. Power said she’s somewhat disappointed the principle of regional health planning by people in the regions is being abandoned by the provincial government. “TF think in some ways it’s a bil of a back- wards slep,’’ she said. ‘'I think it’s some- thing we as a northern group should be able to talk ta each other about.” Kathy McDonald, ihe chair of the Terrace Community Health Council agreed. ‘‘I find it difficult to imagine how public participa- tion can exist in that type of environment.” YOUR COLLEGE IN : YOUR COMMUNITY : "_Affilated with the Northam Motor Inti Out with the Old and INN with the New, o Yes Terrace, we have our new namel!! :. The Bear Country Inn, a name that you can equate - wilh quality and service. You can count on us for the same standards you have come to expect at the Northern Motor Inn. Gur restaurant has new expanded hours and delicious new We serve breakfast all day an Sundays. 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