A10 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 31, 2000 Money needed for nurses By ALEX HAMILTON THE HEAD of the Terrace health council told city coun- cillors at a public mecting last week Mills Memorial Hospital can't hire more nurses or open more heds unless the provincial government provides more money. “T don’t know what the hospital will do if we don’t get a budget increase Unis year,” said Bob Kelly. “We may hive to cul some programs.’ Although the: ministry of health approves 52 beds at Mills Memorial, it can only af ffard: to hire enough staff to operate at 39 beds - 10-in psychiatry, four in intensive care (ICU), and 25 medical/surgery beds. And it can’t afford to open more beds because the health ministry doesn’t provide enough money to run ex- pensive hospital ‘services like ophthalmology and the ICU, pital’s budget. For example, the ministry only pays ‘about 15 per cent of the hospital’s $270,000 yearly ophthalmo- , logy costs. “We have to move money from other parls in the budget to fund this shortfall,” Kelly said. When the hospital began the ophthalmology program Paper sued over photo THE GLOBE and Mail newspaper illegally used a photo of 19 Nisga’a people taken at an August 1998 ceremony in the Nass Valley to sell newspapers in a national ad campaign and the people in it deserve to be compensated, says a Van- couver lawyer acting on their behalf. “This was an important event for the Nisga’a,” -said Gary Baldwin of the ceremony celebrating the signing of the Nisga’a treaty agreement-in-principle. “The Globe was trivializing the event to try to get a colourful photo.” Baldwin, said Thompson Canada Ltd., the company that owns The Globe and Mail, capitalized on the image and took advantage of distinctive groups in the photograph. The group of 19 Nisga’a in the photograph are suing under B.C.'s Privacy Act, which forbids the use of unau- thorized photo or image in advertising campaign. “They’re trying to sell newspapers on the strength of a photograph and they had no business to do that,” said Bald- win. The dancers are suing for general, aggravated or ex- emplary damages. They are also looking for prejudgment interest on any damages awarded, costs of the law suit and an injunction ordering the paper to stop publishing the photograph. The picture, originally a news photo, features ceremo- nial Nisga’a dancers carrying Nisga’a elders in a canoe. Five of the ceremonial dancers in the photo are minors. The paper later superimposed a newspaper and a non- Nisga’a person into the photo with the newspaper name and the words “Think where it will take you” onta the photo- graph and used it in its own full-page advertising and in Macleans, Time and Report on Business magazines. It was also plastered on several prominently placed lower mainland billboards. “It was a massive campaign,” said Baldwin , who added that his clients were not asked for permission, never signed a waiver or received compensation for the use of their photos. They first became aware of the campaign when the say the ad in the newspaper, said Baldwin, He said, the paper “acted in a deliberate, arrogant and high-handed manner” when his clients asked to have the photograph pulled. TRAVEL ADVISORY JACKPINE FLATS AREA Residents in the Jackpine Flats Subdivision are advised that construction in preparation for ¥ § paving will be starting on May 24", The contractor B will be hauling and placing gravel before grading | and compacting the roads. 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Come by and see Vic at Terrace Honda Sales in 1994, it made a deal wilh the ministry that it would cover half-of the program’s 568,000 operating expenses, costing both parties $34,000, But since 1995, ophthalmology expenses have in- creased hy 191 per cent, while hospital grants have only incréased by 22 percent, “We've been fighting for these dollars since: 1994,” Kelly said. “We need to keep hollering for money.” He said ophthalmologist Dr. Peler Wyzinski is ale lowed only seven palients' a day because the hospital can’t afford to treat more people per day. The wait list is 90 days long, with 80 patients now waiting: for treatment. City °councillor:Lynn Christiansen suggested the health council cut the costly ophthalmology program so the hospital can afford to hire more nurses and re- open ” the sick baby nursery. Kelly said these. two services cat up.a_lot_of the. hos- . -But.-health.. council. member. Dr...Lani Almas. said. if Mills Memorial loses ophthalmology it may never-get it back. “If you don’t-support ophthalmology’ there. won *t be one in the area,” Almas added. Kelly said ICU expenses also eat up a lot of the hos- pital’s:budget. The costs of running ICU have increased by 759 per.cent since 1994, while the health council’s budget has increased by only. 18 per cent since 1995, “[ know we're being underfunded,” Kelly said, “It’s a " huge.amount of money we spend but we have one of best [CU services in the. northwest,” Kelly said. Terrace isn’t given any money when its ICU is used at Christmas and holidays when other: hospitals from the area transfer their patients here. “Mills Memorial has the only ICU in the northwest thal-can provide heart patients with pacemakers. 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Once off the phone, Angela raced upstairs ta her boss. Jim pounced. “We promote you to office manager and you take advantage of the company by making personal calls at workl” ° “But I'm an excellent manager,” Angela pro- tested. “I've given ten years of my life to this company, Surely a few calla doesn't. undo that...” “Plus,” Jim huffed. "You're in a sordid Jela- tionship with a convicted criminal!” Angela was stunned. “But Danny's a won- derful man who made a little mistake. Okay, a big mistake. Anyway, that's my business!” “Behaviour like thal affects MY business. And look at all these personal calls on your company cell phone." Jim waved a pack of bills. “Three hundred dollars in a’single month Calling your little intimate inmate, I'm sure.” Angela turned beet red. "I'm going lo pay those back, | promise.” ~ “Let this be a warning! Clean up your act, Angela.” A month later, Jim erupted again. “Angela hasn't improved. More ridiculous cell phone blils. Her productivity is down. ‘I'm demoting her.” to omy office, ACTUAL COURT Angela screamed when she got the memo. “WHAT? They're putting me in a telemarketing Job? My ofd assistant is now MY boss!” ’ Angela tried her best at her new position. *Hi, it's Angela from Horizon life and, uh, we have some new plans which are, well, they're teally good, up?" Click. Angela moaned. “They all hang up on me. I'm no good at this!” Her cell phone rang. It was Danny, calling from jail. Angela burst into tears. "Thank goodness you called...” Danny was very supportive. They talked for an hour. The next month, Jim reviewed Angela's phone bill once again. “An hour lang personal call an her cel phone! And her sales are lousy. Angela is history!” She was fired that day. Angela sued for wrongful dismissal, mentat distress and loss of reputation. In court, Angela was still upset. "Your Honour, they had no right to fire me for making phone cails that | was willing to pay for. They Caused me great distress.” Jim barked at the judge. “Your Honour, Angela was reckless in her use of the com- pany cell phone even atter | told her-to cut down. Her performance at work was decreas- ing. We warned her until we couldn't keep her any loriger." Does Angela deserve compensation? YOU! Be the Judge. Then, look below for the decision. BY CLAIRE BERNSTEIN BASED ON CASES | think, and ...uhh...want ta sign SPONSORED BY Phone: 638-0354 WRIGHT & MARDIROS TRIAL LAWYERS Serving the Pacifie Northwest TERENCE WRIGHT 15 years experience DAVID MARDIROS Criminal and Family Law Civil Litigation Aboriginal Law Free Initial Interview for I.C.B.C. and Personal Injury Claims 4730 Lazelle Avenue, Terrace, B.C. V8G 1T2 Fax: 635-2919 YOU! BE THE JUDGE - DECISION “Pay up, Horizon Lita. You acted unfairly,” Judge Thomas ruled. “Angela wasn't producing well in har new position because she had no experience and the compahy didn't train har. As for the call phone use, there was no gross irresponsibility and tha company could have simply insisted on being telmbursed,” YOU! BE THE JUDGE is based on actual court cases. Today's decision is based on a court case from the prowinee of British Columbia. W you have a similar problem, please contact Wright & Mardiros, Claire Berastein is ¢ lawyer and nationally syndicated columnist, Copyright 2000 Haika Enterprises, C22-12,