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the education. ‘sector, West
“Vancouver: District: 45
school. ‘trustees’ ‘had some”
hiphients t to reflect upon: —

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“The district’ 's ’ biggest success’ of -
the: year: was ‘the.’ istrong perfor:
mance ofi its students,:” 7
5 ip our.: biggest’,
complishment was ;- keeping
teachers ‘andj the »staff oriented
towards a “really, strong” ‘educa-
program,’? . new: board’
‘chairman Peter Bradshaw said. |
‘We're way above the prov
‘cial. average ‘for. the ‘number ‘of
, scholarships: that: we win and ‘the ©
percentage, of our. kids’ that, “pare
ticipate,’* he said
his: sentiment’ Was e
all District 45 trustees... *
“Pd say,’ overall, ‘for. just about ’

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“everybody: I talked. tO, the ediuca-' ’

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cin. the’ "schools was -

The other. measure of” that, (tu
dent. performance) is our exposure
in the ¢0-op program,"" Bradshaw

ai-The “60 “Op: program : puts stus

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EVERY -YEAR at this time pundits and psychics stare
into their crystal balls and make predictions of what the
new year has in store for us, Will Di finally chuck her
man out of the carriage? Wil! Bill Clinton’s cat succumb |
to the painful withdrawals of catnip addiction? Will there
be any NDP MLAs untouched by the sordid finger of

1 .

4 eomreareoroee wean!

seandat? Will Bill Vander Zalm and Faye Leung team up ©
to challenge Rafe Mair on the talk show circuit? .

The only prediction (Ill make is that. people from On-
tario will move to B.C. Kind of like saying the sun will
set in the west tomorrow.

~ Do you have any predictions for events in 1993? |

Vanetta Goorge

North Vancouver ;
My hope is that . this
tecession = will end and
more jobs will be

Evan Hamilton
North Vancouver
1 think the economy. is

going to pick up because ‘

people are’ becoming
snore and more produc-

Robyn Jones .
North Vancouver
1 think people will: just

“do the best they can in os
1993, and try to enjoy

the year.

“Lynn Valley.

Brian Regan

My ‘prediction is
Mulroney will | definitely
not get re-elected. ”

Mrs |

_ Jacob Heilbron

- North Vancouver:

My. prediction: is. that, th
residents of. the ° ‘North
Shore will‘rise up in’ az
against - ‘the: -deval lopers

the -

. immersion,
secondary | is ‘into: its-initial - “phase;
the. of renovation.’ :

created. » % n
coe tive.

dents ii into a work’ experience situ.
sation doing. anything from. work
in a legal office. to a veterinarian’ s.
office. ene

Some ‘cy-op students. wwork | de
rectly. with Simon Fraser Universi- ;
ty co-op students. 9 ws

“Our. biggest accomplishmentyis ‘
providing’ educational © challenge |:
. fora. full. spectrum’ of .kids,’’/: -
Bradshaw said. Bote i

‘Facilities : for the Future’ “is

“the most common point; mention-.

"ed by, trustees*,when reflecting on:
- the’past year. fo 5

“That “is where a lot of” the’
thrust has’ gone this year and alot .
of the energy fromthe point ,of
view of. the staff;’”: trustee Barbara
Howard said...

’ ‘The : plan: includes“ ihe ® renova-. ;

tions of Pauline Johnson ‘elemen-
_tary: ‘and’ West “Vancouver second-
“ary ‘schools” as. well as the propos-
“ed “constructions; of ‘the new
* Caulfeild Plateau school...

‘Pauline: ‘Johnson, :.is ‘almost
completed: and . ready" “for French
and West : Vancouver

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WES T VANCOUVER,

; ‘Howard said.

Other feats mentioned by. trust-,
ees-include the drug and alcohol
prevention initiative from earlier:
inthe year."

- “It’s (the program) to try to
come up. with means by .which-
‘parents, “kids, and educators: can:
work, together ‘to help prevent the
problems . we ‘have with’ alcohol
and drugs,’’ Howard said. .

She said the program had a jot
of positive feedback: from parents,
who continue to be involved!

Another..: memorable. : moment:
was’ a Valentine! s. Day slide show;
for, trustees and teachers entitled’
Teachers i in Action. woot k

-The year’s economic’ woes: were!
the common thread. through. every,

“ trustee’s assessment of the year.” ||

f
‘Restraint’ was very much with’

-us ‘through . the year,’’ one trustee:
said. «=
“Budgeting had to 'be looked at.
in a very careful, reasoned, priori-

The: ‘schematic ‘design for. the ty-driven way.” ” w

_ new.’ Caulfeild ..school. is ready. |
, Government approval of the next
“expenditure i is the next step for the :
school,

: “Things are, nore or less, 20-1 :

ing along the, timeline’ that we had
anticipated. working" with,’?

jaining about. the tah a nount of |
dividuals

jo not realize is that simply by ©

tructuring their investments :

it provide you ;
ing tax through .

and’ decide that people:
“power: should .. prevail:
‘over er development

“SCHOOL BOARD.

Plan, 750 and ying evween Lot B, Plan’ 8809 and ie 7,
New We é&tminster District, which contains 0, 4: square
“| ‘metres, more or less, and is shown within th heavy :
‘Y black outline on the map below, i is ‘hereby stopped up
-and closed to trafic.

“closing ir may, ‘be inspected at the City I Hall, 14 'West‘14th

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‘The Gity of North Vancouver

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