10 ~ Friday, November 5, 1993 - North Shore News Education ministry approves funding for Caulfeild school Construction can start on $16.6M middle school in western WV area WEST VANCOUVER District 45 school board (WVSB) has been given the green light from the provincial education ministry. to build its new middle school in the Caulfeild Plateau area. Education Miiister Art Char- bonneau announced government funding for the controversial pro- ject on Friday, Oct. 29. At its meeting on Monday night, the WVSB passed two res- olutions and amended one bylaw which paved the way for the. start of construction on the new 750- student Caulfeild school. The majority. of the approxi- mately 60 people in the public gallery applauded the board’s decision loudly. hh You ve not going to get a cheap lot up there. 99 _ ~ District 45 Trustee Jean Ferguson The board resolved that: @ all proceeds from the sale of the existing Hillside middle school site would go toward the cost of the new school; @ it would ensure that lots on the Hillside site are sold before the completion of the new school. ' The provincial government in- creased District 45's capital budget by $15.4 million to cover the costs of the new school, which now total $16.6 million. - Board chairman Peter Bradshaw said the education ministry is prepared to cover any shortfall between the money raised by the sale of the Hiilside site and the cost of building Caulfeild middle school. In an Oct. 6, 1993, letter from Charbonneau to West Van- couver-Capilano MLA Jeremy Dalton, the minister stated that — _by the provincial WEST VANCOUVER SCHOOL BOARD by Kevin Gillies based on projected revenues from the sale of the Hillside middle school site — a baiance of $2.73 million would be needed from the ministry’s capital plan to cover the anticipated cost to build the new school. Trustee Jean Ferguson pointed out that because the venture’s fi- nancial risk was being shouldered government, Victoria would have the final ap- -proval of any offers for Hillside sites, but she cautioned that the government wouldn’t just take the first offer. “You're not going to get a cheap lot up there,”’ she said. If the sale of the Hillside site generates more funds than are needed for the Caulfeild school project, those excess revenues will go into the capital coffers of the school district. Ferguson said there is a set construction price for the new school and the WVSB has to stay within those restrictions. Bradshaw said lots on the Hillside site will be sold with the intent that they will be ready for development by a.certain date. He didn’t say when that date would be. The new -school will be ex- panded to hold 1,000 students when enrolment warrants. The school’s new name will be decided by a District 45 board comunittee. West Vancouver currently has three’ secondary schools, all of which are located on the east side of the district. The Cauilfeild schoo! will move one of those schools to the western side of the district. A grade configuration report recommended that, effective Sept. 1, 1995, the new school at Caulfeild Plateau will enrol Grades 7 to 9, Sentinel secondary will enrol Grades 7 to 12 and West Vancouver secondary will enrol Grades 7 to 12. THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL UNDERCOATING + TAX 10 BAYS TO SERVE YOU BETTER 987-1183 987-4752 | War vet arrested at Clayoquot protest A SECOND World War vet and West Vancouver resident was arrested recently while attempt- ing to block logging trucks at Clayoquot Sound. Redner Jones, 68, of West Vancouver, said that the decision to be arrested was as difficult as deciding to ‘‘join up’’ for duty in the South Pacific during the * Heavy ‘duty large roe ¢2 Speeds ¢ 4 Temperatures Second World War. “Being arrested is not an casy thing to do. It affects my fami- ly,’ the former Canadian para- trooper explained. But, he added, “This is a wonderful opportunity. {| can do something really important — to save the last temperate rainforest in our area.” * 3 Water levels » Self-clean filter DISCONTINUED MODEL SAVINGS ON Jones said his arrest was the culmination of years of reflec- tion and commitment. ‘This is the beginning of change. If we don't change, there won't be anything left for anybody. But more and more people are join- ing in. There’s no room for passivity any more. We have to do what we can do,*’ he said. SPECIAL SAVINGS ON STACKED PAIR BiG LOAD E DRYERS * Canada’s No. 1 preferred brand . + Large door opening + Porcelain enamel top * Bases on Canadian consumer brat proferunce surveys + Heavy duty shelves - + No-break bins SAVE Offer ends 12/31/93 +Rotary controls - + Only 27 ¥," wide + Full size washer with dryer on top * Big oven capacity Warranty + Exclusive Ol Lonely™