5 oe] * = ©, em hte % eG RSS FO ERE ee ae * F. . . ¥ ’ é q } ' . | z ' f i ; f ‘a isa Wednesday, January 13, 1993 A 27-year-old Kamyr engi- neer from New York is listed in serious condition in a Spokane hospital following a Jan. 3 head-on collision. Patrick Hickey was airlifted out of Castlegar Jan. 4 after staff at Trail Regional Hospital had done everything they could for him. He was listed in critical condition when he was brings out the best of young entrepreneurs Corinne Jackson NEWS REPORTER The Castlegar and Dis- trict Chamber of Commerce is looking for tomorrow's en- trepreneurs today. Some 100 West Kootenay high school students are ex- pected to attend Castlegar’s B.C. Young Entrepreneurs Conference Feb. 16. “It’s too bad we couldn’t offer it to the public,” Renee Read said Tuesday, explain- ing the program’s benefits. The chamber manager said she believes the confer- ence is an important oppor- tunity for the West Koote- nay to try and keep the tal- ents of local youths within the region. “Jobs are so limited in Castlegar (students) often leave the region to get jobs. “When our students have to leave... to find employ- ment it’s not good for our re- gion,” she said. Read said the conference will show students that there is an alternative to leaving the area to find work. “If a student is not in- clined to pursue their edu- cation then (starting a busi- ness) is another option.” Participants will learn about what opportunities are available to them, how to start a business and mar- keting techniques. Read said the conference will also allow students to network and bounce ideas off one another. Participating students will be selected from vari- ous career preparation pro- grams in the region. The project is co-sponsored by B.C.’s Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Immigration Canada, and Industry, Science and Technology Canada. Crash victim upgraded to serious @ Kamyr engineer's condition improves; Patrick Hickey moved out of intensive care admitted to Sacred Heart Medical Centre. “He’s serious now, so there has been an improvement,” the centre’s Pat Servine said Tuesday. However, Servine could not give any other details regard- ing Hickey’s condition. Hickey’s 25-year-old pas- senger, Sonny Straughan of Castlegar, is recovering from her injuries in Castlegar and District Hospital. “Her release should be fair- ly soon,” the hospital’s director of nursing Donna Reed said. The second man involved in the accident was released from Castlegar hospital and has been questioned by Castlegar police. The accident occurred when Hickey was travelling north- bound on Highway 22 and was hit by a Genelle man who was blinded by blowing snow while attempting to pass another ve- hicle. According to RCMP Cpl. Al Brown, “witnesses have been rounded up” and the case will be heard in Castlegar provin- cial court. The final outcome of the case should be known ina month, he said. “We asked for a turnaround time of a month.” congratulate Sara Legebokoftt of groceries in our recent Super Sweeps Classified Promotion!! @ Wednesday, January 13, 1993 AroundTOWN Our person for Our People Corinne Jackson 365-7266 OurPEOPLE A Lasting Vision @ Valerie Young putting her stamp on future of West Kootenay health care SOMETHING TO LEARN FROM The National Exhibition Centre is presenting The Living Factories until Feb. 25. The exhibit is an educational illustration of how biotechnology can be used for the improvement of our food, health and environment. IT’S OFFICIAL Castlegar’s New Years baby has aname... Shannon Bonnie Marken. The little one, born Jan. 3, is adjusting to her new schedule at home along with first-time parents, Sandra Lee and David Marken. FURTHER- MORE... Christina Hess and Castlegar RCMP Const. Steffan Hess are also proud parents of a baby girl. Sophia Marie Brittany Hess was born around 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 7 at Castlegar and District Hospital. Sophia weighed in at 6 pounds, three ounces. Corinne Jackson NEWS REPORTER alerie Young is putting her \ / talents to work, helping create a lasting vision for the people of the West Kootenay. “I think it’ll be like building a picture,” Young predicts with excitement. Young was hired by the Kootenay Health Plan Steering Committee to examine health care delivery in the region and help develop a regional plan. “The more I get into it, the more excited I get,” she says. “There’s a major move in B.C. for integration planning — bringing the numerous agencies together in a community who want to jointly plan health care.” A facilitator is needed to bring them together and that’s where she fits in, Young explains, describing her mandate from the Ministry of Health and regional health boards. ‘It’s going to be a community- building rather than a top-down, super-board dictated approach.’ — Valerie Young Young’s hiring is Stage 3 in a five-stage provincial plan to cut duplication and costs. iz Barbour says if the facilitator / finds community support for a regional council to be developed, they will proceed with determining its power and authority over existing boards. Depending on government support, the final phase would see the creation of a supercommittee, the steering committee chair explains. Young has only been in the region for a few days, but she already has her feelers out and has sensed a concern about “supercommittees.” Young believes the likelihood of one large regional committee being created here at the expense of smaller ones is miniscule. “The sense I get is that (a supercommittee is not) something that will evolve in the Kootenay. “It certainly wouldn’t happen by choice,” she says. “Our role will in no way, shape or form look at whether services should be transferred,” she points out. “The purpose (of our hiring) is to work with the communities. To help them build on their joint planning they may already have (started), or work with communities who have not,” she says, clarifying her objectives. “It’s going to be a community-building rather than a top-down, super-board dictated approach,” she says. News photo by Corinne Jackson Valerie Young has been hired to study the delivery of health care in the West Kootenay. Young has only been here for a few days but she has already jumped into the project wholeheartedly. ad Be Ministry (of Health is) going to be bringing down some specific recommendations on how health care should be going. “I get the feeling from them that (their ideas are) not that set and I think the West Kootenay region — with the initiatives they’ve taken here — is well positioned to develop the approach (to their liking). “The ministry, I think, will be very interested in the model developing here,” she predicts. According to Young, the government’s bottom line is money. With joint planning of services, she says, the province hopes to prevent duplication and cut spending in the process. But Young warns that any recommendations that are made must be community-based. The final plan will fail she argues, unless it is “functional for the community. It has to work for them.” he first four to six weeks will be I spent doing background research as Young and her consultants set up office in the region. Public forums, consultation with local health groups and a possible survey will take place in the following nine months to one year. “There'll be a lot of challenges but it”ll be fun, ” she says, describing the process as “a wonderful opportunity.”