administrator of Mills Memorial:
‘Hospital, anid, his family left
-Terrace last Monday morning to
take up residence in Victoria,
where he -will be a Hospital.
Administrative. Consultant for

the Ministry of Health. But Car-_

_-elius says he will be returning to
.. the area on a “regular basis’’ —.,
whe’ has: been assigned to the

“ministry’s Team 5, the govern-.
“ment body responsible for all
- hospitals in the Northwest.

‘py Tod Strachan

- Following his graduation
from the University of Saskat-’
- chewan with a degree in Hospi-
tal Administration, Carelius-
_-*gpent 14 years in Nelson as the

" chief laboratory technician and

later the assistant administrator
before moving to Terrace in

1986. “‘Things were in good
shape then,’’ he. remembers.
Acting administrator ‘Shirley

7 Bentley, formerly the. assistant
”~to Carelius, was running Mills
= Memorial Hospital. at the time,

‘he says, and they had just re-

ceived a. three-year ‘accredita-

tion: With his departure, Carel-

_ ius; notes, this is the third time
_ Bentley has taken charge: of the

; hospital.

It’s interesting to consider

; “that Carelius arrived just as
MMH received their three-year
“Saccreditation and left only days
- tafter being givirig another three-

7 “year accreditation. Carelius says -

_@ three-year accreditation is giv-
en to recognize a very high
' ‘standard of service and it is
~ ‘highly prized — only the top
third in Canada and the U.S.
receive this recognition. But

Strike — continued

“year of the contract and seven.

percent in each of the two subse-

_ quent years; the HLRA counter-.
offered 5.5, 6.0 and 6.5.

- [think its going to be a long

strike; another couple of weeks _

at least,’? Des-Meules comment-

ed. ‘We're so far apart, they’re.

‘ not taking us seriously. We hate
it (the strike) but there's s no
other way.’

Des-Meules. said other issues
“in dispute include educational
_ leave, shift differential pay and

relative wage levels for nurses.
who have two-year diplomas,
bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

Meanwhile, behind desultory
 picket’lines under overcast skies,
_ management personnel inside

Mills Memorial are putting in

. 14-hour days doing .every task
imaginable,

In an‘ interview yesterday
- “Shitley Bentley, who was desig-

nated interim administrator af-

‘ter Norm Carelius left over the

_. weekend, said’ she’s working

.. from 6:30 a.m..to 8:30 p.m.

. Management are preparing

breakfast, serving the other two

: daily meals; cleaning up, doing

Be ‘“Fousekeeping (only one house-.

keeper working pet shift), tak-
jing out garbage, doing switch-
‘ board felief, and anything else
that’s necessary to keep the hos-
pital running; =.
Bentley: said that: under the

eset services plat Patients,

1e’s still connected

orm. ‘Carelius, now the ex: -

cay ene ee mwa

Carelius

MMH is: in that league. -
“Standards there.have always

been high,’’*he says; ““They have

_always had a good staff and ad-

ministration.’

But Carelius should accept
some of the credit himself. Dur-
ing. his three years as admini-
strator at MMH, communica-
tions improved between the hos-

pital, the Regional Hospital Dis-.
trict and the Ministry of Health. °
Other changes that occured dur-

ing that period were the appoint-
ment of Dr. Francis Osei-Tutu

as chief of staff. “He's a gentle- |
man. and a professional’’ says —
Carelius. Also, a medical advi- -
- sory committee is now in place,
‘says Carelius, which offers qual-..

ity control and quality assur-
ance, And a second general sur-
geon, Dr. Jim Dunfield, is now
on staff, a doctor who,: says
Carelius, brings with him all the
latest techniques.

“But ‘nobody’s perfect, > he

says. ‘‘There are still some de- -

ficiencies.’’’ One area he
describes is the medical staff
library — it needs to be updated.

- Another is the need for medical

specialists. Among these an or-
thopaedic ‘surgeon, an anethes-
iologist, an optomologist and a
psychiatrist. And, he says, there
is a real need for a regional
trauma centre, -

But with this’ said, Carelius
reflected that it’s not easy leav-
ing MMH and the Northwest.
“T really enjoyed working with
the staff at Mills,” he says.
‘They’re all different and
they’re all special. They’re first
class and it’s been a pleasure
working with them. It’s sad to
leave these people.’

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are “‘well-looked after in terms
of nursing’’, but she added that’
the other staffing by Hospital

Employees Union members and _
Association

‘Health Sciences
professjonals is “‘thin’’.

- Supplies are still arriving at
the hospital, but due to the
picket line management person-
‘nel-are having to transport them
“into the. building. Bentley said
there haven’t been any patient
transfers to- larger hospitals
since the strike began.

_As of Saturday, 51 patients
too ill to discharge. were still i in
MMH.

Bentley requests that the pub-
lic only use the emergency facil-
ities at the hospital for urgent

medical care and she also asks

that they limit telephone calls to
MMH. .- .

In addition to the BCNU, the
HEU and HSA have also set up
strike headquarters in the
nurses’ residence. Both unions
are currently in negotiation with

_the HLRA, and the HEU took a |

strike vote yesterday, with

results expected June 23.

Des-Meules says the HSA set-

tlement will be tied to whatever

contract the nurses get. As a.

result, she said, a good settle-

ment for the nurses could avert:
another dispute that might §
otherwise follow directly om the ;

heels of this one.

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Last Sunday was moving day for the. Carelius family, and it gave Norm an opportunity to
demionstrate his administrative skills. Son Steve and daughter Terrl watch and learn from
. dear old Dad as he supervises his wife Sandra in loading the truck.

Students get ready to celebrate,

_ parents brace for grad night

This Friday. is Graduation
Day at Caledonia Senior Secon-
dary School — a day intended to
hold for each graduating student

nothing but ‘‘good’’ memories,

And the Terrace Kinsmen,
RCMP and most parents are
-doing everything they: can to
make that happen.

Kinsman Dennis Lissimore

-has talked to the: grads and

explained the “rules” for the.
“‘aftergrad”’ they are sponsoring

at the Terrace Arena following |

the ceremony. It’s a non-
alcoholic, all night party and

dance, to allow grads to have.
that special night of freedom in’
safety. There -are, of course,

always those who insist on hav--

. ing private parties, and for them

the Kinsmen are offering a free,
‘‘no questions asked”’ taxi ser-
vice to make sure they get home

. City of Terrace

Terrace & District Chamber of Commerce
Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine

safely.
The idea is to provide an

_opportunity for the grads to “‘let

their hair down’’ and have a
good time without any of the
risks that may exist without

supervision. But.RCMP consta-
ble Ewen Harvie points out that :

it’s an opportunity that must. be

‘treated with respect. He explains

that by providing this valuable
service, the Kinsmen are accept-
ing a great deal of responsibility
and grads must play by the
rules.

He says the Kinsmen are tak-
ing every precaution — the
doors open at 11 p.m. and close
at 12:30 a.m. Only grads are
permitted to enter and the use of

‘alcoholic, beverages are not al-

lowed. But under the law, the
Kinsmen are totally responsible
while the grads are under their

KNOX UNITED CHURCH

THANKS

the following for their contributions and

_ donations to the 64th Annual B.C.

es ~ Conference of the United Church of
«.' Canada held in Terrace ‘May 12 - 15, 1989,

-

supervision.

Saturday night,”
poses a different problem says
Harvie. Many grads still insist
on a more traditional grad night

‘by driving out of town for an
-alcohol fueled party, the type of

party, says Harvie, that so often
ends in tragedy. It’s the type of
event the RCMP and many
parents would like to see stop-
ped, but there is no easy solu-
tion.

Many grads - will be kept
at home on Saturday night. For

. their parents, it’s just too unac-

ceptable to place their children
at risk by allowing them to
break the law. But-others have
stuck with tradition and said
‘yes’? — but not without a
silent prayer. The. responsibility
for a safe and happy grad now

.lies with their children.

West End Chevron Service : a
N &@ J Service Conire (Petro-Canada)

Totem Press Ltd. Red Carpe? Coffee Services
North by Northwest Tourism Association (Smithers) Terrace Totem Ford Sales Ltd.
Northern Drugs Lid. Terrace Honda Sales
Wilkinson Business Machines Budget Car & Truck Rentals ;
Terrace & District Credit Union Northwest Alcohol & Drug Services
McEwan’s Auto Body Ltd. (Smithers) . Thornhill Subaru
Northern Computer Ralncoust Signworks
Northwest Community College Bookstore Moonlighter Custom |
Teronto Dominion Bank :
. Independent Industrial Supply {Terrace} Led. Johnny’ s Welding 2
Royal Bank . . Polly's Cafe
Auto Magic Tire Lid. . Spee-Dee Printers bid. a
8.C, Hydro -C.U.P.E. Area Office °
. 8.C.G.E.U. Area Office .

Northern Motor inn
Blan Travel
Abacadabra
Acklands Ltd.

8.C. Telephone Company — S

Tilden Rent-a-Car
“fan of the West

Paragon Insyrence Agencies .

Grace Fall Florist
Northwest Singers — vate
Terrace Community Bend ..

 ” AeDonald's Restaurant

, & & W Restaurant

-: Dalry Queen Restaurant
‘Mohawk Terrace Stop N Shop

* Mills Memorial Hospital nenre! | i

And tet many others who offered

_their assistance and warm hospitality

; _ oer grateful thanks! a ; |

‘however,