76 - Wednesday, October 26, 1988 — North Shore News

VEHICLE MANAGEMENT BRANCH

Privatization vetoed

THE VEHICLE Management
Branch of the Ministry of Gov-
ernment Management Services
will nat be privatized, Gov-
erament Management Services
Minister Cliff Michael said
recently.

“A study determined the gov-
erament was getting a better deal
by managing i.; own vehicle pur-
chase ant\ maintenance rather

than turning it over to the private
sector,’’ said Michael, chairman
of the Cabinet-Caucus Commit-
tee on Privatization. ‘The
overall program is very effective.
However, 1 will continue to ex-
pleve other opportunities for ef-
ficiescy within the existing struc-
ture,” ~

Vehicle maintenance submis-
sions were invited from the

private sector in July. Lease fi-
nancing arrangements that could
reduce government vehicle costs
were also cousidered.

The government buys its vehi-
cles directly from manufacturers
and delivers them to its various
operations using local dealers.

The Vehicle Mandgement
Branch manages the maintenance
work performed by about 9(0.

Forest manager appointed

PAUL KUSTER is the newly ap-
pointed district, manager for the
Squamish Forest District.

Kuster was one of four district
managers recently appointed for
the Kootenay Lake, Morice,
Revelstoke and Squamish districts.

Formerly the operations super-
intendent and acting district man-
ager at Revelstoke forest district,
Kuster is a graduate of the British
Columbia Institute of Technology
and the Forest Service Training
School.

He has been with the BCFS since

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“Qur district offices are the key
to the efficient and effective
Management of the resources in
our provincial forests,’? Minister
of Forests Dave Parker com-
mented, recently.

“Our district managers have
become particularly important
since we decentralized decision
making to the district level to pro-
vide more responsive service to our
clients,’' he added.

The other newly named district
managers are Allan Bradley at
Kootenay Lake. Dave Raven at
Revelstoke.

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