BG AND YUKON COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION: ; _ Brories, photographs, istration, designs and typectyles inihe Teltace Standard are the gropany of thé copy- Authorized ag second-class malt pending, the Post Otte Deparment tor paymant ‘ot posage in ca A4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 26, 2004 STANDARD ~- ESTABLISHED ‘APRIL 27, 1988" PUBLISHER: ‘ROD LINK - ADDRESS: 3210 Clinton ‘Street Terrace,, B. Ge +veG BR2 TELEPHONE: (250) 638-7284: 8 FAX: (250) € 638-8432: , WEB: www.terracestandard: COM: ee, _ EMAIL: newsroam@terracestandard, com = 7 "Nurse mystery. “THE PROVINCIAL ‘Liberal Up, demand falls and so does. ‘the. price.” 50 when it came to: wages. for ‘laundry, workers: ai kitchen. workers, ‘housekeepers, clerks and: the» “ like, the. province: knew that if, HEU. ‘members oe quit those jobs, there ‘was an adequate supply}. of people in’ the géneral work force who would: be more than willing to. replace them, even al ae wage and benefits: reduction of 15 per cent. The mystery. is why ‘the. province: -also: chose ey to include. HEU: members. ‘in. the: technical: and | - Particularly fe professional medical categories, licensed practical nurses. (LPN Ss). That s. because: LPNs: § represent. the: very veal: possibility. of lowering the overall cost-of health |-: care. Since 70 per cent of, each health care: dollar: | is ‘spent’.on. wages and ‘benefits, any’ move: to. aoe _man- :campaign against. offshore. * reduce that bite is welcoine, | : The more ‘patient care: work. an. LPN can. 1 do, oy. ‘the. less’ demand ‘there’ will: be for registered. | “purses - (RNs). who" ‘are: more’. expensive : and, - arguably, more militant when. it comes. to ) wage - demands. oe ‘LPNs also take. Tess. time and ti money. to train | than, an RN, Meaning: amore of them can. be. put. : . into the system: at.a quicker. pace. ‘The previous NDP. government. and ‘the ‘current’ Liberal one’ |. did: recognize this. by. increasing. “LPN: training: | ata number’ ‘of places” including’ “Northwest me Community College. Sov by. increasing _ the: ‘supply. of: LPNs a | z0 ‘no attractive, wage .Tates, ‘the govertimeiit ‘could .. [sg reduce the reliance on: RNs: ‘And with that drop - in- reliance ; would. have. come a op 3 ‘in RN’ bargaining. power. op bs Dont. think ‘that’ the. 8B. Cc. “Nurses. Union; os _ the. bargaining ° agent for RNs, hasnt. noticed: The ‘union: has-been: drawing ° ‘up -a list. of. health: care. “institutions which have. increased | information i in bargaining 1 now: w underway for ache “new contract; What’ the nurses. union is doing i is.’ protecting: the turf of its menibers, ready. to repel 7 _ any attempt.to eat away at RN territory. | pepe. ee The government could have developed: an: ally . S LE ree- As in LPNs: by: treating them. differently. ‘Instead it, J." cotaaty chose to’hit them with the same 15 per’ cent. cut it~ imposed on. other members of the HEU, | One possible explanation i 1s that ‘the province. ae is gambling that: the: pay atid. benefit cut wont. : hurt its efforts:to-incréasé ‘the: nuinber of LPNs. on It will still have’ leverage to lay against, RN\ ‘Wage 7 J. tricycle: That ehperience: “made f demands but have’ to pay. much less: ~ Cynical, ‘perhaps. “And if true, “pretty. brutal. ; a But. strip. away the talk about patient: care’ and ar : the like and health ¢ care’ is always about money. -PUBLISHER/EDITOR: Rod Link: _ NEWS: Jeff Nagel ee _ NEWS/COMMUNITY: Jennifer Lang’. 2002 WINNER CCNA BETTER | _ NEWS/SPORTS: Margaret Speirs NEWSPAPERS © INTERN REPORTER: Rebecca Collard -."» COMPETITION: FRONT OFFICE: Darlene Keeping & Carol vetay | CIRCULATION: SUPERVISOR: Teresa Ross: ADVERTISING CONSULTANTS: Bert Husband & Debbie Simons: i AD ASSISTANT: Sandra Stefanik : - PRODUCTION: Susan Credgeur - ‘government applied basic economics in: its recent’ dealings -| with the- Hospital: Employees ‘Union: (HEU) [> — supply and: demand, ‘When supply is:down,.. | ff demand rises and so:does price. 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THE LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA YSN nar, ITWE DEVIL You | DONT T KNovy - se 1 HEAR THE LIBERALS / SWITCHED. GEARS IN QUEPEC - "WHERE. HEY Re: RUNNING A cn POsITWE AD CAMPAIGN. — “THAT ONE Focuses. ON \ The D DENIL. We KNOW. ° 7 : auc fe “VICTORIA = Be The’ BC. tiber < f cmany of them-will be rooting. for. f environment minister: David’ An: votde -derson: ‘to lose his Vieloria seat. a “ Anderson ‘is waging ‘a ones! oil and: ‘gas development in B.C.,:> . ~atdeast according to Premier. Gor- —_ “don Campbell. : a ae Anderson, clainis: 40 be. “open: oe “inded.. We" just’, ‘dont know: “enough to: -consider, lifting the. ment i is possible. - The’ comments: froin B. Cc. Li ~eranky: about Anderson:* ‘from ‘other . federal “Martin. he says: . : > But. the ‘provincial Liberals. Ls ~ andl a Tot of: people from: alk” - 30-year-old ban: ‘on developmeit a Sa FROM THE CAPITAL parts of the: ‘political spectrum.in ~ coastal B.C, = aré convinced that - : “Anderson 5: position: is'a'scam.- They: -believe, wilh. consider- “sable: justification, that:the career”. “politician i Is: ‘dug i in‘on the issue; “and no matter'how much: ‘infor- “mation: is- ‘brought’ forward. he. $ ~going.to cal} for. more. fae sent. a ‘memo tc toall the: nominated. ‘Liberal candidates ‘advising them - that until the: knowledge gaps on: the risks involved, the: resources _ at stake,” and ‘the ‘economic. and” “social factors ‘that imight: have” a. /_-bearips"” are, filed the ban’ ‘stays | Pu a “The: BC ‘Liberals’ have. bee’ - geting » ‘increasingly ‘frustrated: > with Anderson s° ‘position.: They.” “want.the moratofium Aifted; OW, 7 “to callow Work. by 2010. ; 2 . Partly; they. just think hes: wrong. The provincial . Liberals : LLAST. WEEK'S photo of t a 12: . 7 4 PAUL MILLCOCKS ; point toa. recent Royal: Society ae of Canada report as the latest in «. a'string of studies that have éon-. - eluded’ that; with- proper controls. <3 the: thoratorium, ‘could be. safely ‘ lifted: :: 2 ots And: ‘the: ‘Liberals. “note th 7" around | the: world = fromthe dee waters ‘off Newfoundland. to. th navia: ~ ~‘ devéloprtient’ has ane: ‘ahead ‘successfully. .. The™ ‘Liberals . are! ‘also. ¢ -con- ‘vinced ‘that:no amount-of infor: imation: would change Anderson ‘mind | or demove his, obsiruct Aisne.) 22 ig, "pncetried - ” about'the:"knowledge gaps,” it is. - well within his: -ability to address * them, Instead: of! “sniping” at. the -, Soon.’ “the dssue. “federal aoe saying np, emotional, controversial:. ‘issue. ‘involves lots’ of political risks: issues and: the’ ‘industry. s ‘global “under. appropriate ‘regulations; is ‘possible. oo ~The. ‘potential. is * enormous, “year-old: receiving a three-wheel’” cbicycle “from the - ‘Lions | ‘elub i “made any? nieck. hairs stand: “on A ““end.. ie The. "photo -proaghi ‘back . ‘memories : of my. shat sorry © - experience. aboard. | adult. _ te conclude three wheel Bicycles * -are best left to toddlers or adults ae swith no.biking experictice: * I ve been-an enthusiastic, biker AY: since age’ ten: Growing “up.on °. | a prairie’ farm] learnéd: to: ride through: ‘bush, along’ ruts," over >” “ Tocks, roots and gopher mounds. My” two-wheeler:.’ skills: 2 THROUGH BIFOCALS , a cushion, and ‘added a: ‘seatbelt, .eapable of holding our: combined 7 weight of 280 pounds. © . With. notions | of cruising her -seat- “belt; and: we! wheeled Te “forenoon. Tprayed no neighbours “were watching: - corner, * sabotaged: me: when T- -straddled. “on toward: the’end of our street, with vits is steep left turme ..The near fatal’ éscapade™ ‘tock, a “root ‘when. a: 23: ‘year-old “foster ‘child"-moved in with’ us upon. : the: death “of ‘miy” “ mother...Betty + “had been’a sister from the age of 3 months: : Cerebral ‘palsy had Tet: het “with ofie-useless:arm. and limited". _ thobility. I. wasiit ‘wilting: toe WHAT A GREAT ly P CAANCE TOT: EST I OUR NEW SOV ~CLAUDETTE SANDECKI an adult3-wheeélér and pedatled Spee re - jeave. lige at t home, nor was: I keen: to forsake :bike riding, and stay “indoors, with her. zl To compromise; ce ordered” a. ” 3-wheel COM> adult, bike“ ‘from. ‘Vanicoliver, dreanting: of turning © “itinto a bicycle built for two, one: : ~ handicapped... : “hiisbahd Baal a ‘seat ‘Platfoym Bh “OLY THRE. WHEEL NV Ruts Puy WOULD % Into: the ditch there.’ . rived my across the left Jane and down a. "provinee, he ‘could. commission ’ the studies:he believes are needed to determine:if offshore develop: nag . “Carnpbell: ‘says he's: “getting “mich “more: positive comments Liberals, - - including ‘Prime: Minister. Paul’: _.- But ‘there's no sign of their a briefing. notes ‘to’ ‘Liberal: candi- dates. -offering an ‘alternative’ to -..-Ri -Andersoi s, negative .comments' onthe possibility’ ‘of offshore, oil ©: >and: gas" ‘development aly: time: Tae ; Jot about, the: region: s: economic They” ‘haven t- “Febulfed ‘An - dersons: attempts’. t0-downplay .._ -. the- Significance. ‘of: the “federal” ’ panel. how, holding: hearings on - The bike- was . sturdily:” built, ‘Propelling our: ‘weight “posed { "no difficulty. My trouble: arose: ‘as we reached he - “curve: ‘at the: “years ] might. have been’ fine, Any.” four-year-old’, would: have: hung... : over, to -the- high side: is far as. _possible.to maintain balaiice. But. cling’ the’ bike ‘tilt alarchingly,’ “instinctively - YT steered. in, that 2. _ direction, making | matters worse. “In a-wink, we - ‘sped: downhill ~ gela that r has brought an: offshore ‘boom to the East Coash. “. erals like: énergy. minister Richard: ta 8 ; Neufeld: are. getting” increasingly, ; “ta. recover, ‘Offsliore oil is ‘séen as oné_of the: last best: hopes, for : desperate communities. _ ca northwestern visit to; among -ather things, cénduct’a joint cal ._ het meeting with Alberta’ Premi a : probably unrealistic, -Hes, the: ‘one: peaking. for ihe “ ‘and; he's." p,, Offshore.oil, and gas.” development is. going to" ‘be an. my gifshore' “development - sense, politically: for’.th ‘Federal "Liberals: They... have Ho: realistic “chance of winning : seats in-B: C “otegions, but hope: for ‘success Vancouver: and. Victoria «the: economic “problems: =a * ly sensé. of alienation in: the es of B.C, will be worsened ‘if’ they -.But the “evidence, based’. ‘ong independent studies on the B.C,’ track’ record, - increasingly, ins” : ---digates. that. safe . development, ; Yts: ‘a reasonable conc usion, based ‘on his: staléments and. ace : tons. eit : os “If: “Anderson - “The reserves are estimated at 9.8 - billion: bairéls’ of oil, a resource |. “worth some $1!0-billion. Thats’. "over “the ¢ rear “axle s ‘80 she ‘Saude « sitback-to- back with: me., sewed. ‘the open’. road together, ‘Beity:.” struggled | to her perch, cinched * _ free. Betty from:her- seatbelt: out -of- our “driveway. ‘on a. quiet: ’ «Watched helplessly fromi.our.gate as’ the disaster. unfolded, caught’ _up-and with many: willing: hands; We soon had Betty,- the-bike‘and “myself. -back™ ‘home::’ “The: ‘pavement ‘Sloped ~ “steeply, * s0” ‘steeply during’. ity” ‘winter. conditions: ‘many. cars. ‘and.*.- _ wat Teast ‘one ‘transit: bus have slid. wou e chastisement: to kill my: plan. “Had Tot ridden.a bike, for 40 : “made-up my.mind to gét rid of th ‘bikes Logic: demanded: I endaiy ge ‘Betty: fio-further. © ‘the buyer fo fared a riding it it. Ss ' answer.’ ‘And. even. with: federal “tential: benefits: And as long as - Anderson i is speaking f for, Otta vany:. ‘chanee. of ‘progress: “seer : “remote, nee oe And federally. and: provincially, it. bg cities. 10 times. the. size of the Hibernia: “we tipped over chiltingly:near the . sharp: end. of a driveway. culvert “Inches.,claser, and’ - might have sliced Betty's fac °"sT tumbled free: Betty remained trucker’ happeaed. ‘along. took -neither. Betty nor’I'was-hurt.-As: ‘the instigator, though, F endure display the bike. for sale: It,soon : Campbell:i is getting | that mes-: sage: ‘again this: week. ‘as: ‘part of alph Klein i in Prince: Rupett: oe some. fundraisers and: ‘other. activ ities in thé region. He s hearing: "Offshore ‘eiergy isn’ cO- -operation, the 2010 timeline i 18 ‘But -it does ‘offer. huge ‘po: Footnote? - ‘Opposing: ‘an have ‘to live with policies’ shaped to- please people: who live i he willeocks @ultranet ca, _ short, steep: sinbankment ‘where ‘the culy elted to:the bike. . Fortunately the sprawling” mess, ‘and. helped : ~My: - husband, “who! “Luckily lengthy high decibel lecturé : J didn't need ‘my “husb ds. 2 bikifig “the byways-. with: ‘Betty Even: before ::2 - dusted: gr clippings’ from :my: jeans: 1 ha “We asked. the. Co-op. store to sold, -] ve:-often® wotidered: how