} cA CASTLEGAR NEWS, Fears freeze will add to hospital costs VANCOUVER (CP) — Greater February 21, 1981 Telephone: 365- 52 10° Hospital District will ask ae provincial government to ex-. empt. four Vancouver-area hospitals from a 46-day freeze on capital projects. The district fears. the freeze, imposed by the gov- ernment Feb, 1, could sub- stantially increase the cost or delay the opening of four hospital projects. Affected by. the freeze are the 320-bed Children's-Grace_ Hospital complex, Surrey Hospital's 7&-bed extended care unit, Shaughnessy Hospital's 150- bed extended care unit and the 82-bed Vancouver Gen- ‘New Insertions, cop changes and, cancellations ‘for ) the: Coutlegar | ss Directory ‘will be accepted before the first. week of the month only, DUNWOODY & CO. Chartered Accountants . ‘410 Columbia Ave. Castlegar’ Ph. 365-2151 eral ward. “If they remain in the freeze there are going to be substantially increased costs,” said Delta Mayor Ernie Burnett, chairman of the hospital district, which is responsible for 40 per cent of the cost of hospitals, “If we're not a party to these delays why should we pick up 40 per cent of the additional costs?” said Bur- Soligo, Koide ~ & John Chertered Accountants ” 615 Columbia Ave.. {Upstairs} cuatleces Phone 365-7745 Henry John, B.Sc., C.A, Resident Partner nett. “If we're prep to proceed and we have. our share of funds available then why are our costs being in-- creased in that manner?” - ‘The government freeze applies to projects that have not already been approved by. the board or have not been Put out to ten- er. Soothing patients paying off . EVERETT, WASH. (AP) — Where can you go in the * middle of the day to‘stretch out in a cushioned chair, lis- ten to music through stereo earphones and sniff laughing gas? . The dentist's office, “ of course. - zi It's anew. way. to eae : checkups, designed by a Marysville dentist “who: has the “dental chicken” in zune “If you're a grownup, y+ hate to admit that vias & a dental chicken, but we can pick up on it,” says’ Dr. Gregory Gosch. “Fear is the biggest problem we have. Because of fear, many people don't come in.” EMERGENCY APPLICANCE + REPAIR SERVICE & APPLIANCES SOLD © MAYTAG © SPEED Quien ©. GIBSO! ° GENERAL ELECTRIC © KITCHEN AID © JENN-AIRE 365-3388 CASTIESAN Pi PLUMBING ATING 1008 Columbia Ave.: Gosch’s office work ‘cubi- y cles allow patients a vista of trees and ferns. Murals high- light the walls. The stereo system they listen to offers four channels — anything from country, classic or rock music to children’s stories or Bill Cosby comedy routines. “A lot of patients ask me if I can hear what they're lis- tening to,” says Gosch. “A lot “ of them like to listen to the children’s stories, so I always tell them I can’t hear. I don't want to make them . self- conscious. Besides, those are _gack. good stories.” Washington dentists who use the new techniques say the. soothing emphasis a pears to be paying off, with more patients coming in for regular checkups. Letter carriers alert system a working idea VANCOUVER (CP) Mailmen in the Vancouver area will be watching out for between 4,000 and 5,000 se- nior citizens and handicapped people who have registered for a new program. ‘ The Letter Carriers Alert System is now operating in several areas of Greater Vancouver, said Emile Le of Local FURNITURE VILLAGE 1114. Sid St., Castlegar —Choose hats a esr stack (1977) Ltd. 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Castlegar council Tuesday unveiled its 1982 p } budget — and city taxpayers should like what they see. funteipal costs will increase less than 15 per cent this. year, “And: even if; Premier Bill Bennett's recently announced spending restraints are enacted, council still ie _ shouldn't have much t trouble getting in under, the 12 per cent ‘ceiling. “Wo really, otlcipated ite, he said. i Even sq, Calderbank: warned that further cut to the provisional. budget should be forthcoming. “It (the provisional budget) has not been back to us. for . Jum . ‘chopping yet,” he explained. * 2) The budget is by no means final. Calderbank said each “committee. has ‘been asked to examine its needs and - submit a list of priorities. to. the finance committee — ae itcan : which will then decide what r Larry. Ci said the 16 per eans the mill rate won't change this year. The mull ra rate for the operating budget will remain at 50.3 “mills: The reason the mill rate can remain the same despite a “16 per, cent increase in municipal costs is that the city's overall’ iproperty tax’ assessment increased 15 per cent ‘—' picking: up ail’ the increase in costs. 1y8, gar homeowners will pay the same taxes as last year, ple w whatever thelr Property tax assessment V increased’ this, year. 'In‘dollar‘figures, the ‘provistonal budget calls for the city. to spend about $3.23 million in 1982 — up $407,000 = from $2.83 million the year before. ‘That's a 14.4 per cent . P-- Mayor ‘Audrey Moore pointed out that council] mana, ged to hold the increase to less than 15 per cent despite a 23 " per.cent increase in police services, a 16 per cent increase in. staff wages, and‘ the usual increase in goods and + services. “It is a belt tightening situation,” Calderbank added. He said council is taking the lead in setting its budget at less than a.15 per cent increase and will look to the regional district and schoo! board to do the same. He, suggested both will have to “pull in their horns.” One area, sure'to be cut before the final budget is brought down is capital works — a separate budget from the operating budget. - Calderbank said in order to balance the 1982 budget, council can spend just $254,000 on capital works this year. ~ But requests for. capital works have already reached nearly $550,000 —/or more than double the budget. Calderbank : said, “It's got to be pared down to the $254,000 (figure).” He later said, “There's no way” the capital works budget can be as high as it is now. “Because it is needa. doesn’ he ‘added. 't mean we can afford it,” Last year the capital works budget came in at $685,680 | — or $430,000 more than this year's budget. at But Cruikshank: said the 1981 budget included a-10 mill ASE a t-tightening on roof: Who did inv: ‘And why? actly © how ieee on hauled the: truck down again. “The prank’ drew. from. most: students,’ though ceelbprrets ante | due’ for” major. repairs — Finding a‘ parking space ot ‘Selkirk Ce is tough sometimes, but. this Tlege’ s Castlegar. placed old truck on college roof Monday morning. it, is: reminiscent -of stunts ess TO. SOLVE ‘PROBLEMS AT CELGAR engineers at the University of B.C.: pull every year. But'as ane col . unidentified Peanlesters. tor ‘joked, “Now. if only: the. students would ‘put as.much- time and - effort into ‘their: . studies. ,".. Another study of old arena’ : By’ ‘CasNows Staff i Castlegar ‘couneil Tuesday agreed to carry out a second study on_ the ‘structural’ de- sign of the old arena. The study will focus on the ~ old’ wooden ‘beams in, the arena and determine how *long.the beams will last and whether it’ is worthwhile to spend more money to repair. the beams if necessary. Council's first. study, — completed last fall — centred on the concrete footings. Ald. Doug Mackinnon, act- Council wants meeting By CasNews Statt inten ‘council Tuesday : courts. called for a meeting with: top-level ‘executives of BC Timber and its parent com- pany BCRIC. ‘to iron out * problems at the company’s Celgar “pulp and -lumber mills, Couneil will sent a letter to both: BCRIC and BC Timber asking to meet with BCRIC > chief executive officer.Bruce - Howe and BC Timber: chief , executive officer John Mont- gomery.” The call for’ the meeting came after one - alderman - blasted the lumber and pulp: © mills ‘for lack. of eee witht the local ‘community. ing chairman of the parks and um i i recreation: commission in ‘Ald. Carl Henne’s absence, -: said those concrete footings must be removed ‘and :re-’ in placed. " ‘Mackinnon added the sec- ° © ond study should be finished continued on poge A2 ‘ and”: pet the effluent that it Rena into™ the river. : That ease is still before the ‘Embree sald the foam is “obvious pollution that’s tak- ing place in that river with the low level of (water) flow.” "He said he received 16 tel- ephone ‘calls from concerned residents Saturday: and an- other seven Sunday — all: from different’ people. Em- ‘bree added the Chamber of © Commerce also’ received a number’ of ols about the foam. He said he called the Pol- lution ‘Control Board to in- form them of the foam, and learned BC Timber had failed to notify. the board. she called the pulp mill man-: ager and went out to see the foam problem. Moore ‘said the manager assured her he would send a letter fo council explaining the problem. The letter never, arrived. The problem has been on- | going and appears to surface” when the river level drops. Moore said a’ B.C. Hydro spokesman told her the river elevation is now 1,368 feet and the flow is only 5,000 cubic feet per second — “which is the minimum.” She said Hydro is holding the water back at Keen- leyside Dam ‘because of pres- ent flooding conditions down: stream in Washington State. Meanwhile, Monday. there -were reports that the Cenada -. geese that hest on the river's ““pimber'i ia to, what's hap- and why it's happen ,banks, would Inot land on the ‘numerous telephone alls ” from ‘coricerned residents. BC ‘Timber doesn't recog: nize how’ the closure affects the; small. “entrepreneurial ‘People in the ‘community are not‘getting answers that I feel should’ be answered from that plant,” he said. JT would like to see’ some ” Em- bree said. He added that BC Timber .4s forced to continue sales to employees because it is con- tained in the union contract agreement. Embree ‘said the retail sales outlet helped the local employment problem by pro- viding jobs. with that place.” Moore agreed and said council could also discuss the implementation of the mill's proposed settling ponds in its meeting with the company's top-level executives. “It's time we did have to get together,” added Ald. Albert Calderbank. "Roper delivery _will cost more ‘water because of the foam. ‘ ; There were ‘also: the:.com- ‘plaints that the river smelled ‘like a “garbage. dump.” \ “Embree also criticised the lumber "mill for "shutting down its retail lumber sales to non-employees. He said again he's received Effective March 1, -home delivery price of the twice-weokly. Castlegar News will increase '5 cents to 55. “cents a week (collected monthly). ‘The newsstand price will remain at 85 cents an isdue, and there will be no increase in the price of mail subscriptions. The entire increase will be given to the carriers who deliver the Castlegar News. : station Rel sires . In‘ order to: raise “the $1 ‘million, council must. borrow :. the money over a‘ period of ‘more than 10 years. However, under the prov- iheial Municipal Act, council is réquired to go to public referendum for any financing -over more than 10 years. ~. That's the catch. Council is” concerned: the new ‘detach- ment — which it considers | essential — might be turned down if it goes to refer- endum. Mayor Audrey Moore said municipalities are the only public bodies still required to go to referendum for major capital expe and the’ attorney Under the current. RCMP" contract. agreement, munici- palities with more than 5,000 population must pay 100 per cent of:policing costs. However, Castlegar will ask that the provincial gov- ernment share half the cost of building the new police de- _ tachment.since the province is rasponaiie fot | for policing in the outlying rural areas, ‘Once built, Castlegar would then lease part of the building tothe province on _ the basis of use by rural area “The problem is funding,” She pointed out that both school and hospital boards used to go to referendum, but the. province lifted that re- quirement because the boards couldn't do “any sen- sible-planning.” Moore said voter, seem in- clined to turn down municipal referendums — perhaps be- cause they are the only chance the voter has to say no any more. “Council agreed to send a letter to the municipal affairs the tachment is a major concern ‘as well. The present detachment was designed for only four people — and now, there are 21, he said. * “Just about every aspect of the building is too small,” he . noted. ©)" Moore-‘added the RCMP. must have the new building by.-1988.— though, “they want it now, and it’s needed: now.” ‘NDP executive oppose D ‘Arcy TRAIL (CP) — Several executive members of the New Democratic party's Rossland-Trail ‘riding, say they will not support MLA Chris D'Arcy at the con- ” stituency’s. annual general meeting Saturday. The comments. of .the ex- ecutive. members come a week after they voted non- confidence in D'Arcy, the NDP's energy critic. Gordon Titsworth, a for- mer president of the consti- tuency, said he will no longer support the MLA. D'Arcy, who has held the seat since 1972, won'a riding nomination convention Nov. 16 by just two votes. CHRIS D'ARCY ... trouble again