future unsure ‘TERRACE — Concerns “yaised by Skeena MP Jim Fulton about the con- - tinued existence of CFPR, ‘the Prince Rupert-based . -northwest regional radio station for the Canadian _ Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), were confirmed re- cently by Eric Moncur, B.C. director for the goy- ernment-run media ser- “vice. : .? ..Moncur was in ‘Terrace ‘to speak to the local Rotary Club. During an _ ‘interview he said he could. “only. ‘echo CBC president ‘Pierre. Juneau's recent re- “marks to the effect that it’s virtually impossible to predict the network's fu- ‘ture more than a year in . advance. Moncur indicated he . ‘has ‘to work within the budget granted by Ot- _ tawa, but he said rather than closing stations. he ‘will attempt to spread re- porters and resources in the most effective manner ‘possible. As an example — ‘he pointed to the transfer of CFPR reporter Kevin - Brown to open a one-man bureau in Prince George. ““T¢’s a first-class indica- tion of service expan- : sion,” he said. ---Moncur told the Rotary Club audience that CBC is “a -peculiarly Canadian .. combination of produc- ‘tion successes and image ~ sproblems.. “Canadian tel- “evision is seen as somehow good for you, but boring -— like being told to eat ~- your. vegetables,”’ he said. -Many Canadian produc- tions that receive little at- “tention when initially ‘aired on CBC, he said, “come to sudden promin- ‘ence when rebroadcast on American networks like ‘the Public Broadcasting ‘System. The radio system of the -CBC does such a con-- _ sistently good job that it’s taken for granted, Mon- cur said, and there could be many more success _$tories if the money were ‘available, Due to the fact that there are no budget- ary increases for inflation, - the network is effectively ‘taking a cut every year, he “said; the cost of combined -Tadio and television ser- ‘vices amounts to nine -eents a day per Canadian, When asked why CBC radio continues to resist advertising 4s a method of _ boosting its income, Mon- cur replied,-‘‘It’s part of the idea of being distinc- tive, You get commercials. everywhere else, with pro- ‘grams in between that on- ly serve to space the adver- tisements out. The pro- gramming content of CBC radio is 99 percent Cana- dian, arid it provides a first-class service.” The Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce selected next year's executive officers at a a fecent general meeting. Slated for Ine _ ce ~ Helen McInnes. of the - Royal Bank will be second . Stallation in September are (left to right) President Bruce Graydon, Secretary Barb Kerr, First Vice-President Bob Park anid Second -. Vice-President Helen McInnes. Treasurer-elect Dick Sharples Is missing from photo, and at right I la Secretary: Manager 6 Bobble. Phillips. . Bob Quinn.- — contined fron page 1 restrictions on use of the strip. Merchants — in “Terrace and other communities in the region saw Skyline’s. $20 million budget for: transportation, goods and services this year being ‘moved out of the area and reacted by lobbying the government. -Neville Hope was aC- _companied to the Cham- ber meeting by three col- leagues from Victoria, Art Andropos, manager of the ministry’ S air. transporta- tion assistance program, - John Olmstead, the ministry’s manager of — aviation policy, and . ministry technical advisor Mike Creasy, The group ‘answered a combination of questions primarily concerned with how the problem reached such a stage of acuteness. and what the ministry’s inten-. tions are for long-term transportation develop- ment in the rapidly grow-" ing mining area north of. Terrace. . The problem . appeared ‘to -have come about because the Highways bureaucracy was -not notified in time to réspond to the situation. Hope stated the ministry was not ‘aware until it was too late ‘that Skyline intended to dramatically escalate the air traffic at Bob Quinn and was-forced to call a halt to it due to the in- herent danger involved for truck and tourist traffic on the highway. Skyline, on the other hand, had ' made infrequent use of the strip and apparently was not aware. that Highways might become concerned about more numerous flights. Andropos said con- sulting studies were done on Bob Quinn several years ago but at that time the area did not have the importance it has assumed | recently. He said the best option appears to be relocating the highway westward and developing an upgraded 4,000 foot air strip. Andropos advised the merchants to put together a comprehensive applica- tion to his program for an . “jmproved facility. at Bob . ‘During’ the . intervening. weeks, he said,: he had - been assured. the. docu- Ment was progressing, through government. _ machinery and he was told recently the lease had been - placed on. the Treasury “Board docket for final ap- proval. Quinn, but he pointed out that since there is no com- munity to speak of at Bob | Quinn it might be difficult _ for the project to meet the necessary qualifications. He suggested the regional’ district would be the ideal . body for filing a formal ‘grant application. _ list of work to be com- menced next year. Chamber budget of $3. million. - “Mike Creasy had the final word, and he made an effort to: clarify the Ministry’s position. He in- dicated the issue is an . economic development problem linked . transportation for a large Tnining concern. ‘In Vic- toria we not always aware of these things as soon as _we should be, and we need to hear from you before - ‘the situation gets critical. ‘You have to do your homework. to convince us of the economic impact. You have a job to do, and you have to do it early i in the game,”’ he said. members | were warned they will be. competing .with other - communities for . the relatively small program © ‘ said, is making every ef- continued from page 1 _ In fact the lease is: still drifting through the RCMP bureaucracy, and — Hallsor said he discovered: it is presently being translated . into French. Skeena MP Jim Fulton; he fort to get the lease on the next agenda of the Treasury Board, schedul- _ ed to meet June 11. Hallsor said even if the’ lease is signed ‘tomorrow othe ‘building can’t be oc- ” cupied sooner ‘than’ July ~ . Talstra remarked. ‘team from Vancouver has — to transfer the Terrace because a special technical detachment’s -elaborate telecommunications sys- ‘tem from the old quarters . to the new building. The team’s trip to Terrace | . scheduled for June 1 had to be cancelled, and they . won't be available again , Nursing — health professional. : This: ‘community-based. app- _ ‘roach would complement . the present. hospital- physician — based. system, | but in the long run, be more effective, they say. Acute care facilities would be reserved for those who . truly . need intensive diagnosis and treatment, Nurses would contiriue to care for the acutely ill, the chronically ill, and the ag- ‘ed, but in settings best suited to those people. The public’s. interest in. preventative’ medicine means more allowance. must be made for the in- dividual’s participation in his own health care. Who can better initiate the con- cept of self-responsibility and self-care than nurses? ‘Nurses see themselves as especially well positioned to provide ‘a variety of. Presently unmet health . » “particularly first - until the beginning of next continued from Page 14 4 level or primary care re- quirements in community - ‘settings. But health fun- - ding must reflect this — -change, they say. Nurses . want to see the: present system of fee-for-service medical care changed to — salary or other forms of compensation which J»... ‘would encourage better 9: use of scarce health care © dollars. They think. that public health insurance - must allow informed con- sumers to choose from a variety of health services. Long-range planning ‘can help bring about more effective, more com- ’ prehensive, and less costly care.,.and B.C. nurses say they are ready and willing to meet the challenges that - such changes will bring. : ‘Mayor ‘agreed that compensation 7 fined $100: - 4 aaa . ‘month: a