A12 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 15, 2006

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THE NORTHERN Health Authority has let its first’ contract |

to run both long distance and short haul medical bus services -

in the region. . we ,
, Diversified Transportation Lid., ‘a subsidiary of the large |

7 a and privately owned Pacific Western Transportation, will op-

! "erate full-size coaches and smaller minibuses along Hwy16,

_ down south to Vancouver and to Grande Prairie, Alberta.

- Users of the service, to‘start in June, will pay a small fee
that’ s yet to be determined and must be going to or returning.
home from.a physician-referred treatment or medical proce-

dure not available in their home town.

Diversified is buying new buses which will be outfitted to
handle people in wheelchairs, says Northern Health Author- ~
© | ity official Sean Hardiman.’
4 _ “There'll be bathrooms ‘on the: buses and amenities not
: _ ‘available on commercial buses,” he added. > ,
“  There’ll be twice-weekly coach sérvice from Vancouver.
* " toand from Prince George, Prince George to and from Prince

Rupert and Prince George to and:from Fort St. John.
__, Same-day service on minibuses will run from Houston to -
_ and from Terrace, Burns. Lake.to and from Smithers, Burns
; _. .*.Lake ‘to and from .Prince George, Valemount to and from ~
ae Kamloops and Valemount to and from Prince George.
“vy “And there will be a once- -weekly : service connection in the

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4... Diversified’s contract, amounts. to just. over $2. 339 nil: | eB eisoye oO a) meh woe A ge ot
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ogo -. .“Asminibus might normally hold 24 people but with con-» | 2ES=2R=] EASE FROM | @ AEASEEROM | — EASE FROM
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wo BS people, he continued. .
s° «Not quite settled yet is'the contract to1 run a minibus be-
oe ‘tween Terrace and Kitimat because there are plans, to com-
. bine. it with a more commercial service. oo Co
That will involve subsidies from local governments, in-
oe cluding’ native ones, ‘and details are still being finalized, said
"... Hardiman. 0s: - 7
3, -The Terrace-Kitimat Service isnot only for Kitimat area, 7
<-“residents who ‘come-té Terrace for medical sérvices not .-
__, available there but also for Terrace area residents referred | to.”
~ Kitimat’ s orthopedic surgeon: . o °
- There i is no orthopedic’surgeon in Terrace. oo
; ‘The health authority will also be looking for a company
“interested i in running a non- medical health information call
centre.
It won’t dispense medical advice but will tell people
about various health care programs and services: and give
. information on Northern Health Authority functions.

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for second year THREE REGIONS

_ NORTHWEST COMMUNITY College is on the verge of en L~ : . ; - i _ Newspaper Ss
bo exporting its mining and exploration job training program to " f ; ry re —_ , o j
.. other areas of the province. 1,1 03,31 4)
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Not all of the details have been ironed c out but the college:

will be in a position to offer the.program, developed with
Maximum 25 words. Additional words £6, 70 ea.

'. the Smithers Exploration Group, in some fashion to colleges
or other institutions elsewhere, says college official Holly-.
‘Anne Burrows.
_ “It could be a partnership with other. institutions or by ~
| ".* some other means. We just don’t know yet,” she said. oo
-. “It’s great that we will be able to use this model of detiv-
ee ery and our expertise,” Burrows added.
: The college and the Smithers Exploration’ Group received
_ $360,000 froth the province last year for its first school of -
mining training offerings. and are getting $300, 000 this-year. ~ .
-. to continue.
“9 Offering the same type of program elsewhere will also be
- financed by the province. __
The exploration and mining school was developed i in re--
sponse to the rapidly growing search for precious and base
- metals. by mineral resource companies on properties in the
“horthwest and. by the. Subsequent demand for trained peo-.
ple
As much as $100 million was spent last year in the north-
~ west by mining and-exploration companies.
Programs offered this year include camp manager, pros- ”
pector basic training, driller’s helper, and mining exploration
- field assistant. ,
In Terrace, an eight- day camp manager training program
began.on Monday. © 5
Students will have to acquire a number of safety, trans- ag a
portation and equipment certificates, béfore the actual field Vancouver a
training begins. The program targets people who have ex- _ : 17 Newspapers >
perience in the bush, and want to enhance those skills to a. Island 270, y) 61
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camp manager level.
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Other courses are being offered in Houston, in Smith- a

"ers and around the northwest. Mackenzie, north of Prince — PARa CORY P LIE
George, is also on the list. _ oe
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25 words. $1.90 ea. additional .

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