aioe NEWS photo Terry Peters Penguin piedge STEPHANIE Norris shows a pledge form for the New Year's Day Penguin plunge at Panorama Beach in Deep Cove. Festivities begin at 16:30 a.m. with pro- fessional ice sculpting. All proceeds go to the BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities. COLLISION SPECIALISTS for Foreign & Bomestic NORTH SHORE’S HIGHEST VOLUME . ALL MAKE 1.€.B.c. VENDOR ‘¢ Quality Workmanship Trustworthy Service © TLC. B.C. Vendor (BCAA, Approved ° The Home of the Lifetime | -~@Guarantee-~ | Also Mechanica! Division. J Alternative transportation arranged. chr focks Travel nord Tate TALKING .x ESTIMATES x CONSULTATION "iT Pemberton Ave, North Wan" laeiee. 985-7455 ‘PROGRAM CHANGES ’ Effective January 1, 2000, the AirCare testing fee ‘and model year exemption on new vehicles will change. he AirCare testing fee will be $24. This increase is ; required to ensure the program is self-sufficient as,maitdated py legislation Begining ‘January 1, 2000, VISA, MasterCard and Debit card will be accepted ' for payment. , Beginning, January 1, 2000, exemptions for! inew model year vehicles will be extended to two years. As a result, 1999 and 2000 model year cars are not required to be . tested in 2000. . e TRANS/ LINK a * www.aircare.ca Wednesday, December 29, 1999 -Nerth Shore News - 13 Caution urged for New Year’s care Anna-Louise Pentland Contrilating Writer HEALTH authorities and the police are cau- tioning parents to be vig- lant about who they leave their children with on New Year's Eve. June M, for communin licensing for the North Shore Health Region has some tips tor parents. Check references. So children don't “make strange,” it is preferable to meet the care- giver prior to the evening. Be sure the caregiver has appropri- 7pass, nicely equipped 4dr, Sspd, F runs great ate first-aid knowledge and has thought about what thev do in an emergency. “If there’s going to be problems for Y2K, just be prepared,” she That includes mal the parent passes on all ay ate information, such as emer- gency phone numbers, a signed consent form for emergency treatment, the child's medical plan number and any other important medical information. Sleeping arrangements are a special concern. Each child should have their own crib or bed. According to the regula- tions for licenced facilities, no child who is older than six years of age should be sleeping in a room with an opposite sex child without supervision. The same regulations sav that if a child is sleeping on a second storey, there has to be nwo staircases in case of fire. North Vancouver RCMP also have some advice for par- ents. “Some people have placed ads in Lower Mainland papers advertising babysitting service tor that night. It is possible that this is not what they normally do and are in it stricdy for the money,” a police release noted. RCMP also recommend checking references; looking at the home before committing to the sitters; finding out how many children and adults will be 2000 TOYOTA ECHO rots a Automatic © ED Playsr and much mare! 4dr, auto, local car 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA _ 4 Deer © Aatomatio © CD Player © Gre od wath a Nicely equipped there for the night and whether thev have a business licence to operate and advertise a bab Ung service in their community. “Meanwhile, New Year's Eve babysitting has grown into a flourishing, if short term, indus- tr. Penny Hannah, a North Shore mother, has been looking into New Year's Eve babysitting for months. She thinks a reason- able price would be $100 for a family for the night. Hannah has vet to find someone charging that little. She has seen prices ranging from about $100 per child up to $800 per family for overnight care. “It’s an_ eve- opener that so many families have so much money to spend.” 233.