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show up.

“It’s cyclical,” said
Fortin. “For two weeks just
about all of them will show
up, then the next two weeks,
just a few will. That’s what
we're working on. The idea
is just to get them back into
a school atmosphere.”

Both Fortin and Bennett
agree that there is no profile
fora Third Step student.

“We have kids from two-
parent families to single par-
ent arrangements; —high-
income, low-income, to kids
in care — in group homes,”
said Bennett.

As well as their academic
subjects and gym time, the
students take a field trip or
have a community outing on
Fridays. Fortin also managed
to get a computer for the
program so rhe students can
work on their computer
skills. Some students also
have a youth worker visit two
to three days a week.

And Fortin has an even
bigger wish list. Because
there’s a waiting list he'd fike
to expand enrolment to 15.

“Pd like to add anger
management and one-to-one
outreach with the kids. But
we need more funding
and time. With two of us
doing it, it’s crazy.”

Also a_singer/songwriter,
Fortin is organizing a
monthly benefit for the
school. Next Tuesday, Feb.
23, join him and other musi-
cians at Presentation House
for Circle of Seng.

The show starts at 7:30
p.m. Admission is by a mini-

mum donation of $5. Call
987-1173 for more informa-
tion,

Sunday. February 22. 1999 — North re Nev

rosswalk controversy

Parents irked
over dearth of
crossing guards

Danica Riley

Contributing Writer
SOME parent ’
their children’s safety is
at risk because there
aren’t enough crossing
guards to go around
North Vancouver
District.

North Vancouver School
District 44 cut) funding tor
crossing guards in 1996 alter
the Ministry of Education
downloaded the responsibility
to the district.

Ty 1998 the district went
without crossing puards tor six
months until tae Lasurance
Corporation of British
Columbia (ICBC) kicked in
temporary funding tor cross-
ing guards in six high risk areas
of North Vancouver district.

But that money runs out
in July 1999,

Some parents would vol-
unteer their time but because
crossing guards are unionized
the ,

According to Cindy
McQueen, spokesman for the
Canadian Union of Public
Employees local 389, crossing
guards have 3 large responsi-
biliry that is too much to put
on student and parent volun-
teers.

McQueen also points that
all school district_ employee:
have to go through a criminal
records check which would

ly be applied to volun-

North Vancouver District
Coun, Pat Munroe said cross-
ing guard volunteers can be a
problem because they don’t
have the same obligation to
show up as paid employees
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He added that) parents
could be held liable it an ace
dent were te occur, which is
anundue burden to place on
them,

But some parents say six
crossing guards a not
enough for North Vancouver
District.

arents should: have the
rht, ifwe ger the taming
and volunteer our time, to
protect our children. | don't
see Uhat ay a negative,” said
Windie Jeers a parent ot two
hows attending Maplewood
cleniel .

fetder is trestrated because
there are no crossing guards
tor her children: who must
cross a busy istersection at
Dollarton Highway and
Sevinour River Place on their
way to school.

“Pothink every school
should have a crossing guard.
Tr only takes a second fe
spilled cotice cap to distract a
driver and strike a child,” said
Jeider.

North Vancouver:
Sevmour MEA Daniel Jarvis
said the
kducation should provide
tunding for crossing guards.
But because the province has
refused to pay, Jarvis said thar
leaves the onus on district
council.

North Vancouver City
pays for six unionized: cross
ing guards that work 20 hours
per week for $12.84 per hour.

Some parents have tried to
make their children’s walk to
school safer by initiating the
“Way to Go” program. This
program involves parents
escorting groups ci children
to school.

According to the program,
parents don’t step into traffic

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