: rece EIGHT

SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW

Wednesday, October 20, 1965

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(Continued. ‘From + ‘Page: One)

“Councillor™ D.R MacLaren. pointed \
“out that ‘hospitals . were » necessary.
“We haven't. ‘enough: hospital : ser-
Vices: in: this area: :‘The.:entire dis-
‘trict is. being. studied. and. ‘itis logi-
cal” that: we: ‘must™ “pay; our ‘share.
° But I: think-we® “should” do. our "own
research, ” he said.

Drees Nash ‘commended _ ‘Saanich.
: M: L.A: Tisdatle : for ‘Jooking. askance
Jat putting | the: cost ‘of additional hos-.

“pital ‘pooms. aon, the: shoulders : “of the
“property owners. oe :
“Cumming ® digreed.- at: once.
‘the: first time in “13 years

In--general, “hospital “operation: is
financed by. the. five per. cent tax
or,, as. it Sis. properly © _known, the

Bri ish. Columbia, ‘Hospital Insur-

ance Scheme.. Essentially, all .costs:
are met ‘by: public : funds procured
by- the: provincial government. under
the: Hospital Insurance Act.”

“Actual . - construction - of “buildings
to ‘house these. hospital services is
the subject: “of . the “current: pro-
‘posals. At present the. provincial
‘government accepts © responsibility :
for 50 sper cent-of cost of construc- |:
tion: ‘The: federal: government con-!

a6 agree with Mr: Tisdalle,’. a. he. dee:
-clared . with enthusiasm. ade
‘NO. ONE KNOWS.”
Dr. Wright felt: “ve. should ‘assess
ourselves. and: raise the ‘money our-
: selves.” eee
- Who - owns’ ‘these. hospitals after
» we “have built. them?” asked : Mr,
: Cumming. “No ‘one’ knows.’”
“Mr. Wilson’: was)! ‘convinced ‘that
taxation ‘on. land was ‘not the’ pro-
we per way. of. building: hospitals. oo
vs (Reeve: Nash” had‘ the: Jast word
before the matter. was: referred : to
“the finance” cominittee: “Va rather

-ing ‘purposes: than: be ‘taxed $50," ” che
obs declared)... :

Following

is ‘the: text on the hos:

-eounell’s: ‘hospital: ‘committee: :

7 subject of our. ‘study, .

give “Jubilee ; Hospital: $500 for. build-

pital report : as® ‘submitted’ by, the

tributes ‘on :.the basis of $2,000" per.
bed space provided, leaving approxi-

‘| mately’ 35° per. cent - of. these capital

costs. to be’ provided: locally. ;
“This: 35° per. cent is, ‘then, ‘the

The “necessary balance “of - funds
has heretofore been provided by-don-
ations, public appeals “and - “contri
butions: from. municipalities: «°°:

“The. : District: Hospital’ . Planning
Council have ‘stated that they. do. not
believe .a ‘significant amount. can be
raised. ‘by public ‘subseription. 22.

= It's ‘estimated : that. $5, 750,000 will
be. the: ‘sum required: of. the people
of: Greater. Victoria: as ‘their:’share

ing: ‘system.’

“That: the- required funds ‘be! tais-

ni "HEARINGS OF * THE gee!

PROVINCIAL REDISTRIBUTION
2 - COMMISSION ,_
: PUBLIC, ENQUIRIES, ACL RS. B.0.. CHAPT.

Take: Notice ‘that. ‘hearings ‘of. the. ‘Provincial: -Re-Distribution ©
Commission. will be’ held: for the fol owing. Electoral , Distrlets:: su

315 7

‘of the capital cost for the next’ five |":
‘years..under the present costs. share),

Extensive Report To Council Opposes Hospital Plan

FROM PUBLIC. FUNDS

ed « by. the imposition of two™ mills
over. the whole area at” the muni-
cipal jevel; ‘this tax to provide’ $540,-

000 the: first-year: increasing: with
the ‘assessment. each ‘year. soc,

; “The means OL. collection would - be
an cannual budget: requirement ‘pie-.

Hospitals -- Planning * Council. to | the
currently.. “proposed. Capital . Region-
al.-District ‘Board.:. The directors of
the: “yegional. board : -then “assesses:

‘each’ municipality. its” ‘Share. of. the

necessary:. amount.

then® are “authorized to make’ capi-
to the approval of the ‘B.C.H.1.S. and

cil,” an ‘appointed «body. representa-
tive of ‘all ‘the hospitals in the area.
‘To -achieve this; Municipal Af-

request of. the’ munic: ‘pakities that a
plebiscite. be -held _in December to
make ‘the .. hospitals "financing. pro-
posal part of. the: Capital Region. Dis-
trict function..°

SUMMARY

lowing:
de The. Provincial ‘Government.

cepts... call: financial | responsibility

- pital: patient; but: only half’ (50 per
cent). of:the responsibi tity in treat-

patient, but only half-(50 per cent)
208 the: responsibility ° of keeping
*a roof over his head.)

Q: ‘The: two senior: governments ‘ac-
. cept responsibility ° for approxi-

~.construction.. “costs, leaving * 35
_per ‘cent ‘to be provided by. local
“property owners;:.. Yet ‘people:.are
Mobile. | “They. come and. ‘go. and
« hospitals. vare. ‘available » to.

. mally” live. : Why: tax) docall. pro-

% ~ Hospital. -Insurance , taxis: the. -ob-
:wious ‘source ° of : such: funds.
3. The: struc ture Of, the:

funds:
oe Board -
- municipalities,
“to” cobléet

sented bythe Victoria: and District) ' This,

The directors of the regional board

~ Council)“ makes <a « requisition on
“the Regional _ District Board. for! -
District -

The Regional
‘then assess the ‘various

“from: : the | taxpayers.

and: ‘also provides av wide buffer
between’ the spending group “and

the -collectors—in this ‘case, ‘the
. councillors: who. are
‘responsible to the taxpayers. |

municipal

“-pendered,’. -it-

who in turn have

‘in’: effect, . makes: the: Reg-'|
-ional District Board merely. a col-
~ leeting: agency (which-was. not ‘the,
“ oviginal. concept ‘forthe. Board)

4 ‘The two mili maximum suggested
Wilk; ‘not. “necessarily remain®™ so.

Once © ‘taxing - authority ‘is sur-

- Can -read ‘ey. be
changed..° I doubt. if ten years
ago “you could: have convinced

". anyone-that: their. school .mill-rate
“would! be ‘tripled and nudging came
~omills in 1966... °

We are: naturally sympathetic to
“the need of. these extra
~ hospital. construction.
‘without ‘the “acceptance of greater

However,

responsibility by the. Senior: gov-'

_.ernments in financing ‘construc-

tion, we would suggest that this

‘municipality. could. budget for

funds for.

annum. equivalent. to: the desired
levy, rather’: than re?inquish .au-
thority “over. the. taxation. of. our
-citizens—authority: Which it “has

*. been’. proved: is hard’ to recover.

In short, contribute but retain the
ability to say no. -

“The December pi lebiscite W itt give
the, opinion © of. the North ‘Saanich
voters.
of the study of your committee. .
“In. view. of: ‘ow
power
Board, :
considering .the: wide. power ‘of this
board to borrow and to assess us for
their comm itments,
onrmend that: the finance. committee

“The foregoing is the result

on : the Regional. Services
‘if ‘and. when commited:

sve would: rec-

minimal: voting

and:

Flooding Here
Flooding conditions in. part of the --
village of Sidney..are’ being. investi-
gated by Russell “E:. Potter: and Ag

sociates, village . consulting eng
cers. 2:
-In-'a letter) to, the eouncil Tead: .

on Tuesday evening:. “the company’
explained: that further information
was needed in order” to finda SO:
lution. :

be asked to study the’ position of the”
municipality. regarding ‘these financ-
fal. responsibilities and “commit.
ments.: ne

It Was in The een

tal grants: to: the hospitals’. ‘subject .

the District Hospital Planning: Coun- |

fairs: Minster: Dan, Campbell . will

- Your study commutied’ Ww would ques- pe
tion the Propose al_in view: of the fol- is

“ae

vin treating and Garing for’ a: thos-

“ing-vand. caring: for a hospital

mately 65° percent ‘of. hospital |

al
“people: no matter \ where they ‘nor-:

“.perty. owners?» Surely. the B.C.

‘aospi tal. tax, :

and pledge ‘a suitable amount per

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