Elizabeth Collings INQUIRING REPORTER 40 - Sunday, September 16, 1990 - North Shcre News A LONGSTANDING proposal to build an emergency helicopter pad at Grand Boulevard has area residents and North Vancouver City Council once again debating the matter. Most recently, council voted 4-1 against building a $40,000, lighted, concrete landing site. Aldermen argued that Lions Gate Hospital's expansion plans include an on-site pad within three years and the Do we need emergency helipad on Earl Bergsteinsson June Skadsheim Jack Spungin 1.F. Bank - Liz Bothwell North Vancouver North Vancouver North Vancouver North Vancouver North Vancouver The city should throw 1 think it’s duplicating If they are eventually go- Peonle should put up i'd be all for that. Any- the money into building services if they're going ing to have that size with a little bit of noise thing that has to éo with the helicopter landing to pay fortwo emergency hospital they need a and inconvenience to give saving lives and is useful pad at Lions Gate Hos- tanding sites. They helicopter pad, but injured people a chance. to the community, 1! pital. The hospital is the should build it in one Grand Boulevard is too It may be their sons or support. It would be a obvious place to have it place but not both _ residential — it should be husbands needing the big benefit to the North anyways. places. left alone. service one day. Shore. . a Ee interim pad would only serve to delay construction of the permanent hospital pad. Moreover, they say the Grand Boulevard site can stil! be used for emergency landings. But supporters of the temporary pad argue that pilots have an immediate need for a secure, lighted landing site to transport trauma patients to the hospital. Boulevard? eG Layoffs expected at Saskatchewan Wheat Pool NORTH VANCOUVER'’S Saskatchewan Wheat Pool will likely be hit with a series of layoffs as a result of a drop in world grain prices. Depressed world grain markets have already claimed several jobs at Lower Mainland grain eleva- tors. By Surj Rattan News Reporter Saskatchewan Wheat Pool ter- minal manager Keith Broeder said Tuesday that while there have been no layoffs at the North Van- couver facility, he expects pink slips to be issued soon. “There’s certainly a good pos- sibility we may have some layoffs. your intention. PUBLIC HEARING THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA The Royal Commission is now conducting an inde- pendent, detailed study of the provision of health care in this province. As part of the process, a series of public hearings is being held to give the Commission an opportunity to hear the ideas and suggestions of individuals, groups, and institutions. For this area, the meeting is scheduled for: Robson Square Conference Centre September 19-21, 1990 Wed. & Thurs. 1:30-5:00 and 7:30-10:00 Friday 9:30-Noon and 1:30-5:00 You are encouraged to come to the hearing. If you wish to make a submission, either written or oral, please contact the Commission immediately to notify us of The Commission will make recommendations designed to ensure continued access for all citizens to responsive and cost-efficient health care into the next century. IT’S YOUR HEALTH WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. WE NEED YOUR INPUT. ROYAL COMMISSION ON HEALTH Mr. Justice PD. Seaton, Chairman 9th Floor, 1285 West Pender Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6E 4B1 Telephone: 660-0165 At this phase we're just starting to look at it (layoffs),’* said Broeder. He added that activity at the wheat pool is ‘‘pretty slow right now.”’ Broeder said a downturn in the world’s grain markets is to blame for the layoffs, which have claim- ed 13 jobs at the Alberta Wheat Pool in Vancouver and [5 at Vancouver's Pacific Elevators. Export grain prices fell $30 a tonne in July and are now $20 to $25 a tonne below the payments the Canadian Wheat Board makes to growers. This year’s grain crop will be an estimated 46 million tonnes. “Iv’s a question of price com- petitiveness,’’ said Broeder.‘‘It’s a matter of who will drop their prices the lowest. Fax: 660-1098 “We started hearing about this (drop in grain prices) in July. It’s not really a surprise to us."’ The Grain Transportation Agency, which handles grain shipments moved by rail, expects fewer shipments of grain to be transported this month to Van- couver and Prince Rupert, B.C.'s other grain port. It is estimated that only 822,000 tonnes of grain will be shipped to Vancouver and Prince Rupert this month, a drop from the 1.2 mil- lion tonnes received last - 845 MARINE DRIVE, NORTH 1% ~ . CHEVAOLET OLDSMOBILE 2 What a great, great guy! ¢. September. A drop in grain shipments is also predicted for October and November. Grainworkers’ Union secretary- treasurer Henry Kancs said he ex- pects more layoffs will follow. But he added that there should not be any immediate layoffs at Saskatchewan or North Van- couver’s other grain elevator, Pi- oneer Grain Terminal, because the two facilities have been training its employees to do other jobs while work for grain handlers remains Thank you for your business and your support. TRY US — AGAIN! WHATEVER IT TAKES FOR YOUR SATISFACTION A GOOD GRADE? YOU © SAID IT! At Dick Irwin we know that the strength of GM on the North Shore is founded on Customer Satisfaction. Independent surveys conducted by Generali Motors for April, May, June and July 1990 showed our customers graded us at 91% — above the national average for Customer Satisfaction! idle. “We do hope Saskatchewan and Pioneer will wait for a little while before laying off people. We know the situation is not very good,’’ said Kancs. ‘‘They’re (Saskatchewan and Pioneer) train- ing people for other jobs, which is not what the other grain elevators are doing."’ Kancs also called for the federal government to offer prairie wheat farmers increased subsidies in order to compete against their foreign counterparts. NOTICE EXTENDED SERVICE HOUAS Mon Thurs 400 800 Fu Sat 800.500 SALES OPEN SUNDAY VANCOUVER 987-52