ve woe . a ary t “ Dat rc 10 - Sunday, March 9, 1986 - North Shore News prs Originally formed in the late 70s, the foundation’s 10-man board of directors has until now been made up exclusively of the executive of the LGH hospital board. But upon approval from the previncial government, board membership will be adjusted to in- clude a representative nominated oy the mayors of each North Shore municipality, four public members elected at the hospital’s annual general meeting, and three of the hospital’s administration staff. SEPARATE ENTITY LGH president John Borthwick said Monday the main reason for the foundation's board realign- ment was to ensure it stay an entity separate from the hospital and re- tain public input. “So that if the hospital were ever to be taken over by the pro- vincial government, the foundation and the money raised through it would remain in public hands and on the North Shore.” . The main function of the LGH foundation, Borthwick said, is to raise money through gifts, en- dowments and donations for ser- vices and equipment not provided by the provincia! government in the LGH annual operating budget. The hospital's 1986 operating budget is $55 million, or approx- imately $150,000 per day. EQUIPMENT NEEDED That operating budget, Bor- thwick explained, covers only a portion of the cost of badly-needed new equipment. . Although the provincial gov- ernment might finance diagnostic equipment by 75 per cent, more specialized high technology ma- chinery might only be alloted 25 per cent provincial funding, Bor- thwick said. On the foundation’s priority shopping list at this time is a $120,000 Cavitron Ultrasonic Aspirator, a machine used to remove brain and other tumors. Approximately $80,000 is still needed for its purchase. Foundation funds are also put towards instituting special pro- reporter THE RECENT federal budget brought with it the an- nouncement that income tax will be increased by three per cent and the ‘invisible’ federal sales tax will be increased by ene per cent to help wipe out the $33.8 billion deficit. In- Should taxes be raised? quiring Reporter asks people on the street if they like the idea of paying higher taxes to reduce the deficit or if they think they pay too much already. Kevin Paiuk Patricia Kennelly Lisa Nicholson Dave Major Frank Breslin North Vancouver North Vancouver North Vancouver North Vancouver North Vancouver No, | don’t think it is a I don’t think it’s fair that I'd say it’s a good thing. I resent having to pay Everyone resents having good thing, because the we should have to pay We have to get rid of it. more money, because | to pay more money. 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