Extra Investment of €300,000 Into Naturlandia «For a Bad Summer» the Corporation Had to Contribute 280,000 Euros in July, Which According to Vila Were Already Planned

www.elperiodic.ad DIMARTS, 10 DE JULIOL DEL 2018 el Periòdic d’Andorra 15 CONEIXEMENT SOBRE d'Andorra L’ÚS DE LES TECNOLOGIES elelENGLISHTema PeriòdicPeriòdic del EDITION dia NewsW E D 3xx 1 COMÚ COUNCIL Extra investment of €300,000 into Naturlandia «for a bad summer» The corporation had to contribute 280,000 euros in July, which according to Vila were already planned ANA EL PERIÒDIC ANA SANT JULIÀ DE LÒRIA @PeriodicAND he Comú of Sant Julià de Lòria expects an extraordi- nary economic injection of T 300,000 euros into Campra- bassa to mitigate the effects of «a bad summer». According to the Mayor, Josep Miquel Vila, the money will be used to deal with «an unexpected deficit», since, during the summer sea- Montserrat Neras. son, revenues would have fallen by 33 7% below those achieved last year. Farré reports that Villa attributed the situation to the bad weather conditions during the quarter accounts months of July and August. «Sum- aren’t signed mer weather was worse than we ex- pected», he said, adding that «Au- gust was not good enough either» The plenary session held Mon- and therefore «in outdoor activiti- 33day in Sant Julià served to inform es this affects directly the income». the clearance of the accounts of The mayor’s explanations came the first two quarters of the year. after the councillor of the minori- In March, there was a surplus of ty, Joan Albert Farré, questioned the 247,546 euros, while at the end of majority for the 280,000 euros that June the accounts presented a were already invested into the park deficit of 63,375 euros due to the in July. Specifically, he mentioned fact that indirect taxes had not yet two contributions of 140,000 euros been billed. Although partial settle- made on 16 and 23 July, respective- ments are only informative, Joan ly. Farré was surprised by this injec- Albert Farré noticed that the sec- tion of money at a time when in the- ond quarter was not signed by the Members of the Comú of Sant Julià de Lòria during the plenary session held Monday afternoon. ory there is more influx and there- comptroller. Finance Minister, Joan 33 fore, «there should be fewer treasury Gómez, attributed it to «an over- problems». In statements made to- ports include environmental, engi- willing to invest, then it must be ap- tinues analysing the feasibility of sight» and the majority was com- wards, the mayor assured that the neering and field studies where it proved by the comú council and it the rafting. Specifically, 31,700 eu- mitted to obtaining the signature. 280,000 euros were already in their should be installed. Vila trusts that also must be approved by Campra- ros have been paid to KPMG to do the Vila also downplayed the fact and plans. However, the councillor of UL the new attraction will be working bassa». study. Vila said that the results are said they were «reports without sig- was critical on how Naturlandia is as soon as possible, but warned that Also, in response to questions still not available in order to «give nificance». managed. «Camprabassa is the large «it is not as easy as it seems. First we from the opposition, it was an- good news on the subject». The op- closed box in this corporation. We have to confirm that investors are nounced that the corporation con- position also requested to stop pay- The situation served the minor- do not know what’s inside, we can ing the rental of two shops, locat- ity33 to denounce the lack of infor- only see the investments made eve- ed in avinguda Verge de Canòlich mation regarding the ceasing of ry two or three months», he said. For and avinguda Rocafort, which will Josep Maria Altimir and the deci- this reason he demanded that «ex- be used for the rafting ride, until it sion to hire Montserrat Neras as planations must be given to the peo- JOSEP MIQUEL VILA JOAN ALBERT FARRÉ is clarified if the rafting will final- his substitute. «It is a key figure that controls the accounts», said Farré, ple» on «the purpose» of the money MAYOR OF SANT JULIÀ DE LÒRIA UL COUNCILLOR ly forge ahead. The mayor commit- and «the expectation of this compa- ted himself to negotiate with the claiming the right of the minority to ny». «[Building the zip-line] «Camprabassa is the property. «We don’t know the comú have this information. is not as easy as it may large closed box of the projects, but we do see big amounts ZIP-LINE The mayor also predicted seem. First, we must corporation. We don’t of payments in the budgets for these Montserrat Neras swore her po- that some/ 300,000 euros will have to projects without having any posi- sition33 on Monday as comptroller, a be invested to pay for studies on the confirm that investors are know what’s inside, we tive results», said the councillor of job which duration is linked to the installation of a new zip-line. The re- willing to invest» only see investments» the minority, Joan Albert Farré. communal term, according to Vila. H 2 www.elperiodic.ad WEDNESDAY, 31 OCTOBER 2018 el Periòdic News HEALTH PATIENTS AND RELATIVES Apart from the palliative patients soon/ derived from Psycho-oncologist arrived and is the oncology department, any patient suffering from the disease and tre- ated through the SAAS may request time with the specialist, as indicated already treating cancer patients from the association. In addition to giving support to patients, the expert MARICEL BLANCH will also offer care to the relatives of The oncology service is the patients and the professionals of the oncology department, since the determing patients that Assandca and the Hospital have al- the specialist will attend ways considered it appropriate that the role of the psychooncologist be EL PERIÒDIC « integrator because they also suffer ESCALDES-ENGORDANY from a» «psychological impact». The- @PeriodicAND refore, offering comprehensive assis- tance wants to help them «unders- he psycho-oncologist contrac- tand the emotional problems» that ted by the SAAS for more than can be suffered by people with cancer. a month now is now visiting Tcancer patients with palliative treatments to support them and She will do individual guide them in what they need, as con- and personalized firmed by the president of the Andor- ran Association against cancer (Assan- treatments for each dca), Josep Saravia. Psycho-oncology is patient and maybe even a field of interdisciplinary study and practice at the intersection of lifesty- therapeutic groups le, psychology and oncology. It is con- Exterior view of the Nostra Senyora de Meritxell hospital. cerned with aspects of cancer that go TWO WAYS TO BE ATTENDED The onco- 33 beyond medical treatment and inclu- logy service is screening/ to determi- de lifestyle, psychological and social and to understand why on October December 2016 announced that in Mental Health service, she will also ne which patients need psychologi- aspects of cancer. The next step fort- 19th, the patients were still attended. 2017 they would incorporate this ex- treat patients of all kinds. Regarding cal accompaniment and will soon he specialist will be to visit the pati- The meeting «was very positive» said pert to the team. However, the arri- the oncology specialization, Sara- be cited to offer them help. Howe- ents derived from the oncology ser- Saravia after he learned about the in- val was made almost two years later via explained that the professional ver, the new figure also has a retro- vice, which is working with a table of corporation of the expert through the and with difficulties by the SAAS be- will work on two fronts: on the one active effect: people who have suffe- values and criteria to select the peo- media, despite being a request and a cause in December last year they in- hand, she will do an individual and red the disease and who are not cur- ple that require the accompaniment «priority» claim of the entity for years. dicated that there was no deadline personalized treatment for each pa- rently in treatment, but who need of the professional. Last week, Assan- He assured that the professional «is established to open the call. The ex- tient (like their lifestyle evaluation). help, can also contact the specialist. dca with the psycho-oncologist at the willing to collaborate with the asso- pert has a priority to attend cancer On the other hand, she will do talks In this case, the consultation can not request of the entity to know in detail ciation», a request that he demanded patients, but hospital sources ack- and therapeutic groups if there are be financed through the CASS and the functions entrusted by the SAAS from the Ministry of Health, which in nowledge that, by belonging to the enough people. the applicant must pay. H ENVIRONMENT ated to the Hotel Union, but the Minis- ECONOMY ter emphasized that it begun with the UHA because it is the one that «show- Hotels and restaurants to ned the most interest» and it also has Job prospector managed to the most important impact on the ge- apply sustainable measures neration of waste or energy consump- generate 100 job offers tion due to the large number of tou- EL PERIÒDIC cerns that the partners are most inte- rists they receive. With regard to the Especially in branches of to «know their needs» and «dissemi- ANDORRA LA VELLA rested in. As explained by Minister of selective collection of waste, which nate occupational programs» said The hotel sector generates 50% of the Environment, Sílvia Calvó, the idea in hotels and restaurants is manda- hospitality and catering and Head of the Employment Service, country’s waste and consumes about is to be able to explain all the novelti- tory, Calvó also stressed that the de- places like Pas de la Casa Laura Vilella.

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