Loe Do you think the.
oo ~ Premier had the best.
interests of B.C. in.
mind when he decided

to stay on? ~

Otto Grundmann

coast of Canada, we need
a good investor climate.
Vander Zalm and -his
cabinet have a good grasp
on investment situations
which would be beneficial
to our province...

Yes. Being on-the west -

-. Karlene Clark "Ralph Horton
I'm really surprised that... believe he thinks so.
he didn't resign — but he i® ’s dérie a-iot for the
was stubborn enough to economy but there are
Stay.- PR nay cee wc
Doe yg - to be addressed, for ex-
ample, the..environment
and housing.

Karel Trapp!
| don’t think he's
doing a good job of run-

| ning the province.

_ was elected to do.

other. concerns. that need. -

Mickey Dychakowsky Ron Moore
He certainly did — he No — I think he had his
wants to finish the job he own best interests in

mind.

J

Pifer _— continued from page A6 |

men. Whether it was Barbara
Frum of The Journal, or the
indefatigable Jack Webster for
BCTV, or the intrepid. pro-
fessional Bill Good of CKNW
Radio province-wide, the
premier was glib, sincere,
smooth, controlled and pro-
grammed.

Only with the legendary
Webster was there any visible
honest emotion, the rest-was all
slick and-somehow empty. Re-
running the videotape of that

Parting Thought: Yes, I was
wrong in predicting he would
quit. But at least I was able to
rectify that.on the morning of
the speech, with a complete
rundown of what was in it.
You lose ‘some, you win some.

one-on-one interview shows a
man pleased with himself over
how he milked the five weeks .
of ‘‘suspense’’ over his future
for all it was worth. -

The whole exercise was part
of the entire very clever at-
tempt to resurrect in the elec-: -
torate some kind of support, -
belief, trust or credibility in Bill
Vander Zalm. Public opinion
polls now under way will deter-
mine whether the attempt is ef-
fective, Stay tuned,

January 18-31

Terrace Review — Wednesday, January 24, 1990 AT

Use general |

polis to
elect health |
care boards?

Su re, Lane says

- Should health care boards be
chosen at the polls rather than

‘| within the confines of an annual
_ general meeting of a non-profit
~ society? This is a debate that
}. surfaces and submerges at ran- |

dom and has probably never
gained any prominence in coffee
break chatter.

by Tod Strachan

When asked this question,
however, Terrace Health Care
Society chairman David Lane
had some interesting comments.
For those in the know, this
shouldn’t be too surprising. The
Terrace Health Care Society is
the first of its kind in the pro-
vince. It was the first to amalga-
mate overall health care service

_and is lcoked at in medical

circles as a provincial pilot.
Where better to debate; and
possibly find. an.answer, to the
question?

“My personal view,” says
Lane, “‘is that it should be
similar to school trustees and

_ municipal council.”’ He explains

that governance of hospitals has
traditionally been the duty of

-hospital boards as selected by a

hospital society, but the trend
today is to move away from
that. Today’s thinking is moving
towards amalgamation, and for
good reasons. Amalgamation
cuts many administrative

duplications, costs and differing |

Should be
similar to school trustees
and municipal council.

David Lane:

styles of management. In short,

amalgamation means a cheaper,
more efficient health care system
for the taxpayers it serves.

The word ‘‘taxpayer” could
be a key word in Lane’s think-
ing, but he doesn’t stop there. In
the interest of promoting public
debate he goes one step further.
Why can’t health, education,
municipal and regional concerns
be addressed by one -elected
body? Certainly the left hand

would know what the right hand -

was doing and, as Lane points
out, we wouldn’t be saddled
with paying for duplicate ser-
vices like separate maintenance
operations within the city,
school - district, hospital and
regional district, An interesting
proposition, and with a little
thought, probably quite work-
able.

Letters to the Editor

Thanks from the CDC”

To the Editor;

With over 100 children receiv-
ing therapy at the Terrace Child
Development Centre, we ap-
preciate all the support the com-
munity of Terrace has given us.

The parents, staff and board
of directors of the Terrace Child
Development Centre especially
thank the Ladies of the Royal
Purple and Elks Lodge #426 for
their continued support and in-
volvement with our center. With
their generous donation of
$2,000 the spéech department
has been able to purchase addi-
tional necessary therapy supplies
and testing materials. This will

help us continue to deliver quali-
ty therapy to the 46 children we
have on our speech therapy case-
load.

These two groups have also
given us an additional $1,500
which has allowed us. to pur-
chase a radio-telephone for our
bus. This equipment will allow
our bus driver to:be able to get
help and assistance in cases of
emergency or vehicle troubie.
Our bus operates morning and
afternoon’ transporting an
average of 26 children daily.

Margot Hayes,
Administrator, Terrace
Child Development Centre.

Warm and comforting

To the Editor;

Many of you probably noticed
the attractive lighting display
which decorated our library this
Christmas. This display was
donated by the British Columbia
Hydro & Power Authority.

It is because of the involve-
ment by this organization and
other businesses and individuals

‘in Terrace that the Terrace

Public Library has not only a
beautiful building but also pro-
jects a warm and welcoming at-
mosphere,

The trustees and the staff of
the Terrace Public Library
would like to thank all of you
for your interest and support.

_ (Mrs.) M. Lorimer,
Trustee, Terrace
Public Library,

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