Sunshine Girl HEATHER IS hoping to become a professional model. in the meantime, the biond-eyed secretary keeps busy skiing and sailing. North Shore population now 151,406 THERE are more than 1.5 million people living in the Greater Van- couver area according to statistics recently released by the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD). Although the total population of the 21 GVRD municipalities grew by 11.2 per cent, from 1,380,170 in 1986 to an estimated 3,534,679 in 1990, the three North Shore municipalities and the Village of Lions Bay averaged about a seven per cent increase population. Lions Bay grew four per cent, from a 1986 population of 1,152 to an estimated 1990 population of 1,198. West Vancouver grew 7.1 per cent from a population of 36,266 in 1986 to an estimated 38,848 residents this year. North Vancouver City’s popula- tion grew 7.3 per cent, from 35,698 in 1986 to 38,314 this year. North Vancouver District showed the most rapid growth on the North Shore with an 8.8 per cent growth, from 68,241 in 1986 to an estimated 74,244 in 1990. Illness discussed NORTH SHORE Friends of Schizophrenics is hosting an educational Nov. 28 meeting at Lions Gate Hospital. Dr. Hugh Parfitt, of the Greater Vancouver Mental Health services organization, is scheduled to present a video chronicling the journey of an individual who ex- periences a breakdown. The meeting is set for a 7:45 p.m, start at the Medical Day Centre, at the LGH 15th Street entrance. For more information cali 929- 7172 or 929-6410. From pege 9 as | came to B.C. I got involved with the PTA. | got a little frustrated at that level so! thought I’d run for school board.” Lynas was first elected to the North Vancouver School Board in 1956 for a one-year term. She declined to seek re-election the foliowing year because her mother was ill and she had the responsi- bility of caring for her. She ran for school trustee again in 1958 and has continued to serve on the board until this year. Friday, November 23, 1990 - North Shore News - 11 Lynas sees rocky road ahead for schools the budget. { think the Year 2000 program is an excellent program, but I’m very concerned that we won't have the time and money to implement it,’’ said Lynas. ‘I've never considered this government sympathetic to education.” But despite giving Brummet and Premier Bill Vander Zalm's government a failing grade for not addressing the needs of the pro- vince’s education system, Lynas said she was pleased when former B.C. education minister Brian Smith invited public participation on education issues. decide they need extra funds. “Et think the referendum system is bound to fail,"* said Lynas. She added that one of the priorities of B.C."s education system is to develop better childcare facilities, adding that “the kids are Canada’s future. They're very important.” While Lynas has been a North Vancouver School trustee for 3} years, present board chairman Rev. Roy Dungey has served for nine years. He said he always considered Lynas to be a key member of the school board. When Lynas was first elected a school trustee, the North Van- couver School Board office was a tiny room located inside Queen Mary Elementary School. The fol- lowing year, the board moved into its present location on Chesterfield Avenue. Lynas has seen many changes in educational policy during her tenure as a trustee, “T guess we kept changing all the time and I think it was for the better. I think the North Van- couver School Board was, and is, a forward-looking school board,”’ said Lynas. ‘‘The administrators and the teachers have all been outstanding. I felt we kept up with the times.”’ She lists the creation of the North Vancouver School Board's Outdoor School near Squamish as one of the board's finest achieve- ments. 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