A12 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 16, 2002

Dialysis plan | on track here

WORK IS continuing on plans for a renal dialysis ser- vice to be located in the former administration wing of Mills Memorial Hospital.

An architect is preparing drawings and specifications which will then be used as the basis for bids when the construction portion of the $1.4 million contract goes out to tender, says Michael McMillan of the Northern Health Authority which runs the hospital.

“There’s a meeting coming up shortly to go over drawings,” said McMillan of the project to install six dialysis stations.

The tentative opening date is next spring.

Those working in the administration wing have either been moved elsewhere in the hospital, to the Sleeping Beauty Lodge building on the hospital grounds or ta other offices in the former health unil complex on Kalum.

McMillan said the cost of those moves was minimal.

The dialysis unit was to go in an undeveloped portion of the second floor of Mills but the location was changed to the administration wing which is close to the main hospital entrance.

It makes the unit more accessible to people needing dialysis, said McMillan.

While plans are being finalized, workers have already started demolishing portions of the old administration wing in preparation for construction.

Taking out ceiling tiles, for instance, means contrac- tors bidding on the contract will be able to see more of what is involved, said McMillan.

“When contractors don’t know what they might be getling into, they add a premium [in their bids} to cover tisk and that can get expensive. This way it’s cheaper,” said McMillan.

RIPPED OUT ceiling tlles in the former administra- tion wing at Mills Memorial Hospital mark the start of renovations for a regional kidney dialysis service to be open next spring. That's hospital mainte- nance supervisor Bruce Nicholls. He's not anticipa- ting any major problems when work starts.

RCMP detachment loses one of two dog handlers

TERRACE is down to just one police service dog after one of the local RCMP detachment’s two handlers trans- ferred.

Cnst. Mike L’Itatien and his dog transferred to Ottawa in July.

_ With his departure, local detachment commander In- spector Marlin Degrand says he decided not to fill L’Ita- lien’s spot with a new handler and police service dag.

“It was more effective for us to use the resource as a peneral duty member as apposed to the police dog ser- vice position,” Insp. Degrand said.

The second police dog and handler position was cre- ated in 1999 after then-detachment commander Inspector Doug Wheler pushed to have the position brought here.

The idea was to have one handler and dog devoted to local work and the second available for regional duties.

Terrace city council was skeptical at first, wondering how the new position could be justified economically.

Instead of creating a new position for the handler, Wheeler used an empty general duty position and justi- fied the $41,000°startup costs for the position by using designated municipal money that wasn’t being spent on staff at the time.

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Inspector Degrand said deciding what to do in the wake of L’lItalien’s transfer was difficult.

“Tt wasn’t made without a lot of consultation and sta- tistical analysis,” he said.

Degrand made a presenta- tion to city councillors about the decision to axe the second dog handler position.

“The reality was that we weren't really utilizing the second dog,” said city admin- [:

jstrator Ron Poole. “It’s like “=< having two full time employ-

ees when you probably only

need one and a quarter.”

Poole added city council supports Insp. Degrand’s de- cision saying he’s happy to see the position being used to get another officer out on the street. © * ~

One police dog service handler, Cpi. Lothar Bretfeld, remains at the detachment.

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