A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 4, 1998 from front Local hospital lenge will then be to balance the 1998-99 budget that is to be tabled in the months ahead. “We're still under the expectation from the minister of health that will be the year we balance our budget,” Leisinger said. ‘‘This certainly puts into sharper focus our budget preparations for the coming year and puls a renewed sense of urgency into thal.” kk kkk The closures come on top of doctors closing their offices March 6, 18 and 31 because of a dispute they have with the provincial government. Doctors will be available for emergencies but the pros- pecl of having people use the hospital’s emergency room during the three-day closure could further affect the facil- ity’s deficit, LOOKING FOR CLUES: Police search around a Docs to close - house at 3402 Sparks St. where a youth was stabbed for three days last week, receiving non life-threatening injuries. The IF YOU plan to see your doctor this Friday or March 18 or suspect youth was arrested in Saskatoon, Feb, 28, He was returned to D errace esterda to face charges. a Te fee §=6March 31, better think about re-scheduling that appoint- ‘ ment. : ST 0 P Pre Doctors across the province are shutting their office doors those three days in order to make up for what they Applause ‘98 ¢ a “big h hit say is a lack of money from the provincial government. The B.C. Medical Association, which represents provin- cial doctors in matters such as billing and money with the provincial government, is calling the closures Reduced Ac- * THE WEEKEND telethon to raise money for a new local - | playhouse brought in more cash than last year’s event. : Applause ‘98, which featured all sorts of Iocal entertain- * | ment, earned about $45,000 for Terrace Little Theatre. tivity Days, While doctors won’t be in their offices, they will respond That’s about $5,000 Jess in total numbers than last year. But last year there was also about $12,000 of in-kind donations to emergencies. In Terrace, thal means the emergency room at Mills Memorial Hospital will continue operating > | from corporations. In cash, this year’s event surpassed the * | 1997 event by some $7,000. with doctors on cail. Doctors say that without shutting down offices for the “It was surprising,” says Gordon Cates of the theatre. “We . | were really happy with how things went” three days, they'd be working for free, in effect subsidizing the medical system on behalf of the government. They did agree last year to claw backs if billings hit an agrecd upon figure, But that figure has already been past ‘ Oates himself helped raise $1,700 for the theatre by taking pledges for shaving his head during the telethon. “The things people will do to see me bald," he says. ‘ Donations can be sent to Terrace Little Theatre, 3625 and efforts to solve the situation wilh the provincial government failed. Kalum St. V8G 2P4 or they can be brought in to the Bank of Montreal of Uniglobe. | TLC SPAS & PUMP SUPPLY Phone 838-0047 ¢ 4704 Keith We, Terrace o Fax 638-0948 Should Terrace doctors not close their offices for three days in March, it would mean they'd be working for frec about 20 per cent of the time in February and March, said Dr. Geoff Appleton, the northwest representative to the BC Medical Association. The BC Medical Association says the government needs to spend about $300 million more over the next two years to meet the medical needs of people in BC and to avoid having any more reduced activity days, No Bay here TERRACE DIDN’T make the cut when it comes to con- verting Kmart'slores to Bay outlets. Only two of the 15 Kmart stores in B.C. will be converted to Bay stores, six will close and the remainder will become Dr. Tom Strong Zellers outlets. Registered Psychologist The possibility of a Bay store locating in Terrace arose Now Regularly Practicing from Mills when Hudson’s Bay Company bought all of the Canadian Memertal Hospital * Relationship & Family Therapy + Full Range of Individual Psychotherapy ® Training anct Seminars * Brief results oriented * Chronic pain & illness consultations = eee Ask about the couples consultations The costs for psychological For mare book piensa ol services are often covered by 1 -800-456- 7730 extended health benefits m TRITON Kmarts last month. Conversion of the local Kmart to a Bay was supported by a number of people and groups, including the chamber of commerce. Skeena cali ‘Srobed™” *” THE PROVINCIAL government has appointed a special prosecutor to look into a Dee. 1997 phone call made by a government lawyer to the judge hearing the Skeena Ceilulose debt restructuring proposal. This comes after lower mainland resident Gordon Walson alleges depuly premier Dan Miller and lawyer Clive Bird are in contempt of court and conspired to obstruct justice when Miller ordered Bird to phone Justice Alan Thackray. Bird wanted to know if Thackray would support a govern- ment plan to appoint a special commissioner to look into the impact of a debt restructuring proposal on unsecured credi- tors in the north. Although Thackray had already told the government it couldn't sweeten the offer to unsecured creditors, critics Environmental Consultants Ltd. WE HAVE MOVED UNE COMPAGNIE GENDIS A GENDIS COMPANY contend the appointment of the commissioner was intended to let creditors know there migh! be more money down the Toad provided they support the debt plan. Thackray said he couldn’t support the appointment Effective Monday, 16 February 1998 the Terrace operation of Triton has relocated to: KITIMAT - 120 City Centre, Kitimat B.C. TERRACE - 4645 Grelg Ave., Terrace B.C, because it was outside the formal debt restructuring plan. He PRICES |N EFFECT UNTIL MARCH 6, 1998 OR WHILE QUANTITIES LAST. also noted his reservations about the call. Watson, who filed the information, has no known connec- #300-4546 Park Avenue tion to Skeena Cellulose. He is known down south as ananti abortion activist. ° ie ~ wa C OA S T M O U N TA I N S SCHOOL DISTRICT #82 REGISTRATION PROCEDURES FOR KINDERGARTEN (TERRACE/STEWART AREA) In preparation for the 1998-29 school yeor, the School Board is seeking the cooperation af parents in registering their child on the following dates. forly registration is requested in order fo provide the School District Administration the time to plon staffing ta meet school needs, REGISTRATION FOR KINDERGARTEN WILL TAKE PLACE ALL WEEK, MARCH 9-13, 1998 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. To be eligible for entry 10 school in September 1998, students must be five years of age on or before December 31, 1998, A birth certificate and proof of immunizoion will he required ot the time of registration. a Pulp mill re-opens SKEENA CELLULOSE’S Prince Rupert pulp mill, the keystone of the troubled publicly-owned company, re- opened Monday with a new boss, The mill and its nearly 800 workers were off all of Febmary because of poor market conditions for pulp. And when it resumed operations Monday, a new general manager, Fred Fominoff, was in charge. He was the mill’s fibre supply manager and replaces Tom Boughner who row finds himself working on the project to modernize the operation. The re-opening comes just days after mill workers held a protest, saying they wanted to see managers make sacrifices, Company officials responded by saying that 24 manage- tial positions have disappeared through attrition. Coke bust in Thornhill TERRACE RCMP raided a home in Thornhill, Feb, 28 and found about $4,000 in hard drugs. Police say they recovered some $3,000 of crystal meth, $1,000 of cocaine and $730 in cash. Three men were charged with possession of a contralled drug and possession for the putposes of trafficking. They will appear in court Apr, 24. Tile & Marbl Sales & Installation Showroom Opening at 4038 Motz Rd. Unit #10 turn left across from Falls Gallery Our mailing address remains the same: P.O. Box 88, Terrace, B.C. V8G 4A2 OLGA POWER Please note that by Ministry of Education rules set in Victoria, {ull day Kindergarten programs will only be offered to children: © who hove been identified os having special needs, © who are ol First Nations ancestry, or © who have significant difficulties speaking or understanding English, Requests for full day instruction should be made at tha time of registration and the school vill contact you to con- firm this. X|POWER, OLGA Has served as Trustee on Mills Memorial Hospital Board, Past Chair of the Terrace Regional Health Care Sociely, Past Chair of the Pacific Northwest Music Festival. Currently a director of the Dr. R.EM. Lee Hospital Foundation; Active member of the Terrace Toastmasters Club, a member of the B.C.O.AP, Club, and Zone 10 Senior Games Society, VOTE MARCH 28TH FOR COUNCILLOR paid for by Olga Power all & Floor Tiles nd. see e Gary Early French Immersion Kindergarten /Program Cadre This program begins in Kindergarten, with 100 percent instruction in Franch for ot least the lirst one or two years. English language arts ond subjects tought in English ore introduced of higher grade lovels, Registration for French Immerston Kindergorten/Program Cadre tokes pluce at Kit! K’Shan Primary. Phone: 635-9280 Fax 6415-0022