Page.12A ; Te Coote Sun Trail woman, Fernie boy killed im crash TRAIL TIMES A 21/2-year-old Fernie boy and a 70-year-old Trail woman Were killed in a head-on vehicle collision on Highway 3 near Elko last Wednesday. :: Spencer Hawes, son of Cameron and Diana Hawes of Femic, and Diana Decembrini of Trail were killed in he two-car accident which occurred at 11:20 a.m. about one kilometre east of Elko. Five other people, includ- ing both drivers, were injured in the accident. Irvo Decembrini, 68, who was driving the eastbound vehicle, was medivaced to Foothills Hos- pital in Calgary Thursday after receiving treatment at Fernie District Hospital. The hospital said this moming that he remains in serious, but stable condition. Meanwhile, Eva Hawes, 31, is in Cranbrook Regional Hospital. The nature of their injuries have not been disclosed. The other three accident vic- tims, passengers in he Hawes’ Station wagon, were treated in Fernie and have been released. Passengers were the two Hawes children, friend Julia Young and her child. RCMP are still investigating to determine if an offence as committed. They said road con- ditions did not appear to be the cause of the accident. & Bid Continued from 8A Partner. Trewhella agreed saying “it costs us nothing to back Ross- land.” The railway bed is an integral part of Rossland’s early history and is now used by mountainbik- ers, cross-country skiers, hikers and for other recreational uses. In other business, Arlene Parkinson has been appointed to the Trail Lead Task Force, Trewhella said. He had early asked Trail Mayor Sandy Santori if Warfield could have a voice on the task force which Santori heads. Since the village i is locat- ed in close proximity to Comin- co and its lead contaminated soil. Trewhella said the village fieeds a representative on the board. Santori and the other members agreed and Parkinson will add it to her duties. a_i Annie’s Gold Jewellery . roeeye -Fireside Ho Play it again Sam Left— Virginia Orlando Is ‘seen supplying the tunes tor | the ‘Carribean Cruize’ Party for seniors. at ‘the Castle- || gar. FRecreation ‘Complex, December 2. Activities for the day included water events, dancing, ‘singing and munching on snacks, SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halper SEASONS GREETINGS Jack L. Parkin 1245 - 3rd Street Castlegar, B.C. VIN 126 365-6664 Bus: 3 Re The Mutual Group rake Tomorrow in’ our. inventory are ‘negotiable du this sales event. 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Well, many clients of home support service associations throughout B.C. will agree with those recommendations. Clients of the Castlegar and District you get in a health care. facility is necessary, however. it is not one-on-one, With home support workers the care is one-on- one—it’s a wonderful thing.” Bob is retired and finds it’ Home Supp Services A are no exception. |: Due to a spinal cord injury which left her a quadriplegic, Castlegar resident Marjorie MacBain has been receiving home support services since November 1988. “I need to have personal care,” Mar- jorie ‘said. “Dressing, washing, helping with my teeth.” "She requires this care seven days a week, Marjorie said her husband Bob is the ‘chief cook” and also does the laundry and housework. Home support workers help Bob with the housework and Marjorie’s personal care. “Bob is a wonderful help,” Marjorie said. “But without personal care from the home support workers, I wouldn’t be able to live at home.” Marjorie believes home support ser- vices help keep people out of health care Y to get out of the house occasionally, ’ “It’s necessary that I still do’ some of the things I used to do, such as curling and golfing,” he said, Bob also finds himself busy as the new president of the Royal Canadian Legion, a mem- ber of the Kiwanis club and president of the board of direc- tors of the Grace Presbyterian Church. Administrator of the Castle- ae. & a Bob MacBain demonstrates the use of an elegaine which had to be built as an addition to the MacBain's home, enabling his wife Marjorie to easier access the downstairs bath. The bath also had to be built to certain specifications. These types of alterations to the house, gar Home Support Services A Lovette Ni off, said every new client continue a comfortable, happy life at home. along with the constant care of home support workers, make it possible for Marjorie to receives a visit from a supervi- sor before care commences.. - “It’s a personal thing,” she said. “All client-needs, likes and dislikes are taken into consideration. We then try to find the home support worker to best suit the client's personality.” - Castlegar and District Home Support Services Ageoelation ‘Administrator, Lovette Nichvolodoff said, “All client-needs, likes and dislikes are taken into consideration.” PONTIAC BUICK GMC (1989) LTD. 1700 Columbia Ave., Castlegar on ene 365-2155 Collect” “TRAIL, FRUITVALE; ROSSLAND CUSTOMERS CALL 364-0213. facilities which would cost much more. “I'm much more comfortable and happy at home,” Marjorie said. “The home support service here in Castlegar is absolutely superior.” She attributes this to good manage- Client Marjorie. MacBain: (left), Besides specific training such as a col- lege course, home support workers attend ‘Meals on Wheels’ and is responsible for coordinating the Personal Emergency Response Service (PERS). “The people receiving services here are getting a trained home support worker, and our workers are unionized—they're ‘Meals on Wheels’ is a roster of two teams of two people who deliver meals from the Castlegar and District Hospital, to the client’s home. PERS is a system which enables people ‘to live more independently i in their own : homes. The client is given a personal emergency response unit which allows them to signal for help at the push of a : button. The signal for help is received at the Trail Regional Hospital Emergency ‘Response Centre... - Response Centre personnel then con- tact a volunteer responder who assists the client in whatever way needed. There is a waiting list for the 39 units which the Castlegar Home Support ser- vice lease to their clients. “It’s an excellent system for people liv- ing at home,” Marjorie said. The Castlegar Home Support Services Association, which started in 1974 with two staff members, one full-time and one part-time, now has 55 home support workers, five regular office staff and one part-time coordinator serving 265 clients throughout the entire School District #9 “We know the elderly population is going to increase, so the work done by Home Support is going to be more streamlined and offer more personal care,” Nichvolodoff said. There are also 10 volunteer board members meeting on a regular basis to set policy for the Home Support services. “It’s a growth industry,” said Anne Jones, chairman of the board. “Castlegar and w ps on diet and exercises. The Castlegar and District Home Sup- port Services Association also offers and ‘husband Bob’ are has ly made more use of home support than other communities. The Kootenays as a whole have under utilized the service. ‘services: administrator, Lovette| Nichvolodoff (center): not ig for i wage.” Jones went on to say the home support workers tend to have good people skills, which is imp for proper care of the clients. “People should know it (the service) is available,” Marjorie said. “Some people don’t.” Anyone who thinks they need the ser- vice should contact their doctor and the Long Term Care branch of the Health Unit. “We provide services for the Insurance _ Corporation of British Columbia, the Workers Compensation Board and the Ministry of Social Services and Housing,” Nichvolodoff said. “Through Social Ser- vices and Housing we also offer services for children. -““We are continually looking into alter- nate programs—There are 10 in-service courses for homemakers, through Selkirk College, and we’re looking at putting together an abuse workshop with other Home Support Services.” — ¥— Story and photos by. : Brendan Halper — A — (right) enjoy a aet from home support