VOL. 21 NO, 8 FEBRUARY 22, 1978 20¢- PER COPY HOSPITAL NEWS To Smoke or Not To Smoke That is the question given to the Hospital Board. Again! A year ago, the Board of Governors debated - very seriously = the question of prohibiting smoking in all Patient Care areas, and decided there should be NO SMOKING in patient's bedrooms and the corridor adjacent to these rooms, as well as the fmer- gency room and naturally the X-ray room and Laboratory. Anyone wishing to smoke may do so in the General Waiting Room of the Hospital building. This decision was NOT made on a moral basis; nor on the fact that. the hospital is a Health Care Unit and we are working in the Health Field, but we did so as a purely SAFETY measure. This was stated in our earlier communique! The present fiospital building has been labelled "Unsafe" by the Fire Marshall. |t is also absolutely essential that there be NO SMOKING when exygen is in use! 5 So once more we are standing by our original decision. We have the responsibility of insuring the safety of all patients in our care - from the aged to the newborn. We cannot allow smoking in Patient Care Areas. Please help us by co-operating -_You wouldn't want a catastrophe on_your conscience. : Instead of that cigarette - "Chew Gum"! Margaret Puttock Public Relations - McCausland Hospital Board Please note: Any article in this Newspaper pertaining to The McCausland Hospital may NOT be used, in whole, or in part, for any other publication, without written consent. M.E.P. at 7 PM. COUNCIL QUOTES The regular meeting of the Council of the Township of Terrace Bay was held in the Council Chambers, Monday, February 13, 1978 Present were Reeve C, Brassard; Councillors Xe. Hamilton, G. Ramsay and P, Romanuk; Clerk-Co-ordinator We Hanley and M, Simmer. Re Thorpe and M, 0'Neil, members of the Terrace Bay Public Library Board attended to present the library budget for 1978. The following accounts were passed for payment - Township - $44,407.32, Hydro $42,567.10, Library $1,364.56 -and Recrea- tion $5,728.23. Authorization was given to W, Hanley to attend a J,P. Sem- inar, March 16 & 17 in Thunder Bay; M, Hamilton, G. Ramsay and Ce Brassard to attend the Thunder Bay District Municipal Lea- gue Convention March 10th and 11th in Thunder Bay and Deputy Fire Chief Re Moher to also attend the Fire Chiefs! Seminar in Thunder Bay March 31st and April 1st. The resignation of Police Constable John Mason effective May 6, 1978 was accepted with regret. Membership in the Thunder Bay District Municipal League for 1978 was approved. Mrs. Connie Bryson was appointed member of the Recreation Commi ttee effective immediately completing unexpired term of D. Kenney, until December 31, 1979, Mrs. Pam Jones has been hired as meter reader effective the February reading. Spadoni 'Bros. Ltd. tender in the amount of $13,944.23 has been'accepted for a new public works truck. The Terrace Bay Fire Dept. will increase the number of vol- unteer firemen from 19 to 23, as soon as possible. The Council will support the resolution of the Thunder Bay Emergency Measures Organization dated January 13th as follows: Continued page 5 ..... :