by Tod Strachan

Terraceview Lodge staff and
Terrace Health Care Society mem-
bers met in secret at the Bavarian
Inn on Tuesday, May 15. The
lower leve] banquet room lights
were dimmed and the gossip was
hushed. The only person left in the
dark as to the existance of the
mecting was Terraceview Lodge
administrator Kathleen Delgaity, &

But this wasn’t a mutiny orcon- ff
Spiracy. At 7:20 p.m. Delgatty,
unsuspecting and somewhat con-
fused, was escorted into the room
and... "Surprise!" The cat was out
of the bag. The crowd was friendly
and there only to wish their close |
friend a fond farewell. But it
wasn’t goodbye. They all expect
Delgatty back in about six weeks
to work more of her wonderful
Magic on the health care system in
Terrace. In what capacity they're
not sure... and they don’t really
care.

Kathleen Delgatty arrived in
Terrace in 1984. A graduate Regis-
tered Nurse from Flin Flon, Mani-
toba, she held an optimistic view
of the world but had no precon-

"Hurricane" Del

Terrace Review — Wednesday, May 23, 1990 3

yatty gets sendoff

ceived notions of significant
achievements. She only knew that
her position as Director of Nur-

sing at Terraceview Lodge would Dusdale.

“Yes, A hurricane has passed this way," admits former Terraceview Lodge administrator Kathleen Delgatty (centre). But it's a
hurricane that everyone in health care wants to see return. Especially the "other two-thirds" of the “fearsome threesome" seen above
~— Delgatty’s closest friends, Terraceview director of resident services Genine Sutherland and former Terraceview accountant Eileen

be a challenge and an opportunity
to do what she does best; care
about those in her charge.

But achievement was something
natural for Delgatty and her abil-
ities didn’t. go unnoticed by the

her arrival, Terraceview adminis-
trator Denny Beaudin resigned and
the job was offered to Delgatty. "I
don’t think I can do that,” she was
noted as saying. But she was
wrong. Delgatty gave a whole new
meaning to the word "administra-
tor" and this is what her friends
who gathered in her honor last
week remember best,

As master of ceremonies and
society chairman David Lane intro-
duced speaker after speaker, a
picture of an aggressive yet caring

she’s usually right.”

of the storm." Incomprehensible,
Stubborn, frustrating and infuriat-
ing are adjectives he used. But for

words,

and others, Delgatty saw things at

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adminstrator was drawn. Society examples — and with stubbom
CEO, Michael Leisinger, summed tenacity saw that they were done...
it up best by-saying, "I’ve never even though it upset a few with cost, says board member Alex
met a person quite like Kathleen qe ae: ae a
before. She. sees the world as it §
board of directors. Two years after should be and not as it is... and |

Aggressive? Like a hurricane, §
says Leisinger. "Absolute chaos at §
the periphery yet peace at the eye &

Delgatty, these are complimentary §

As was described by Leisinger f

Terraceview that had to be done ff
— the extended care wing and §

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less vision around her. Houlden, she would simply say,
And if anyone dared mention the "That’s a given." Lane put it

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Terrace Co-op Association
Notice to Members of our

Annual Meeting
Wednesday, June 6, 1990
Terrace Elks Hall
2822 Tetrault Street
Terrace, B.C.
Registration - 7 p.m.
Meeting - 7:30 p.m.
Wayne Thompson

‘Chief Executive
Officer of F.C.L.

The B.C. Co-operative Act has been updated,
affecting a few of Terrace Co-op’s Rules and
Bylaws. These changes will be presented to the
membership for approval at our Annual Meeting.
be picked up at our

Administration Office.

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