oe & PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW Laurel Baker Review contributor Credit where credentials are due — at least one local acupuncturist is. pleased that standards for practicing traditional. Chinese. medi- cine are finally being set. Michael R. Lines is a North Saanich resident who spent three years acquiring his diploma ‘of. traditional Chinese medicine.’ “When someone goes to a professional acupuncturist with tr: aining,’ ’-said Lines. - acupuncture and_ herbal - medicine, and now most col- . other © professions. take “weekend courses and then we praciice acupuncture.” cine, should put.a stop to ~Lines.: “Tt’s aminimum of three. years to get your diplomai In: leges are going to four years. But people’ from - : prolession;: the Ministry of : However, the création of. “Health only recently made tion ~ -and: oh “a provincial college, which - will regulate the full. range’: f traditional C eas : aoe of traditional Chinese medi ~ Health Professions Council. such crash coursesin TCM. “This is to regulate pro- - fessional standards so that ”. ~ the public is protected,” ‘said “3 they should go to someone. : LAUREL BAKER PHOTO Michael R. Lines, a North Saanich resident ‘and practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, demonstrates the. use of an acupuncture packer the decision to regulate the industry based on recom- -mendations. made by: the ~ “It gives everybody more credibility if we're under the ‘isin its three month ical. process as required under --the Health Professions Act. _ After that time, when new TCM practitioners. have: completed school they will oe “be able ‘to write: an. exam’ the. old College of (Acupune: -turists of British Columbia, TCM practitioners: will have consultation “bylaws are set before being licensed. : To allow the grandfather: to wait until the new college’ ing ‘system. to take” place, Health Professions _ Act" and become licensed ~ practitioners will not be ree A - said Lines. through | the college. . _ quired to have a license for" “Traditional Chinese Med: ee Current TCM: practition: ee we icine will be. regulated unl ~ der the mandate. of the Cc sd lege of Acupuncturists ; British Columbia. The: re _: structured college, which: - will govern both TCM prac-. titioners and acupunctur- ists, will be called the Col- ~ lege of Traditional Chinese’: - Medicine and Acupuncture — Practitioners of British Co- lumbia. ~The restructured college ‘ers will be licensed through ‘the: grandfathering system. by. applying. to’ the nine- © member, college, board for, , consideration. . ‘cense through the grandfa- thering system will also be. o required to” take a: ‘safety el: course. = | ‘Although i cuiplinelurist: can already apply for licens- : _ Anyone receiving . ar lis? ~Make'sure they have mal- suggests’: ; acupuncturist or TCM. piace titioner. for their cred entials © before receiving treatment. “Ask them for their cre- dentials, if they have taken a three or four-year program. » practice insurance’ and= - make sure they belong to an oe _ ENVIRONMENTAL WATER TREATMENT ‘We Service All Makes and Models _ graires Commercials Residential IRON FILTERS - NON CHEMICAL -¢ PRESSURE TANKS - PUNIPS “ee WELL SERVICE _ © REVERSE ‘OSMOSIS eo TWIN TANK SYSTEMS © DISTILLERS - OZONE e HOLDING TANKS 10-10, G00 GAL Cur Systems Are Customized Designed According To Parameters On Site) FREE Water Well Analysis On Site yoo FREE Laboratory & Bacterial Test For Mortgage Approval Or Property Sale 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE 50) 337 ~2223 #65 Market Square 560 Johnson St., Victoria sven NCTORIA, SAANICH PENINSULA, WESTERN C uns i oat SeVANCOUVER ISLAND, GULF ISLANDS ~ ing under the mandate of association,” advised Lines: CONTINUED FROM FRONT i excused fora conflict of interest whenever the issue comes.to the table and three other ~ councilors will be away from the area. That : leaves August 9 as the next possible meet- ing where discussion can take place. “By: then we'll have quorum and we'll | ~ have all the information,” said Habkirk in. reference to the CHR report, which is ex-- pected July 12. In the meantime, the exist- ing package of information will be available for public viewing at the municipal office. “It was estimated that the hydrologists | report would: he ready in mid ‘June and it. was. ‘We’ re done testing, now we! re Just val payers: _. Sidney/ North Saanich RCMP received a. report June:2, and another on July 1, that: * LED reflector lights on the highway. medi+ ans between Wain Road and the Swartz Bay ° ef etry terminal have been pried offand bro- sken, About 70 were damaged in the first. ins. cident, and 279i in me second, “Two ale incidents of sandaliait mre ‘i proving extremely costly to provincial tax: waiting for. the public health engineer to. _ give us comments so we can report those, _ comments to council,” said Rob Bradburry, the chief environmental officer for the CHR. But this report cannot come soon. enough for residents along Senanus Drive who have already waited for years. - “It took quite a period of time for the CHR to submit their first report,” said Cen- tral Saanich Clerk-Administrator Gary Na- son. : : “Then the councilors were not satisfied with the data and the methodology.” ~ Bradburry's first report recommended extending the water main to provide area — | _ residents with municipal water. : fj Costly: vandalis m investigated that's about $30,000 in damages,” said Sat. Wayne Conley. 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