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THE VOICE OF NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER

ONLY HOPE of averting layoffs of 52 teacher
aides in West Vancouver its by teaching staff
taking some kind of voluntary salary cut.

Thats the word from
school board chairman Mark

Sager after layoff notices.

were sent last week to all 52
of the school district’s aides.
The move was taken in
preparation for further
budget cuts which the board

must finalize by September
15.

GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT ta Mayor Don Bell's political career

came Tueeday, one day after he temded his resignation to North Van

Squamich Indian Band

School boards throughout
the province have until that
date to conform. with
Premier Billi Bennett's

million from. B.C. school
costs between now and next
March 31.

In West Van this means

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finally casse to fruition when Bell and
Band Council Chairman David lacohe (pictured left) signed the official
agreement fer a mew Seymour River crossing. The agreement finalizes

By NOEL WRIGHT

the school district budget
must be pruned by $90,000
per month during the next
four months. The layoffs
notified last week, if finally
implemented, would
reportedly save the district
about $60,000 per month.
Due to varying contract
situations, the periods of
layoff notice for the 40 full-

time and 12 part-time aides
range from two to eight
weeks.

Meanwhile, there - still
remains the _ theoretical
possibility of teachers ac-
cepting a voluntary rollback
of part of their recent 17 per
cent salary hike or some
other pay cut compromise.

- Such a course has been

suggested by the new
education minister, Bill
Vander Zalm, as one

es

method by which school
boards might achieve the
September 15 spending cuts
while minimizing layoffs.
The initial reaction of the
B.C. Teachers Federation to

the idea has not been
promising. Nevertheless,
West Van school board

chairman Mark Sager hasn't
yet given up on the proposal.
“It is our hope that the
staff of West Vancouver
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the letter of intent signed last December ratifying the acquisition for o
right of way across the band’s land for a crossing from Ferm Street to the
west end of Mount Seymour Parkway. Im exchange, the District b
providing municipal services to Indian land. Eariler this month the

provincial government agreed to pay the band 91.2 million, as well as a
settlement. (Ellsworth Dickson photo)

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By TERRY LAVENDER

SMALL BUSINESSES
in North Vancouver
City are failing because
of anfair property
taxes, the North Van
Chamber of Commerce
told City council
Monday night.

Chamber of Commerce
Treasurer Craig Clark told
council members to try to
reduce their own budget,
and to. forgive small
businesses some of the tax
money owed — if the City
wants to prevent more
bankruptcies.

But council members told
Clark they are trying to
reduce their expenditures,
and that most of = his
suggestions are beyond
municipal powers.

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Cloudy, occasional
showers, some sun.

MONDAY
Continuing unsettled