wr eee ae Tn 2a eee | iar Courier July 1988 Page 15 Page 14 July 1988 Cassiar Courier | 2 | THE SCHOLAR PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS Steel Workers Local Union Scholarship Mr. David Liddle Amajit Athwal Cassiar Mining - Leadership Mr. Bob Langford Mary Molan Cassiar Mining - Academic Mr. Bob Langford Dyonne Zubek Provincial District Award Mr. Keith Lanphear Corrina Boyes School District No. 87 Scholarship Ms. Joanne Voss Amarjit Athwal Cassiar Shopping Centre Joan Habjan : Mary Molan Cassiar Hair Design Miss Amy Erickson Dyonne Zubek Governor General’s Award p Mr. T. Beck : Amarjit Athwal PUBLIC HEALTH Happy spring/summer!! [It has been almost one year since I started offering Public Health Nursing services to Cassiar and the surrounding areas. Cassiar has a great deal to offer in health promotion. Human energy is abundant fueling many exciting and creative programs and functions. The purpose of this article is to increase awareness of the services available from Public Health Nursing. The services offered by the Public Health Nurse are many. The overall goal of preventive programs in Public Health Nursing is to establish and maintain optimal “health of individuals and communities motivated through knowledge and recognition of their. responsibility, their vulnerablity and their ability £0 have control over their own health. For children, youth and the family, child health clinics are held. Counselling, immunization and vision and hearing screening are offered. The emphasis is on prevention by increasing knowledge regarding growth and development of children, parents and families. Information on parenting skills has been identified by the community as needed. Family counselling is available to assist in problem solving through stressful times as well as in increasing awareness to prevent those stressful events. Within the schools the Public Health Nurse is used as a guest speaker, resourse person and to screen for vision and hearing and to refer for health concerns. The 1988-89 school year will find the Public Health Nurse increasing her contact with the secondary school students emphasizing health promotion. For adults, immunization and family planning information is available. All adults should be immunized against tetanus and diphtheria every ten years. Informa- tion on immunizations needed for traveling abroad as well as the immunizations themselves are available from the health unit. A great deal of information of family planning is available from the Public Health Nurse who offers counselling on birth control and on unexpect- $52, eS ed piegnancies,~ So Cue ee eas ae Prenatal information is offered on a one to one basis. The Public Health Nurse is a resource and support person to teach and consult with couples experiencing a pregnancy. With the increasing number of pregnant women a prenatal support group is in the plans. For the elderly, flu immunizations are available in the fall season for anyone over 65 years old or for anyone with a chronic medical condition. In the north Public Health Nursing coordinates with Long Term Care services to assist in helping those to remain in their home environment as long as possible. For the community as a whole the services for health promotion and disease presentation are many. The emphasis is to increase knowledge regarding health, to promote behavoir change to healthy lifestyle and to avoid health risks. Public Health Nurses are well versed to discuss a wide range of health practices and issues concerning nutrition, physical fitness, smoking, use of alcohol and other substances, stress management, accidental injuries, prevention of unexpected Pregnancies and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. The investigation and controlling of communicable diseases is another function of the Public Health Nurse. All discussions are confidential and therefore will not be discussed with anyone unless the individual requests or agrees to do so. Public Health Nursings emphasis is on maintain- ing personal self esteem and promoting appropriate use of the health system through self responsibility for health. With the community’s active involvement, disease presentation and health promotion can be obtainable goals. Groups or individuals in the community are en- - couraged to contact me for information on areas of interest and concern. For two weeks every four to five weeks I am a resident in Cassiar. The office is in the government building, opened from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.- I am available daily by phone where if you happen to get the answering machine a message will state when I will return to Cassiar and when immunization clinics will occur. The answering machine is accessed every day by long distance for messages. So please leave your name, number and any message. Your call will be returned that day or the next. For more information or comments please contact Carlin Miroslaw at 778-7752 or write Box 158, Cassiar, B.C., VOC 1E0. Or flag me down on the street. Your questions, concerns, comments and interests are welcome. CASSIAR AMBULANCE 1988 marks 25 years of Lions service to the community of Cassiar. Through various fundraising events, we have raised the money necessary for our many projects.. We have used the funds to: . - sponsor an annual School Bursary - support local minor sports organizations - sponsor a minor sports organization of our own - set up an outlet for lottery tickets - construct the Lions Swimming Pool - set up a picnic area at Boya Lake - construct a shelter and docking facility at Sim- mons Lake - purchase a bingo machine and cards - purchase musical instruments which have been donated to the High School - purchase equipment for our local playground. We provide many services to Cassiar. These include: a - maintenance of the cenotaph and conduction of the annual Rememberance Day Services - - annual cleanup of the local cemetary - annual cleanup of the Boya Lake picnic grounds - organizing an annual Xmas toy drive for the residents of Good Hope Lake (This service was turned over to our Leos Club) - Some of our future plans include: - construction of bus shelters at Good Hope Lake - construction of new picnic tables for the Boya Lake site - construction of a playground and ball park at Erickson - maintenance and cleanup of Cassiar’s local playground - expansion of our sports program to include a minor hockey team. (At present, we sponsor approximately 120 children in T-ball, slowpitch, soccer, and basketball) The Cassiar Lions have served their community well. In addition to community services, we have donated funds to charitable organizations such as the Rick Hansen Fund, Children’s Hospital, and the C.N.LB. We look fonvard to serving another 25 years! Cassiar Mining Corporation IE AR Rc ITI : ka ekkkKkKkKkKkKK LANNE RAE R AERA REAR AERA EA RHEE REE REE RAAT AEEES ASSENT ASE LSE EES rk wd CONGRATULATIGRS What Happens Now? by Brian Lundale is far too few. Ideally we would like to have Oe The ambulance service provided by the Emergency to sixteen crew members. It is very trying to be “o TO YOU peut SEE SSRs Health Services for the Cassiar area has been the subject’ of much speculation in recent months. The government has raised the possiblility of privatization of some or all of the services provided by E.H.S. The true nature of these proposals have not as yet surfaced. Based on some five years experience with the local unit; my personal opinion, is that the chances of a private firm taking over the local service and providing the equipment and service currently available is very remote. This is mainly due to the low volume of calls in the area. I would suggest that all residents and firms in the Cassiar area write to their MLA and the premier’s office to express their concerns on this subject. Only your voice and action will make sure the local situation is truly understood and the hazard of losing the local service be avoided. Another important concern of the local unit and the current crew members is the lack of response to our advertisements for additional crew members. At this point in time we have only eight crew members. This includes two new members who have just joined. Due to the “on call’ nature of the job this number T ball players patiently wait their turn. Marvel Knudslien shows them how its done! call” for weeks on end in addition to holding vou a regular job. Many crew members do get tired and wonder why they do it. So we are asking the community, to realize that the only way to keep a high level of service is to have the volunteers to provide this service. The Cassiar Ambulance needs your help so please consider being a part time attendent. Preference will be given to candidates who meet the following qualifica- tions, but those candidates who are willing to obtain these qualifications (if hired) will be considered. 1. Industrial First Aid Ticket. 2. Class 4 Drivers License. 3. Age 19 or over. 4. Consent to criminal records Sach: Please consider this request for volunteers and contact the local unit chief or a crew member for an application. : Mary Ryan Unit Chief Box 276 Cassiar, B.C. VOC 1E0 Cassiar Mining Corporation today announced the acquisition of Similco Mines Ltd., a wholly owned ‘subsidiary of Newmont Mines Limited. Similco owns all of the assets of the Similkameen mining operation. The Honourable Claude Richmond, Minister of State for the Thompson-Okanagan, and the Honour- - able Jack Davis, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources assisted Similco Mines Limited with this transaction. The Similkameen operation consists of an open- pit copper mine and mill near Princeton, B.C. with annual production of 56 million pounds of copper, 15,000 ounces of gold and 400,000 ounces of silver. Annual sales at current metal prices are in excess of $60 million. The mine has proven ore reserves of 55 million tons grading 0.46% copper which is sufficient to sustain 7 years of operation and additional possible reserves of 60 million tons. The operation currently employs 330 people. The acquisition of the assets from Newmont by Similco for $10 million will be paid from a portion of Similco’s future net cash flow. At current metal prices this acquisition is expected to be repaid rapidly and have a significant impact on Cassiar’s earnings. Cassiar Mining Corporation currently operates an open pit mine at Cassiar, B.C. with annual sales in excess of $55 million. The Company employs 313 people in B.C. For further information, contact: Mr. Tony Kana ‘Vice President, Finance Cassiar Mining Corporation 2000 - 1055 West Hastings St. Vancouver, B.C. V6E 3V3 688-2511