Wednesday, October 4, 1978 When Gillain Manor opened Tuesday with cabinet ministers present, speeches and all the fanfare attendant upon such occasions it was, literally, the realization of a dream which George Strachan has been nurturing for 15 years or more. Strachan, who knows as much about the disease of alcoholism and its treatment as: anyone in Canada, has realized for many years, as have others in the field that, in the sense that there are few places for them to. recover, middle and upper-class alcoholics are underprivileged. It has been his dream to provide such a place and Gillain Manor fills the - bill as well as any place on the North American continent. Its clientele will operation, - Almost directly below i is the + -of any of the fi nest hotels in - Of a. ow "fessional ‘staff’ and: a new “fundamental. areas, change ° breaking ‘the link between -. alcohol and "activities. Although broad : ‘each client’ : proached individually and.a° there. must: be: an: upheaval: “in the life of a sick alcoholic *Gillain: is’ a good. place | to “make ; Perched : “on, * Newton,’ Gillain commands one, of ‘the finest: views on the continent. It overlooks = s major, services in the: centre, ~the| be drawn largely from companies which want to see their valuable executives rehabilitated and, to such firms, expense in recovering highly- prized personnel i is no obstacle. - By PAT MURPHY Strachan said Monday he has had enquiries from companies all over the continent and, when the treatment centre gets in full as it will in several months, he expects no shortage of clients. In recognition of the fact that. alcoholism, more and more, is becoming recognized as an illness which has. a . devastating effect on the whole family, . the number of _ patients reaches its. maximum: of about 100. In time the staff will number about 75. in- cluding service personnel. At $175 a day treatment at Gillain is not inexpensive although not out of line ‘with other similar treatment centres on the continent... The average patient — will spend 28 days at the centre running up a bill of close to $5,000 — asmall amount to a corporation which stands establishment of _ in- ternationally-known Province of Alberta alcohol and drug identifiction and treatment program. He found a suitable site on Mount Newton for the centre he. had, for so long wanted to built and on December 13, 1973, the sod was. turned. Things went smoothly until the financing fell through and there was a long lull during which. Gillain stood on Gillain . will have ac- | Mount Newton a | a good chance of recovering commodation for. other | monument to what might | the. services. of a. valuable members of: the client’s | have been. ~ "| executive. family who may participate But Strachan never gave: The need for. Gillain. is in the program of recovery. | up after construction | self-evident to people who Gillain will. use an in- | stopped. in March, 1975 | know. the level of terdisciplinary approach, | and, eventually, an |.alcoholism’ in North Strachan says and physical, | arrangement was made | America, Strachan points emotional ‘and... ‘social aspects of the client’s life will be explored: mostly by. himself with. the: guidance: well-trained .: pro- whereby Abacus Cities Ltd, Gillain’s parent company, will lease the establishment from the prime contractor who. . constructed — the building, Farmer Con-- struction Ltd. out. Not only is alcoholism the continent’s worst drug 20 times than any other. “The reason these figures come. as a shock’ to: many Canadians. is that.. the path -laid ‘out -for him . to 2 follow. © Strachan credits all those | problem is well hidden. It is . _o “Most acceptable involved, Abacus, Farmer | part of the alcoholic process therapies today. insist that | Construction..and ‘the | to cover-up and, in this the alcoholic must, in many hiding, alcoholics are often ‘assisted: ‘by » family. -; ployers and friends... provincial government for: putting the -need- for the service ahead of their:own profit and making possible’ the. opening which: took -place on Tuesday. Under. :Strachan. as president - and: . executive -dirctor . of . Gillain’ Manor Ltd. will. be the’ medical:- and program. director. Dre : Nelson: Bradley, © : psychiatrist. ‘from: Lutheran General ® Hospital, : Park. “Ridge,” ‘Illinois, - where, for. the «last™-18° years he-h been medical director‘o ‘the. the whole pattern of his ‘life if he.is to recover and this will) be. the-thrust in. the ‘treatment, at Gillain.. The program © will’ focus... on represents about..five’ per cent-of the alcoholic population, Strachan points © out. In truth the illnéss goes through:. every level” and: social:.status’of | life’s. other guidelines .will be: followed - ewill . -be’ -ap-: asin factory: ‘lunch-rooms: “Program | tailored” for. “his ‘needs. =" LF UPHEAVAL. This can be: ‘painful but if. ~ the: 1 the: “highest " point on 100 acres’ on the north. side. of; Mount’ the medical program‘at the. Hazleton. “Foundation: ‘Centre’.on« Alcoholism: in: Minneapolis, Pe “Program co-ordinator " “and. associate. director of “preventive services will be’ ‘Dr... W. Cecil: Brown, a psychologist who has held staff. positions - at. the. “University of. Alberta where he: -was «involved: - in alcoholism. research. With him will be Dr. Peggy-Anne ‘Brown. who has -heen: ap-. pointed © associate.. director - of. treatment. services at Gillain. For. several years she. was a research associate 50 YEARS AGO. 4 “The Review of October 4, 1928 reported that: Sidney, was Officially on the mapas" a seaport. town with an up- to-the- minute marine: service station...” Be The local boat. .building firm of Copeland & Wright ‘have:.just completed a’ big Patricia Bay and Deep Cove . on - the; west: and: Georgia ... Strait, the Inner Islands and’. Mount Baker on the east. airport: - . Gillain -is built around - a three-level | ‘core » with...all.. It is luxurious. ‘and: rooms 5000-gallon.tank:. for and living areas rival. those. gasoline and-. erecting -.a service station on the end of North America, . ‘their: new.’ wharf.’ which A pioneer in the field of. | with the © psychology.| extends to deep water, some alcoholism treatment, | department ~ at the | 90 feet beyond the old Strachan gained. an- in- |. University of Alberta, . wharf. ternational reputation as |. :The manor will open |: : The big tank, constructed with a staff of about 30 but the staff will be enlarged as oguiding. ‘spirit. and administrator: in the. RAISE YOUR OWN BEEF _ MAKE IT REALLY PAY! with a big docile, easy calving Charolais cow, Male calves reach 1300 to 1500 lbs. in . one year. Excellent meat, -in’ Victoria: by the. Marine Iron Works, is located on an. elevation of 26 feet on shore, 420 feet from service station ‘to which - it.. is connected by piping. : “" Boats may now come in and receive gas direct. into “their tanks in record time. “,. Water ‘has also: been piped. to. the .end of . the made for small quantitites. hundreds of boat owners around. » the: © Saanich Peninsula. and. throughout Contact a Canadian. Meridian: ~Polled Charollais Ranch 2328 Beacon. Ave., Sidney congratulated on: —«656- 5All ee Boe dertaking » will mean: not MR. JOHN R. YOUNG | fees*s twit o: themselves but Sidney as a whole by othe Increased of our Victoria office. Will be available for consultation at * traffic into this port. 28 YEARS AGO. 24120 Beacon Avenue, Sidney, B.C, Each Wednesday ~ from: 8:30 A.M. to 12: 30 P.M. > Victoria 384-1 137 _cerely thank our Jocal en: -terprising firm for, Wright... is. to. be Review of October 7,.1953, ‘gentleman. attempting — to hiteh-hike to Sidney, ‘When an Ardmore man picked up an elderly hitch. hiker on the East Saanich - Rondlast week he -was told ‘of the problems of hitch- hiking. The aged passenger ‘explained that he was a ‘retired = prospector holiday,» When coming from ‘Victoria to Sidney to renew acquaintance with a second prospector, the visitor failed ‘to’ gain a ride, He si ney 656- 4422, Pemberton Securities Larios “Serving Western Canadians Since 1887" problem but it is worse by . “em-" “The Skid Road derelict ~ the. Canadian population. It is. -as common in board-rooms ° and the: level of alcoholism 2 walked t to Sidney. undertaking by installing. a., - wharf and no charge will be: _ This ‘is a convenience that/} the. Gulf Islands will: sine. The firm of Copeland &: their: A: story vin. the. Sidney revealed: the problems ofa. on THE REVIEW _ Gillain Manor Opens Doors to Alcoholics -McTavish - ‘ overlooks the airport, “pin: public-supported treatment centres. Afraid to high — and increasing. ~ Alcoholism ‘treatment -workers _ know’. that: the | risk: what | is left of. their disease: sweeps . ‘through | dignity, they» avoid ‘treat- ‘society. with a-broad brush | ment programs which’ will touching - not. .only.. the | expose their weakness. The “unemployed ©: laborer: but | result isa’ private: hell” for “doctors, | “lawyers: “them: and for. the: three: to and ‘orporation presidents., Te ched by the alcoholic.” : ‘the sea from. “the. large * The driver was informed ‘ferries: but: ‘would. be ‘that. only .one. vehicle | retained in holding tanks stopped to offer the old’| and* dumped at intervals. that he could not afford-the “fee. The. driver then. refused the old:.man’ a. ride: and ‘drove on, he reported, 10 YEARS AGO Ten yeas ago effluent and its interesting ramifications were beginning. to furrow the brow of Mayor J,B: Cummings .’ ‘of -North Saanich, The minister of hishwiys announced that B.C. Ferry Authority. will shortly inaugurate. .a new. policy whereby “effluent will no longer be- discharged into -dumped at Tsawwassen, the problem will ‘be of -little ‘concern to us but if they are terested,’ said ‘the municipal head, If ‘dumping of effluent from: the: ferries — is prohibited and unless some proper: disposal method. is ‘provided, the. ships would. gradually. become heavier and heavier,, slower and more: unweidly and might even founder. from. their. own * weight, ‘ nofed one observer. Commaunity Plan _Emphasized _ ney's community plan, the. municipal development committee “went. into 'a ‘the work Graham had done: in. Central Saanich where,” Graham Consultants ‘and Thompson, Rerwick, Pratt and. Partners, © both © of Vancouver, The first was to charge $20, 142 and the second. somewhere in the neighborhood of $25,000. district. ; Another uldermen: held firmly to the principle that both would do the: same work but .that one was ‘cheaper than the other, ° It-was pointed ut during. companies and, before the discussion. was over, had once again. gone into. the need for a: community plan, the philosophy behind it-and the input from the public that such as plan ‘should have, It was pronind which has been, traversed "many times before in meetings: of commitiee and of city counctl.: : abont $18,000. toward ‘the “cost of the study. 0 ‘Transfers New members who have arrived atthe Sidney. RCMP detachment recently from Ganges © and Vessel Harvison, man:a ride. It:was a truck. What “was, concerning The driver offered to carry | Mayor Cumming was where - the prospector to Sidney on'| the ferry sewage tanks: payment: of a-dollar,-The | would bedumped.. prospector. then explained | «If. they are tobe. five: persons. whose lives are es emptied at this end of the'} run we are far more ‘in- “Given athe jobs co Final cholee “was. i recommending ion Thompson, Berwick and 9B council” the name. of a | Pratt — but it was not easy. § consultant. to revise Sid- | One alderman. didn't like | the alderman said, the firm tallspinon Monday night. | planned. to put. ABHOR. Original plan was'forthe | houses -and-: multiples. committee. to choose] housing. in the midst of an between two, William | exclusive. residential Aldermen seemed © split | the discussion that: the ‘about evenly on. the choice | provincial. . government: of one or other of the | would be -contributing Police} | are Constables Rert Allison and Ray” Campbell from the Police. Photos). - library, ‘billiards, . morning. coffee, afternoon tea.” “10°. Serenaders - painting; | noon, «lunch; . 1) | to Silver Threads. oS : p.m.» whist, . crochet, : “still only from $19. 00 up: : lapidary; painting; 7 7, » games : : Oldest. 7 -night. Broadcaster : Mostly with full kitchens beadwork,. . - senior ceramics, quilting; Page7 “ISLAND FURNITURE MART has: Kroehler High Back Swivel ROCKERS — - choice of covers $179 YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION and preparation climaxed Tuesday when Minister of Municipal Affairs Hugh Curtis opened Gillain Manor, the alcoholism. treatment centre north from | - Road on Mount Newton which i Patricia. Bay and the Islands. Founder and director George Strachan stands before the centre’s name plaque. One of the lounge areas is shown above and the view of the. main entrance. from the north. 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