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Ad - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 3, 1999

Surgical move
still feasible

TT COULD still make sense to shift the orthopedic surgery
position from Kitimat to Terrace, says Skeena NDP MLA
Helmut Giesbrecht.

But only if Kitimat health care officials, local govern- a
ment officials and doctors agreed, he said. ,

Giesbrecht said his support of a shift would be based on oP
the approval of the above and assurances that Kitimat : ce
would nat lose overall specially services. a

‘The question would be how could you give Kitimat the

services they really need,’’ said Giesbrecht,

Terrace-based specialists have already said they'd be |
willing to commit themselves to regular visits to Kitimatin.
amounts sufficient to support specialists already in that
city.

That kind of rotation might have merit, said Giesbrecht,

Terrace physician Dr, Geoff Appleton says moving the

orthopedic surgical position to Terrace makes sense be- -
cause more people here require that service than in - |’
Kitimat.
‘Tn the long run in Kitimat there will always be a prob-/
lem finding and keeping an orthopedic surgeon, He’ tl find

himself isolated and alone,”’ said Appleton,
But by scheduling regular operating times by Terrace-

based specialists in Kitimat, residents there would have co
inore access to specialty services than they have now. mS 7
That's because should the orthopedic surgeon move here, _ : ;
more operating room time would be needed. , a

“It wouldn't be available here so the guys need OR time
and they would be calling Kitimat,’ said Appleton the
northem represettative on the B.C. Medical Association
board, ‘‘People in Kitimat wouldn’t have to drive here."’

Some Terrace specialists are travelling to Prince Rupert
already, said Appleton,

Wilson joins NDP —

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Gordon Wilson, who "| coverage, a $500 comprehensive deductible, $2,119
founded the Progressive $2,009 | 274 a $250 - $300 collision deductible. ; $1,947
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leaving the leadership of the 1.470 41,602
provincial Liberal party in $1,500 : = $1,334
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also been made the
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with his caucus and left the aluminum catamaran fast »,..' One in three drivers is eligible for even greater savings. Together R oa ce
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MLA, Judy Tyabji, to form Wilson has been a critic of oe with BC drivers, we're making strides in Teducing crashes, saving Sen ce 4q :
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