_Nobody’s in danger

An apen letter to
’ the community:
A tecent decision by

"government services ministry to

shut down Government Air has
raised some concems that air am-
bulance in the province might
‘somehow be affected or that
patients in British Columbia will
be placed in medical jeopardy.
-.- T would like to assure all British
Columbians. that patient safety
~ will--not -be- jeopardized. The

. closure of Government Air Ser-

. Viees (GAS) offers the op-
portunity fo position aircraft and
- paramedics in more suitable loca-

. tions, which will enhance, not

~ degrade the service.

A Victoria air ambulance
_| paramedic station was developed
» because of the location of govern-
Ment aircraft, not because there
- were more calls in Victoria than
- the rest of the province.

_ Private charter companies are
being used for the majority of air
ambulance work (up to 65 per
cent). The closure of GAS will
.. therefore not impact on the opera-

a a
the CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD

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tion of BCAS, as private charter
companies are already in place,
and well used to the rigors and
procedures regarding ambulance
air cvacuations,

.They have been doing an ex-
cellent job, offering ‘a top quality
service, Operating and training
standards are in place and are
closely monitored by government
qualily assurance staff.

As well, we anticipate a major
cost savings by fully utilizing the
private charters. Currently, the
cost per mile for GAS is almost
double what the private charter
companics charge, which will
mean a significant cost savings to
the taxpayers of this province.

We will also establish three
satellite stations in the province
where air ambulances will be dis-

patched from, which means
moving the services closer to the
people who need them. For exam-
ple, rather that dispatching a
plane from Victoria to the north,
there will be a base in Prince
George for northern air evacua-
tions. ;

While this change does mean
that up to four paramedics may
have to be relocaied from Vic-
toria, there will be no lay offs or

cutbacks, The services of BCAS

will be enhanced and far more

cost effective, and will not have

any negative impact on those
needing emergency service. |

Sincerely yours,

R.P, (Val) Pattec,

Executive Director,

B.C, Ambulance Service,

Ministry of Health

Tire changer commended |

Dear Sirs
A resident of your community

~; has been instrumental in restoring

- my faith in the next generation of
adults.
On June 30, we needed a tire
repaired while travelling. The
. time was five minutes before
closing at the Esso service station
“on Lakelse Avenue. This fact was
of no concern to the young man
who came to our aid.

He was willing to patch the tire
and put it on our vehicle in place
of the spare tire that my husband
had installed on the road and he
did all this with confidence and
enthusiasm even though our
vehicle was covered in mud from
the Stewart-Cassiar Highway.

Needless to say, we were more
than pleased to find such caper-
ness to provide top quality ser-
vice. He is to be commended.

Oxfam seeking
Rwandan relief

Dear Sir:

The Rwandan conflict has
caused the flight of hundreds of
thousands of people. It is possible
that up to two million people
have been displaced within
Rwanda, 350,000 of whom are
likely to’ be in the Rwanda
Patriotic Front rebel-held areas.

Oxfam is now helping Rwandan —

refugees in Burundi, Zaire, Tan-
zania and- Uganda. Support is
primarily through the provision of

emergency walter supplies,
shelter, blankets, sanitation and
public health work.

- Oxfam continues to provide all
medium and long-term water sup-
-. plies in the Benako camp in Tan-
. zania. The camp is estimated to
hold as many as 300,000

refugees.

A further 1,000 people arrive

daily, and there are plans to move
all but 70,000 of the refugees to
new sites. This is the largest
refugee camp in the world.

Contributions to support this
massive a ae may be sent
to OXFAM-Canada, 2524
Cypress Street, Vancouver, BC
V6J 3N2.

Further information about how
Oxfam is helping in this emer-

gency may be obtained by writing

the office or telephoning

OXFAM-Canada in Vancouver at
736-7678.

Yours Sincerely,

Orval Chapman,

OXFAM Volunteer,

Richmond, B.C.

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