~ e09 UTE ‘ahhoune oh, bata Cons taal adea MFM a etal Ere ae yee a ae TE ty “Marlene Xenis and Dave: Dossor. if ‘Isadora and 6. B. NOTD -END. NT “lau an hi Oe Cay ™~ tay AUTH West in ‘good shidpe CALGARY (CP) — The re- source-rich . Western a have ‘achieved a of economic . told Wednesday. ~: "Canadian business cycles donot exert a great influence on over-all Weatern province Ina pared for a. nas Paper Ps on. the tee 4 the theory thatthe , West Meher pneumonia when Ontario has an nomic cold. , the opposite sentiment tends to prevail, cred ual mal to Eastern business cy illness. . "Events in Jopan are re- garded as much more erucial to B.C. than are conditions In the rest of Canada. "(he Ukelihood of Alberta being deflected from its - upward path blems in re eee or Atlantic Canada ia considered eer One reason why the West is free of central and eastern economic disrup tions, Gusen is that Tuter-reglonal: fade links are weak. | MA] Western and Eastern Canada are con- tained within a aeninale * padonal boundary, ees are, ‘bobreon mea in ions are deve than are those between . Canada and the U.S, Only in - iroleum is Eastern Enos a significant market for: Weatern Iniuslry anit reduced any ee cooly in certain manufac- tured goods do Western = re rely on on Eastera of sup iin. bouni resold Ne rates of return o fered Western en projects help insulate region against credit. shortages elsewhere. ‘Migration might be ex-. to even out by moving unemployment problems from one region to another, but the opposite appeared to be true. . “Those leaving the slow- growth region often have training and work ex- perlence, above-average earnings and make greater than proportlonal . con- tributions to government revenues, They leave behind hem the oung, the old and - who require nigh levela of government services. Thus the region of emigration is left with pro- nd" higher per- He said that more than 42 rada's population grow nada's on comes from migration from the rest of -country, although improved economic growth to the east would reduce the rate of migration 3,3-per-cent real growth expacted this year for Weatern Canada. — In Manitoba, rapid growth in mining and manufac- turing would be offset by a decrease In agricultural production and a “huge decline’ in construction, The service sector would be “slug ish." . Snokatchewan would show a similar picture, except for growth in construction and a pale fall in agriculture. 4. ret Serra years, slowing wou mainly due te Alberta . construction, which would grow less than one per cent in real terms compared with five to 24 per cent in the last four . But Gusen.added that . there would only be a short pause, following completion - of | petrochemical and oll sands plants, before ‘'the construction industry will once again become a major agent of th in Alberta,” In British Columbia, forest Industries would advance and mining production would approach record levels, but . construction weakness would continue through 1979: ‘until work begins on planned - forest industry expansions. Robert Paul, preeldent of Canadian Bechtel Ltd, said in another prepared speech that Western Canada should 860 $12 billion to $20 billlon in “hew construction started in the next two'or three years. Paul warned, however, — that “any firm which tries to surviye solely on the domestic nonresidential construction market in-a country like Canada is headed for problems,” ACominco Lid. economist, N.D. Modak, advised cor- porate planners to look for a Canadian dollar worth about U.S. cents through the‘ 1980s, wile vicepresident Richard Hegan of the Export Development Corp. said the Canadian dollar should be fairly stable, though strengthening, over r the next five years. B.C. doctors accept offer VANCOUVER (CP) British Columbis doctors at will increase their salaries by ari average 17.4 per, cent over the next two W years Dr. Mel _Petreman, president of the B.C. Medical Association, sald today in the results that ¢ doctors voted in the ‘referendum on the negotiated Increase. thoae 1,886 said yes to tis increase and 1,071 sald 1. Petreman said the doctors’ aflll have grievances Petreman association had ud tiated for pay vv heed on a five-day sie still on a six. day we.., a situation es- pecially displeasing to general practitioners. In addition, he éald, specialiste will be paid the same for duty in the middle of the night as they are for work during the day. There is no pay for standby Hme for moat doctors and phyalclans whl continue to be paid on the basla of a 10-hour day rather than an eighthour | day. There is also no retirement plan benefit, Petreman said. #] think doctors are tired of working long hours to - A urge: pro maintain thelr Incomes,'’ he and said. “They want the same slim 59-per-: on dae benefits ae others in society, oportion of ppy ri “pry nee. doctora were wi . the Acceptance of the agreement means that thera will not be any additional billing to patients above that paid through the provincial government medicare plan. An association 8 had ahown that the majority of doctors favored a plan under which the patient would d poy a portion of the , negotiated fierenses | ‘were not satlafactory. Individual doctors can opt out of the government plan, ” displaying ’ the percentage of their fees -- -which ga to expenses. EDMONTON (cPy — Doctors in the province will strenuously oppose the concept of split medicare fees, says Dr. Robert Clark, executive director of the Alberta Medical Association, The concept was. outlined by Hospitals Minister Dave Russel] in. the, Alberta legislature Tuesday after he rejected Opposition Leader Bob Clark's call for a tem- rary ban on medical extra: " Russell sald be is con: ~ sidering splitiing fees into a composite. schedule which . would include a set per- centage to cover a doctor's. office expenses and a second amount -to pay doctors for their profeasional services, He said outaide. the legislature the split fee would be end arsed. by: the medical association and ‘would ‘allow physicians to negotiate a rate fee ierease as well as a pecond - amount to cover ‘the rising costs of running a medical . clinic. .° Russell sald he discussed the idea informally with association president. Dr, Dick Corbett of Calgary and added that many doctors ‘are already pushing the idea by- posters. showing “T don’t know why we ‘would have tobe singled out , . to have government | . determine what our discretionary income should be,”" Dr. Clark said. “Phe government. is operating an insurance scheme on behalf of patlents . the government is not paying. doctors,” eg por " guspend: a doctor's right to. charge patients above the ' province’ s medical care insurance plan rate. The ban would last until the govern- ment rules on a report being developed by a ‘caucus aisiinted plate’ {ay rl naretadenen| committee examining extra | billing. Russell defended | the right of .a physiclan to charge - pationts extra, “T woulda want to see the” government or association take wictina before wa've had tUme to consider carefully the whole Bamut of the situation. “Although it's a minority, we're getting a number .of - Communications from | sitizens in Alberta . sup- orting reasonable extra However, ” Russell acknowledged. outside the legislature that the sup- portera are running about 3- toa behind opponents in the eatimated 200 letters he has received go far. Russell said he opposes ex- herbitant extra charges levied on patlents and hopes - the government.-will’ move against extra billing during the current ‘session. NDP Leader Grant Notley suggested Alberta follow Saskatchewan's example by doctors to leave the medical care insurance plan if they want to charge more than the government pays. + “) fominvigieiig ie ina: o * e9l68 feel i ASCIHS nuit ‘~ Inhabitants .of the. North Russell said a number of alternatives are being ~paviewed by the caucus committee, which ‘is. scheduled to report {n about a month... " Gotbett sald the idem has been discussed in previous | years bat be Tecalls no - m The Herald, Thureday, May S, 1079, Pages apecific see from , specific Russell and association will look at the. idea if it ls preeented In fee- . schedule wegotiaiions ‘at among doctors wuuld. prefer to ‘be pald a suitable lump sum Alberta doctors want split 5 Vauoclaion en 1 currently done. Corbett said the variations in overhead between medical s same apectanty to allow any No doubt they were here. “TORONTO (CP) — The Were the Hrat American Arctic, a U.S. archealpgist said In federal court Wedneaday as lawyers - in & landmark native rights case began attempts te prove aboriginal rights. Dr, Eimer Harp, professor emeritus’ at Dartmouth - aire gai - earlidat Eskimo culture in the Arctic dates back to2000-- in New Hamp. evidence of the 1000 BC. . 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