~~ May S, 1993 ex THE VOICE OF NORT ie ONE-STOP Seniors’ line is there to assist callers in times of trouble. ah ire aye hee NC wey Gla tee eT es UE aT eae Cee aay 40 pages ” NEWS photo Mike Waketleid Happy Mother’s Day THREE BABIES and a mommy: North Shore resident Suzanne Clayton McMahon delivered triplets on Tuesday, May 4, at Grace Hospital. The baby girls weighed in at 4 Ibs. 14 oz. (2.2 kg), 4 Ibs. 9 oz. (2 kg) and 3 Ibs. 74 oz. (1.7 kg). To press time, the girls — a blonde, a brunette and a redhead — remained without names. Mother and daughters will probably leave the hospital today, on Mother’s Day. FEES ERO REAC Display Advertising 980-0511 your wardrobe. Classifieds 986-622 TWO-TIMERS Second-hand stores offer bargain ifems to add to MLA says Lions Gate could help fuel NDP ‘slush fund’ THE PROVINCIAL government may institute a toll on the Lions Gate Bridge and use the money generated to fund highway projects in other areas of the province, West Vancouver-Garibaldi MLA David Mitchell charged Friday. Mitchell was reacting to a report on the Lions Gate Bridge teleased by the government on Friday. The report was written for the provincial government by Peter Buckland, whose engineering company has monitored the bridge since 1972. Buckland’s report states that the Lions Gate Bridge is safe but re- quires a comprehensive maintenance program to ensure it is fully serviceable for at least the next five years. More than $30 million has been spent on Lions Gate Bridge rehabilitation in the last 17 years. The report also states that a further $10 million could be re- quired for bridge rehabilitation in the next five years. ‘ To raise that money, Victoria is considering putting a toll on the bridge. By Surj Rattan ’ News Reporter The government’s Build B.C. Act provides for the establishment of tolls at the government's discretion. In the provincial legislature on Thursday, Mitchell became em- broiled in a debate with Finance Minister Glen Clark over the issue of imposing a toll on the Lions Gate Bridge and what the money generated from the toll would be used for. “My fear is that the NDP might be planning to institute a toll on a new First Narrows crossing that would generate revenue to help subsidize projects elsewhere in the province,’’ said Mitchell. “The government must be held accountable on this issue. See Bridge page $: Knife incident draws student suspensions Dorothy Lynas elementary school TWO NORTH Vancouver elementary school students were suspended from school after a Grade 7 boy pulled a knife No one was injured as a result of the incident. Dorothy Lynas clementary school principal Jim Petersen said the altercation was an isolated in- cident. ‘‘There was some name calling and a baseball cap was thrown in- to the mud. One of the students had. a boy scout knife on him which had everything but the kitchen sink on it. “It was just poor judgment on their part,’’ said Petersen. He said Thursday’s confronta- tion is the first time a weapon has been produced by a student at' the school. . But he said, ‘‘I’ve got some parents who can get pretty wound up about these things. I’m a parent myself, and I wouldn't get wound up about it.” Some Dorothy Lynas school parents have said that a past at- tempt to set up funch-hour patrols at the school ground was rejected by the school. Petersen said parents are wel- come to attend Dorothy Lynas, but the school has teacher aides whose job it is to watch over stu- dents during lunch hours. on a Grade 2 boy on Thursday, May 6. By Surj Rattan News Reporter “No one is stopping the parents from coming onto the school grounds and walking around with the kids,’” said Petersen. Meanwhile, North Vancouver School District 44 superintendent Dr. Robin Brayne said the collec- tive agreement in place between the schooi board and the North Vancouver Teachers’ Association calls for supervisory aides to patrol the school grounds. He added that such aides cur- rently monitor the students at Dorothy Lynas during, lunch hours. “Parents can feel free to come to the school, but they can’t act as aides,’ said Brayne. He said the school district has a policy covering the use of weapons by students. The police are called when a weapon is found on a. student. The student is suspended and parents are notified. “We've had incidents before where weapons have been found on students,’ added Brayne.