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Independents get school?

THE NORTH Shore

Independent School

Society is planning to start operations at Glen-
more Elementary School in West Vancouver this

September,
Thursday

following
by the Ministry of Education that

the announcement

school boards will be permitted to keep all money
earned from the leasing of excess facilities.

Society chairman John
Humphries said Friday his
group is now operating on
the basis that they have a
school facility.

“With this

policy state-

THE MARINE Rescue
Team of the North and West
Vancouver Emergency
Program has launched a
drive to rane $38,000 for a
Hew rescue boat

Phe unit wants to pur
chase and outfit a 26 boot
dluminum craft to replace a
curren 16 foot baat Cbiaat
has seen better days

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will last. Says rescue team
member Lully Watsman of
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FOR NEW BOAT

Rescue unit
Starts drive

JOANNE MacDONALD

ment by the Ministry, the
last hurdle has been cleared.
The agreement between the

By MARK HAMILTON

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West Vancouver School
District and our Society was
contingent on the District
keeping 100 per cent of the
funds earned from the lease
in. their operating budget,’’
said Humphries. ‘‘Plus we
have agreement in principle
on all other points.”’

Under the terms of the
proposed lease, Humphries
said the Society ‘would be
required to refund the West
Vancouver School District
for any students taken out of

i

TULLE SY WAISMAN

training officer

the school system, or “*what
they lose in government
grants.’’

He said the Society would
also be responsible for the
full maintenance costs of the
school property, which
amount to $60,000 annually.

Humphries added the
Society would change its
name to Coltingwood
School, also the new name
of Glenmore Elementary.

The Society has already
begun interviewing teachers,

for the marine rescue

with a total of 12 to 13 to be
hired. The school will open
this September to students
from grades one to eight.

Humphries said parents
who have already indicated
an interest in the school are
to be notified by mail of the
latest development.

“*It’s been a long road.
We've reached an agreement
that’s really creative,’’ he
said. ‘*‘We’ll get our school,
West Van will make money
from the lease of the school

the North und West

N

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(standing) and communications officer Gary Hepting wtth the marine rescuc boat the anti. hoping bo replace

and the Ministry of Educa-
tion won’t have to pay
anything for the students.

‘“‘The important thing is
that schools can now -legse
excess property, whether or
not it goes to independent
schools.’’

The chairman of the West
Vancouver School Board,
Dawn Sikula refused com-
ment on the Ministry’s an-
nouncement until official
notice of the decision had
been received.

Sawrarey: at ee em
NEWS photo Stuer Davie

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