36 — Wednesday, October 28, 1987 - North Shore News FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELEASED Viedical plan approaches practitioners was $132,837, while Join us for a DOWN-UNDER “ 4 TRAVEL FILM EVENING!) $963m increased by 0.9 per cent. Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. ‘ THE COST of B.C.’s medical plan Payments for medical services Lonsdale Quay Hotel approached $963 million in 1986/ 87, according to the financial statements of the B.C. Medical Services Commission recenily released by Health Minister Peter Dueck. The document lists all payments made by the Medical Services Plan to individual practitioners, institu- tions and corporate entities, and summarizes the costs of operating the plan for the year ending March 31. Expo buildings find homes ‘THE LEGACY of Expo 86 is benefiting dozens of communities in British Columbia and is also en- joyed elsewhere in Canada, in the United States .and in -countries overse’s, : ‘ - The colorful pavilion structures that helped entertain millions of visitors to the False Creek site in Vancouver: last summer are now being put ‘to use as museums, art galleries, : warehouses, and recre- ation centres. 2 Negotiations are in progress with a number’ of potential purchasers for the sale of .Theme Park Package, including the Scream Machine, facilities ‘such as the UFG H20 waterpark, and_ the Aviation Plaza. . , . “The sale-of assets has meant that the bill for clearing the site for development has.’ been held down to $20.1 million. That’s $13.6 mil- lion less‘. than” we: .- expected: site | : “tual deficit: for* “Expo: 86 is: $336. Te = as tuiliion.. That's‘ almost $12.5~:mil- _ lion less that the deficit ‘forecast:in ‘from the Britis Columbia ‘Lottery. _ Fund have already. been ‘applied to” the Expo deficit. "The balance: of : the deficit will be paid“off.; by: the end: of 1988. Now -it’s: important “for” British Columbians’ ‘to “remember. that deficit has-been of- fset by Dillions of. dollais'in spinoff “business forthe province ‘and for “Canada,” added McCarthy. “2 Of the major, Expo buildings “and - facilities,: the ‘majority. have - * Stayed . in. British? Columbia.:: ‘But. the legacy. of Expo: is, also “enjoyed.” . States, overseas, and elsewhere in ~ Canada, 4 -Funscekers who enjoy George -" Tumpach’s theme _ park . in: New - “York. City. get a chance to take a break: in a very German setting, ” thanks:to. Tumpach’s. purchase of . Expo's Bavarian. ‘Garden: ; “Seven ‘units * of “the ‘monorail increased by eight per cent to $897.5 million, and payments for supplementary benefits increased by 13.9 per cent to $65.4 million. The cost of administering the plan decreased by 14.5 per cent. Total revenues from subscriber premiums were $380.8 million, up 7.2 per cent from 1985/86. In addition to the information in the financial statements, the minister noted that in 1986/87: ® Average payment to general the average for specialists was $168,287. © The total number of services rendered by fee-for-service physi- cians was 37,669,589. ®The number of physicians claiming payment from MSP in- creased by 2.6 per cent, dental surgeons and orthodontists in- creased 5.6 per cent and sup- plementary benefit practitioners increased 8.5 per cent. During this period the provincial population f our financial focus and needs often change when you're 50 or over. it is quite likely." di.that your career is approaching its peak of °» responsibility and remuneration; the children ; have grown up; and the house is almost (or com- pletely) paid for. 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