a2 Castlegar News August 2, 1989 Dueck urges nurses to bargain VICTORIA (CP) ith Minister Peter Dueck has urged British Columbia nurses to go back to the bargaining table with hospitals, but gave no sign that he was prepared to step in and force a settlem Dueck said the nurses’ work-to-rule is hurting the quality of care in hospitals and putting patient safety in jeopardy **It is time that the interests of patients is put ahead of bargaining tactics,” he said in a news release, ‘It is time for both parties to recognize the degree to which patient care levels have deteriorated and put patient care and safety fir “Sy But he didn’t respond to demands from hospitals that he intervene directly Hospitals in Victoria and the Vancouver area have reported problems due to a nurses’ overtime ban and ‘refusal to perform non-nursing duties, such as updating drug records and housekeeping. A New Westminster hospital had to shut its cardiac care unit overnight on Sunday because three of the ward's four nurses called in sick and no replacements could be found. It returned to normal on Monday A TO DUECK Hospital administrators in Victoria had asked Dueck to consider compulsory arbitration to end the deadlock between the British Columbia Nurses Union and the Health Labor Relations Association, which bargains for 144 hospitals and health facilities The union instituted a work-to-rule almost a month ago after about 65 per cent of its members rejected. a tenative contract endorsed by the union’s bargaining com- mittee, The tentative deal, which would have provided 29.5 per cent in wage hikes over three years, ended a 17-day strike that cut nursing staff at more than 80 hospitals down to minimum levels. Elective surgery and ‘other non emergency treaiments were cancelled The two sides have not met since the nurses rejected the deal “The nurses are working to rule while the hospitals are still struggling to recover from the recent full-scale strike which created a backlog of thousands of medical procedures,"’ said Dueck But a union spokesman said Victoria hospital ad ministrators were taking advantage of the chronic nursing shortage to try to win government intervention in the con tract dispute “There is no difference to the staffing now that the: has been for the past two years,” said Noreen Campbell, the union's essential services chairman at Victoria's Royal Jubilee Hospital Campbell said the timing of comments by Dr. Ernie Higgs, medical director for five Victoria hospitals, was op portunistic “There are frequently staffing shortages and at no time did Dr. Higgs raise any concerns,’’ she said. The chronic nursing shortage was one of the main reasons for the contract dispute, said Campbell. Word by Victoria hospital administrators that the work-to-rule was causing a decline in care proves the union’s point, she said. “The point is that there is a fursing shortage,"* said Campbell. **We are hoping for a better economic package to get people back to work."? Meanwhile, the Royal Jubilee is considering airlifting urgent cardiac surgery candidates to hospitals in the Van- couver area or Edmonton if necessary, hospital spokesman Chuck Rowe said. The hospital’s cardiovascular unit is running at full occupancy for the staff available, he said. The intensive care and coronary unitsare also short-staffed. Only the most urgent open heart and thoracic cases are being done, while all others are being put on hold during the nursing shortage, said Rowe. If there are no openings, Rowe said urgent cases may be sent to St. Paul’s Hospital in Edmonton or Vancouver General hospital, the only other facility in the province that can handle open-heart cases Meanwhile, only members of three B.C. professional organizations will be allowed to call themselves nurses un der an amendment to the provincial Nurses (Registered) Act proclaimed Tuesday The Registered Nurses Association of British Colum. bia has been fighting for the change — which is effective immediately — for years to ensure those working as nurses are regulated and properly qualified, executive director John Cox said Tuesday “Up to today, you or me or anyone could call oneself a nurse, regardless of qualifications,” Cox said. “That created the potential for unsafe situations." Now “nurses” are people who belong to the association, the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association or the Council of Licensed Practical Nurses. Cox said other provinces already have similar legislation. He said there weren't large numbers of people proclaiming themselves as nurses prior to the change Tuesday, except a small group of people who were graduate nurses but not registered nurses. Many of the graduate nurses were trained in other countries but not registered in Canada, Cox said. A han dful were peopte who had been registered but lost their registration for one reason or another While there wasn’t a great deal of abuse by people misrepresenting themselves as nurses, Cox said “there was always the potential and we just wanted to tighten things up.” Most of the nurses who were not members of the three associations were working in long-term care facilities, he said More local fires burn Top team Sunday via the Castle: Special Olympics in Edmonton. CasNews photo by Oo oz Members of the Nelson Silver Kings floor hockey team returned to the West Kootenay ar Airport after the team's gold medal performance at the Canadian Riis says he won't run KAMLOOPS (CP) — NDP House leader Nelson Riis has made it official, announcing after months of speculation that he won't seek his par ty’sleadership. Riis, 47, told a news conference he’d rather represent his constituency than be|the leader of a national party. He also hinted he may switch to provincial “It is my intention not to seek the leadership,” he said, **It sounds a little bit hokey and corny, but I've always wanted to be a constituency member of Parliament."" Riis said he would stay on as House leader But he wouldn’t rule out a switch to “It is my intention to return and spend more time in British Colum bia,” he said. “I’m not an old man You're potential political fodder until the late 70s.”” Riis, who has represented this southern Interior city in the House of Commons since 1980, said the only politics provincial politics way for the provincial New Democrats to defeat Social Credit is to start win- ning seats in the B.C. Interior. He said he officially decided in January not to seek Ed Broadbent's job, but a draft movement led by for- mer B.C. premier Dave Barrett forced him to reconsider. Walkout staged Airport continued from front page supported by other information con- "eceived tained in the draft report Task force chairman Jack White of Elkford suggested the written recom- mendations do not accurately reflect the intentions of the task force mem went to press. every year as new “It’s a fluid sort of thing,"’ he said Dirks was not available for com ment today before the Castlegar News By CasNews Staff Heavy equipment operators staged a brief walkout yesterday at Cominco to express concerns over the contracting out of work, a company spokesman said today Carol Vanelli, public relations of ficer at Cominco, said the workers met information is at the main gate at noon but were back to work intwo hours. ‘Company officials met with the workers’ representatives and they raised concerns about contracting out work,”’ she said Doug Swanson, president of Steelworkers| Local 480 which represenis' tle heavy ‘eaulpenei bers. White said the report “* up out of the minister’s office,’ referring to Minister of State for was written Local briefs Kootenay Howard Dirks, not by the task force. White said the task force recom mended that an additional landing strip that could accommodate night landings in ‘*close proximity” to the Castlegar Airport be identified “The task force did not recommend (the airport) be Castlegar,” he said Greene said the report was written by a “‘consultant”’ hired by Dirks to work closely with the task force Despite the fuss raised over the way the recommendations are worded, Greene said the report won't be rewrit ten before it’s ‘fed into the planning moved out of process."* “*What’s there now will stand,"’ he Monday accident charge laid By CasNews Staff A Winlaw woman was charged with failing to keep to the right which resulted in a Monday morning accident involving twa vehicles near the Vallican turnoff on Highway 6 Nelson RCMP Const. Bill Brydon said the vehicle had crossed over the centre line resulting in the accident. He said no alcohol was involved and fatigue may have beena factor Noreen Rodgers of Winlaw was alone in her car while William Novlan, also of Winlaw, was travelling alone in the other car Brydon said both drivers suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital and later released Trail man given hero award John Mangialaio of Trail has received the Carnegie Hero Fund medal for his heroic efforts in saving the lives of two teenagers involved in a spec- tacular crash near Fairview in October 1987 said Mangialaio was headed towards Castlegar on Highway 22 when his However, he pointed out that the recommendations will be updated Contract continued from front page and hands. receiving its fair share of services, Lakes said The newsprograms include a paren ting program from the Ministry of Health called Nobody's Perfect, Lakes said. The centre is also receiving fun ding for a community task force on substance abuse among teenagers that the society is setting up for September, she said The task force is slated to include an RCMP member, Gordon Shead, prin cipal of Stanley Humphries secondary scheol,—a—probation_officer_and possibly parents and teenagers, Lakes said car was hit by acar already involved ina collision with another vehicle He heard cries for help coming from the burning vehicle that hat bounced off his car. He pulled Marlese Martin, 19, and Doria Newman, 17, both from Rossland, from the burning wreck During his rescue attempt, Mangialaio suffered burns to his chest The 41-year-old received the medal from Trail Mayor Marc Marcolin during a ceremony at Trail City Hall. The award is bestowed on behalf of the Carnegie Foundation based in Pittshurgh Pipe bomb found in Winlaw A pipe bomb discovered behind the Winlaw Mini-Mart July 18 is still under investigation by Nelson RCMP. RCMP Const. Bill Brydon said the pipe bomb was found near a large Propane tank behind the store and could have caused extensive damage if it had exploded He said the bomb was disposed of by the RCMP's bomb squad. The bomb was a piece of pipe with explosive material inside. Brydon wouldn't say what type of explosive was found Although the investigation continues, Brydon requested the help of the public and asked that they contact the RCMP at 352-2156 if they have any information about the bomb. , said the main concern was ‘a matter of job security.” He said some issues have been taken care of but more talks are needed “We've resolved some minor issues and will be meeting Thursday to discuss a major one,"’ Swanson said today He said ore that will be trucked into the mine is’ contracted out to a non- union company. Swanson said he would like to see the work handled by unionized firms. “They are costing our jobs,”’ said Swanson workers Tourist alert VANCOUVER (CP) — Tourist Alert issued by the RCMP. The following people, believed travelling in British Columbia, are asked to contact the person listed below for an urgent personial message Howard and Cathy Strom of Ed- monton, call Jim Stewart. Alvin and Angie Swyripa of Edmon- ton, call Helen Knox Maureen and Thomas Scheideman of Stoney Plain, Alta., call home. Gordon Edwards of Nanaimo, call Bob Wilson. Jack Campbell of Prince George, call Terry Bakke. Leslie Leggue of Maple Ridge, call Lenora Collins. Susan Clarke of Calgary, call San dra Wagstaff Peter Bakker of Langley, call Phillip Riley Ernest Gross of Surrey, call Lorina Lewis. Karl and Bradley |Radovich of British Columbia, call Amy Hunter Everett Bybee of Kansas City, call home By CasNews Staff Lightning continues to be the major culprit as 10 more forest fires were reported Tuesday in the Arrow Forest District. Ted Evans, the district’s fire infor mation officer, said of those 10 fires, six haven't been contained. “They are not uncontrollable fires,” said Evans. ‘‘We are waiting for the opportunity to take tanker ac tion or send in ground crews.”” Evans said the recent dry weather combined with lightning is keeping the fire hazard in the high to extreme range although cooler wet conditions today should help “We still have two air patrols in the north and two in the south daily. We have eight helicopters working in the Nakusparea right now.” A news release from the Ministry of Forests regional office in Nelson said a 25-hectare fire near Kimbol Lake bor ders on the watershed for the village of Nakusp. Twenty men and two bulldozers are at work in the area ans said a unit crew of certified firefighters has been called in from the Dawson Creek region to help with the fires. He added that the Nakusp fire is “pretty well contained and helicopter bucketing has been requested as well as tankers for the blaze.”” “The crew in Nakusp has things well in hand,”’ noted Evans, adding, “‘It’sa difficult area to fight with its elevation and so much unburned fuel.”” The total number of fires in the Arrow District has jumped to 146 as of yesterday from 64a week ago. The ministry’s news release said there are over $70 fires reported within the Nelson Forest Region with 334 currently burning. It also reports one major blaze in the région is near Beaverdell in the Kettle River area about 80 kilometres southeast of Kelowna The fire began Monday at an old sawmill site near the town and within two hours it had moved five kilometres north and was threatening the set- tlement of Carmi which has a population of about 50. The residents were evacuated to Beaverdell while fire crews were in action through the night to put out spot fires which in one case jumped to the east side of the highway The residents were allowed to return to their homes Tuesday As of 8 a.m. yesterday, the fire had consumed 750 hectares, the release said Evans said there is little relief in sight from the weather ‘The forecast is for scattered showers but there is more lightning ac tivity and not much rain accom panying it.”” Weather calms fire KELOWNA (CP) Cooler weather and lack of wind helped firefighters trying to contain a forest fire near the Okanagan town of Beaverdell, fire officials said today The fire had forced the evacuation of Carmi, about eight kilometres north of Beaverdell, but most of the 51 residents returned to their Tuesday It was among more than 800 fires, burning in British Columbia today, homes Lottery numbers The following are the winning we bers drawn in weekend lotteries: LOTTO 6/49 — 8, 12, 34, 38, 43 and 46. The bonus number was 36. The jackpot of $2,360,653.20 was shared by two tickets, one from Ontario and one from Western Canada EXTRA — 36, 77, 88 and 92 B.C. KENO — 13, 21, 23, 27, 29, 34, 49and53. PACIFIC EXPRESS — 765130, 358229, $22567 and 766574 LOTTO B.C. — 3,8, 11, The bonus number was 24. These numbers, provided by The Canadian Press, .must be considered unofficial 25 and 26. For the record NELSON (CP) — The Canadian Press distributed an erroneous report July 21 that a two-year-old boy from Nelson was to have an experimental treatment for muscular dystrophy In fact, a spokesman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada says the tréatment, called myoblast transfer, has yet to be tested on humans. The story also reported that two. year-old Dennis Zeabin has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Zeabin is curren tly being tested in Vancouver to deter mine if he has the disease. per cent of them out of control Fire information officer Norm MacLeod said 1,800 people were on the fire lines, including four dozen firefighters from Alberta. Monday hottest day By CasNews Staff Monday was the hottest day of the year so far this year in Castlegar at 35.4 C, capping a hot, dry second half of July, the Castlegar weather office’s monthly weather summary shows. The close-to-seasonal weather of the last two weeks turned around a month that started out cool and wet and left many people wondering if summer would ever show up. The Castlegar weather office recor ded 11.1 millimetres of rain in July — all of it during the first 16 days of the month. The total is just 26 per cent of the normal 43.1 mm for July and well below the record 107.9 mm which fell in July 1983. The driest July on record was in 1985 when only a trace of Precipitation fell during the entire month The sunny streak of the last two weeks boosted the number of hours of sunshine to 339, topping the normal 309.3 hours by almost 30 hours but falling short of the record 396.7 hours set in the hot July of 1985. The fewest hours of sunshine was recorded in July 1983 when the sun peeked through the clouds for just 204.3 hours. The lowest temperature recorded last month was 6.6 C on July 6 and the mean temperature for the month was 20.5C The record low temperature for July was set on July 3, 1979 when the mer cury dipped to 4.1 C. The normal mean temperature is 20 C. The record-high mean for July was 23.6 C seyin July 1985 and the record low me: set in July 1986 Stud. Tack from number of toured the Revere Contre site Tu Canadian building designs. 9 drafting and | College, Selkirk College's Japanese sister institution, day and looked at the blueprints for the building. 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By The Canadian Press Heat and high winds fanned the flames of Manitoba forest fires again Tuesday but evacuees continued to return home, while in British Colum- bia, firefighters struggled with more than 800 blazes. “We were doing pretty well until today but these higher temperatures are giving us a few problems,” said Don Keith of the Manitoba Natural Resources Department Temperatures reached 39 degrees in southern Manitoba Tuesday and the high 20s in the north. Today, a return to more moderate temperatures is ex pected, at least in the north, whieh should help firefighters. Hal Glanfield of the Emergency Measures Organization said another 1,000 people were expected to return home today, reducing the number left to about 6,500. At the height of the fire threat almost two weeks ago, 23,000 people had been forced from their homes In British Columbia, 818 fires were burning by late Tuesday and residents of the tiny community of Carmi, who returned home after an evacuation Monday, were hoping fires near them keep their distance. “We'll be getting up through the night to make sure that the fire isn’t coming back our way,” said Donalda Holtz, Court rejects petitions VANCOUVER (CP) — Anti-abor- tionists charged with criminal contem- pt annot use a constitutional argument to get around the court process, British Columbia's senior trial judge ruled on Tuesday Chief Justice William Esson of the B.C. Supreme Court rejected petitions in which two protesters, in custody pending trial, applied for release under awrit of habeas corpus. 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