A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 15, 1993

News I[n Brief

New Golden Rule location

JUANITA HATTON has a new location for her Golden Rule
goody bag distribution Dec. 24,
Ili be taking place. at the carpenters hall on Sparks. The dis-
tribution took place from an annex of Lakelse High i in previous
cars.
People wishing food must bring identification and must be
able to transport the food. Distribution takes place all day Dec.
24 bul ends.at 5 p.m. sharp.

Hit and runs targeted

TERRACE RCMP are distributing yellow cards upon which
people can report information about hit and runs.

The goalis not only to report hit and runs but to emphasize the
reality that everybody pays because of the impact on insurance
Tates.

RCMP report that $150,000 in damage was caused last year by
175 hit and runs,

RCMP also say that a lot of hit and runs could be prevented if
people paid more attention to their driving, particularly in park-
ing lots,

Road companies backed

A STUDY commissioned by a provincial organization says
tuming over road miaintenance to private contractors has
resulted in $165 million in savings and benefits over the past
five years.

The firm of Bmst and Young did the study for the B.C. Road

its members some of the companies which have contracts to do
road and bridge maintenance.
“In. the five-year period since road and bridge mainienance
was privatized, the taxpayer has saved $165 million ... At the
same time, the amount of work accomplished has increased sig-
nificantly, and the quality is higher,’’ said the study.

Alcan hiring changed
ALCAN WON’T be able to give summer job hiring preference
to sons and daughters of its employees. —

Recent amendments: to’ the B.C. Human Rights Act now
prohibit the use of family Status a as a basis for hiring people, the
company says.

“Although Alcan was satisfied with this hiring policy,
changes. to the Act required the company to make the change,”
itsaid in apresstelease,

The hiring criteria now includes being a ocal resident, having
previous satisfactory experience at the smelter, working toward
academic goals and shows academic achievement. ’

Students are eligible ‘for employment only after completing at
least one year of post secondary education. But Alcan has hired
that diminished markets have already cut the full time work
force, meaning there i is no assurance of summer employment! for
students.

Child abuse clinic opened

THE PROVINCE’S first Croree clinic for abused children
ona last week in Prince Geor,

! A star “Worl, Public? feenth nurse, doctors and meéiilal
i HgIER Helapiae are” based ‘at the” Noithbri’ Child ditt Family

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use the clinic each year,
The clinic was first thought of two years ago and has been
‘worked on onby vi various government agencies and health services.

Builders and Heavy: Construction Association. It counts among —

Clinic, More than 175 children and their families are ‘expected to 3

Kitimat
claims
surgeon

THE KITIMAT General Hospital
has a five-year contract with the
orthopaedic surgeon wanted by
hospitals in Terrace and in Prince
Rupert.

And nobody has asked the
Kitimat hospital or surgeon Dr.
Sean Phelan about what will hap-
pen should the orthopaedic surgi-
cal service be moved, says hospi-
tal administrator Linda Coles.

“We're just completing year
two. I den’! know what could
happen,’’: said Coles last week,

“Can he actually be moved by

the government? Can anybody?’’

Coles said Phelan indicated, at a
Tecent Kitimat hospital’ board
meeting, that he was happy in
Kitimat and wasn’t. considering
leaving.

Phelan, from England, arrived
in Kitimat nearly two years ago
after an extensive, three-year
search,

And Kitimat quite naturally
doesn’t want to give up him easi-
ly, said Coles.

. She said ihe Kitimat hospital
board spent $100,000 on consult-
ing firms to find an orthopaedic

_ surgeon.

‘That is what I can show you
on invoices,” said Coles in ad-.
ding that countless. volunteer

hours were spent.in contacting _~
_ Prospective

and examining
surgeons.
Coles “said 140° applications

from . around’ the , world ‘were °°

received before’ ‘Phelan | “was
chosen. -

A hhoalth sninisity spokesman
said {he govetnment can easily

. Move the orthopaedic. ‘service -

simply by transferring ‘the money:
from the Kitimat hospital to one
someplace else.

“It's then up to the individual
physician. ‘whether they choose to
follow the. program,’ 7 said Wynn
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ant bag Vitti Sockisvrrevt }
Phelan: isfirst: arived - on, .4
temporary work permit but now

has ‘permanent, resident status. It.-;
means he' is no longer tied to.a

sponsoring. body. such .as~ ‘the.

Kitimat hospilal. It’s an immigra-

tion rule requirement for people -

on temporary permits.
Although . Coles

she said it opposed the idea of
having a northwest orthopaedic
service three years ago because it
was happy with the service of
southern surgeons.

Dr, Peter Newbery, a Hazelton
physician hired as a temporary
co-ordinator for northwest medi-
cal services. and who thinks
Phelan should-be in Terrace if he
has to: move, says it’s important
not to upset Phelan.

“There’s no point in entering
this discussion if he is not willing
to move,’’ said Newbery.

He pointed out that $100,000
was spent to find Phelan in the
first place.

“He might say a pox on all

your houses and just go some- .

place else,’’ said Newbery.

“What we should be concerned
about in all of this is that we
don’t lose this service,’’ he
added.

“Tf he leaves, what would we.
have | accomplished, ” Newbery

Said...
Pett. ta
city offering orthopedic surgery.

Kuntz who was based in Kitimat

“ for years before having his

licence’ suspended in 1986 for

_ doing unauthorized surgery.

Recruitment for a replacement
began three years later with Ter-
Tace and Kitimat looking.

But Terrace backed off when
Mills ‘Memorial Hospital decided
-it instead wanted an ear, nose and
throat specialist.

. Prnce , Rupert. apparently, ad
not inlerest.. in, having... an
orthopaedic surgeon until. ving
Phelan .to. that city was recom-

“mended in.a 1992 medical scr-,

: vices Tepor

bots

Surgical
tugging.

“We haven't learned to think as

“a region. We're caught up with: a

‘couple of major, decisions to be

made without a regional structure
in place,” he said.

That regional structure isn’t
scheduled. to. take ~ shape ~ for
several years: «under the provincial
government’ § plan to shift deci-

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sion making out of Victoria.
Newbery said it is unreasonable
of the Prince’ Rupert: hospital to
think it will: be downgraded to a
diagnostic and treatment centre.
Phelan isn’t commenting on the
furor over where. he should 0. -
But Newbory.-did-- say “his. &
recommendation agrees in broad
terms with’ statements made to
him by Phelan, ;
~ “T have spent’a good deal of I
time with Dr. Phelan. My recom- . §
mendations. and comments ‘are
based in part with my discussions
with bina,” he sald. :

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