arlin calls it quits WEST VANCOUVER Superintendent of Schools Ed Carlin resigned recently after a@ 12-year career in the district, Carlin, 51. was able to negotiate with the West Vancouver School Board to be released two vears ear- ly from his contract. He'll continue this year in an advisory position, until a perma- nent superintendent is selected after competitions are held in the fall. Assistant superintendent Bill May will be acting superintendent until that time. “It's time for a change," said Carlin. ‘It’s good for me and for the district. “There's no ill will or anything like that. My feeling is I need to revitalize, I’m getting ready for a career change.’ ’ NO REST Cartin said he has abuut a dozen projects that he would like to pur- sue once he leaves district work en- tirely. He has a systems analysis con- sulting firm, and is also interested in working to facilitate Pacific Rim markets for B.C. teachers. Carlin said he would also like to finish a research project, on the history of education in B.C. that he started three years ago while on a UBC fellowship. “I'm like the new kid on the block, out there in the free enter- orise market. It’s pretty exciting." Before his appointment in West ees, - oe WEST Vancouver School Board Chairman Michael Smith ‘*...He’s obviously made a valuable con- tribution to education in’ West Vancouver...’" Firefig By KIM PEMBERTON News Reprter Vancouver in August, 1974, Carlin taught for 12 vears at White Rock Senior High. He was also vice- principal there, principal of a variety of Surrey high schools and Superintendent of Schools in Grand Fork, in the Kettle Valley. West Vancouver Su- perintendent of Schools Edgar Carlin ‘‘...1t’s time for a change...it’'s good for me and for the district..." Carlin was president of the B.C. School Superintendent Association in 1981, and represented the pro- vince at the federal level for the Canadian Association of School Administrators. Prior to that he was chairman of the Metro School Superintendent Association. Carlin, who is one of B.C.’s longest-serving superintendents, described his 12 vears in West Vancouver as an ‘interesting time.”* “It was a very, very sensitive time because of declining enrol- ment. We went from 8,000 stu- dents to 4,800 and one-third of our schools closed,’’ he said. GOOD SHAPE “HE thought the community was just superb, and l think the teach- ers in West Vancouver are abso- lutely magnificent. We went from 400 teachers down to 265. That's a ter FIRE PROTECTION officer Perry Manns may be retiring from the North Vancouver City Fire Department, but he won't be out of touch with North Shore firefighters. NEWS photo Mike Waketleld NORTH VANCOUVER Fire Protection officer Perry Manns, right, ac- cepts congratulations on his retirement from son Kary, who is with the West Vancouver Fire Department. Manns, a 27-year veteran of the North Vancouver department, officially retires today (Sunday). lot of teachers to lose. Phes shared jobs and did all they could to keep quality up. “LT othink thes’re (West couser School District) in good shape,”* he said. Michael Smith, chairman of West Vancouver School District, said Carlin saw the district through the major challenge of declining enrolment. “He's obviously made a valuable contribution to education in West Vancouver. He played a large role in the school consolida- tion program, and experience shows us it was the correct deci- sien.” May said Carlin was very cre- ative in his superintendent role and a visignary leader. “He's a divergent thinker who Van- very Weather: Mainly sunny Sunday through Tuesday. Highs 19-23°C. could look roward the future and see what was desirable,” he said. “The thing that he has achieved 3 - Sunday. August 31, 1986 - North Shore News INDEX Business Classified Ads. . Doug Collins .... Comics ............ Editorial Page. Fashion ...... 47 Bob Hunter..........4 Lifestyles .......... 43 Mailbox.............7 Miss Manners. .. 44 Sports.............31 TV Listings.........19 Travel.............25 is being an advocate for the children — knowing what was best for them in a learning situation.”’ NEWS photo Stuart Davis WEST VANCOUVER firefighters work to quell a blaze near the Capilano Long House on the Squamish Indian Reserve on Thursday. The refuse fire, which was not serious, sent clouds of black smoke into the air. ids fond farewell reason for fires is carelessness.” =MBERTON Reporter By KIM P. Manns’ son Kary, 22, works as a West Vancouver firefighter, and there are also the many friends that Manns bas made at) North Vancouver City and District: Fire Departments over the pist 27 years. “The guys ap work are just a bunch of champions.’ said Manns, “There was never a day rn all the years [ worked that Jo said If didn’t want to go to work. “Mts a super job, and when vou enjoy the job what else is there." Manns said he was very happy when his voungest son decided ta follow in his footsteps. Kary has been 4 firefighter for the past wo years. Having spent his whole firefighting career in) North Van City, Manns reminisces: *' Phe ald hall Po started at was the 1912 vin- tage. Wind used to blow out ot the cracks and we still had the hooks on the wall where the harnesses for the horses used to hang."* Manns said the new hall, near f3th Street and Lonsdale Avenue, built 14 years ago, was a welcome improvement, Advancements in the type of equipment used by firefighters is another improvement: Manns has seen over the years. “In che early days we never had musks so anytime you went into a smoky — building you went in without a mask and staved in there for as long as vou could, “T remember following in Chief Jim Spencer and Capt. Bob Har- tisan and if was se smoky sou couldn't see your hand in front ot you. But they stood in that smoke for so tong that | used to think they could breathe through their vars. “PT obet Po was only in there for three or four minutes.” he said. MORE EFFICIENT “Now fortunately everyone Wears a mask so youre much more efficient." Fearly in’ Manns’ career he said the type of house fires that he responded to often involved wood, coal, sawdust or oi! fires. “There were also a fot oof chimney fires,”” he said. “But the heating has been uperaded so much thar very few things can go wrong. The main Manns spent [0 years as a firefighter and 17 years as a fire protection officer, He said he missed being part of a firefighting squad, but had equal job satisfaction working in. fire prevention and investigating fires. “Every fire you went to was dif- ferent and this is what makes the job so interesting — the challenge of those situations,” he suid. MEMORABLE FIRE: Manns said the fire vdhat he mast remembers was the 1975 fire at tae Burrard Grain Terminal. Ao few years earlier at the same site an explosion had occurred, and lives were lost, “That fire really had my heart thumping. It was quite an eerie feeling because vou knew it (the elevator) had already gone once. “its a vreat feeling when you gan knock it down and bear it and know Chat vou've won.” Manns, who officially retires Aug. 31, said he plans to travel with his wife Loreen and to spend time with his children and two vrandchildren. His other children are Jackie, 32, and Kathy, 30.