Lögberg-Heimskringla - 26.03.1970, Blaðsíða 2

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LÖGBERG-HEIMSKRINGLA, FIMMTUDAGINN 26. MARZ 1970
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Betel Of The Future
Several months ago an arti-
cle appeared on the pages of
“Logberg-Heimskringla” enti-
tled “Betel Looks to the Fu-
ture”. Reference was made to
the Annual Meeting which
authorized the construction of
three separate projects, in-
volving a programme of ex-
pansion directed towards in-
creasing our resident capa-
city and improving existing
Home facilities. These pro-
jects were planned with the
object in mind of providing
increased facilities, thereby
fumishing a greater mea-
sure of care and security for
our aged residents.
vince. This objective we pro-
pose to achieve by providing
an atmosphere which will af-
ford the resident security, and
peace of mind, together with
a high standard of personal
care and comfort.
It is with a feeling of pride
that we report that our Gimli
complex now provides three
levels of care.
(1) Modern residential hous-
ing for the elderly — (low
r e n t a 1, self contained
apartments).
(2) A modern hostel to care
for ambulent persons.
with large outside windows.
Quality hospital fumishings
are on order and charts have
been prepared to furnish
pleasing color harmony which
will accentuate the drapes
and the fumishings.
Months of careful planning
by the Architects and the
Board of Directors will result
in a functional building of
good design incorporating the
latest features to provide
maximum efficiency and a
high level of patient care.
Construction is progressing
favourably and the contractor
has set April 30th as the com-
pletion date.
Qualified authorities in the
field of geriatrics are of the
opinion that three levels of
care are required to adequa-
tely serve our aged popula-
tion. In recent years serious
research has been conducted
embracing the several aspects
of care as it relates to the
many problems of old age.
These s t u d i e s include the
whole speetrum of related
problems with reference to
the aging population, • health,
security, housing and care,
etc.
We will not attempt in this
brief article to analyze or en-
large upon this vast and com-
plex field of human welfare
other than to say that we of
the Betel Board of Directors
are mindful of the tremen-
dous advances which have
been achieved in this chal-
lenging area which affects
the lives and well being of
some 25% of the human race.
The board and Management
of Betel have fimily resolved
to provide a standard of care
for our aged people which
equals or surpasses the best
facilities available in this Pro-
(3) A 25 bed personal care
ward for persons requir-
ing extended care.
We have now achieved the
ultimate in providing c£u:e for
the elderly and are confident
that this ambitious program
of expansion and develop-
ment will set a new standard
of elderly persons’ care in the
Province of Manitoba.
Included in our develop-
ment program is a 30 bed
Personal Care building in
Selkirk, constructed to pro-
vide for those persons who,
through old age and infirm-
ity, require total care. This
beautiful building now under
construction will feature the
most modem facilities and
equipment available. This
new addition to the Selkirk
Home has been designed to
conform with the architecture
of the main building and is
connected by a main corridor
thereby integrating the two
buildings into a composite
unit. The Personal Care build-
ing contains 12 semi-private
rooms and 6 single rooms. All
rooms are spacious and bright
T h e 1969-70 construction
program involves three sepa-
rate projects:
I An addition to the main
building at Gimli measur-
ing 24 feet by 52 feet to-
gether with a complete
renovation of the kitchen
and othe^hnprovements.
II Construction of an 11
suite apartment building
on First Avenue in Gimli,
opposite the Home. Each
dwelling contains three
rooms, fully modem, in-
cluding a common recrea-
tion room, also a laundry
room equipped with a
washer and dryer. Stoves
a n d refrigerators and
drapes are provided but
individual residents will
furnish the apartment ac-
cording to his or her own
choice.
III This article contains fairly
detailed reference to the
S e 1 k i r k Personal Care
addition and further com-
ment is unnecessary other
than to say that this need-
ed project will cost some
$300,000.00 on completion.
According to a recent tabul-
ation the cost of the three
projects mentioned will total
some $450,000.00. The Govem-
ment of Manitoba have
agreed to subsidize these de-
velopments through grants as
formulated under the Elderly
Persons Housing Act, the to-
tal subsidy being $102,000.00.
The remaining balance will
be financed through C.M.H.C.
Mortgage Loans together with
the sponsors equity of some
20% plus the cost of the fur-
nishings. The Betel Home
Foundation is therefore
obliged to raise an estimated
amount of $125,000.00 to meet
the immediate commitment.
The cause of Betel has
always received the whole-
hearted support of our Ice-
landic people and we are con-
fident that our present finan-
cial appeal will result in gen-
erous financial response. The
deep interest, generosity and
goodwill of our people has
enabled Betel to achieve tre-
mendous forward progress
during the past 12 years. With
your continued support we
will r e a c h our campaign
objective.
Our past President, the late
Rev. Sigurdur Olafson, once
said, that “Those things which
we attempt in God’s name
and for His sake will be richly
blessed”.
K. W. Johannson,
PRESIDENT.
Fréttir frá íslandi
Framhald af bls. 1.
rafvirkjar verða ekki fyrir
truflunum hvor frá hinum. —
Það er spursmál um skipu-
lagningu sagði Kristján.
Kostnaðaráætlun liggur ekki
fyrir þar er verkið hefur ekki
verið boðið út, enn, en það
verður bráðlega. Gert er ráð
fyrir, að hótelhæðirnar verði
fullgerðar og teknar í notkun
1. maí 1971.
Kristján kvað sennilega
ekki þurfa að bæta við nema
20 manna starfsliði vegna
nýju álmunnar, til viðbótar
140, sem nú starfa á hótelinu.
Tíminn 7. febrúar.
* * *
Metár hjá Gullfossi
Árið 1969 ferðuðust 8107
farþegar með Gullfossi í milli
landa og er það um 9% fleiri
farþegar en árið áður, og
meiri farþegafjöldi en áður
hefur ferðast með skipinu
milli landa á einu ári. Á milli
hafna innanlands flutti Gull-
foss 449 farþega.
Samkvæmt upplýsingum
sem blaðið hefur frá farþega-
deild Eimskips kom ferðaá-
ætlun Gullfoss 1970 út í des-
ember sl. og var þá byrjað að
taka á móti farmiðapöntunum
fyrir næsta sumar. Hefur ó-
venjumikið verið pantað með
skipinu í sumar og miðað við
sama tíma í fyrra höfðu hLnn
1. þ.m. borist allt að 43%
fleiri pantanir en árið áður.
Eru bæði innlendir og erlend-
ir aðilar sem pantað hafa far-
miða með skipinu.
Á þessu ári fer Gullfoss
í alls sex skemmtiferðir auk
jólaferðar. Hafa slíkar ferðir
verið mjög vinsælar og því er
þeim nú fjölgað á þessu ári.
Má þar nefna páskaferð frá
Reykjavík til ísafjarðar dag-
ana 25. til 31. marz, sem er
að verða fullbókuð. Þá verður
farin önnur ferð með skíða-
fólk og aðra farþega frá Rvík.
til ísafjarðar 15. til 19. apríl.
Hvítasunnuferð verður farin
til Vestmannaeyja 15. til 19.
maí, og er sú ferð mjög þægi-
leg fyrir áhugamenn í sjó-
Framhald á bls. 7.
Nýkominn
til
Canada?
Það sem þú
þarft að vila
um tekjuskail?
f Canada er tekjuskattur
grundvallaður á bústað en
ekki borgararéttindum. Fólk,
sem á hér heima, gefur
skýrslur um allar tekjur sínar,
þótt sumar komi utanlands
frá. Ef að tekjur þínar eru
vinnulaun mim vinnuveitandi
þinn hafa dregið frá þeim
tekjuskatt. Hann verður að
gefa þér T4 miða fyrir lok
febrúar, sem sýnir laun þín og
frádregna upphæð. Þú festiir
eitt afrit af þessum T4 miða á
skattskýrslu þína. Ef þú hefir
unnið fyrir fleiri vinnuveit-
endur á árinu, verður þú að
senda T4 miða frá hverjum.
Flestir skattgreiðendur í
Canada fá skýrsluform sín
í pósti. A þau eru prentuð
nöfn þeirra, heimilifang og _
Social Insurance númer. Nýr
innflytjandi verður að fá
fyrsta skattform sitt á póst-
húsinu. Þegar við fáum
skattskýrslu þína munum við
bæta nafni þínu á listann
og næsta ár færð þú skýrslu-
formið í pósti eins og aðrir.
Leiðbeiningar fylgja hverju
skýrsluformi, sem svara
flestum spumingum. Ef þú
þarfnast frekari leiðbeininga,
getur þú fengið þær ókeypis
frá skattgreiðslu skrifstofu.
Þú getur farið þangað, símað
eða skrifað. Margt af skrif-
stofufólkinu kann önnur
tungumál — eða, ef þér sýnist,
getur þú komið með vin til
að túlka fyrir þig.
Þarfnist* aðstoðar?
notið lciðbeininga
bæklinginn
Dcpartmcnt of National
VB/ Rcvenue
The Hon. Jean-Pierrc Cólé,
Minister