* band Castlegar News Februory 18, 1967 Glut of doctorsa crisis TORONTO (CP) — A glut the fact, health policy analy- sts say. “They have been asleep at the switch for so long,” said Jonathan Lomas, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the Health Sciences Centre of McMaster University in Hamilton, “Now they are waking up, (but) the traffic signal says stop and their foot is no- where near the brake. We're beginning to see signs of nic.” Health care expenditures are the single largest items number of medicare billing numbers it awards. Without billing numbers, doctors can- not take part.in the provin- cial medicare scheme. Alberta has threatened to follow suit with billing. num- bers and also to limit the number of doctors by cutting medical school enrolments. rolments, From 1961 to 1980, physi- cian supply in Canada in- creased 105 per cent, while the population increased by only 38 per cent, During that 1 TYPE | SETTING ys ch yeast oeapettore. protesibadivomes eee be eieyanst bmi type for your CASTLEGAR NEWS 7266 looming crisis, while they put no ceiling on payments to doctors, said Richard Plain, a health care economist at the University of Alberta, time, the p to-pop' tion ratio, excluding interns and residents, went from one doctor for every 1,004 people to one doctor for 643 people. Figures from 1985, the la- for pi rs nationally, total health care costs climbed to $39.2 billion in 1985 from $22.4 billion in 1980, federal figures show. British Columbia and Al- berta, both facing revenue crises, have been recently vocal about their manpower concerns. “There has been a growing realization over 10 to 20 years that there is a signi- ficant relationship between health care costs and the number .of doctors,” Lomas said. A Manitoba study, for in- stance, found that in a 10- year period during which Winnipeg’s population re- mained relatively unchanged, the ratio of general prac- titioners to population clim- bed by 56 per cent, while the ratio of specialists went up 22 per cent. Doctors’ incomes remained relatively constant. RESTRICT SUPPLY British Columbia has moved to restrict the supply of doctors by limiting the Protein it show an aver- age national ratio of one doc- tor — including interns and residents — to every 491 people. PREDICT SURPLUS An over-supply of doctors has been flagged as a concern by the federal government, which predicts that Canada will have 6,000 doctors more than it needs by the year 2000 if current trends con- tinue, said Dr. Douglas Dupont, director of health human services in Ottawa. Whie unemployed physi- cians are a rarity in Canada with its universal medical coverage, the problem is common in other countries, Dupont said. There are about 45,000 unemployed doctors in Italy, 23,000 in Spain and U.S. for- ecasts show an over-supply of 70,000 doctors by 1990, he said. In Canada, the problem has its roots in miscalculations made in the 1960s, when projections for the supply oif key to kidney damage ORLANDO, FLA. (AP) = New studies suggest that very low protein intake and lowered blood pressure may slow the progressive kidney damage that forces many diabetics to undergo dialysis or have kidney transplants, a researcher in the United States says. If dialysis can be put off even one year, “you've done the patient a great favor,” said Dr. Sharon Anderson of Harvard Medical School and Boston's Brigham and Wom- en’s Hospital. Diabetics account for about a quarter of new patients on dialysis, says the American Diabetes Association. Dialy- sis is a process that clears the blood of potentially harmful substances, a function usu ally performed by the kid neys. Kidney damage is a late complication of diabetes, of- ten diagnosed 10 to 15 years after the onset of the sever est form of the disease, called Type 1, Anderson said. A Type 1 diabetic must inject insulin because his pancreas no longer produces it. The body needs insulin to convert blood sugar to en ergy, and Type 1 diabetics would die without the injec. tions. In other cases, the body produces insulin but cannot properly use it. While albumin was found in diabetic rats on the high- protein diet, virtually none showed up in those on the low-protein diet, even though their blood-sugar levels were just as high, she said. Dietary studies in humans are just beginning, she said, but one started about 18 months ago suggests that low protein intake may slow the progression of kidney dis- 3a - wow 809 Merry Creek Road Past Fireside Motel Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 1: m :00a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. TUES. 6:00 P.M. AWANA — Children’s Program Kindergarten to Grade 8 WEDNESDAY NIGHT Study & Proyer 7 p.m Church 365-3430 or 365-5052 EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Kidney damage is one of the diabetic complications that scientists think may be delayed if patients rigidly control blood-sugar levels with a stiff regimen of blood sugar testing and insulin in jections. 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Septic Service COLEMAN COUNTRY BOY SERVICE Sump & Septic Tonk Pumping PHONE 365-5013 3400 - 4th Avenue Castlegar Vol. 40, No. 15 vill +. erg wins Julie Klotz of Quebec . wins the slalom ski race ‘at Red Mountain... 61 the 3 humbiors: te day's Lotto 6-49 draw were 9, 16, 21, 27, 40 and 44. The bonus \number was The winning number in Friday's Provincial lottery draw is 2983499. \ On 40th _ tom —_ 60 Conts 3 Sections (A, B &C) 3.5 MILLION Airport proposal | on track acting regional director general for the back By RON NORMAN Fiddler music Castlegar tiddlers, work pre- serve a fading tradition of music. ..Cl be awarded last October and construc Editer The $3.5 million expansion proposed for the Castlegar Airport terminal is back on track. Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco an- nounced this week that he has received a letter from Transport Minister John Crosbie confirming that construction will begin in June. “This is great news,” said Brisco in a prepared release. “Not only does it end years of speculation and waiting, it puts to rest all the recent rumors that the Castlegar project has been put on the back burner.” The expansion was thrown into doubt late last month when Castlegar council learned that the Transport Ministry had dropped Castlegar on its list of priorities. In a letter to council Frank Siba, ministry's Pacific region, said the Castlegar project had been placed 62nd on the national priority list. “I was a bit distressed to learn that Castlegar was 62nd on the national priority list and that only 27 projects were expected to be funded this year,” Brisco said. “I discussed it with the minister and it seems I was able to convince him just * how necessary and important this project is to the people of Castlegar and Kootenay West.” be completed by the end of this month, leaving March for review, adjustment and approval. ‘ Tenders are scheduled to be called in mid-April with construction set to begin sometime during June. In the original schedule released tion was expected to start in Novem- ber. If the proposed expansion is the metres to 800 square metres. The 500 square-metre addition will be added to the south side of the present building. and relocatignof the holding room and administration ‘offices. Work is exppetell'te take 18 months. Some work has already taken place on the airport's apron, water supply and electrical system. ‘There is no word yet if the expansion will include a restaurant. Cominco improves VANCOUVER (CP) — Cominco Ltd, »4-~had a consolidated ‘oss for 1966 before extraordinary items of $48.2. million or - 95 cents per common share, com to a 1985 loss of $71.5 million or $1.31 per common shate. The compay announced its year-end sales were $1,827:5 million, a decrease of $130.6 million from 1985. In a prepared statement, the Van- couver-based corporation said it noted a significant turnaround in the mining and metals division which earned an operating profit of $21.4 million, compared to an operating loss of $22.5 million the previous year. The improvement, the release stated, was due to “higher profit margins on sales of refined lead, lead concentrate and gold.” Higher metals prices in 1986, in- creased productivity and cost reduc- tions were also cited as contributing to increased profit. Last year, however, showed a large decline in the fertilizer division, regis- tering an operating loss of $18.9 million compared with an operating profit of $26.4 million in 1985. Cominco said prices and demand for by plant shutdowns for lengthy per- iods,”. the releagevatated. mene In its fourth quarter report, Cominco said it earned a d profit of profit of million a cka ces ier in, the $1.4 million or three cents per common share on sales of $337.3 million. By comparison, in 1985's fourth quarter, the corporation had a loss of $87.8 million or 63 cents per common share 1988. TOURIST POTENTIAL . . . John Charters explains the details of Zuckerberg Island's suspension bridge to provincial tourism minister Bill Reid and his ‘wife Marion. Reid also toured the CPR station and ad- dressed a group at the Sandman Inn before flying back to Vancouver Saturday. — CosNews Photo by Mike Kolesniko TOURISM MINISTER Reid tours Castlegar By MIKE KALESNIKO Staff Writer Provincial tourism minister Bill Reid thinks Castlegar’s potential for attract- ing tourists is “nothing short of pheno- menal.” Reid, who toured Castlegar Satur day morning before flying back to Van- couver in the afternoon, said both the provincial government and Castlegar have not yet taken full advantage of its “heritage, cultural, recreation and tourism attractions.” “It’s up to the community here now to collect tourists together, partner up their energies and display what you have to display.” Reid, who was raised in Nelson, said he saw things Saturday, “I haven't haa the opportunity to see ever-before.” Reid met with Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore early Saturday morning to give her an “overview” of his ministry's intentions with B.C.’s tourist development. Reid and his wife Marion took a boat tour of the Arrow Lakes and docked at Zuckerberg Island for a tour of the chapel house. Reid also managed a brief tour of Castlegar’s CP Rail station before leaving to address an informal gather- ing at the Sandman Inn. He told the group that tourism in B.C. has grown into a multi-million dollar business and marketing surveys completed after Expo 86 in Vancouver show that many Americans — especi- ally California residents — expect to return to B.C. in the near future. Reid:said of the 800 surveyed, 85 per cent said they would return to B.C. and 37.5 per cent said they would return the next year. A full 95 per cent said they would convince their friends, neighbors or relatives to make the journey. Reid also detailed the potential of the tourist industry. He told the group that a car of four passengers had an average dollar potential of “$40 per person, per day, per community,” or $160 a car. “You keep them active for three or four hours and they have to stop and eat,” he said. “And after they eat they want to see a couple more items and then they stay the night.” But Reid later admitted that oc- casional bureaucratic “oversights” »— like excluding Rossland’s Red Moun- tain ski area from an international brochure entitled Ski With Us — can be a setback to a city’s tourism potential. He said Red Mountain was excluded because “it didn’t have the accom modation facilties to accommodate the kind of marketing thrust we were going to have.” Reid admitted a mistake had been’ made and the problem would be rem- edied in the next promotional package and he soothed tempers in Rossland all major fertilizers dropped steadily throughout the year. “Because the lower demand, par- ticularly for potash and products PI at U.S. nit 1p i it was necessary to control inventories Funding increase called for By MJKE KALESNIKO Wi Staff Writer Castlegar schools are underfunded, class sizes are too large, and teachers are underpaid, according to a brief from the Castlegar and District Teachers’ Association. CDTA president Mike Rodgers said these problems and others have left Castlegar teachers with a crippling case of low morale. The CDTA brief was submitted to the Castlegar school board last week as part of the board's preparation of its 1987 budget. “It is time for those entrusted with public education; Friday night with the of a $34,000 Expo legacy grant for a ski hall of fame. On the other hand, Reid told report ers later that Castlegar would not be “thrown” any Tourism Ministry dollars at this time. “There is no dollars to throw,” he said. “So you do the best you tan with what you've got. “There is a heck of a potential here that we haven't marketed yet,” said Reid. “We prop it up, market it up and put our hands together and do the best with what we've got.” Reid also met with an indoor pool committee, the Heritage Committee and with the Chamber of Commerce while in Castlegar. teachers, pecially trustees, to demand that government fund education adequately,” the CDTA said in the brief. According to the brief, 34 per cent of B.C. classes in 1985-86 were in violation of British Columbia Teacher's Federation recommended standards. Presently in Castlegar, some secondary school classes number 36 students, with 31 students per class in elementary and 29 in primary. A study by Mark Trend Marketing Research Ltd. shows that “87 per cent of British Columbia's public believe the cuts have gone too far” and “80 per cent of the parents strongly opposed class size increases.” ators and The brief also points out that the average property owner in Castlegar pays a school tax assessment of $365.70 per year ($6.90 school tax per $1,000 on a home with an assessed value of $53,000), whereas Ontario pays approximately $600 per property owner. In Castlegar, meanwhile, property owners receive a homeowner's grant which “is to be applied first to current school taxes and any balance used to reduce general taxes” which subsequently means that the average school tax paid by Castlegar property owners is a “negative $15.” “Working conditions and economic status have slipped together,” states the brief. “These factors have a tremendous negative effect on teacher morale. “It is very difficult to exist only an inner sense of value and direction . . . the morale of Castlegar teachers continues to totter on the brink of disillusionment. “They (teachers) find that much of their time is taken by fund raising and that commitment to extra-curricular activities can lead to a drop in energy for their regular teaching duties.” The teachers’ association calls for the board to eliminate oversized classes, reinstate language programs, extend counselling services and remedial programs and establish “acceptable” pay and benefits for the Castlegar employees. Finally, the brief recommends that the board consider the residential tax base stating: “If the public demands the programs, the public must be prepared topay for the programs.” The brief also calls for the board to ignore the provincial compensation stabilization program which dictates teacher pay increases. Elsewhere, a brief by the Castlegar District Parents’ Committee agrees with the teachers’ concerns. The committee is specifically calling for such things as reduced class sizes, itional teacher aides, a i child care workers, increased library services and a decrease in the work loan of school administrators. The final budget meeting of the board will be March 9. q