Extended runway now in use By DUSTIN QUEZADA THE . AIRPORT’S — main runway extension. was finished . and opened operationally July 12, but an expansion of flight services is not imminent, says an Air Canada official. , “Currently, the plan is “to maintain the three daily flights of the Dash 8 50-seat aircraft \for. the fall,” . said Angela Mah,’ a Vancouver- based Air Canada - ‘spokes- person. o. | Mah said service expan- sion happens. when three _ conditions are present: air- craft availability, a high level of demand and potential for economic return. The 1,500: feet of addi- tional runway does open the door for larger aircraft to _ land here, pending the ap- proval of a new landing ap- proach that will be tested by the national airline. Laurie Brown, airport manager, said the length- ened runway will extend - the ‘opportunities available . , to carriers from the regional airport, including charters to: sun destinations. Customs . -and immigration: facilities. would be needed, a part of the impending terminal ren- ovation and expansion. Brown said last week that final designs were being put together on, the project. The expansion will also improve security screening for passengers. and luggage and provide a larger passen- ger holding area. The July 12 opening came about 10 days earlier . than’ expected thanks good. _ weather, says airport society official Fraser Mackie. -* T Planners Standards Council i oe ed ‘THE RECENTLY completed runway ‘extension (dark portion at left) adds 1 ,500 feet to the landing strip here . _ Four-way stop: gets set for _ repaving later this summer _ THE FOUR-WAY stop at the intersection of Hwys 16 and - four-way stop is low, and Ramsay said there are presently no - plans to change the intersection because it is working well. - However, the consulting : company recommended im- at the intersection in early July to scope out an upcoming | _Provements to the signs and traffic. islands at the intersec- tion. The existing traffic islands 37 is on its way to getting some minor improvements. Surveyors from McElhanney Consulting . Services" were | paving project to’ determine. the costs involved. “In recent years, there has deterioration in the intersection and by the weigh scale,” said Don -Ramsay, the Skeena District Man- - ager for the Ministry of Trans- | “In recent years, there has | been ‘a problem with pavement — been a problem with pavement deterioration in the intersection . and by the weigh scale,” standards. _can cost the work needed. portation. _ Ramsay said that a consulting company out of Vancouver, Bunt and Associates Engineer- - ing, did a functional study of the intersection last year to see _ if the intersection was working effectively. The year-old study found that the accident history at the -NHA eyes complaints committee for area THE NORTHERN Health Authority wants to set up ‘al committee to handle patient complaints. . The body would work confidentially to resolve disputes that might arise between patients, doctors, nurses and oth- . er caregivers, says authority chair Jeff Burghardt. But he _ wouldn't go as far to say that the committee would take on. she role of being an ombudsman: - “It would be more of a human rights committee, a a par "tient’s rights committee,” said Burghardt. ; _ The authority is looking at an existing ethics committee . set up by the Interior Heaith Authority which consists of re- . ligious group representatives, representatives from the legal ’ community and educators. It acts quickly to resolve issues - where patients feel unsatisfactory care has been given. — ' “The ethics committee would report to the performance * and quality committee of the board,” he said. . The Okanagan Health Services Area of the Interior Health Authority has also hired what it calls a patient representa- ,_ tive. That-person accepts complaints and investigate prob- : lems and unmet needs. Current physician ‘and nurse training | ; programs emphasize the need for clear communicationg be- i tween health care workers and patients. : Announcement: Laurie Mitchell, CFP ORACLE FINANCIAL CLS lyle Harvey, CFP, Clu; | a | 7 i | CHFC, RHU, President, and | = f GeneralManagerispleased to announce that Laurie Mitchell has successfully completed The. Financial ‘Tf of Canada’s Certified ‘ | Financial Planners - ‘course and in doing so has earned ‘| the rights and privileges. +4 of the CFP designation. - 1 The CFP is the hallmark of professional financial advisory excellence. _ =Don Ramsay > before the end of this October. » ° Ramsay said the estimates from the surveyors will come « within the next month or so before the project will be put + 0 out to tender. . 9 ~ do not ‘Currently fit with ministry. 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