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Newsstand Price 50¢ October 9, 1983 Newsroom 985-2131 Classified 986-6222

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photo by Marianne McKave |

DANCING PLAYED a major part in celebration at the North Vancouver Outdoor School
ceremony Thursday to mark the start of construction of a Salish Indian longhouse. Danc-

' Ing followed a ceremonial pole-ralsing, Kicking off the five-month-tong Project. See
_ Wednesday's News for details.

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lt’s fire prevention week: A4

SUNDAY
Cloudy. rain

MONDAY
Cloudy, showers

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Warburton cdaims
cuts ‘detrimental’

NORTH VANCOUVER school trustees are up in
arms over the $8.3 million in cuts being ‘‘forced’’
on the board over the next three years.

Trustee Frank Warburton
was the most vocal critic of
the cuts at Tuesday’s board
Meeting, saying although he
**deplores’’ and ‘‘objects’’ to
the reductions, he is ‘‘being
forced to condone it by the
provincial government.”’

**Some items may be over-
due for cuts, but others are
totally detrimental to the
North Vancouver system,’’
said Warburton. ‘*! moved to
North Vancouver because of
what the school system here
had. But now | have to be
party to cuts which are tanta-
mount to cutting the jugular
vein.”’

Warburton concluded his
harangue against the reduc
tions by commending district
administration for its efforts
to maintain the current
system as muchas possible
under the present economic
conditions He also urged
members of the public to
contact ther local Ml As
with complaints about the
budget cuts

Several other trustees were
also outspoken in Opposition
to the three year plan, with
vice-chairman Roy Dungey
charging the board was ‘‘be
ing asked to go to the lowest
common denominator, in
stead of providing cqual op-
portunity to students
Dungey added the board
“must get across to the
pubhe that them moncy over
the next few years is to be us
ed to equalize the school
system throughout the pro
vance The public should be
made aware of what ts hap
pening with
dollars "'

Verna Smelovsky made a
plea that the board attempt
to continue programs being
threatened with climination
while board chairman Chicet
Phihp Joe said the public

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must be made aware that not
all school districts are treated
equitably. ‘‘It’s sad to see the
school system take such a
beating in time of cutbacks.”’
said Joe.

Dr. Ross Regan was the
sole trustee to caution his col-
leagues that it may be
premature to determine the
final impact of the three-year
financial plan. He said if a
‘treasonable approach’’ is
taken to the current salary
negotiations massive staff
cuts may not be necessary.

**The purpose of public
education in B.C. has to be
examined ,’’ said Regan. ‘‘We
have to be sure of what we're
about in designing and re-
designing public education."’

The largest cuts in the
financial plan covering
1983 86 consist of a reduc
tion in professional staff (ad-
ministrative, teaching and
supervisory), with a savings
of $3,400,000, a 5O per cent
reduction of the caretaking
and janitorial services (sav
ings of $2,000,000), the dis
continuance of teacher aide
scivice except im cases of
essential speaaal education
($750,000), and a ceduction
In instruchon support and
supphes ($500 O00)

Other proposed cuts in
clude the canceling of sum
mer school the chiminaton
of athletas and) field) trips
Transportation, possible
closures, and the
chimination of financial sup
poct for community schools

According boo doe, public
meetings oo the proposed

school

cuts wall

probably  occut
within the neat month
however, no dates have yet

been scheduled Phe school
distrit  administravon on
pects the 1984) provisional
budget to be completed by
the end of November

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