2 Terrace Review — Wednesday, August 31, 1988 Health board seeks [ greater authority Recommendations by a com- mittee of the Associated Board of Health would see the various Union Boards of Health around the province become responsible for administering many public health-related organizations, But alderman Bob Jackman, Terrace city council's represen- tative on the Skeena Union Board of Health, says the city is opposed to some parts of the idea, primarily the potential for the boards to become another level of taxation. by Tod Strachan Jackman explains that Union Boards of Health date back to 1948 when the Health Act first required that municipalities run their own public health depart- ment. In the interest of economy and efficiency however, com- munities banded together to form Union Boards of Health rather than setting up their own individual offices. The Skeena Union Board of Health, for example, is made up of 23 representatives from municipalities, school boards and regional districts and is responsible for the entire North- west from Cassiar to Kitimat and Houston to the Queen Char- lotte Islands. The board is fund- ed through taxation by munici- palities at the rate of eight cents per capita and by school boards on a pupil ratio formula. But the mandate of these boards has historically been one of lobbying only, and in the fall of 1986, the then-deputy min- ister of health, Stan Dubas, challenged the union boards to either become more useful in the administration of some areas of public health or disband. This caused the Associated Board of Health, the provincial representative for the various union boards, to form the com- mittee, review the Health Act and find ways the union boards could become useful. Some of the recommendations resulting from their study would give the boards the right to hire employees, purchase property, and raise additional funds for PCB’s — continued trom page 1 cial and federal governments. The containers have to be secure from fire, surrounded by a fence or under continuous surveil- lance, set on an impermeable floor, and designated by an ad- jacent warning placard, Grant said the materials are being stored indefinitely until the provincial government’s special waste treatment plant in Ashcroft comes on stream. The Quebec incident, which occurred at a commercial collection site, is an unlikely eventuality here, Grant stated, The quantity of material stored at B.C. Hydro was esti- mated at about 12, 45-gallon drums. Grant said the concen- tration of PCB’s is under 900 parts per million, and most of it comes from decommissioned transformers. Data on the other sites was not available at press time. some programs through dona- tions. Jackman explains that the Ministry of Health would still be responsible for acute and contin- uing care and the Skeena Health Unit would still be responsible for public health inspection, but the Skeena Union Board of Health would take over a variety of other programs such as drug and alcohol counselling and the Osborne Guest Home, which are currently under the guidance of a number of ministries and local groups. “But the question is, should you make them (the board) use- ful or not?”’ says Jackman. ‘‘If they’re ineffectual maybe there’s no need for them to exist.” After reviewing the recommen- dations, Jackman says that council’s greatest fear was that these boards could become another form of regional taxa- tion similar to the regional dis- trict and the regional hospital district. Children playing with matche a home at 4919 Straume Ave. s were the cause of a fire which caused extensive damage to last Saturday afternoon. Witnesses to the blaze commended the Terrace Fire Department who were on the scene and had the fire under control within minutes of being called. Children cause fire A fire caused by children play- ing with matches caused exten- sive damage to the Roy Leblond residence at 4919 ‘Straume Ave. about 3:15 p.m. last Saturday. According to Assistant Fire Chief Per Halverson, Leblond’s grandson and two friends were playing in the front yard under adult supervision, but were given permission to go into the house and bring some cookies outside. Halverson says that two of the youngsters returned to the front yard immediately but one re- mained in the house for a short while, and the smoke detector sounded soon after he returned to the front yard. Happy 19th Birthday lan Thomas, a member of the Terrace Cricket Club says they were in the middle of a match against Prince Rupert nearby when they responded to yells of, ‘The house is on fire!’? He says that by the time they reached the home, smoke was billowing from the chimney and gables, and a member of the Prince Rupert team tried to contain the blaze with a garden hose until the fire department arrived, Another member of the Ter- race club, Graham Palmer, com- mended the Terrace Fire Depart- ment, who responded to the call in only about three minutes and extinguished the blaze. “PRECIOUS”’ Forecast: Cooler, unset- tled weather with a Date HI Lo Prec. Aug. 22 22.9 14.0 trace of rain chance of showers most Aug. 23 23.0 10.6 nil days. Afternoon highs in Aug. 24 27.4 9.3 nil the low teens and over- Aug.29 ris bee ut night lows near 10. ug. wo 11. nil Aug. 27 24.2 11.4 nil Weather Aug. 28 18.5 11.9 5.2mm report rain Aug. 22- Aug. 28 io, \ $ ah, i ip div S Your Week Ahead Horoscope Forecast Period: 9/4 -9/10/88 Oroscopy; | ARIES Pay attention to details where eniployment mal- Mar. 21-Apr. 19 ters are concerned. Harsh criticism of co-workers ercates an unpleasant atmosphere. 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