A8 - Friday, Jaly 6, 1984 - North Shore News CROSS-FIRE By JOANNE MacDONALD THE ISSUE of whether to allow Bed and Breakfast facilities on the North Shore has been a controversial one. Bill Tomlinson, a resi- dent of North Vancouver, feels Bed and Breakfast fa- cilities should be available now — without restrictions. City Ald. Stella Jo Dean is in favor of the low cost accommodations, but only under municipal regulations. STELLA JO DEAN ‘“*Some people are think- ing they could make a lot of money from people from all over the worid coming to stay at their homes. But we need bylaws. There could be a lot of repercussions, because Bed and Breakfast accommodations can erode a residential area. ‘The City and District have had a bylaw in place for years which allows people to have two paying boarders in their homes. BILL TOMLINSON: ‘“‘The main issue is not about bed and breakfast facilities, but of whether people should be free to use their own property in a way that doesn’t cause harm to anybody else. Specifically, with the bed and breakfast issue it seems the bureaucracy just loves to get both feet in. I can foresee when bed and FIRST IN A SERIES We don’t really consider that big business. Unless the neighbors complain, the municipalities don’t re- ally have to do anything. But you're always going to have people operating illegally, no matter what. “*The City had hoped to have a Bed and Breakfast bylaw in place by this August, but the provincial government reneged on their proposed bylaw for the whole province. They feel there is enough leeway in the Muncipal Act to permit municipalities to breakfast facilities have to be a business complete with a business license, and operators have to meet fire regulations, fire codes, and being required to have extra bathroom accommoda- tions, etc. Where does it all end? Again, it is another in- fringement on _ people’s freedom. As far as I’m concerned, people should be free to use their property in whatever way is right for them, pro- LGH research improves care FROM ITS humble beginnings in 1963, the Lions Gate Medical Research Foundation has evolved in- to the cornerstone of the Lions Gate Hospital’s extensive research ventures. The Foundation’s ob- jective is a simple, yet ambitious, one: to build a financial base capable of providing the funds neces- sary for clinical research which would be conducted mainly at Lions Gate Hospital. To date, several research projects have been carned out at LGH. Dr. 3ahn ‘Hon, a diabetss spectalisn, dogs. condacted sremranta seid ane pregnancy. Clarke has worked ly in antibiotic research, and Dr. Bruno Schober, of the Division of Nuclear Medicine, has cxtensively studied patients § afflicted with Graves discasc, an overproduction of thyroid hormones, who have becn treated with radioiodinc. The LGH Medical Day Centre, the first ambulatory care unit with such a varicty of programs available in North Amcrica, has also been the site of several research projects Among the studics conducted at the Day Centre have been the evaluation of the Chronic Obstructive Lung Duiscasc program, the Back Educa- tion program, Diabctes Day Care program, the Neurological Day Care pro- gram and the (Obesity program Alb of these pro- grams have been financed cither in whole or in part by the Medical Research Foundation The Centre's Medic al Director, Dr Robin Bell Irving, says the Day ( cotre could caist satisfactorily By JOANNE MacDONALD pwithout the finamgia! “ass inhamce of effects of ‘Elves “cad: ommenibtcom,“*Toant extbhishens~cihaesea., wety ~ bs native anes Ss the 1 Pveviing important. We want to pro ve thal out -paticnt care ts as good.’’ The Medical Day Centre was orginally opencd in February, 1980 Its) objec tives were, and = remain, straightforward: to bypass hospital admissions where possible, to reduce the length of some in paticnt admissions, to improve the ability of people to live in dependent lives, and to wm prove health status through increased knowledge and changes tn hifestyte Administrative Darector Vaterie Young says the € cn tre handles up to 2500 pa ftents per year, which translates into about 12,000 paticnt annually “We've managed to iwentuty different programs which are designed to patients’ necds | she says One of the more popular programs offered at the € en tre ows the Back Pducation Program Offering patients increased knowledge in sach vinits mect the —tup me areas as mobility, physical strength, body mechanics, and self-care, Young says the high number of referrals to the Centre have required the staff to offer both even- ing and daytime sessions. The only stipulation to us- ing the Back program, or any other program offered at the Day Care Centre, is that cach patient be referred by a North Shore doctor. Young says the Centre has a budget allowing for 13 staff members. positions, “t's a very economical way to doing it and it allows us more flexibility It also allows for input from a lot of different people ’’ Since 1981, the Centre has been affiliated with the Mcd- ical Research Foundation, receiving seed moncy to carry out evaluation studies on its various programs. Young says the Centre can only evaluate the programs currently tn place “‘if) we could) get some = funding through the Research Foun- dation to run some pilot Programs, then we could go to the Ministry tor funds to actually implement new programs some says Young But the seed moncy sup pled by the Foundation has alicady Opened some doors Says Bell The Pouadateon tuas for the Centre Irving made They have crack the HB ¢ Research Foundation 7 possibilities happen chabled ous to Hicalth © are opposing views on the issues of the day develop their own bylaws. So the government’s delay is one thing that’s kept us held up. ‘*‘But if Bed and Breakfast facilities were allowed, we'd need such things as health inspections and business permits. Not every place may be suitable for a Bed and Breakfast. And I don’t know who screens people who come to your doors. There could be some vagabonds for all we know. ‘“‘The City and District will be working together on vided it doesn’t anybody else. hurt And, at this point, I would think there’s a trend toward bed and breakfast in North America. Their ap- peal is that apart from the good costs, there’s the home comforts as well. I’ve stayed in motels and you have to put up with people getting in late and slamming doors, or others getting up at 5 a.m. and making more a bylaw, because this sort of thing has to be uniform. City staff has already writ- ten to cities like Montreal and New Orleans to find out about their experiences from world’s fairs, so we can know what to expect from Expo 86. The way it is now, the municipalities are almost being made to look like heavies because we’re mov- ing cautiously on this. I think we’re under the most pressure from people who are in the business at the present time.’”’ noise. Didn’t that great philosopher say: ‘The state has no place tin the bedrooms of the nation?’ My philosophy is basically that of the Libertarian par- ty. And I don’t feel my British background has had any direct influence on my opinions about the bed and breakfast issue. I just feel we don’t need any more state intrusions on our private lives."’ D. STELLA JO DEAN -.. we need bylaws BILL TOMLINSON .- State butt out MEWS photo Terry Peter LIONS GATE Hospital research has been translated into a popular back therapy program at the medical day centre, a program that combines lectures, crercises and retaxation,