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SEPTEMBER 3, 1997

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North Shere Alert

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Canadian Pubhcatons Mal Sales Product Agreement No 0067238 }

48 Pages

By Catherine Barr
Contributing Writer

A steady stream of
drivers honked their
car horns, waved and
gave the thumbs-up
sign in support of a
protest against big-
box stores in West
Vancouver.

The Community Health
Coalition (CHC), a group that

opposes the arrival of big-box
stores like Home Depot,

See Meeting page 3

By Robert Galster
News Reporter robert@nsnews.com

NORTH Shore Health Board’s decision to
renew the contract of its CEO has led to
grumbling within its ranks.

Diana Hurchinson, chair of the health board, sent a letter to
CEO Inge Schamborzki in late July containing detaiis of the
board’s intention to extend her contract for another three years.

“We are prepared to renew the contract on the same terms
and conditions as your previous contract with an adjustment in
your annual salary to rhe top of the range for your position,” stat-
ed Hutchinson in her letter.

Schamborzki’s current salary is $155,000 per year. The top of
her range is $168,000.

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Proposed increase for Inge
Schamborzki does not sit
well with health association

“I'm very pleased,” said Schamborzki. “1 feel the work of our
board in our region has just began.”

The decision didn’t sit well with at least one board member
though.

Judy Kendal, the health care worker representative on the
board and member of the Health Sciences Association (HSA),
resigned from her post last Monday.

Kendel said the North Shore Health Board is her employer
and declined further comment deferring to her union represen-
tative.

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AN Injured woman, reported missing by her husband about one hour before, was removed by stretcher on Monday morning from
a trail near the top of St. Mary’s Avenue in North Vancouver District. The woman was last seer: by her husband on Sunday night,
according to a North Van RCMP spokesman. Police say she was found by her husband walking their dog near the couple's home.

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“A worker has been placed as a watch dog on the board ... but
this Board appears incapable of hearing the bark,” said HSA pres-
ident Cindy Stewart.

She said the board’s decision 10 give Schamborzki a raise con-
tradicts a freeze imposed on managers’ salaries of more than
$100,000 and creates a double standard.

“It’s time for the government to either get out of the area of
so called wage guidelines, or to apply the same standards to man-
agement as are applied to workers,” said Stewart, “And that
could go either way.”

The freeze of salaries above $100,000 was imposed in May by
the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC), Its CEO
Gary Moser said the freeze has several exceptions including pro-
motions and changing job descriptions as a result of restructur-
ing or reorganization.

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