Chief doc says regional | health body is needed here

A STRONG REGIONAL health care authority would be the first step to improving northwestern medical service, says the president of the B.C. Medical Association [BCMA]. ' Dr, lan Courtice, here last week to attend a health. care forum. sponsored by the BCMA, said a regional body would be more effective than the separate, com- munity health councils now in place up here, “Instead of a group of local health councils compet- ing with each other for money in Victoria, there would be a regional body to co-ordinate efforts- al better service,” he said, a ve At the heart would be decision making pawers aimed at developing ‘specialty. medical services -to cover. the-te-- gion, Courtice continued. os That kind of approach is already underway in one ; Specialty, pediatrics, and is planned with’ another speci- ‘ally, orthopedics. ‘Courtice said a proposal by Terrace-based specialists : first made last year to provide service in Kitimat in re- : turn for moving orthopedics here fits a regional concept. | He did add that the situation in the northwest is simi- | Jar to that of the Kootenays which doesn't’ have a regio-

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“It has smaller cities, just as you do here, and there are competing interests,” Courtice continued.

The forum here is part of a province-wide tour spon- sored by the BCMA to hear about. health care issues,

More than 30 people were at the forum as were a goodly number of local physicians,

Courtice said he heard consistent messages that there wasn’t enough local control over health care decision making, .

“If the system is going to work, there: has ta be local control and accountability,” he said.

“Right now there is an instability of the system-and that’s what we’ve been hearing,”

Courtice-said he’s-wortied-the northwest will: lose its Terrace-based core of specialists if improvements aren’t made,

“Terrace has had a reputation of being a pretty good small town for good specialist: care,” he said,

Those who attended the forum were asked to fill out a survey.

Of those who responded, 86 per cent said their ability to have a say in how health care is delivered is poor while 93 per cent described as poor their satisfaction with the health care system compared to five years ago.

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 27, 1999 - Als

Public Notice is Winter Burning BarnisH

Conditions COLUMBIA

Effective 8 a.m, Monday, Octaber 18, 1999 and until further notice, Winter Burning Conditions, as described in Section 24.1 of the Forest Fire Prevention and Supression Regulation (B.C, Reg 169/95) are in effect for categories 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 open fires west of the Coast Mountains within the Prince Rupert Forest Region and Queen Charlotte Islands (Northwest Fire Centre area.)

Winter burning conditions are also in effect east of the Coast Mountains for cate- gory 7 burning above 1000 metres elevation within the Prince Rupert Forest Region, The Prince Rupert Forest Region extends fram Endako in fe east to Prince Rupert in the west and from Tweedsmuir Park in the south fo the Yukon border in the north, The Northwest Fire Centre also inclydes the Queen Charfe islands, which is part of the Vancouver Forest Region. ¢

For more information on autdoor burning, please call the BC Forest Services at 1-888-797-1717 or the Northwest Fire Centre at (250) 847-4600.

THE CITY will investigate setting up drug-free zones around all local schools in which fines would double or triple for drug use or trafficking.

The idea comes from city councilior Ron Van- derlee, who said such zones around schools in Kamloops have proven highly effective,

He said fines and penal- ties in. designated and , posted drug-free zones are

idea at its Oct. 12 meet- ing, deciding to invest- igate the program. Alhough school district officials say there are al- ready provisions in effect now for higher penalties for drug dealing around schools, Wanderlee says it’s not enough. : Police officers or prose- cutors will tell a judge if the offender is found in a school zone, he said. That ean lead to stiffer penal-

tics — at the judge’s dis- cretion — but it’s nat inan- datory.

Councillor David Hull

said drug use is a serious issue in Terrace. ' “Crystal meth, as its known on the street, ‘is in town,” he said, adding a $5 crystal produces a 12- to 14-hour high.

RCMP officers suggest there are 300 known people in town dealing drugs, he added.

Council wants to nail druggies

Councillor Linda Hawes said substance abuse ac- counts directly or indirect- ly for at least 80 per cent of all crime.

“But to throw more drug enforcement officers in is a waste of time, energy aud money,” she said.

Studies show the best bet is to use education to prevent drug problems be- fore they start, she said,

Hull agreed,

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‘ The extra fines collec- } ted, he added, go lo the ‘local Student Crime Stop- } pers proup to: finance more drug and crime preventa- |

tive work,

In Kamloops, the drug- i free zones are a two-block

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NOTICE OF POLL ELECTION FOR TRUSTEE SCHOOL DISTRICT 82 (COAST MOUNTAINS)

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the electors of Schoo! Distrist 82 (Coast Mauntoins) thot on Election by voting is netessary fo elect thres Trustees, ta fill offices of members of the Socrd of Schoo! Tustees for Trustea Eledaral Area 2 of the Kitimat-Stikine Regianal District and that tha persons nominated os condidatas at the Election by Voting ond for whom the votes willbe received are listed below, for a three year lerm commencing December, 1999 and terminating December 2002,

TO BE ELECTED: THREE: AREA 2 - TERRACE & RURAL AREAS INCLUDING BRAUNS ISLAND ANO AREAS WEST OF SKEENA RIVER INCLUDING NEW REMD, ROSSWOOD, AND SALUM LAKE DRIVE, BROWN MAR 4812 Davis Avenue Terrace, B.C GIANHELIA Rainier 4507 Sporks Street Terraza, B.C. PENNER Diano 5418 Hepple Rood Tenaca, B.C. STEDHAM HAI 4033 Hougland Avenue Tenaca, B.C ADVANCE POLL: Municipal Office, 3215 Eby Street, Terrace, 8.¢.

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SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITY: FRIDAY, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 39, 1999 - 1:00 pm. - 3:00 p.m. . - Terraceview Ledge - 4103 Sparks Street, Terrace, B.C. Mills Memorial Hospital - 4720 Houghland Avenue, Terrace, 6.0

REGULAR POLL : SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1999, 8:00 om. - 8:00 p.m.

Terrace: Caledortin Senior Secondary School, 3605 Munroe Streal Rasswood: Rosswood Comunity Centra ELECTED BY ACCLAIMATION: Area 1 -Kitimat ( induding Kitamoat Village, Klemtu ond Kernano) Compbell, Linda 4-30 Clifford Street Kifima King, Peter 36 Sturgeon Street Kitimat Pankhurst, Barry 46 Morgan Streete Kitimat

Area 3 - Thorhill & Rural Aretss South of Skeens River Including fackpine Flats, Copperside Estates, Gossen, Kleanza, Usk and Lakelss Lake

Turner, Gary Lot 27 Kleonza Drive, R.R.2 Terrace Area 4 - Stewart (including Mexindin}

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« If you haven’t booked ; that $129 one-way fare to ; Vancouver on either one of { the two airlines by today, * you're out of luck.

: Tt isn’t known which - airline, Canadian Regional : or Air B.C., first pulled the ; plug on the rate.

‘ The fare, pood for after- ‘noon flights on both air- i lines, was brought in by : Air B.C, the latter part of j September and quickly co- {pied by Canadian Regio- ‘nal.

i Canadian Airlines ‘ spokesman Dean Brawn ¢called the rale a promo- ; tional fare brought in re- } sponse to Air B.C,

“Tt just wasn’t econami- ¢al for us to continue it,” he said last week of the decision to cancel the fare.

Air B.C. had announced the fare not as a seat sale, bul as a permanent change to its rate structure,

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