Union claims a ‘victory’ Fram page 3 SO a8 a punitive measure to thar they blamed (CUPE).” Badali called the JIC deci- sion 2 “clear victory” for the union, special needs workers, students and parents ia the district. “its justice being served,” he said. “Now we can get back to where (the process) is supposed to be — the parties sitting down and entering into purposeful dis- cussions on how to imple ment this with the least amount of disruptions to the students and = the parents invelved.” The school board appeal the decision of the 1IC,. School District 44 officials were unavailable for com- ment fo press time on Friday. Despite the decision, Badali still believes there will inevitably be some layotfs this fall. “Im sure there will be some layoffs at the end of the day for bona fide reasons,” said Badali. “I don’t think we ever quarrelled with the employer that they didn’t have the cight to lay off employces for rcasons such as funding issues. » Badali said that CUPE will also strive to save the 75 jobs the school board had planned to eliminate this September. “Ideally, everyone can continue working,” he said. can Ani Na: act trap feral felin Deana Lancaster News Reporter dlancaster@nsnews.com THEY say that for every two cats happily ensconced in homes with human compan- ions, there is one roaming wild. And irom that population of feral cats — scattered in colonies throughout — the Lower Mainland ~~ comes the majority of homeless and euthanized cats. Donna Liberson is trying to reduce those numbers. She's the founder of the Community Action Team Supporting Animal Welfare (CATS). “f started working as a volunteer with the SPCA. | had to ask ‘Where are all these kittens coming from?" and they said ‘Oh, mostly from) strays."” Now, the Deep Cove resi- dent and her teilow volun- teers respond to calls about stray cats by trapping them, getting them = spaved or neutered, giving them shots, feeding them and — if they're not tame enough to be adopted — releasing them back where they found them. “We're trying to dry up municipal affairs THE following are brief summaries of topics on the agendas of North Shore municipalities: + North: Vancouver . District Council: Monday, July 24 at 7 p.m — sportsplex; Victory Ship. memorial _ project; Cleveland dam projects; bed and breakfast licence applica- tion; Waterfront Task Force interim report; 2000 funding allocations; BC Games for Athletes with a Disability, legacy fund; allocation of district advertising funds; cat control bylaw. ; North ‘Vancouver City _ Council: Monday, July 24 at 6 p.m. — Harbourside auto mall; ornamental meadow areas, Grand Boulevard; pre- . sentation at 7 p.m. to Adrian Sotres re International Youth - Art Contest; delegations . from Sinfonia and GVRD re climate change; public hear- ing at 8 p.m.: rezoning of 143 E. 17th St. Illegal suites, 357 E. 10th St.; unapproved business use at 559 E. 4th St.; Chamber of Commerce; Trans Canada Trail Foundation; SPCA contract renewal; reallocation of city * library reserves and 1999 surplus; rezoning applica- ‘tions, 819 E. 3rd/250 Queensbury and 328 E. 10th; proposed school area traffic. banner program; We specialize in custom designed jewelry. 2435 Marine Drive West Vancouver (BACK LANE) 922-3014 Casano/Loutet overpass fea- sibility study. West Vancouver District Council: Monday, July 24 at 7:30 p.m. — animal control and licence bylaw, to provide for the regulation and impounding of animals; municipal ticket information bylaw to include provisions for animal control; annual reporting on municipal finances; OCP update; OCP, rezoning and development permit application, Hollyburn site, 1645-1695 Neutering preferable to euthanizing the gene pool ... it's the only solution = for overpopula- von.” . According to Liberson, if wild cats are trapped and euthanized, other cats will simply move into their terri- tory and continue breeding. Instead, Liberson’s group has them sterilized and returns them, then volun- teers to continue to feed and monitor the cats — so that if any newcomers show up, they too can rake a quick trip to the vet. “Once they're neutered and spayed the things that bother people: the screaming and the peeing everywhere ... they seem to go away,” she said. Usually, she finds out about strays that need atten- tion from residents. “Sometimes they find a mother and kittens, or in the worst case they say ‘Pye got 20 or 30 cats running around my _ neighbourhood and I don't know what to do anymore.’ A lot of people see Marine Dr; Dundarave and John Lawson Parks, wash- room/concession buildings; request for encroachment, 1792 Inglewood; housing policy review; Martin Corporation, proposed development of the south- west quadrant, Caulfeild land use contract area; Trans Canada Trail, route designa- tion; red light camera imple- mentation, Marine at Taylor Way; planning strategy for Clyde Ave. cast of Taylor Way. fl PRICE YOU CAN FACTO Entrance in fear lane ni = OEM MOt SARS SUT IDE e, Catal tatatatetatats | @iL CHANGE $42 orr Petro Canada 10W30 Pius taxes and envita tees, + With thes coupon « Far most vehicles ADDIUONAL-DISCOUNT WITH « tis VALD BCAS Lonsdale & 13th, N. 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