Hopes Rise R CT Scan

Downtown shooting New ice cost set at $4.7m scare causes concern TERRACE -- An architect's Sheridan also pohKed out the million would virtually exhat~t c~timate says a propos~al second days when the city could expect what bonuwlng power it had left Scott pointed out Whistler had TERRACE -- The cost of the front of the Terrace Shopping sheet of Ice for the city would FrovMcM ~rant~ for auch projects under the Municipal Act. recently built a "barebon~" ice damage is bad enough, but it's Centre because the glass shat- cost $4.7 million. were appa~nlly gone. surfaCe at a ctmt of approximately the idea of someone firing off tered on impact. While having sufficient borrow- And ~at's too much, says one Provincial Lottery/GO B,C. $3.8 million. a pellet gun in the downtown However, given all the inci- member of council. in~ power was one thing, hc grants used to pmvlde up to one- In Tercacu's case, he said the core that really has the city's dents occurred in a short time "Terrace can't afford it," fi- third of the cost of c~onsla'ucting pointed ou t deciding whether to extra million dollars reflected the maintenance foreman worried. use it all was another. span, he suggested a drive-by t~ance colunlittee tUenlber Denny similar recreational facilities. deslsn and location of the pro- In any ease, he added, the ques- Brad North said four panes shootingwas the most likely Sherldan's said of architect But thu~ ~ants were axed last posed second she.eL of glass in three different bus tion would have to go to explanation. Royce Cond le's tlgure, year by Victoria. Because the plan was to attach shelters have been destroyed in North said the idea of some- But that doesn't mean the pro- referendum before any borrowing Although at that time the it to the exiMjng arena the in- the past week. one firing off a gun, even a lect is dead, he added. wa~ done. government had talked of bring- creased total c~pacity of a joint In one case, he added, the pellet gun, in the downtown The $4.7 million suggested Shcrtdan said a close look atthe ing~a replacement grant syslzm structure meant, for example, In, damage clearly Sh0weda pellet pflce tag is approximately $1 mil- area Was a real cause for c0n. ] plans on which the figure is based ' for the +93.'94 finallcial creased washroom facilities gun had been used, y~r, lion more than the Second Sheet corn. i I would be ncccs,sarybefore a~e,~- Sheridan raid that seems unlikely would bc needed. It also appeared the shots The destroyed panes were all [ tag the future of the project. association predicted when It first ~tven what premier l Mike I'Iar- Storm drainage on what will be were being fired from a pass- half-inch tempered glass I "I don't know If that's the cost made Its pitch to council last court and provincial finance m.ln- the site of the new ice surface ing vehicle. "which usually takes a direct I a second sheet ice or a sec- March, of of later Glen Clark have sstd about would have to bc removed and re- North conceded it's not pos- hit by a rock," he pointed out. I ond arena," hc explained. A report submitted to council at the province's finsne¢~. placed. sible to say with certainty what North estimated the cost of [ However, be sttgpectrd the t~st that time estimated the cost at be* "We'd have to a~um¢ we'd tween $3.5 and $4 million. And parking spaces lost to the caused the damage to the replacement at approximately I of basic ensineerl~ work~ piping get nothing~" Sheridan said. expansion would also have to be shelter on Lakelse Ave. in tlowever, recreation director $1,000. I and concreting necessary for any In that ~ue the city would have replaced. ice surfacewould be high. Steve Scott was not surprised by 30 to cover the full tarot end $4.7 Condie's estimate. I 0 ,enda Hopes rise 3up r CT scan TfRRAq~ Terrace Regional go to Prince George or to Van- tc meet Health Care Society officials ex- cower for the service. TERRACE -- A committee pect good news on their request Part of the society proposal being set up to monitor the for money to operate a CT scan keys on the saving to patients of Orenda Forest Products project machine when health minister transportation and accommoda- will have its first meeting the Elizabeth Cull visits here March tion costs if a scanner is installed third week of March. 9. at Mills Memorial Hospital. The committee -- made up of The society has spent the last The money raised by the Lee regional district, native and month sending information to the foundation is sufficient to pur- government officials ~ is a re- provincial government to back its chase a good mid-range scanner quirement of provincial approval -/ proposal. but a better quality one can be in principle given to the project })) Officials were to have met with had for approximately $150,000 last year. Cull this past Monday in Victoria more, said Leisinger. It's to oversee various aspects but that was postponed because "A high quality mid-range of the project's construction and she is touring the province to ex- scanner can be updated more then operation. plain the new plan to change the easily. We're suggesting that the Regional district economic de- way health care operates. ministry top off what we need. to velopment officer Andrew Web- >:i .y/! "We're working to have an purchase one," he said. bur said the regional district has agreement in principle in place by Fees for a radiologist using the already named Lakelse director March 9 so that when the minister CT scan would be covered by the Sandy Sandhals to sit on the eom- comes, she only has to give her payments from the provincial ' mittce~ .... .,, agreement," said Michael Medical ServicesPlan. Also chosen is Bert Orleans Leisinger, chief executive officer The society estimates demand from the Lakclse Community As- of the Terrace Regional Health at between 1,200 and 2,500 users sociation. Care Society last week. a year. Representatives from the Kit- Three years of community ef- The prospect of a CT scan ma- sumkalum, Kitselas and Haisla fort resulted several weeks ago in chine in Terrace •brightened late bands have yet to be announced. t the Dr. R.E.M. Lee Hospital last year when Prince Rupert hos- The City of Terrace has named Foundation passing its goal of pital switched to supporting rath- its economic development officer raismg $600,000 to purchase a er than opposing. Peter Monteith and mayor Jack scatmer. That came after a review of Taistra to the committee. But the ministry must approve northwest health care:services Webber said the committee has nearly $150,000 in renovations at said there should be aCT ma- already received copies of a the hospital and an annual operat- chine in Terrace. ground water study done by ing budget of $230,000. Health care society chairman Orcnda. "We're new at the CT scan Lad McKeown said last week That study gives information on game and the ministry has raised that putting a CT scan machine in the water supply underneath the questions that need answering," Terrace fits the province's plait to area on which Orenda wants to said Lcisinger of discussions now decentralize health care. ' build. underway. "Support of this project makes There had been worries that A CT scan machine is a prized valid the new direction the Orenda's water requirements diagnostic tool, offering a three- provincial government wants to would affect surrounding creeks. dimensional image superior to take. This would work toward a Provincial officials have not yet that generated by standard x-rays. regioual health care plan,*' she been named to the committee. Northwest residents now have o said. Area natives hear about Orenda job prospects, T'view employees Page AlO wait for wage word TERRACE -- It will be some by the provincial government. time yet efore Terraceview "I would hope we would hear I~dge can respond to requests something soon from the pro- Spending hike no help by workers for a wage Increase. vince," said Leisinger last Michael Leisinger of the Ter- week. "We'll probably have to TERRACE- The $100 million As a result, the block of money ment cannot be provided for the race Regional Health Care wait for the wage re.openers in increase in education spending by that school districts get for each coming year," education minister Society says it has no idea of the three biggest health care the NDP government probably student enrolled only increases Anita Hagen stated in a letter to how much money -- if any- unions for sotne ldnd of sign." won't mean any increase in dis- from $5,661 to $5,700. the school board. will be provided by the provin- "We are right now running a cretionary spending for the Ter- "There is no change in the real Piersdorff says that means cial government. balanced budget at Ter- race school board~ says its money in the provincial block be- trustees will have difficulty find- British Columbin Govern- racevlew Lodge and the only secretary-treasurer. cause all the increase is ing money in their budget for ment Employees Union wage increase we can afford is Two-thirds of the increase is targeted," said Plersdorff.

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