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April 14,1985 News 985-2131 Classified 986-6222 Circulation 986-1337 56 pages 25¢

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SCHOOL TRUSTEES in North Vancouver have
rejected a demand from Education Minister Jack

budget established for the
fiscal year 1985/86 as
specified in the directive,"

board to resubmit another
budget that would reduce the

shortfalls in the school

system.’”

sideration to accepting, as an
appropriate budget for this

Heinrich to reduce the schoo! budget by over $5

million.

ILL BELL |

Led by angry trustee,
Reverend Roy Dungey, the
Board of School Trustees

passed a motion at Tuesdav’s
school board taeeting saying
“that while it wishes to com-
ply with lawful requirements,
it would request that the
Minister give further con-

District, the budget adopted
by the Board on March 12,
1985."

The motion also called on
the Minister of Education to
“accede te requests of the
B.C. School Trustees for a
meeting with him and the
Premier ta discuss budget

Dungey told the audience
that the board was doing the
only thing it could and warn-
ed that ‘history would
record what this government
has done to the education
system,’*

Heinrich had sent a letter
on March 19 directing the

«THE MAN charged with nine Criminal Code

counts, including attempted murder, has been
commnitted te trial following a preliminary hearing
which lasted over four days.

John Gordon Arno!d
elected to have his trial! in
connection with a shooting
incident December 27 go toa
higher court at the conclu-

iPM Ra castive HP

sion of his preliminary hear-
ing Thursday. Arnald’s
defence lawyer, Charles
Stein confirmed in an inter-
view with the North Shore
News Friday the case would
be dealt with in the Supreme

trustees’ proposed budget of
March 12.

“ft further direct the Board
of School Trustees of your
district, pursuant to Section
13(4) of the said Act, to
amend the budget previously
submitted to me so as to con-
form to the amount of the

No date has been set for
the trial. Stein said it is up to
the Supreme Court registry
to inform him of the trial
date,

Stein said it is normal
procedure for an accused to
go to a higher court ‘‘in
these matters.’ By law, an
accused can have a case sent
to a higher court on any in-
dictable offence.

When asked if he would

wruvereernsssy
1a he ae

Heinrich said.

But while the majority of
trustees felt that they were
taking a ‘‘principled stand”
against cuts in the quality of

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CPL. DON Jette and Cst.
Joe Loran of the North
Vancouver RCMP board
an RCMP. helicopter at
1Sth and Grand Boule-
vard enroute to searching
for three reported missing
‘Vancouver youths, [ater
fouad‘ at a campsite on
the south slope of Grouse
Mountain near the power
line, The youths were ini-
tially reported missing to
Vancouver City police by
their parents who had
denied the youths permis-
sion to go hiking on
Grouse Mountain .Wed-
Nesday. But the kids
decided to take their trip
anyway, complete with
camping gear. The
youths, (wo aged 15 and
the other, 16, were none
the worse for wear when
found by members of the
North Shore Rescue team
after their two day camp-
ing trip and were
fsansported home under
potice escort Friday
afternoon.

request a further ban on
publication of evidence in
the Arnold case, Stein
declined comment except to
say he would ‘‘deal with
these matters as they arise."’
Judge J.D. Layton had en-
forced a news blackout on
Arnold’s preliminary hearing
at the accused's first court
appearance in January.

He is currently being held
in custody at Oakalla.