WEDNESDAY, VANUARY 30, ig.

“he: tonthly ‘meethig v of the
«= MIlls-“Memorial Hospital Board --
oMnt"Teustees took place In the”
‘Hospital : Board) Room -on
' Wednesday, Jatuary: 23. with ©
Chairperson Ellen Bastia in the
cliair; All truslees were present
with ne exception . of Fred
Webe
. Carlyle Shepherd ‘and John
. McMinn gave the Board an
‘quiline of . computerized «.
~ systems as could be used in the
hospital in-varlous phases of-its
~ gperation;: Hospital Accountant
~ Dave Pease -will .be meeting
withthe firm for further details
and: will report back to. the -
* Board of Trustees... ©
Administrator Toni
-Wageinakers ‘reports., that. the
"painting pragea mis completed."
He ‘also staled‘ thal. there -is a
-, holdback:,.of $4,500 pending
approval: fo the job hy:
:-"wovernraent inspector, ">.
~ Mr. Wagemakers indicaed
. \hat-he considers that hospital
«staff moral appears lo be good ° |
* although -there is, still some ~
rumblings being heard on the..:
. differential” between, practical ©
nurses ‘and orderlies. It would ..
» seem however” thatthe ‘new.
agreement has gone a long way
7 ingresolving this problem...
: leak ti, dhe “natural “gas:
ystems was: quickly detected
end repaired. ‘The slight leak
ciwas traced lo a rubber valve
“which allowed gas ‘lo leak into
. ‘ihe alr conditioning system:
- A check: with the architects
” assured ‘Rospilal officials ‘that,
“the snow on the hospital roof did:
“2 nol present any danger ‘ Of o:
3  evllapse, The roof was built to
* withstand 12 inches of water or
“en feat of snow and even this
leaves a considerable margin
“of safety.
‘The ‘Trustees decided to hire a
head cook fram one of the senior:
"cooks presently on stall. :
i “Phe trustees. approved
_ hospital privileges for 32 doc-
“tors including “six. visiting

tors in’ Terrace plus an ad-.

‘ditional three which are shared
7 “with other hospilals . ‘There are
% “also three dentists. “No local ©
i “doctor was refused hospital
“privileges.

Dre - Don Strangway. wag
. “ilecwed Chicf_of the Medical
Stal He reported ‘lo the
~teasteos that for the first time a
Advisory. Conmniltee
been sei up al the hospital,
‘This bedy will be making im-
: - portant decisions in the future

5

| 1973

ARIAT abet RR AED FE RG TOT:

Sc aE akcd

VENT APOE

yeu,

“query

* specialists. There are 20 dac- -

% Ton v8 Auto PS, PB, -

Custom Cab, tits Hew

1970 INT. 1 TON 12505

“with excellent flat dock, ¥8, 4 seed

1971 INT, % To 59195

4x4 with ganenty sell auto, P, S., PB, oh

+ aa veporting: to the: : Chiet of ,

Medical. Staff.

Board of: Trustee treasurer’

an

Ted Hider reported

operating deficit of between |
$70,000 and $75,000 for year just

completed. He: éxpressed the
hope that the government ¥ would ~

assume all-or at least part of.

this deficlt by being convinced

that ..the excess spending was.

completely justifiable. -
The temporary per. ‘diem

rates set by the goyernnient has .

heen set al $61.55 barely a five
percent . “fnerease aver last
‘Hope was expressed that,
The: official: rale would be

* higher.

‘The expected interns have not
arrived and there has nol been

any further information in this:
“regard.
‘the medical stat has agreed |

that-each doctor would pay $16

- qu af his own pockel to-pur- ©
-etse books for: the (echnical

library at the hospital if the
Hoard: would danate an equal
total, anid... ‘The (rostees
yoted Lo comply with the
“pequest. |.

The Trustees Northwest Area
Council. will meet al Smithers
on May 16, 17, 18. .

Chairperson: Ellen Bastin

“etrled thal “a. ‘query lo” the
Regional. |
District as’ lol why, if the ~
-proposed Health Care Center is

Kidimat-Stikine ~

tw be canstructed on hospital
Bromms, there is nat a common

‘architect for that project and -

the =. hospital, - expansion
prograni. Mrs. Bastin lad to
report. to;the Board that this
“met” with, complete *
silence from the Regional

1973 Int. Pickup .

PB, PS, hute v8 Deluxe Interior
& Exterior Full Warrenty Like New,

Yo Tor

345 4 Speed PS, PB,
‘WO. Shocks, HD. Rear Bumper Like Now

1973 Camper - Special
$5495

- 1969 FORD % TOW 2195

. And, v8, 4 speed |

1974 Scouts ax

vatious options, pricad to sell '

A

i, Terrace International

noyaniee ei the -lack~of “|

proposed Health Cara Center.

He said.that.there hadnot been) -
_any input from the sekvices that ~
‘would be housed, in the facility -

and which are very concerned
"wilh its planning ard operation.
He- suggested thal , this would

: Toni Wagemakers

Toni Wagemakers, Ad-
ministrator of Mills Memorial
Hospital will be leaving
Terrace and the Hospital as of
June 30 of this year. The Board
of Trustees accepled his

-pesignation at last Wednesday,

evening's meeting,

an another “while
and” laid

result
elephant”

Kitimai-Stikine.
‘ Hospital -Board.; Mr, Harvey

~ said thal a doctor flew up from”.
_ Vancouver and. consulted: with .
 Jehit. Pousette, -Kitimat-Siikine ;

Regional Hospital’ Board Ad-
ministrator ‘and na ane else.

tevional . Wospital © Board
delegate, David “Bowen-
. Coltharst," had’ not © been

af the meeting. Mr. Bowen-
Colthurst was allowed to par-
licipate nevertheless. :

an Wednesday
The leiter of ap-

previously °
daaary 6.

Terrace’ Municipal
Monday January 1. - |
. The next meeting of the Mills

Trustees has been set for
Wednesday February 27.

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TERRACE .
Hugh

4 eRe, Po anes a

‘McKinnon,

Pat Boyte,

“pa
iicipalion in the planning: of the.

‘already the cost

the |
~ responsibility at the door of [he -

Regional:
. wager .

* stages

‘The Board of ‘Trustees was a’
bit concerned: that the: official
- appolutment of ,Kilimat-Stikine’;

received al the calling (a order -

The
latler wis juppointed a fullweek.-

pointmett ii the ‘cise of Norah’
Jacques lad hecnreceived, She’
was appointed by the District af ~
Council:

Memorial Haspilal Board’ of :

Bob Seeley a

a |THE HERA‘,

- Hospital building committee ‘School district
gets. some action be

What might . be termed a
frustrated Building Committee’

- enmeshed in the miles of red -

tape in: getting- the Mills
Memorial - Hespilal . expansion
program moving, sent a flying

‘squad of three determined to

pet the second phase —_ af the

_ building program resolved and

il met with some considerable _
success,

Acting with the blessing of thé
Mills Memoria! Hospital Board
of Trustees Dr, H. Williston,.
Hospital Administrator Toni
Wagemakers and Construction
Committee Chairperson . Olga
Power bearded Ihe lions in their

taves and came away with the -
. Funetional Program finally

approved, more than a year

. after the referendum received

the approbation OF the
ratepayers.
The serles of steps thai ‘must

be: taken . before construction

aciually gets under-way are by -

no. means completed and
‘of material
has spiralled : by more (han
iwenty. perceni. Some con-
“struction experts are willing to

- bet thai the ultimate cost of the

expansion program wiil exceed
estimales: py at least -100 per-
cent, They are also'willing to
ihat’.an additional
‘referendum will’ be .r quired
before the government will
ihe project.

The next step in the dozen
involved is. the
-preparation. of the quantity

survey which must be une

dertaken by thé. architects: -

“This survey allows the Board of ~~
have -the cost —°

‘Trustees: 10
estimates for: the project as
oullined in the Functional
Program. Once this comes to

hand il must be submilled fo the

gavernment for approval, .
If this-is oblained the: nex!
step is to“oblain a construction

* galendar from Ihe garchitects,

This is an important phase as
dales must be sel within which
certain things have tobe darie to
‘remain within the price quoted.
This also must then be approved
by the government.

Report of Travels Taken
on December 12-14
Re: Funclional Program

635-7211

"then

‘ mitlee -
_ Psychiatris Section said to

* hospital,
- cellent

"TERRACE, B. Cc.

The following Is a report

‘sumitted. to the Board. of

Trustees by Mr. Wagemakers
concerning the trip to Kelowna.
and Vicloria.

A Functional . Program in-

dicales whal facilities exist at

present in Milis Memorial, their:

scope and reasons for present .

workload ..qnd’ | whether
departments run: smoothly,
overcrowded or whatever. . It
goes on” ta give the
philosophy. behind .and -the
methods -of. expanding present.
departments and reasons

for any new additions of new

departments thal the 1972
‘Money By-Law No.1 by Kitimat
Slikine Region.indicated: It
becomes the working book of,
the Board of. Mills’ ‘Memorial -

our fulure. 1975-76. hospital

‘building serving the. health
‘needs of the area...
Two outstinding . problems

faced the’: Construction. Com-
Approval - of the

require more, inforination’

“ and> approval of “the: entire ”
-Furclional Program of: the

planned expansion ot" Mills
Memorial - Hospital, Terrace.

Kitimat Stikine- Regional °

Dis(ricl encouraged and

financed the visits.to Kelowna’
ands Vieloria taken by Dr,.H.

‘Williston, Adminisiralor, A.
Wagemakers, and Olga Power -

Chairman’ of the Construction °

Committee. «

a The Commillee,
. "4 Visited the Psychiatric Unil

retiodeled wing of the existing

tour by Nurse Ann

Kelowna General Hospital - a .

It was given an ex-

Watson, Head Nurse, and also
chatted exlensively with Dr.
Frank McNair, Psychiatrist.

They also visited the Extended ~

Care sectlan of the hospital and
then spoke with’ one of ‘the
hospital dietitians and toured

- growing ©

the Skeena-Cassiar District, the

Education in this area ts
growing by leaps and bounds.
Well, the School District is any
way, Order in Council 229 of the
British Columbia Legislature
will add 5,000 to 7,000 square
niles of lerritory lo the School
District. 68, Skeana-Casslar,

the | kitchen and ecafeterla . |:

‘facilities.
3. The commnitiee: spent two
-hours with Dr. McNair learning
’ more of the supporting services
the community ‘of . Kelowna
provides © for ‘it's | psychiatric
palients.. He gave full support
to our Poychiatric section,
written by Dr. H. Williston, that
was-forwarded to B.C.H.LS. as
part ‘of our
“Program.

8, .The committes flew ‘to,
.* Victoria ihe following day. The

morning was spent. in’ the
‘Boardream’.of B,C.H.LS, with
‘Mr, N. Beattie, Planning

Division, B.C.H.LS., and Mr, R.- |

. Jones; Consultant Division; our

‘architect, Mr, C. .Easton. ;
Thompson, Berwick and
Partners.

A profitable, informative

time was spent ironing out the ~

final problems” or as yel
unresolved areas of the Fune-
tional Program. . All -feit: the
discussion had been most ad-
vantageous. to Terrace &
B.C.H.LS. with the support of
Dr, Aranas, Psychiastrist. who
-yisits the Kitimat ~Stikine
Distric! ‘monthly from Victoria
Mental. Health Clinic (0 the

- Psychialric section, and the

motion ‘by the Regional

‘ Pathology Council “That the ,

Regional Laboratory will
remain in Kitimat until such
lime as there is room to move it
into Mills Memorial Hospital,
Terrace’’.'

‘ Funclional .

’ The Order came about as the
resuit of a recent push by the

Depariment of Education to
tighten up boundaries and to
assure thatevery square inch of
B.C. is in a School District. A
recent expansion. of. the Van-
derhaot School District has led
to changes in.the boundaries of
the Skeena-Cassiar District, th
. the

. Ted

, Skeena-Cassia r

. PAGE Aa

_Slikine District,” the: Nechako
District and ‘the ‘Burns: Lake
School District”...
‘Wells, -gecretary-
treasurer of he Board, isn‘t too
‘worried about the ~ additional
land. It won't make a bill of
difference on school population
in the District. :

“Other. (han a few mountain
goats, "said Mr.:Wells, "There
is not much in the land we've
been given.”

The Herald's phone call to
Wells was the first he had heard
of the extension in boundaries
for the Distrial andit took some
checking wilh Victoria to get
the acls straight.

welfare benefits.

and qualifications to:

Heavy Duty Mechanics

Takla Forest Products located at Fort St.
_ James requires fourneymen f for the abave trade.

Applicants must be tamiliar with repair and.
. maintenance.of diesel equipment, with emphasis
- on caterpillar - equipment and be capable of
. welding. Rate of pay js $5.84 per hour with the
company paying 90 percent of of health and.

. Please apply in confidence stating experience

D: R. Wilson
Persennel Supervisor
Takla Forest Products

"Box 254) |
Fort St, James, 8.C.
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Terrace

declare that:

WHEREAS it is ‘yecoghized that Service Clubs
invaluable contribution to ommunit ene

AND WHEREAS the. ‘Terrace
many activities contrib’:
‘of our -conmund ty and SouLetYs

AND I, ‘FURTHER PROCLAIM’ Sun
Kinsmen Mothers!’ March: Day. an
‘cognize this worthwhile’ caus

!

ae

AND WHEREAS the. Kinsmen . Mothers’.
important activities:

AND | WHEREAS this progxam: ‘enables
carry. on, their work . in } the various:
involvement; :

NOW THEREFORE! 'T po Y hereby prociain
4 to .10, 1974 as Kinsmen. Mothers’
all good: citizens. o

f ‘Terrace: to..co-opera
Kinsmen Club: in, their: observance of. this week.

day, Febyuary 10, "1974. t0 be _
a ‘Ur. je val. citizens. ‘to! rer

“2eth. January,
“GOD SAVE. THE QUEEN”

‘Kinsmen ‘club through: their. a
te greatly’ ‘to the. betterment

oe

‘March is . one : of. ‘diese :

this ‘organization to.
areas of community -

“the week of February
March Week and request —
te with the |

opengl be