Regionali ization -plan concerns . local physicians - NORTH — SHORE © doctors, “ apprehensive about how health regionalization will take shape, want a seat on the North Shore . Health Board. . “Lions Gate Hospital “general “ : practitioners Dr. .Doug .McTaggart =) ‘and ..Dr.: John , Maynard ~ said Victoria’ 's guidelines call for doctors ~ to. report to the health board’s chief © executive officer,’ ‘who then reports * 0 the board. « ; But: the. two doctors, who. ere both’ former chiefs of general prac- . tice at Lions Gate and: have’ sat on regionalization committees, : said hey don’ want that ‘communication Association has asked that a doctor -.- sit,on th ard -member North Shore ‘We would like that ‘and we je curenily have that at the: hospital level,” said McTaggart: - 5 Lions .;Gate . Hospital's: Medical ‘Sta f ‘Advisory ittee works. with administration and the commit- hinson said a doctor could be’ elected to the board». the Health Care Provider Committee, and the doc- dvisory committee will play an important role i in. “ the board. make decisions.’ 77; These are decisions from the province. Itis notus. 99 = Diana Hutchinson, North ae Mean Board chairman ve admirable, the doctors sai Victoria that could instead evolve through discussion between doctors and the local health board. ' Doctors want to establish a ‘working relationship with the new - board free: of excess interference from Victoria, McTaggart said. The two doctors’ worry that Victoria’s approach of applying a blanket policy to all regions, instead of letting regions determine what works best for them, could create a lowest | common denominator approach. “We've’ had a gold standard on the North, Shore for years. ... We hope to be able to set up a model on the, North Shore for people to look — ” said McTaggart. © North Shore doctors, as one of the major contributors ;to health care, are also concerned Victoria, * which controls health spending. will- cap the abitity of regions to increase the health budget. . But McTaggart said that if the relationship’ among :hospital staff; _ administrators; and ‘board survives “the > regionalization? process, will have much greater contidence than if too many things ¢ are mandat-" - ed from Victoria!’ |: We're not strangers to change and we're not strangers to budget restrictions.” he" said. Maynard concurred. He said if the cooperative spirit remains, regional ization will work well. - mi Regionalization plans will blend Lions Guie's anpu-”, al. $105- million’ budget into the North’ Shore health region's estimated annual budget of $160. million.“ ~ “That movement Of Health Ministry services to een" controi, of bringing health’ care - “closer 10. hon : ‘But: Maynard* said tha regionalization push stems’ fot the” M uiliicnees of the feds to deal. with health’s political heat and are off loading” that responsibility onto. the: province. *: In ‘turn, “One wofiders if the: ‘province has tried. to : ‘defuse the Political, football by giving it to the regions,” -he'said.. cs , McTaggart said Liois Gate's 220 doctors appreciate”: ; on the input they’ve had into regionalization thus far..”.:" "- . He wants A Framework For Action, the North’ Shore. Health ‘Board’s recently approved ‘health, management. plan, to bea baseline that evolves with the regionaliza- - tion process. : At’a North and West Vancouver Hospital Society” = meeting tonight, the issue of statutory amalgamation of the hospital with the North Shore Health Board will be: o considered. See N. Shore health page Sie f DEEP COVE/: PANORAMA. . represents ©..." 400 m(1/4) radius « apprex 16 min. wal . ' . on ‘this sites Muri told the News : United Properties have ..been: ® attempting. since 1992 to develop the 2.6 hectares (6.4-acres) located : between 3795 ° and «: 3919 Dollarton Sy Highway. a /)° But’ council placed ‘United’ “ multi-family proposal for the site on “hold fast. year~ and | created... the Waterfront Task Force (WTF) ‘to’ develop long-term planning objec- tives for the Dollarton: and Deep Cove waterfront,- . The task: force, which ‘included “representation from . United ' Properties,’ presented its $29,000. report and 39 recommendations in’ : June.- While it did not spécifi ically sup- port'a parks designation for the site,:- “the WTF did recommend. against , * medium- and high-density residen-/ tial development onthe waterfront,’ _ But council has yet to. decide which. of the WTF. recommenda=: . tions will be adopted as policy. F “I really.don’t like, debating | this, “jn the absence of a policy 'y that we purposefully set out-to put in place. ’ “s.“] think we,took’a tremendous ‘amount of the community _ money g ed Monday. by” North, Vancouver: . District, Council.’ The ‘ United ! included 217 rit condominium project, “we | Wednesday, December 19, 1995 ~ - North Shore Nevis = -3" ‘FIREFIGHTER CURTIS Bremner (left): and: RCMP’ Const..Dava ‘Whalen face off In preparation for a’game to benefit the North Shore Santa Claus Fund. The 7:45 p.m: contest will be decided. ‘at West Van ri ree centre on Duc 16. Tickets are’$1 * the: procedure for providing access “ to' those’ who have: breached waiver “ Provisions or entered the. watershed acquire waterfront ‘property for. the » ‘general: ‘benefit of the. ‘Public large.” said Crist: °°, Crist: acknowledged ‘United : Properties as one of the best deval-,.- opers in the Lower’ Mainland, ; but: ‘said its proposal was not! appropri- ate on the waterfront.” “This land is simply too valuable for the citizens at large in the di ! trict, .” he said.: Coun. Pat Munroe also paid ri ‘ute to United; describing the “oper as: ‘trying ‘to be resp the community, - while: uproviding pu access-to the waterfront.’ :-“Housing for, 179 households is. : te that. while ; industrial activity is not appropriate me asa continued’ use of. the Site, he fe committee: cannot range of options” need considered for the site ted, to no further development on ‘forested mountain slopes and main- ‘options and public access to the site. in Bell Suggested a -restaurant,” ; “marina and increased’ public: park ¢ ding as well ensity housing