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NORTH VANCOUVER:-Lonsdate MLA David: Schreck and provincial Health Minister Paul Ramsey
“eut-the ribbon on'a new $1.7 million CT scanner at Lions Gate Hospital on Friday. The scanner
‘produces: images. ot body structures in cross-sectional slices using an X-ray source and a pow-
:erful computer: to produce the images.. The scanner replaces older. equipment in place at the

hospital since. 1982.

stem’ away, ‘from’ central-

ed: ‘institutions - ‘and into:

Thar $ just. a’ political’ reality,

sald. Ramsey on

Friday“ ‘following. a’ ribbon-cut-
“ting ; ‘ceremony. at . Lions: Gate
ospital (LGH) fora new $1.7

Aitlion / CT’ (computed.

: tomography) scanner.
Rainsey, said ‘the health system

as focused - primarily. on the
‘injury.
on’ preventive. -

“treatment of: “illness or:
‘rather’: th
measures an
Said“: Ramsey, «
“focuses: excessively.on’-the in-
“stitutions that, provide., services
rather.; than
receive it:??
. But some critics of the policy
hift believe . the heaith-service
“bureaucracy. ‘will ‘simply .. move
* from“ “Victoria -
unities.
“"*My: goal is clearly to combine
\dministrative functions and to
increase efficiency of services,”
said Ramsey.
“He ‘said’ institutional barriers

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“The system:

“the people «who ”

to local. coni-

i The work week
for all hospital

ee employees was
go reduced recently -

_ from 37.5 to.36-
hours. 99

- keep the administrative jobs sep-

arate in the health-care field. -

North. Vancouver-Lonsdale-

MLA: David Schreck, a. health
economist, said the health-care

system must change because it is :

the second most expensive in the

‘world.: _

- “We look very ‘good relative
to the United States, but that’s
it,”? said Schreck. . ‘

Meanwhile Ramsey spoke with
: the LGH board of directors pri-

vately Friday about the decision
to close. the hospital’s non-
emergency services every fifth

: Friday. .
The closuré is i’ “comply with

a‘seduced work week as called
for under: the’ Health Labor Ac-
cord. 3

But said - Ramsey, “The clear
directive of the Health Accord
was that service would not be
reduced; that it be provided

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“more ef ficiently. ”

Schreck has said the fi fth:
Friday closure maximizes adverse
public reaction’ to the reduced
work week. The LGH board of
directors voted against the move.

The work week for all hospital
employees was reduced recently
from-37.5 to 36 hours.

Ramsey also discussed with the
board the status of doctors who
have opted out of the: Medical
Services . Plan

the hospital.

“I hope as the physicians see

that we-uare serious. about: in-
volving. them in cooperative ef-
forts for health reform, that this
protest action. will. stop,’’ said
Ramsey.

Ramsey and Schreck - ace
knowledged that it-is legal for’a
doctor. to opt out of the MSP.

Said Schreck, ‘‘It doesn’t
mean life should be made easy
for that practitioner.”

The LGH board recently ap-
proved for another six months
the use of limited-power-of-

attorney - forms’ for all patients.
admitted to hospital:

The’ form allows opted-out
doctors to bill the medical plan.

Schreck ‘said he is talking to
representatives of the Hospital

‘Employees Union (HEL) about

the issue of having-its members,

notably. hospital clerks, handle”

the forms at LGH.

The forms are used to assist
opted-out doctors in their per-
sonal paperwork and. are not
part of HEU job descriptions at
the hospital, said Schreck.

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Thursday, mainly cloudy, high
TC, low 2°C.

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Wednesday, December 15, 1993 - North Shore News - 3

en hold key to
stopping violence
against women

Crisis centre director comments
on death of West Van woman

MEN MUST join women in
sending a message to society
that violence against women
must stop now, the execu-
tive director of the. North
Shore Crisis Services Society
said Monday.

By Surj Rattan
News Reporter

Carol Ward-Hall made: the
comment following the: weekend
discovery: by police of .a West
Vancouver woman's body in the
trunk of a car in Coquitlam. _

As Ward-Hall was issuing her
comment, Abdur Rashid Khan,

53, of 1359 Whitby Rd., West

Vancouver, was making his first
court" appearance after being
charged with second-degree
murder in. connection with the

death of his 23-year-old: daugh-

ter-in-law, Naazish Khan:

“We were. shocked. and )sad- ~

dened“to hear of the murder of
the: Indo-Canadian. woman’ who

killed every week by a. close: rela-
tive or a partner,” said Ward
Hall. :
She added - ‘that. ‘there, are ‘no
boundaries that will stop violence
against women.

Ward-Halt.-said - thousands “of

women: across Canada experience .

violence from ‘close
members.” ia
“As a society we can puta stop
to this. seemingly’ endless violence
against women in intimate’ rele

“family

tionships by joining together. We-

need all men’s voices to join our.
own and make the cry. loud and
clear: enough already. a

‘From page 4

and. a past owner of a Gastown
East Indian restaurant, showed no

‘emotion when he appeared before

West .Vancouver provincial ‘court
Judge Reginald Grandison..

Dressed in’ a white jump ‘suit,
Khan nodded towards several of

his family — members who were
» antother. |

seated in the courtroom:

He thanked the judge at. the end.

of his brief appearance. *

_. Both the. Crown ‘counsel and
Khan’s lawyer, -Ace Henderson, :..

requested a ban on publication:of.
any evidence that will be presented
during the court hearings.

A. ruling on. the request ‘will be.
. made at a later date. .
Khan, who has been remanded

in custody, is scheduled to‘ appear

again in West Vancouver -provin-
cial court at 9:30 a.m. on Mon-

day, Dec. 20.

Two of Khan’s ‘family members
broke down when he was led away
from the courtroom. The group

‘remained in the locked courtroom

for nearly one hour to avoid: the
media, who had gathered outside.
As the group remained inside
the courtroom, the ‘victim’s hus-
band, Faisal Khan, arrived-at the

. courthouse after identifying his

wife,
The entire group’ was then led

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“the + British! «Properties:
‘Vancouver: Her whole life was in
front of her,”” said Ward-Hall."

NORTH SHORE: ‘Crisis Services:
Society” dire ctor Carot Ward--
al

“Violence -will ‘not’ be tolerated . ‘
in our country,’’ said Ward-Hall: -'
°* She added:that men “‘hold‘ the”

_ was. : discovered in the trunk: of a’. key”. to stopping ‘the. Problem ‘of
’ car in Coquitlam a few days ago:-

‘In Canada, ‘two «women - are, :

_ violence against women...

Ward-Hall, « who’ ‘also: runs “the

Emily. Murphy. ‘Transition: House,

a‘ shelter: for battered’ women, .in =

_ North Vancouver, said.that when

women are the victims of violence’ -

‘in. the home, many - have - few

places to escape: to from a ‘hostile
environment... :
She: said society: in®: ‘general is

becoming. more.violent’ and added.’

that she doesn’t, see any. “major.

“changes” in steps. being’ taken. to
“stop violence against women. *

“She (Khan). lived in a beautiful: * :
home: with a million-dollar view in * -

10 officers assigned to case

by court Staff. to an interview eet

room. | ;
Shortly. after, three: West Van.

couver police: officers were . called a

to the room. 6)

_ 2 Crying : and - shouting : sounds 7
» could. be heard. coming ‘from ‘the

room: after one member. of” the ..
family ; apparently. assaulted |

West. Vancouver -Police’ Staff ,

Sgt: Gunter Wahl later. said that“:
the police are investigating the. in-.*

cident and charges may be faid.
, Wahl said. the couple were mar-*
ried i in India in March. ;
Khan is a Muslim; his wife was -
a Hindu. --. oo
Wah! ‘said that Faisal Khan had ©
called the police on Friday night -
to report that his wife was miss- .
ing. ;
The police initially , thought they

’ had a kidnapping on their hands.

Wahl did not say Tuesday what

‘the motive for the murder was.,

‘*There’s lot. of - rumors -
fioating around out there as to
what. the-cause.is, and I’m sure.
you’ve heard them. I can’t. con-:
firm or deny those Tumors,” said
Wahl,

He added that up to 10 police
officers had been assigned to the
case. . ;

in’ West