AlO Terrace Review — Wednesday, Aptil25, 19900

Home owner vote gives
paving projects th

Two major paving projects in
Terrace are set to proceed. A peti-
tion circulated to Lazelle Ave.
owners from Eby to
Emerson streets indicated 73 per-
cent were.in favor of a major
street upgrade. A similar petition
on Halliwell from North Thomas
to North Sparks streets showed
that almost SS percent were in
favor of paving. This means the
paving can begin.

The Lazelle Ave. project will

install a new under ground storm
sewer, a new three-foot-deep road
base, and a new 46-foot-wide strip
of pavement with concrete gutters

and curb. At the same time, the
sewer line between Sparks and
Ottawa will also be replaced. The
total cost of this project has been
estimated at $446,646, with the
city paying for $253,533 and prop-
erty owners paying for $193,113 at

a rate of $50 per frontage foot.

Right property owners opted to pay
cash for their share, while the
majority of the balance chose a 10-

_ year repayment schedule.

The Halliwell Ave. project has
been estimated. at $654,572 and
will be paid in the following way:
through a revenue sharing grant,

the province will pay $280,747, the

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city will pay $209,785'and Halli-
well property owners .will. pay

$164,039 at a rate of $27.50 per.

frontage ‘foot. Four property
“owners said they would pay cash,

. while the choice of the balance. of '
‘those responding to the petition J] {
were split between'a 10- and 20- xf
year. tepayment schedule. This is 4 \\

the final detail that still needs to
be worked out. . |

The Halliwell project involves
the construction of storm drainage,

a new three-foot-deep road bed .

and a new 39-foot-wide belt of
pavement. Also to be installed are
esphalt curbs and a new sewer line

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JAI ICI III IIIA ATI TIS II IIIA IAAT

Peeerrreverrtrererir ls to ooo tooo ae,

“I reject totally the idea that physicians must
accept what any given province may decide
unilaterally to pay. When negotiations fail and an
impasse occurs, the issues in dispute must be sent

to binding arbitration.”

The Honourable Emmett M. Hall, Father of Canadian medicare

‘The Negotia

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“Doctors’ dispute needs arbitration”
. Editorial headline, Vancouver Sun

“T know of no affiliate of the Fed that would

tolerate this kind of delay.” ;
Ken Georgetti, President, B.C. Federation of Labour —

Federation of Labour says yes. The public says yes.
In fact, everyone says yes. Everyone, that is, except
to submit to arbitration.
Arbitration is the only fair way to end the doctors’ fee dispute.
Obviously, we're not the only ones who think so,

ing Commi

ctors deserve

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“Covernmentis clearly trying to drive the doctors
over the cliff.”

Tom Perry, NDP health critic

« , doctors are entitled to feel frustrated ata _
government refusing to bargain fees.”

Vancouver Province

“The requirement for reasonable compensation

shall be complied with where the province...
has entered into an agreement with the medical
practitioners ... that provides a) for negotiation...
) forthe settlement of disputes... at the option of
(the doctors by) conciliation or binding

arbitration.”
Section 12(2) Canada Health Act

Everybody. With one exception.

“There isn’t any arbitration mechanism over practitioner payments in the Canada Health Act as I read it.”

The Honourable John Jansen, B.C. Minister of Health

The doctors of British Columbia have asked for binding arbitration to settle their year-long negotiations |

with the provincial government.
The Canada Health Act says yes. Emmett Hall, the Father of Canadian medicare, says yes. The B.C.

the BC. government, which stubbornly refuses

John Anderson, President
6.0. Medical Association -

AE Maloin SEB

for the Doctors of BC.