A LOCAL chiropractor is fighting for the right to practice at Lions Gate Hospital. David Olson, a North Van- couver chiropractor, has requested permission to practice at LGH, as part of a province-wide appeal. Olson wrote a letter to the Lions Gate Hospital board, requesting that it break ‘ts precedent of not allowing chiropractors to practice in the hospital. Olson said he would like the right to treat patients upon re- quest, with the approval of the. practising doctor. “We're not trying to stir up problems,’’ Olson said, ‘‘but we want equal treatment with other health professionals. We don’t see why chiropractors should be discriminated against.’” Under the regulations of the hospital act, non-medical health professionals — such as dentists, nutritionists and physiotherapists — can be called to the hospital to practice, with the permission of a By BARRETT FISHER News Faditer our usual application procedure before a credentials committee.” Borthwick added that the hospital has never had chiroprac- tors: ‘‘We operate under the hospital act. Only medical doctors can admit or dispatch patients.”” medical doctor, explained Roger Ld Prior, public relations officer for the chiropractic association. TREATED EQUAL But Prior said the association would like to be treated on an equal basis with other licensed medical practitioners (who are not members of the College of Physi- cians and Surgeons), who are allowed to practice in hospitals. LGH president John Borthwick said he received Olson’s applica- tion to practice at the hospital last week, and it would ‘‘go through DAVID OLSON CHIROPRACTCA Equai treatment sought The hospital does have other medical practitioners coming into the hospital, he said, but they can only operate under the written orders of medical doctors. Borthwick said there are restric- tions as to how much surgery or work the practitioner can partake in, “ would think by and large the medical profession doesn't refer its patients to chiropractors,’’ Bor- thwick said. *' They're offering a kind of treatment the medical pro- fession doesn’t often acknowl- edge." He said the hospital gets its direction from the B.C. Health Association, and that it would seck some advice from them, looking at it from a legal viewpoint. Manager of public and media relations John Braddock of the B.C. Health Association — said Thursday, chiropractors cannat be granted hospital privileges unless it is provided for in the bylaws, in the regulations of a hospital, and by the Ministry of Health. “Hospital boards and ad- ministrations have to abide by the regulations in force,” Braddock said. Braddock explained hospital boards ‘look for guidance clinical- ly — good acceptable procedures of practice. They're not in a posi- tion to decide clinically, so they re- ly on expert recommendations of physicians." PRACTICES COMPARED Gillian Hobbs, president of the Physiotherapy Association of B.C., said ‘generally speaking, physiotherapy can be directly compared to chiropractice, as manual therapy and orthopedic therapy are part of physiotherapy practice.” She said, ‘there are very compe- tent chiropractors, but on the other hand you hear of some real disasters.”* See Rules Page 10 "NEWS photo Mike Wanefleld WITH THE concentration of an expert, six-year-old Jason K «m-Tong contemplates his next move at the Junioe Chess Tournament held recently at the North Vancouver Recreation Centre. Twenty children par- ticipated in the tournament. Seminar targets crime prevention for business A CRIME PREVENTION seminar for businesses has been organized by the West Vancouver Police and the West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce. The seminar wiil be presented at the Park Royal Mall April 8 from 7:30 10 9:30 p.m. Constable Colin Bursill said the seminar should be of particular in- terest to Jocal businessmen, their employees and operators of Expo Bed and Breakfast programs. “The business people have been reading a great deal about pro- blems that may arise during a world's fair that affect the business community,’ said Bursill. “Wer: providing a short semi- nar designed to assist them with these problems."’ Topics will include: businessmen's rights and respon- sibilities in dealing with offenders, strategies in preventing theft, cred- it card and traveller's cheque fraud, counterfeit money and armed robbery. from the government depart- Speakers will come business community, agencies and the police ment, 3 - Sunday, March 16, 1986 - North Shore News Sex offender sentenced | WEST VANCOUVER child molester. Michael Charles Bennett bas been sentenced to two years less « day after pleading guilty to 12 counts of molesting six young boys. , , The sentence, which Bennett will serve in a provincial jail, was handed down Thursday by Vancouver. county. court, Judge Randall Wong, after 5 days of pre-sentence hearing into the case. |. : Bennett, 51, was originally charged April 30, 1985 with four counts of sexual assault and subsequently arrested June 14 and charged with an additional 21 sexual assault related charges in connection with incidents that occurred between January 1981 aad April 1985, when Bennett was a volunteer working with boys... ; The West Vancouver man pleaded guilty to 12 of the charges on an. 28. : . During the fearing, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Derek Eaves described Bennett as 2 homosexual pedophile, who turned to young boys for sexual gratification after his marriage fell apart in 1978. In addition to the jail sentence, Bennett was placed on probation for three years by Judge Wong. . Crown counsel Dierdre Pothecary has said she will recommend. - Bennett's sentence be appealed. ; Duo hit with hockey stick A 32-YEAR-OLD West Vancouver woman was hit in the rib cage with a hockey stick and a man, age unknown, suffered a broken nose. . A second man, age 23, was taken into custody and later released by the West Vancouver Police. Assault charges are pending. The incident occured Thursday at 6:30 a.m. in a home on Whononk Road. Sex assault charges laid CHARGES OF sexual assault and sexual intercourse with a female undec the age of 14.bave been laid against a North Vancouver man. Robert Helm, 19, appeared in North Vancouver provincial court Monday to face one count of each charge in connection with an incident invoiving young females alleged to have occurred March 5. Following his first appearence, Helm was remanded (o March Hearing set for robbery charge TWO PERSONS of no fixed address have been pui over for pre- liminary hearing on charges of robbery and assault. Russell Thomas Dunn, 24, and Ruby Elizabeth Mills, $1, ap- peared in North Vancouver provincial court Friday charged with a total of 1 offences, ranging from robbery to assault with a weapon. Mills is charged with one count of assauli with a weapon, one count of possession of a knife, one count of break and enter and one count of possession of stolen property in connection with a Feb. 28 incident. Dunn faces charges of assault on a female, possession of a knife, obstructing a police officer, and fraud. The two have been jointly charged with single counts of robbery and possession of stolen property. Appearing before North Vancouver provincial court Judge J.B. Paradis, the two were remanded to March 26 for preliminary hear- ing inte the charges.