“woe

Statf shortages and budget cuts have plagued the
Skeena Health District and ‘efforts to establish. an
acceptable level of service for the area. - ;

‘Lee Ellis, chairman of the Skeena Unica Board of
Health reports. that the amount of funds available for

community care service Is only two to three per cent of
the béalth budget,” a'figure which bas dropped {teen 4

five per cent in previous years.
In the board’s annual report released recently a

‘review was made of several new programs which have « .

been introduced into the area in the past three years,
among them home care nursing, improvements in an
audiology program and a new dental hygiene program

in‘ the schools.

Ellis characterized the area as having a good level of
health care although she feels the northern part of the

province doesn't get sufficient consideration when

provincial money is allocated.
She said the board is concerned with establishing. a

some guidelines which canbeusedinthefuture, '
Elis is concerned because there is no staff for health ©

education and sald that the area needs 4 nutritionist to
. .work in the area of preventative medicine.’

Ellis's eriticisrn of the board is that {fis too un-,

wieldly, covering an area which ranges from the’ Queen”

Charlotte Islands to Smithers’ and includes Stewart, ,.

Terrace ‘and Kitimat.

Thesize of the area makes it difticult to recruit some
staff. While there are funds available for a physio.
therapist in the long-term program Skeena Health
Centre has been mn unable ‘te recrult one..The size of the

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area ‘and the ‘amount a travelling time demanded of
some of thestaftis one reason why the area has trouble :

with a high turnover rate.
‘© mininum level: of ‘service and staff for the area —~.

4

Another big: ‘area of frustration for the board and

staff involved in pubile health care is that more ‘and
a more ofa’ work: Joad is being placed on the present
ital ‘There have been no increases in the cumbers of
_ 1) public: heals: nurses ‘in the’ district for six or. seven

| years. As‘ani.example of the load the public health -

| nurses have to deal with, is the fact that a nurse has

: only one half a day ‘a week to devote to the 1,30)

"students at the high schoo! in Kitimat _

“We'd like to see all our programs functioning the. .
_ way they should. Sometimes we're just skimming the

” surface,” says Ellis.

1

Ellis says that money could be invested more wisely

- year

- excellent

Irly Bird
opens

Anew business has located
Iteelf In Terrace. Terrace

Buildera Centre itd. is @

situated on the corner of

_ Lazelle and Munroe. -

Your new Irly Bird store is
locally owned and operated
by George McCullough,

_. Laurie Shears and Vic

. Froeae, McCullough ia the
manager, Shears is the -
. company president and

Froese is one of the company
directors. .
‘McCullough, who ia well

- ‘known in the Terrace area,

has vast ‘knowledge ‘and
experience in building

supplies; and he is locking J
forward to serving the needs

of the home builder,” con-
tractor, and consumer.
McCullough and his wile,
Shaila,
Shannon and a son, Shawn.

Shears, who apent the last
_ Managing the
warehouse at Al & Mac, was
part owner of Summerland
Bullders Mart Ltd. and
managed their Princeton
lotation. He hes 13 years
experience in the building
supply and lamber indubtry.
Shears and his wife, Nan,
have one son, Tim; and two
daughters, Rebecca and
Hannah.

Kelly Francia has joined
the staff of Irly Bird afiar
nine years with Al & Mac,
mainly as = assistant
manager. He comes to

Terrace Builders Centre

with a broad product

knowledge and expertise for °

the “do-lt-yourseifer' and

the contractor. Francis will

ba pleased lo give customers

' @ quotation on any building

supply they need. .

Gerry Koster, formerly of
Al & Mac, will operate the
warehouse.

McCullough and Shears
announce that Terrace
Builders Centre has secured
the exclusive Erly Bird
franchise ‘for this area,
which means that. the
company will be able to give
Bervice © and
products at competitive

have a daughter, -

Joanne Dickle models some lingerle during

the Fashion Show af the Ladies’ Diamond

‘ Dinner sponsored by the Terrace Cen-

fennial Lions Club Saturday.

McCarthy breaks Golden Rule 7

By MICHAEL HOWLETT rald forthe past three, the

Herald Gtall Writer:
In a wurprise decision, the
Ministry) of | Human

Resources ,has cut: off $581.
per niotith: funding for the
Golden Rule employment
agency effective March 31;

in operation in Terrace for
nine and one-half yeais, and
having received provincial

. find refusal caught manager

“Juanita Hatten completely

unaware, |
“They've pulled the rug
‘out from under me, without ”

‘notice,”’ sald Hatton.

“Hatton recelved a letter
“March .19 from Human
Resources Minister . Grace

McCarthy stating that the

Kelly Francis, George McCullough and Laurie Shears

é
7M

grant, renewable April i,

- would not he renewed.
Formerly, ‘the agency had .
been recetving funding.

through the provincial
secrelary's office but had
been notified on Jan. 20 by

-Evan Wolfe that funding

would be transferred to

human resources.’ This was

“in keepihg with the board's

policy of having ministries.

with allied programs ad-
judicate grant applications
and make funding recom-
mendations. "

The ‘resull was to cut off
the Golden Rule's funding as
human resources ' decided
thet “this ministry will not
be funding your agency as
the services {t provides
duplicaten (hese altéady
available. wo “

The duplication involves .
- the ministry's Individual

Opportunity Plan program.
However, thia program has

- heen in effect for under a

year. According to Hatton
“It's (hem whoduplicate me.
How could |. duplicate
something that le nine years

younger than the, Golden
Rule?" .

Although Hatton ‘has had
preblems with government
funding in the past, it ls the
lack of notice this time that
most upsets her.

Hatton . blames her

expansional interference. I
started up without govern-’

ment asslatance, I didn’t

wait around for them to tell
me what te do. Anybody who

has had to deal with man-

power knows what a god
service [ provide.

Hatton ‘haa = acquired
numerous testinioniais from
satisfied customers and is
receiving support in her
efforte to retain funding
from community groups
such as the Rotary Chub.

If help doesn't came soon

though it will be the end of
‘the Golden Rule. “If 1 don't
get help pretty darn soon,”

‘sald Hatton, "1 m just going
to have to pul an ad-
. vertisement in the paper for

one fully-equipped office to -

rent, including the help.”

teday the federal govera- .

ment intends to push ahebd ©

with its constitutional
package ‘despite. a
Newfoundland . Court. of

Appeal decision backing the

Provinces that oppose it.
“Tm surprised -:
somehow you will infer that
- somehow’ the court could.”
prevent. Parliament from
acting,” Chretien (old. re-
porters ‘outside. a cabinet -

ae committee. meeting where

rent. Progressive
ive constitutional

"Justice Arthur 5. Mifflin and
Justices Herbert B. ‘Morgan

_ > “and James R. Gushue an-
“ gwered ‘yes’ (o each of three
' questions posed by the six

provinces which are fighting
Prime ‘Minister: Trudeau's
’ plain, to have an amended ©
- British North Amercia Act
* ‘sent to Canada.
‘Afourth queation put to the

court by Newfoundland was

Ina “written decision .

Skeena Heat Paved by staff st

if It ‘was used to keep people out of hospitals With

preventative medicine however, results are not im.“

mediate,

She says she would like to see vime real guidelines
7 coming from the provincial government, and some .
. Jong-range goals defined,
an “People are making a lot of noise ‘aboyt health

. coats,” ‘ways Ellis. “One way to cut back is to keep:

people out of hospitals.”

: Ellis says that the district would like to do still mere.
in the community: She says they haven't got their teeth ”
into ‘the mental’ health situation: "yet, and that they .
“would like to see a home care service developed for.

Kitimat.

“ “Everything is spread very, very thin” pald Ellis, "2.
“We're: holding. the line, we're not promoting good | ;

health.”

that. |

vdinvited . to
: Donations. wil] golothe .
“*, Child ..--Deéveloprinent

A boating accident resulted in. the deaths of twa ‘Kitimat
residents Sunday near Collins Bay on ‘the Douglas Channel
Dead aré Charles Lesley Lewis, 4 and Caro! Alls Turner, 43.

_ Lewis's body was found floating after the vessel, the
Jumbo A, waa sighted rammed into the point al Colltzs Bay

Chretien firm:
on decision _

. OTTAWA (CP) — Justive . Chretien said he was dis- provinces oppositig’ the
Minister Jean Chretien said appointed at the” court: . federal constitutional pack ;
: decision ke

Fun day is. planned -
- The Caledonia Senior”
Secondary ‘School, in.
conjunction with the .
is.,
_ hosting a Kiddies Fun.
Day Saturday, April 4,
| between 1° pam. and 4 |

_ backing

Student Council,

aoa

“Chikdren betwe the "
een featured. in. various

' ages of five and nine are
attend.

Sunday:

_ After 20 minutes the boat huda't docked and debris irom: va!
~ theboat‘and the body of Lewis was spotted 50 feet from shore.
- On Monday, RCMP- divers investigated the wreck and

the age.

Centre iti Terrace as the

Caledonia : school’s: .

recognition of ihe ‘In <
ternational Year ofthe
” Handicapped...

Various | tan time. ,

events will be featured.
Puppet shows, films,
floor games. and. arts
and crafts will all be

areas of the school.
For more Information
* phone, S35-6551.

Fecovered the body of Turner.

"ROMP tay Ihat the bow section of the $0 foot tug hed been .
not answered yes or nd, bul sit open: by striking. nore. ane caused the veasel to sink

with definitions of various immediately.

things that could happen.
The three questions which
were given -affirmative
answers by the justices
asked whether the provin-
ces’ rights and privileges’
and their relationship with

. the federal. government

would be affected, whether
the federal government

“requires the consent of the af
_ Provinces to ask West-
- minster to amend the con-

stitution and whether agree:
ment of the’provinces Is re-
quired before any amend-
ment is passed that’ would
afect t alederat provincial

The Newfoundland
question was whether 1949
terms of union. could ‘he
altered without the consent
of the Newfoundland
legislature or a -majroity of
the population.

+ troubles on government. _

The Pacific Nor-
thwest Music Feslivai's
Speech Classification is
being held at Cassie
Hall Elementary

School. Gay Scrivener
will be adjudicating.

Piano classes will be
held at the R. E. M. Lee
Theatre and In-
atrumental” at the
Ualedonia | “Lecture
Thedtré.- All seasiona
are 9:30-am,°1:30 pm
ind 7:30 pin ard are
open to the public,

" ‘Nekets will again be
on sale. morning only,
at the R. E. Mt. Lee
Theatre for Saturday's
Gala Performance.

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