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HOSPITAL BRIEFS

The Castlegar and District Hospital Board approved at its regular monthly meeting last week the purchase of an inter- pretive ECG machine for about $12,000.

The machine will be used primarily by nursing staff and lab staff to interpret a patient’s heart rhythm detected by the

shine, hospital admini Ken Talarico said.

Geraldine Koenig, the wife of a former patient at the hospi- tal, recently donated $12,000 to the hospital “in appreciation for the good service provided by both hospital staff and physi- cians” to make the purchase, Talarico said.

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A request for funding to repair the hospital's incinerator has been denied by the Ministry of Health.

“There are new pollution control and environmental regula- tions being formulated by Victoria, so they’re not approving any new installations in hospitals in British Columbia until the study has been completed,” Talarico said.

The board approved the p' of a paper sh — for about $4,050 plus taxes — to destroy confidential documents.

Since the hospital's incinerator broke down, medical prod- ucts have been sent to Kootenay Lake District Hospital for in- cineration and paper products have gone to the Ootischenia landfill.

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A joint dation from medical staff and safety staff at the Celgar Pulp Co. construction site to purchase a slit- lamp to treat eye injuries was approved by the board.

The board agreed that the hospital should have one in an- ticipation of eye injuries during the construction phase. There have not been any so far, Talarico said.

The lamp would cost about $7,000 or $8,000 but a firm rec- ommendation on purchasing one won't be made until the next board meeting on Dec. 12.

Turner returns to chair

Donna Bertrand NEWS REPORTER

and Horswill. _* Education — Kinakin. All trustees sit on

The Castlegar school board rei d Gor- don Turner to the position of chairman at its annual inaugural meeting Monday.

“It’s an honor for me, in fact, to assume this role again and I'll do my best to deal with your wishes, trustees,” Turner said after being elect- ed by acclimation.

Bill Hadikin was elected to his former posi- tion of vice-chairman, beating out Tony Gugliel- mi by secret ballot.

R ing her former position by tion was Evelyn Voykin as provincial council representative. Bonnie Horswill was nominat- ed and re-elected as Voykin’s alternate.

‘Turner reappointed trustees to their former positions on standing committees as follows (the first named is committee chairman):

* Management — Voykin, Guglielmi and Joanne Baker.

* Operations — Hadikin, Mickey Kinakin

© Communications — Baker and Voykin. ¢ Planning — Guglielmi, Turner and Policy — Horswill and Hadikin. inted as repr ives were: Horswill to the Central Kootenay Union Board lielmi to the West Ki La-

School Trustees Association.

And, reappointed as school representatives were: Voykin to Blueberry Creek elementary and Robson elementary; Horswill to Castlegar Primary and Woodland Park el y3 Turner to Kinnaird elementary and Valle: Vista elementary; Guglielmi to Kinnaird junior secondary; Hadikin to Stanley Humphries sec- ondary; Kinakin to Tarrys elementary; and Baker to Twin Rivers Annex and Twin Rivers elementary.

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Province hikes minimum wage

B.C.’s minimum wage will be increased by 10 per cent to $5.50 an hour beginning on Feb. 1, Labor and Consumer Services Minister Moe Sihota

jounced.

He adds the minimum rate for workers under the age of 18 will be increased to $5 an hour.

“We're acting on our priori- ty of ensuring a fair deal for working people throughout B.C.,” said Sihota.

“Too many B.C. families —

wage increase — an election promise by Premier Harcourt — is a positive first step in helping working people help themselves and their fami- lies.”

Sihota says the minimum wage increase will affect ap- proximately 75,000 people, close to two-thirds of whom are women and half of whom are under the age of 25.

He says the increase will not take effect until Feb. 20, giving employers time to make

periodically by the govern- ment.

“Our government wants to}

make sure the economy works fairly, both for working British Columbians and for small business,” Sihota said, "Our continuing review of mini- mum wage rates will help en- sure that fairness.”

The minimum wage also in- creases proportionately for resident caretakers, domes- tics, farm and horticultural workers, Sihota said.

| The News adds Green

The Castlegar News is pleased to announce the ap- pointment of Jonathan Green as its newest re-

is in JONATHAN GREEN

nallly from Winnipeg, Green studied Journalism at Red River College. In ad- diton to doing freelance work while at school, Green was involved with the school’s publication as a writer, record revi

Festival of Trees brings needed boost to Selkirk scholarships

@ Selkirk College Foundation has money rolling in after one-night celebration

Scott David Harrison EDITOR

The Festival of Trees is lighting up a few faces at Selkirk College.

The second annual festival was a huge success Friday, as over $10,000 was raised in aid of the Selkirk College Foundation.

“We're very delighted for the support to the foundation through the Festival of ayes Selkirk vice president Dale Schatz said.

‘We really didn't expect to deal with the amount of people that we did.’

— Selkirk’s Dale Schatz

editor.

Green joins The News in time to become its first Work Place reporter; as well as general assignment re- porter.

Green, who began work on Nov. 27, is a welcome ad- dition to Castlegar’s No. 1

news source.

Schatz, who also acts as the executive director of the foundation, said the 1991 version of the festival made the original look just ordinary. Not only did this year’s event garnish more funds to be placed in the college's scholarship and bursary en- dowment fund, but it also attracted more attention.

In all, 225 people put on their best suits and dresses at.$40 a pop — $20 of which

NOW STRIPPING

through its annual tree auction. Eighteen trees were up for grabs at the event, with $700 being the top price.

The foundation also raised $3,000 on silent auction from gifts donated to the college.

“Actually, we're still totaling every- thing up ,” Schatz confessed. “The $10,000 is just a conservative guess.”

The 1991 figures will easily surpass those from the year before by some $2,000.

“(The festival) has caught on really well,” said Schatz, the emcee of the event. “We really didn’t expect to deal with the amount of people that we did. We had to turn about 25 people away.

“But that kind of thing is a pleasant problem, we'll deal with that next year.”

Like the cash intake, total attendance at the festival was up as well. In 1990, the festival attracted just 140 people.

Schatz said the people crammed into

News photo Selkirk College music student Chery! Hodge sings a fews tunes during the Festival of Trees Friday at the Community +

Complex.

the C Complex for a number of reasons, tops among them was a desire to support the college’s scholarship funds.

While the bulk of funds raised will go directly to the scholarship and bursary

by Scot David Harrison

goes directly to the foundation.

fund, a portion of it will help the University Women’s Club and some

In addition, Selkirk raised $5,400 Selkirk students in immediate need.

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most of them headed by wom- en — are living below the poverty line. This minimum

the necessary preparations. The last time minimum As well, he adds, minimum wage was increased was April wage levels will be reviewed 1. 1990.

Acommittee will be formed to put together a new non- king policy for the hospital. The new policy will go into ef- fect on March 1, 1992.

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