Page 8 Cassiar Courier November 1990 LOCAL AD ATTAINS INDUSTRY EXCELLENCE RICHMOND ~—- Arthur Mitchell of the Atlin General Store was a step from fame recently when a lottery commercial he starred in was nominated for a North Ameri-—- can advertising award. Sponsor ed by the North American Association af State and Provincial Lotteries, the Hatchy Awards are presented each year. The awards are the lottery indus-— try’s tradition af recognizing well produced advertising and well executed pramotions. Held in San Diego this year, the com-— petition was an "advertising film festival”. Mitchell, whe is a British Calumbia Lottery Corporatian re- tailer, starred in the ad entit-— led "B.C. Summer Games" which aired thr aughout the pravince during the B.C. Games in Frince George last July. The ad was ameng 22 naminations under the special category "Hest Use of Cinematography". Vying for the geld and silver Batchy awards in the near ~- Hollywood setting of the NASFL. conference, the ad cam— peted with the best in Narth Continued from page $ falbeit fram the city?) is the mast important ingredient of my cantributian toa the community. Deetering is dactcaring, city ar country. Surprisingly the city isn't far away. With our Fax I get ECG yreperts faster up marth than I da in Vancouver. And rural peaple have heard the news af tech- nology. Their satellite dishes get far more channels than city cables da. If Oprah says you need a CAT scan, man, you need a TAT scan. The family dactar Canywhere@) is a primary agent for a very camplex international in- dustry, HEALTH CARE. The days of the saddle-bag surgean and kit- chen table appendectomies are aver. The fun of being the lacal doc in the north is that your caunsel has far more vitality when the trip to the technolagy is 10600 miles (er $1000.00). IT learned toa da physical exam— imatians carefully again. I loved my twa trips ta the CSUDEY Veneer DRI SOe LAliGoo] Bo MUBGES America. Among the expert Judges was a director from the American Aca— demy of Television Arts & Scien- ces, and other advertising indus— try professionals. 4s one of the more than 2,900 lottery retailers in Brit— ish Columbia, Mitchell “helps make it happen" by supporting the B.C. Lottery Fund through the sale af lottery tickets. The lottery fund is used toa provide financial assistance far medical research, heritage conservation, cultural activities, other lacal causes and major sports events such as the B.C. Summer and Win-- ter Games. The Atlin retailer ad was one of three B.C. Games commer—- clals, produced by the B.C. Lat-— tery Corporation, which were nam-— inated at this years Batchy Awards. The oather two nominated ads were filmed in Tsawwassen and Duncan, B.C. For more infarmatian, contact: Inqrid Coleridge, 270-0643 Yreacquainted Mme with country nights away Cassiar in win- quiet and starlit from city nec. ter was A mountain world covered in Dream-Whip. The peaple I worked with were first class. The nurses af the north are the best of the breed. Some of them are the only medical care lated camminities have an a reg- ular basis. it was humbling far moe on my trips tea the nursing stations as Iskut and Telegraph Creek toa see haw little I had tea 1so- add ain most cases, Kathy Sim- MOMS, ir myrse at Dease Lake cared for that cammunity lang before the mecical profession or the aovernment gat into the act. Care-givers, in the best sense. Hawever , even as a visiting Physician I became aware of the fact professionals in small toawns hecome Jarger-than-li fe. Dr. Peter Newberry, wha practices in Hazeltan, suggests that pron fessionals play a key role in Promoting morale in rural com-— munities. Make that role a day and night responsibility and you have a small-teawn physician. Af-— ter..five weeks.at .Dease :-Lakew-l vasupleased ta move antnemPocseuld ~Sx6I nostaw Dns SxBlt see6ou Please contribute to the Canadian ~ Cancer Society today. Canadian Cancer Society Can Cancer Be Beaten? You Bet Your Life It Can! see that I would want a break ev- ery couple cf months if I were to be the permanent doctear there. These people need mere furloughs, Tike missionaries or the mil- itary. T’m canvinced that a ma- jor block te keeping doctors in rural places is the lack of real and reliable lacum service. Mavbe it’s time for a call toa arms within our discipline. Im- agine a Family Doctor Locum lorpe.. A group of experienced GP's whoa would make curselves available ta do at tJleast twa weeks a year of rural dactor re- Placement service. What ai treat far dis-spirited city docters tao do work with a different pert- inence, away from the inter- persenal intensitites of our awn practices. We could define:ira Basic Skills requirement fACLS and ATLS nerhaps?. We could re- organise training eappertunities for interested GP’s. I ¢an im agine rural training loacums where elty physicians could do their first-time country locum in the centext af a small rural group with 2 mandate amd budget = for teaching. Iocan imagine Locum forps training events which would be hands on practical given by rural GP's, The pra- vincial Chapters of the CFEC would be the obvious brokers in such an enterprise. teaching Gavernments are dress the willing ta ad- issue of physician Services for rural cammunities. In fact, the’ B.f.9 Ministry of Health has begun a pilot preject wherein funding is available fer travel expenses and secsional payments te lacum physicians who go tea designated isolated com- munities. All the communities need to do is find locums. That may be where we came in. In my greying middie age I plan ta Give myself a treat. Far at least two weeks every year I? gcing doctoring in the marth. I like northern folks. Nor thern pecple crave freedam and dis cretion in their lives. One can have that, fair and square, where the snow blows in winter and the loon calls in summer. Faber t Service said: “Send not your foolish send pe your strong and your sane.” SoM dete Tohope I’m up to it. a wen tne ental Cassiar Courier November 13990 Frage ‘4 IN AND AROUND CASSIAR SECONDARY SCHOOL wiv Shown above are some of the students participating in our first ee 8 000006060060606000000006000000000060000000 (Ot Science and Technology Week The very first Science and Technology Week was held at Cas— slar Secondary October i atfar a Foe The events were organized by Mr. Trask and Mr. van der Kamp and included dropping eggs and flying paper airplanes. The winners of the events were: a. Shelly Bondesen — Eqq Lander Bb. Jan Wypych —- Aluminum Barge c. David Foppy — Faper Airplane Congratulatians to all the Participants, especially to Shel— ly, Jan and David. Guest Speakers In early Uctober, Cassiar Seceandary was visited by twa re- presentatives from the Canatian Forces base in Yellowkni fe. Their purpose was ta explain the wide variety af careers in the Canadian Armed Forces. They tock special care to emphasize that there is more toa the Canadian forces then just being a saldier tRamboa), plus they alsa emphasiz— ed the necessity of recruits ob- taining their grade i2, regard— less of what branch of the farces they are interested in. In addition to the Armed Forces, three representatives af the Cassiar business cammunity, Ken Buchanan, Vic Pirie and Anita Wilson spoke to the Work Exper— ience ii, students on the topic of "Employer Expectations of the Employees.” ; In reference toa our Werk Experience program, I would like toa thank the following businesses and organizations for participat— ing in our fall program by taking a student as an “employee.” a. Snowridge Elementary bh. Cassiar Secondary c. Government Agent jd. R.GoM.P. Joh Gis qem et Sao ek Science and Technology Week experiments. Interim Reports The first of our "informal" were mailed during the reports week af October should receive an port fram each of subject teachers. FARR Se your of your child as a these reports, tao give us a call at 778-7 Intramural Program The scheal’s intramural pra student athletic director, Adrian Dostie, has gotten off ta a very success-~ gram, organized by our ful beginning. The teams this year erganized on the basis af hame— roam ctlivisians, and this “interim” child’s If you have any concerns abaut the progress yesult Please feel 367. served ta Build mare student terest in the program. The “one bounce" season will tournament Et noon after- It is hoped students Participate in this event, with the winners being treated ta culminate in a November 939, beginning a hour ending at the regular noon dismissal time. that most, if not all will a lunch by the school. Following the completion of Adrian will organize the indoor baseball d stu- Naturally, the "Giants" as the the volleyball season. season for the staff an dents. are expected toa repeat Indeacr Baseball Champicns. Extramural The boys and girls volley- coached by, Mr. ball teams, der Kamp and Mr. tively, Trask opened the velling to Fort Nelsan invitational tournament weekend af Octaber 19-20. In addition ta the Nelson trip, Mr. Trask af pange ocean are and Watsan Lake far the free has van respec-- volleyball season with the girls team tra- Fort and Mr. yan. -dersa2Kamp ..are.s—busy?: making mente: stn of games idurth “Fall Music and Drama Concert The first of a series of Cheral Music and Drama concerts will be held on the evening of November 22. Mr. Baker’s stu- dents have been practicing hard for what promises toa be an enjayable evening. Per fect Attendance I would like ta cangratulate the following students for having perfect attendance, including na lates From September 4, ta October 24. Samuel Bondesen Chad Clark Vanessa Clark Adrian Dasties Robert Dostie | Catherine Dragojevich Chris Geriinsky Jeady Harrisan sylvain Jacob Shane Elassen Cheryl Evan Parminder Mangat David Fappy Kris Tietz Micheal Tyne Eric Verret Shelly Bondesen Jennifer McGill Gearge Sara Simone Tiets Daniel Verret On this topic, please en- courage your child to attend school an a reqular basis, and ta be punctual in their attendance. Dates ta Remember November 2 -- Femembrance Day Assembly November =) oe Noan ia opm Intramural Gne-Bounce Volleyball November 12 —- School closed far Remembrance Day November 193 — Non-Instructicnal Day for "Man and His Environment" November 22 - Fall Drama _ and Choral Music Concert November 29 —- Open House and Report Card Night- as iy 4 tv