Doctors deserve some respect §

Dear Editor:

In the current dispute between
doctors and the provincial gov-
ernment there is a lack of factual
information being presented to the
public by the government, and
therefore indirectly to the press.

The reason British Columbia
Medical Association (BCMA)
members have paid for extensive
advertising (out of their own
pockets) is 10 try to bring some of
the issues out into public view.

The government obviously
would prefer that the public
believe the age-old portrayal of
the greedy, fat-cat physician when
the data goes against this image.

In a recent column, Noel
Wright went into grade-school
arithmetic calculations that are
widely off the mark for a number
of economic reasons. This type of
misinformation is precisely why
the physicians are trying to pres-
ent the facts to the public.

The economic complexity is dif-
ficult to understand, easily
misinterpreted and is impossible
for me to try to detail in a short
letter. I would hope that colum-
nists such as Mr. Wright would
take more time to try and under-
stand the problems before laun-
ching into miscalculation.

One other point I would like to
make is that of government’s total
lack of commitment to settlement.

Appreciate
kind words
of tribute

Dear Editor:

With regard to the letter ‘‘In
memory of Gary Nahanee”’ (July
_ 12). penned by Dana Mennie,
North Vancouver:

On behalf of our mother, sisters :

and brothers, we thank you for
the many kind words written in
tribute to our late beloved Gary
Thomas Nahanee.

Also, a very minor correction:
the article stated that Gary had
spent many of his younger years
in an orphanage. This is not true.

In fact, Gary spent his younger
years with our mother, sisters and
brothers, in St. Paul!’s Indian res-
idential boarding school in North
Vancouver.

Gary will be sorrowfully missed
by many of his family, relatives,
friends and business associates.
Nahanee family members
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The government and the BCMA
negotiated for the better part of a
weekend until! Health minister
Elizabeth Cull withdrew from
talks. The BCMA had _ initially
demanded binding arbitration as a
fair mechanism of setilement.

Ms. Cull rejected this from the
start.

During recent negotiations
BCMA compromised and decided
they would settle for a mediator.
This was also rejected immediately
by Ms. Cull.

Yet in recent negotiations in-
volving the B.C. Government
Employees Union (BCGEU),
whose members are also being
paid by tax dollars, a mediator
was appointed and helped settle

the issues. This labor dispute had
been much shorter and had not
reached the impasse presently ex-
perienced by the BCMA.

My question is, why will the
NDP government not agree to
mediation in the case of doctors?
What are they afraid of, thai the
true issues will finally be brought
into the open when an indepen-
dent mediator is allowed to look
at the issues?

The answer would appear to be
that the physicians of this pro-
vince are nt entitled to the same
degree of respect by the govern-
ment in negotiations as are other
citizens.

David A. Brooks, M.D.
North Vancouver

Youth club perfect idea!

Dear Editor:

Regarding the proposed
youth club at the former site of
the Versatile Pacific Shipyard

ne.

Congratulations, Mr. Win-
ckler, and go for it all the way.

An absolutely perfect idea,
which makes me happy even to
think about it on behalf of our
numerous young people be-
tween the ages of 15 and 18.

“Create a powder keg,”” says
Coun. Rod Clark. No wonder
young people have forgotten
the virtue of. interrelation
among themselves —- if facili-

ties ‘ike these much-needed
ones on the North Shore arse
being prevented from opening.

An_ alcohol-free club for
teens — a place for all
themselves, in the (otherwise
for them boring) City of North
Vancouver — a miracle in the
making!

So grant Mr. Winckler the
permit without (for once) long
ado — before the teenager of
today becomes a middle-aged
person of tomorrow.

Gunda Fernandes
North Vancouver

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