Page A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 5, 1993

Two docs accused
in malpractice suit

TERRACE — A medical mal-
praciice suit has been filed
against two former Terrace doc-
tors in connection with the post-
abortion death of 19-year-old
Myrna George two years ago.

The kawsuit —- filed last Wed-
nesday in B.C. Supreme Courl —
names now-retited obstetrician
Dr. Gordon Boyd. and the
anesthesiologist, Dr. . Robin
Chor. Mills Memorial Hospital
is not named in the suit,

The suit was filed by mother
Maureen George on behalf of her
late daughier’s two children, aged
two and four.

Dr. Boyd retired from medicine

last December and this spring
moved to the Okanagan after
nearly 30 years in Terrace.
Dr. Chorn is currently practis-
ing at the University of Manitoba.
Family lawyer Albert Roos said
-the suit alleges the follow-up care

George received at Mills
Memorial after having her abor-
tion was substandard.

The statement of claim elleges
that Boyd perforated George’s
uterus during the Sept. 11, 1991
abortion. - .

As 4 resull, it says, George suf-
fered excessive bleeding and her
condition deteriorated steadily.

Boyd ordered “copious

volumes’? of blood transfusions
bul failed to quickly address the
Teason why she was losing blood,
it states,

A second operation was carried
out the night of Sept. 11. Her

- condition continued.to deteriorate

for three days after the operation
until she was transfeired to Van-
couver on the 14th.

She died that day at St, Paul’s
Hospital.

The ‘suit alleges ‘that the: two
doctors failed to provide George
with a reasonable ‘standard of
care, and further states that if they
had acted reasonably and in good
time, she would have survived.

Queensway residents lean
toward sewerage approval

TERRACE — The latest survey
of Queensway area voters is en-

. couraging for proponents of a
$1.9 million ‘community sewer
system there.

Neatly 60 per cent said they are
in favour of the sewer plan as
proposed.

Fifty-nine people responded to
the questionnaire, at an April 27
public meeting.

Thirty-three said they are in
favour of the system, 14 said
they’re against it and another 10
sald they are undecided,

Seventy-one per cent of respon-
dents indicated they would pay

for the sewer system in one Jump |

sum payment.
Of the 59 respondents, 52 are

property owners, and seven are
renters, including two trailer park
tenanis.

Residents at the meeting last

week argued not about whether
the system was needed but who
should pay for it.

Several homeowners sald they
thought the trailer park owners
and tenants were getting a better
deal than they were.

Sewer committee member Rick
Hawke told residents to take ad-
vantage of the rare 75 per cent
subsidy of the project Victoria
agreed to last year.

“It’s taken us 10 years to get
this funding,’’ he said. “‘If this
doesn’t go through it’s gone.”

Trip gets O.K.

TERRACE -— Despite the
protests of one council member,
Frank Bowsher will be attending
the by-law enforcement/licensing
conference io be held in Kam-
loops in June,

The request, from permit direc-
tor Bob Lafleur, was for both en-

forceinent officer Bowser” ind”

recenilyshired | building ‘Anspectgy---
Gene Miller: ‘w hittend.

However, “councillor Rick King
proposed sending Miller only,
pointing out Bowsher was not a
city employee but worked under
contract,

| LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. OF BRITISH COLU as |

Par jamentary
Reform

"PU BLIC MEETING

; Bie 00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 2:00-4:00 pum.
Terrace Inn, 4581 Greig Avenue

Toa appear ‘before the Committee
a or for. further information, contact: :

Ms.} Joan L. Motsberry
Comanlttes Clerk (Adm) —

Parllament Building s
ors, Ar British Columbia
VIKA

Councillor Darryl Laurent,
however, wondered how Bow-
Sher, whether on contract or not,
was to get the necessary training
to do the job if not sent on
courses such as this.

While King responded the con-
tract should have included Bow-
‘sHer “paying

- LAUIGAE + 5 pointed --. (oul, ‘for.

whatever reason, council did not
choose ta do that,”’

King. persisted, maintaining
paying Bowsher’s way risked set-
ting a precedent for all city con-
tractors.

~ The Select Standing Committee an Parliamentary
_ Reform, Ethical Canduct, Standing Orders and Private
Bills has been authorized by the Legislative Assembly to
“examine all matters and issues arising out of the two
_., referenda questions presented to voters in the general
Lo! Provincial election on October 17, 1991: :

a i Should voters be given the right, by
. _ legislation, te vote between elections for
‘the removal of thelr Member of the
- Legislative Assembly? (Recall)

2. Should voters be given the right, by legislation, an
“tO | propose questions that the Government of. ue
“British Columbia must submit to voters by.

‘referendum? (Initiative)

lent The Committee would like to hearyoir views :
oa through a series of public meetings being held:
aie throughout the province. These meetings aré intended
. “to provide the Members of the Committee and the eo
~publican opportunity to engage Ina discussion about ~:~
alt aspects of recall ane initiative In British Columbia.

: PRINCE RUPERT
“Friday, May 14,1993; 2:00-5:00 p.m, 6:00-8:00 p.m,
-. Crest Motor Hotel, 222 West Ist Avenue

ate

(604) 356-6318
(call collect}:
604 356-8172

“It’s a good. system,’’ said
trailer park owner Mary Rauter,
“it's a cheap system. And we
will never get it again. Ever.”

Homeowners accused them of
making threals and trying to
“ram it down our throats.’”

Realtor § Verne
responded to residenls who say
they've already made great in-
vestments in their homes and
can’t afford to pay more.

“The way I see it, you people
don’t have an investment, be-

cause I don’t see how any of you .

would be. “able . to sell your
houses.”’
CMHC and credit anton offl-

cials were on hand to advise resi-
dents on how to finance a lump -

sum payment on the sewer sys-
tem.
Homeowners with incomes of

‘fess than $26,500 could qualify -

fora CMHC loan or asubsidy.

Correction

A story in the April 28 edition

made reference to a woman mur-
dered Easter Sunday in Thomhill.
The story indicated she was

for “that trainiags” ~! also. ‘sexually: assaulied:: Thatvisi |

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Tories

choose

TERRACE — Skeena Prog-
ressive Conservatives will
know this Sunday who there
candidate will be in the next
federal election.

Voting is being done via a
travelling ballot box.

First voling lakes place. in
Smithers al 12:45 p.m. Satur-
day and here in the evening.

Vying for the conservative
nomination are Terrace
alderman Danny. Sheridan and
Smithers resident Mauric
Montgomery.

Montgomery is the regional
coordinator for the ministry of
women’s equality.

Sheridan is executive djrec-
tor of the Muks-Kum-Ol Hous-
ing Socicty.

Voting wraps up in Prince
Rupert May 9 at which time all
ballots will be counted and the
winner announced.

Registration takes place here
at the Terrace Inn at 6:30 p.m,
Saturday with speeches start-
ing at 7 p.m.

Ferguson |

| MOMS :

phone 635-2546 before noon
“on Saturday, May 8.

‘Lots of Prizes
To Be Won =

| Vv A New Hair Style
|W An Evening Out:.”
(Dinner anda Movie) a
Vv Babysitting for 4-Hours
Maid Service for 3 Hours

__ON LAKELSE IN TERRACE _

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TELL us WHY MoM DESERVES -
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Why does your mom

_deserve to be

treated like 8 Gueen? i

Why do you deserve:

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Celebrate Mother's Day
with the family and treat mom to a fine
dinner with a i complimentary rose
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, Open 4 pm- 17 pm
Sunday, May 9

THE TERRACE AND DISTRICT ©
_ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

. _ President and Chief Executive Officer |

~ LOCATION: Bavarian. Inn”

‘David Emerson will discuss Expansion: ‘96, a $350 milllon redevelopment. of the:
“Vancouver International Airport (YVR). Come and hear first hand how the expansion |

: will improve connections across the province and generate important économic. —

i benef ts" aind opportunities for Terrace and the rest, of British Columbia.

Cas mistat! ees coed reer ee ae

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Thursday, Mi 6, 1993 ~

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