Peace vigil held in park

ABOUT 30 people lit candles and quietly sang songs of peace at a candlelight vigil in Georpe Little Memorial Park Oct. 25,

The quiet gathering, organized and hosted by Northwest Community College’s sivde-it’s association in response to the events of Sept. 11 and the U.S.-led military action in Afghani- stan, lasted about an hour.

“Tonight, we are the light in a world over- shadowed by darkness," Reverend Dean Houghton of St. Matthew's Anglican Church told the smal] crowd as a violent gust of wind picked up.

“I hope we all continue to work for peace.”

Nurse shortage closes ICU for one week

MILLS MEMORIAL Hospital closed down its intensive care unit for a week because it couldn’t find enough spe- cialty trained nurses to look after patients.

Two patients were treated in the emergency room area and one was medevaced to Vancouver for treatment from Net, 17-23, said hospital nursing director Marg Pe- trick.

The problem was that it didn’t have enough nurses available for enough shifls tc have the unit open 24 hours a day, she said.

“It just wouldn’t have worked to have the unit open 12 hours, closed for 12 and open again, for instance,” said Pe- trick. So the decision was made to close for a week to align shifts so that nurses would be available to have the unit open around the clock, she added. Petrick said the unit ideally could use nine nurses for an adequate shift rotation. It’s now coping with about half that number of nurses. There are three vacancies alone for what is called a critical care float position ~ a nurse available for ICU but who works elsewhere until] needed there. “If a nurse was sick, we would then have a back up. - But we don’t even have a back,” said Petrick. One full time ICU nurse is on indefinite sick leave. Health care officials had been expecting an increase in applications from nurses who now want to work in B.C. based on this summer’s contract which gave nurses significant wage increases. '.. But that hasn’t happened yet at Mills, said Petrick. She is, however, part of a small group of health care

professionals from across the province leaving for New

_Zealand and Australia tomorrow.

ney re visiting a number of cilies in each country - hoping to attract nurses to B.C.

_ +The trip is being paid for by the province and is one method in which it hopes to help ease the nursing short- age.

Marg Petrick

Houghton said destructive absolutist and fundamentalist stances can occur in any reli- gious, philosophical or economic climate, and wamed that the northwest’s current economic turmoil could create intolerance here.

“This is the time that becomes very danger- ous,” he said. “People try to scapegoat.”

Student association chair Dan Buck said the vigil was a way for people “to pray for the world to come together and put aside our dif- ferences.” Although Buck and another student association representative, Michelle Stru- mecki, invited people ta make use of the open microphone, most seemed content to gather

together.

non’s Give Peace A Chance. the vigil, including Roger Carling Kelly the crowd listened.

Those who knew the words sang along. Vigils at campuses across the region Oct. 25.

mat campus will take place next week.

When one woman did approach the micto- phone, she sang the first few bars of John Len-

Several musicians and singers performed at joined by Walter Raedeke - who played sev- eral peace songs on his acoustic guitar while

NWCC’s student’s association hosted peace ~

The one organized by students at the Kiti-

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 31, 2001 - A3

La a News In Brief

Deceased man found

A THORNHILL woman made a grisly discovery on the morning of Ocl. 22.

The woman was walking her dog when she came upon the body of a man.

Gerard Richard, 62, was found dead along the side of the road on the 3100 block of River Drive, police said. His bicycle was found laying near by his bady.

The cause of death has yet to be determined but police do not believe foul play is a factor.

The circumstances surrounding his death suggest he died of natural causes while riding his bicycle,

a Psych unit re-opened

SPEECHES AND a ribbon cutting marked the re-opening of the renova- ted regional psychiatric unit at Mills Memorial Hospital Oct. 27. Speakers noted the 10-bed facility means those affected by what's called “the for-

gotien disease” ‘can now be treated with dignity. Long-time menial health ~}

worker Marsha Lloyd, left, and Terrace and Area Community Health Council vice chair Larisa Tarwick, who has worked on mental health is- sues for years, took part in the official ribbon cutting ceremony.

police said.

Ambulance attendants were called to the scene but the man could not be revived.

“We are still pursuing the investigation,” said Mitch Griffith of the B.C. Coroners Service.

One more break-in

TERRACE Crimestoppers are asking for the pub- lic’s help in salving a break and enter an Kalum Lake Drive Oct. 23.

Sometime over the noon hour a resident had her home broken into and several items stolen, police said. The back door to the home was opened and the master bedroom and common areas of the resi- dence were searched for valuables.

Missing are several pieces of gold jewellery in- cluding rings, bracelets, a watch and necklace. Also stolen was a Nintendo 64 game system and a Sony Playstation One with games.

' Crimestoppers wants your information nat your identily. If you have information about this or other crimes call Terrace Crimestoppers at 638-8477.

Cyclist hit by truck

SHORTLY before 9 a.m. on Oct. 15 a cyclist was hit by a white Dodge Dakota at the base of Lanfear Hill in Terrace.

The accident occurred when the driver turned left onto Thomas 51. from Lanfear Ave. and failed to yield the right of way for the cyclist, police said.

The cyclist was a young man in his late teens.

If you were a witness to this accident call Cst. Martin at the Terrace RCMP detachment at 638- 7400.

Fisheries workshop held

REPRESENTATIVES from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, First Nations groups and other stakeholders in fisheries gathered for a work- shop here last weekend.

Organized by the Northwest Stewardship Socie- iy, the workshop focussed on watershed planaing in the Skeena region, Issues discussed included wild salmon policy, stock status in our region and habi- tat distribution. The workshop also addressed the future of habitat and watershed priorities now that Fisheries Renewal B.C. is being dismantled.

According to watershed stewardship coordinator, Rob Diermair, the provincial cuts mean $320, 000 less for fish habitat work here next year.

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