Cassiar Courier Beno Charged with Attempted Manslaughter | On April 16, 1987, Richard James Beno dis- charged a 30-30 rifle injuring Kim Hozak. One shot was fired hitting Hozak in the left arm. Hozak left the scene and Beno was arrested shortly afterward. ' Hozak was transferred by air to Vancouver for treat- ment. Beno has been charged with discharging a fire- arm with intent to endanger a human life and attempt- ed murder. Beno was escorted to Ft. St. John and ap- peared in court on April 20th. CASSIAR HOSPITAL SOCIETY GENERAL MEETING The annual general meeting of the Cassiar Hos- pital Society was held March 31st, 1987, at the library in Cassiar. There were thirty people in attendance. The following “Presidents Report” was presented by Frank Buckley: PRESIDENTS REPORT We are now into the fourth year of operation under an elected Board of Management. The “Bona Fide Hospital” title was granted by Health and Welfare, Canada, in November 1983. 1986 was a year of continual renovation to the Hospital building, which included the completion of - exterior (painting) and continued renovation to the - hospital section of the building. A grant of $8,812.00 was received to enlarge and renovate patient bathrooms and another grant of $14,720.00 to complete the floor, laboratory and pharmacy. The utility room has been partially renovated _to house the washing machine and dryer (previously in the kitchen) and a dishwasher has been purchased “at a cost of $500.00 from the operating budget, for the kitchen. Counter tops will be redone to accommodate the dishwasher. Many new items of furniture have been purchased, including four Hilo beds, costing $4,696.00 and a safe costing $1,467.18. The remainder of the $10,000 Secon- dary Equipment Grant, $3,386.82 was paid back to the Hospital for the debt that occurred with the pur- chase of a Defibrillator/Heart Monitor in 1983 (a cost of $12,675.51). Renovations were also completed on the house at 228 Kennedy Street at a cost to the Hospital Society of $5,884.00. The total cost of renovations being ap- proximately $22,500.00. ~ All three houses (228 Kennedy, 293 Carmacks and 253 Drybrough) are now in a satisfactory state of repair. Because of the renovations and the purchase of new, expensive equipment, such as the x-ray machine in 1984/85, at a cost of $40,000, the Hospital property value for insurance was raised from $955,000.00 to ~ $1,543,000.00 - the cost to the Hospital is not available until April 7th, 1987 but the property premiums. have been decreased and it has not yet.been decided if the Government will invoice hospitals for the liability sec- tion (Cassiar Liability coverage is currently $25,000,000). “Mr. Peter Snell, Administrator, resigned July 25th, 1986 and Kathleen Dycher was hired October 14th, 1986. Also hired in 1986 were Pamela Swift, Accounting Clerk, on April 16th, and Ethel Songhurst, Lab/X-ray Technician on May 20th. — ; ; Currently we are advertising for two R.N. posi- tions - one open now and the second on June Ist, 1987. Several R.N.’s have expressed interest but will not be — available until June. Advertising costs to date are $3,600 ($300 spent on advertising in 1985/86) - this includes advertising for the Administrators position. Also hired in November 1986 was a Maintenance Person to do minor repairs, delivery, laundry, shovel snow and assist with building repairs (current person is Louise Creyke). Because most of the furniture in the patient rooms has been replaced, as well as filing cabinets in the offices; storage space is required until we can sell the bulk items. We are currently renting space in the theatre at a cost of $50.00 per month. All applicable unions are currently completing their contract negotiations, and the nurses retroactive salary will be refunded by the Government. Local ne- gotiations for the nurses addendum to the Master Con- tract has yet to be settled. MAY the Voice of Cassiar Country 1987 10 cents RUDIANYN and VANHEEL employment spans 0) years A retirement party was held in the Lions Den on April 3, 1987; to honour two long time Cassiar residents. Sev- enty-five friends and co-workers gathered to wish Adrian VanHeel and Steve Rudianyn all the best in their retirement. Both Adrian and Steve were employed at the Tramline and Premary Crusher Department. Gifts of jade, a clock and a jade figurine, were presented to both. Mrs. VanHeel received flowers, and Steve, a special remembrance for all his years on the tramline - “his very own piece of cable” eae, Steve Rudianyn came to Cassiar in May, 1953, where he worked on the construction of the “Breco” tramline. Because the work was seasonal at that point in the mine’s life; Steve came and went until July, 1965, when he stayed permanently as a tramline mechanic. Steve has moved to Vernon, B.C. where he will join his. family and looks forward to gardening ‘in his retirement years. The hospital has had the electrical system up- graded at a cost of $3,202 - 100% funded by the Govern- ment. The fire alarm system will have to be completely replaced and an application will therefore be made to the Government for funding in 1987. Ideally, the fire alarm system should tie in with a new security alarm and patient call bell system. R.N.’s have asked to work a. 12: hour shift, a rotation which ,has been approved by the H.L.R.A., but is waiting ratification by the B.C.N.U. Accreditation -standards are being worked on with an emphasis on bringing the Hospital building up to code. Policies and procedures are being updated and control measures instituted for pharmacy, medical, surgical supplies and inventory. The auditor for the Hospital and Hospital Society will be Mr. Dennis Hykwy. He will commence the audit on April 27th, 1987 (auditor cost is approximately $5,500). The Financial statement of the society was read. In summary the budget was presented as follows: Actual March-Est Total Budget Variance REVENUE 546,520 59,069 605,589 626,942 26,353 EXPENDITURES 519,245 88,500 607,737 626,942 19,205 SURPLUS/DEFICIT (2,148) Also on the agenda was the election of new members to the board. Sandy Crawford was elected for one year, Gordon Becket two years, Jim Callow, Julie MacRae and David Hogg for three years. ‘ mounted and engraved. 1 a Adrian VanHeel, who arrived in Cassiar from the Yukon, started work with Cassiar April 4, 1957, and has completed thirty years of continuous service with Cassiar Mining Corporation. “A.J.” will complete his employment at the end of June. Adrian, who raised his family here, will remain in the North and will be continuing other interests in which he has been involved during his long stay in Cassiar. A GALA NIGHT R.CM.P. BALL A REGIMENTAL SUCCESS On the evening of April 11th, the C.C.C. gym was transformed for the third R.C.M.P. Ball held in Cassiar. Large, potted ferns hung from the ceiling, candle- light flickered, scattered. throughout the guests were the men in “red serge”, bringing elegance to an already elaborate setting. A gala evening of fine dining, enter- tainment, and dancing that was successful in every way! Guests of the R.C.M.P. included Deputy Com- missioner Don Wilson, Commanding Officer of ‘E’ divi- sion (B.C.); Superintendent Ron Pettit, Commanding Officer, Prince Rupert Sub-division; Staff Sargents Ron Currie, Prince Rupert and Len Jarvis, Terrace; Corporals John Veldman and Mike Lattimar of Terrace; accom- panied by their wives. From Dease Lake, Corporal Jim Steele, Constable Rick DeMeester and Special Con- stable William Shuter attended with their wives. During the evening, Deputy Commissioner Wilson presented Special Constables Lundale and Knellar of Cassiar with their certificates. Following the ‘Grand March”, the R.C.M.P. and their guests danced until the wee hours to the music of the “Midnight Flyers” of Whitehorse. The Cassiar Detachment of the R.C.M.P. would like to extend their thanks to the community for their support and co-operation with preparations for the Ball. Appreciation is extended to Bill Zemenchik, Gary Periard and the C.C.C. staff, Denyse Tavener and Claire Redmond and the students from Cassiar Secondary School. The Cookery staff, Derek, Stephan and Danielle are to be commended for the delicious meal; the Ptar- migan Players for the excellent entertainment, Mrs. Shirley Vickery, pianist; Piper David Hogg; and Rev. A. Studd who gave the blessing. Thanks also to Sherry Sethen, Agnes Bennett, George Johnston, Kurt Aregger, Bryan Lundale, Bob Knellar, Dave Mackin, Rick DeMeester, John Manderson, Paul and Julie McRae for their special efforts.