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path by Deep Cove’s

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park created around it with $60,000

of taxpayers’ money smell, are eve:
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enhancements for salmon.

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See District page 3

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News Reporter vobert@usuews.com

HE acrimonious relationship between

e North Shore Health Region’s
NSHR) board and local physicians is
starting to have a negative impact on
other health-related groups.

Fious members of the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation
board have complained that recent reports of strite benween the
vO groups have hampered the organizauon’s fundraising efforts
But the foundation's directar of development Sheila Grant sand
pinpointing the Foundation’s fundraising woes is NOt cas,
“We had fewer people participate in the (9 Po Ty relay this
fear... but it’s hard to prove it’s because of the contlict,” said

Borant. “When people hear negative things though. it doesn’t

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hode well.”

Grant added thar fundraisers repeated|y have to oy
serential donors that money denated to the foundagen: ¢
towards the hospitals capital needs, not te its aperniting t

“The toundation is ina nen political posian, we don’t ake
sides one way or another,” said Grant,

Means file. the two warring pares had a chance to present
their sides of the ongomg dispute to the deputy minister of
health List Wednesday. David) Kelly was touring the North
Shore and held meetings with both the physicians and NSH
board chairawea Diana Hatehinsan,

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SANDRA Lepitre’s not fond of the Parkside pond in Deep Cove. She and other residents want water to flow through the pond, a
few snags removed and a fecal coliform problem solved. The district says it wilt try to sotve the problems.

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“He certamly appeared to ister to uy. said Dr, Peter
Righards, president of the medical statfar Lions Gate Hospital.
“He certains appeared to anderstand: our concerns with
regards to the board and the CEO.”

Richards said the meeting blasted about nwo hours and
included various hospital department heads

Hutchinson Tikewise had good things to sav of her +5-
minute session, calling i "a good meeting.” She sada general
discussion dominated the agenda but would net elaborate on
AW specities,

While his conclusions are unhkely to be made public imine
diately, Kelly's visit has prompted the phvsiciins te postpone
making a decision on the board's offer te appoint a faciitaror
to mediate bepween the po groups. Richards has said the
phystenins are hikely to wait until the deputy minister releases his
findings.

“We're interested to see what the ministry comes up with,”
said: Richards

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