PRINCE GEORGE High today: 7 Low tonight: -1 C i t i z e n Details page 2 Serving the Central Interior since 1916 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2000 80 CENTS (HOME DELIVERED: 50 CENTS A DAY) C l a r k Local MLA hopes people respect form er prem ier’s privacy by BO B M ILLER breach of trust last summer and Clark legacy, he said. C itizen staff and defrauding now sits as an NDP “It’s unfortunate for Glen Clark, Local New Democrats have closedthe government, backbencher, must the man, who now sits across from ranks, refusing to make individualending an 18- appear with me in the backbench,” Nettleton said. comment on Friday’s decision bymonth criminal Pilarinos in B.C. “He has a wife and two children. I’m Vancouver RCMP tp charge formerinvestigation into Supreme Court onsure there’s a lot of sadness and premier Glen Clark with breach ofthe approval of a Nov. 17 to begin aunhappiness in his home.” trust and fraud. provincial casino lengthy legal jour­ As a public figure, Nettleton said By mutual agreement, the onlylicence for a ney towards a trial. how one conducts himself always has two NDP officials who will speak onfriend of the for­ Paul Nettleton, implications for his loved ones. the matter are Premier Ujjal Dosanjh mer premier. Liberal MLA repre­ The charges, very serious ones for Details inside and party whip Gerard Janssen, said Clark’s friend, senting Prince BOONE CLARK anyone much less a politician, will and at www.prlncegeorgecltlzen.comPrince George-Robson Valley MLADimitrios Pilarinos, George-Omineca, have implications for Clark’s party, the Lois Boone from her Prince George36, also faces nine charges in connec­said the move to charge Clark has defi­province and his family, Nettleton said. constituency office. tion with building a deck on the then-nite implications for the Dosanjh gov­Finance Minister Paul Ramsey could “It’s not for us to talk about,” shepremier’s home, offering B.C.’s topernment, which has been strugglingnot to be reached for comment, nor could TODAY said, adding on a personal note shepolitician a 15-per-cent stake in theposition itself as a party with a new faceNDP officials from the two constituency hopes people will respect Clark andlucrative casino, and misleading theoffering a fresh start for the province.associations. his family’s right to privacy. government in the application process.The news can only harm Dosanjh’s See related ed ito ria l on Glen Clark was charged with Clark, 42, who resigned as premierefforts to distance himself from the page 4 and stories o n page 6. SATURDAY REPORT K r a u s e n a m e d C itize n o f Y e ar Murry Krause was honoured as Citizen of the Year by the Prince George Community Foundation on Friday night. The name of the winner was a tightly-kept secret right up until the announcement in front of more than 300 people at the Foundation’s gala event at the Coast Inn of the North. P A G E 1 3 Krause has been involved in many volunteer activities in Prince George, R a t p a tro l particularly in the areas of improving the communities social services, for Cornered by Baldwin over 30 years. He has served on arts, education and health care committees and has icc helped build a network of voluntary KR AU SE social services which compliment the social, health and education services in Prince George. “He is a man who exemplifies what it means to be a good citizen,” said one of his nominators. “He genuinely cares about the lives of those who struggle and live without regular employment or perma­ nent shelter.” For more on Krause and his contributions to Prince Citizen photo by Brent Braaten George, pick up The Prince George Citizen on Monday.HOME SHOW — The B.C. Snowmobile Federation is offering rides on small snowmobiles to kids at the Homes Hobbies and Horsepower Trade Show at the Multiplex. Here Riley Harders, 7, rides around the track. The show runs today from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and “I need a simple door, nothing fancy, just Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in, out, nobody gets hurt." Local Liberal E-Mail address: [email protected] | | u p f o r f i g h t O yr web site: Board still working on plan http^/www. princegeorgecitizen.com w ith A llia n ce INDEX to recruit health workers by GORDON HOEKSTRA Ann Landers . ...............27 C itizen staff by GORDON HOEKSTRA that includes frontline workers like nurses is B rid g e............... ............... 22 A local Liberal party official says he likes the fact battle Citizen staff expected next month. Business.......... ...........16-18 lines for the anticipated federal election appear to be The Northern Interior Regional HealthPlans to get recruitment initiatives under City, B.C.............. .3,5,6,7,13 drawn between the Canadian Alliance and the Liberals. Board (NIRHB) has checked off the majority ofway for doctors and medical specialists like Classified ........ ...........19-23 It means one major opponent for the Liberals, itssaid promises on a 100-day action plan, but saysbone surgeons were delayed because the NDP Comics............... .. .28,31,32 Don Manson, who worked on the local Liberal campaignthere’s still more work to be done. government delayed the signing of a $ 10-mil­ Coming Events .................. 24 in 1997. “It’s not going to be a walk in the park,” Manson“We made a commitment to improve healthlion package with Prince George doctors. Crossword ___.................28 said this week. “They’ll be taking on our policies,services but and we have fulfilled that commit­ Despite that delay, a number of physicians Entertainment ............ 25-27 we’ll be able to hammer theirs.” ment. But our work does not end here,” boardhave been recruited already and that work con­ Horoscope . ..................22 Manson said locally they’re gearing up for an chairwomanelec­ Lorraine Grant said Friday, deliv­tinues, said Dr. Paul Murray. Lifestyles.......... ...........24,27 tion that will be called sooner rather than later, and Movies............... ................. 26 ering the 100-day report at a news conference. He said he was glad to see the health board N a tio n............... likely on Sunday. “I think more than anything else, we needwas outlining its plan to the public and planned Sports ............... .............8-12 The Liberal, NDP, and Progressive Conservative par­everybody’s continued help working togetherto report on its progress every three months. Television........ ................. 27 ties in the Prince George area have not selected any can­to accomplish these goals.” “We’ve got a lot of work done, but there’s lots World ............... ................. 14 didates, although two Liberal nominees have stepped for­The board said it has hired a number ofof work to be done. We can’t kid ourselves.” ward in Prince George-Peace River to contest the riding.additional staff, including an emergency psy­The hospital is now recruiting another 22 Tory spokesman Dan McLaren said he expects a numberchiatric nurse, awarded a contract for a $ 1.3- full-time nurses, which will help relieve the of candidates to declare soon. million renovation of the Prince Georgeload on the casual nursing pool, which is short canada.com “While the Reform Party (Canadian Alliance) is certain­Regional Hospital laundry, purchased $1 mil­100 nurses. The board also hopes to see a nurs­ ly a powerful force in northern B.C., we feel that voterslion worth of hospital beds and tabled a reporting refresher program launched through the across Canada need a national alternative to the Liberals,” 058307001008 card that shows 17 surgeons have a wait listCollege of New Caledonia and UNBC that could said McLaren. “We feel that we are that alternative.” totalling 1,200 patients. bring on another 20 nurses in Prince George. In the 1997 federal election, the then-Reform party However, the board is still working on devel­“That’s what the workers w ant to see,” said grabbed an overwhelming majority of the vote in theoping two an action plan to recruit nurses andnurse other Linda Hunter. “They want to see that Prince George ridings. The Liberals (about 20%), NDP (10%)health-care professionals. we’re not just using words, that we’re actually 8307 00100 and Progressive Conservatives (7%) placed well back. 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