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NVD Council should aid,
not blame school board

six months because the discussions

Dear Editor:
between the board and environ-

CAP WEEK

Iam concerned with some of the
statements reputed to have been
made recently by some members of
North Vancouver District Council
respecting the construction of the
Cove Cliff School.

The North Vancouver School
Board is most appreciative of the
cooperation it has received from
the mayor and council and is
grateful for the support and
technical assistance provided by
the district’s engineering depart-
ment, planning department and the
District Planning Advisory Com-
mittee.

For a council member to say
that the schoo! board is ‘‘sleeping
in class’’ and that ‘‘they’re failing
in their duties” is non-constructive
and, most importantly, quite in
contrast with the facts.

Also of concern is the reported
statement of a second council
member that the school district is
“delaying the project...and not
accountable to the public,’’ which
contributes little to the board’s ef-
forts toward the construction of
the much-needed replacement for
Burrard View.

Furthermore, the two statements
are disrespectful to the many
community members and parents
who have participated so en-
thusiastically in the planning.

The fact is that in order to con-
struct a standard and safe playfield
for Cove Cliff Elementary School,
a limited portion of Myrtle Creek
must be culverted.

To culvert the creek requires the
approval of both the water
management branch and the fish-
eries branch of the Ministry of the
Environment and the Federal
Department of Fisheries and
Oceans. As a precondition of ap-
proval, the board must commit
itself to the creation of compen-
satory habitat for fish indigenous
to the creek.

This the board has attempted to
do and continues to do. Incor-
porating advice and direction of
officals from the ministries, the
board has submitted compensatory
plans it was led to believe met the
requirements of provincial and
federal officials.

The process of obtaining the
necessary approvals has taken over

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ment and fisheries and oceans of-
ficials have been comprehensive
and detailed. The board and the
provincial and federal officials
have, to date, not arrived at a
compensatory plan satisfactory to
meet the requirements of both
ministries.

Despite this, the board has pa-
tiently persisted in its discussions
because of its strong wish, sup-
ported by a petition of over 600
names, to construct a new school.
Assistance has been requested of
the respective ministers and they
have advised the board that they
have the matter under investiga-
tion.

Working drawings for the
school, developed in consultation
with parents, school administrators
and members of the Burrard View
and Deep Cove community
associations, are 95 per cent com-
plete; funding for construction is
certain; and the Burrard View
parents are anxiously awaiting
word on the environmental ap-
provals.

Rather than the board failing in
their duties, it is, as North Van-
couver-Seymour MLA Jack Davis
commented, ‘‘the ministries of en-
vironment and fisheries and oceans
who are dragging their feet.”

It is more in the interests of the
parents and children at Burrard
View for district council to actively
support the board's efforts by
joining with it in encouraging the
environment and fisheries
ministries to act, rather than to
conveniently assign blame to the
board.

Roy Dungey, Chairman
Board of School Trustees
North Vancouver School District

INFORMATION MEETING

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Speakers: Dr. Ray Johnson, Principal & Headmaster
Mr. Dan Vailiancourt, Vice Principal &
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Discussion Topics Include: ‘Peer Pressure,
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HOMESHOW

Opening Doors

Cap is throwing open its
doors for International
Women’s Day on Thursday,
March 8 with a variety of
free events. Throughout the
day, several instructors are
inviting the public into their
classrooms to enjoy lectures
focusing on women's issues.
Topics cover a wide range of
territory, from “Shakespeare’s
Favourite Sister: Virginia
Woolf” to “The Role of
Women in Japan’’, and
“Meech Lake and Women's
Rights”. A community forum
and hot buffet at 5:30 leads
up to the Mary Catherine
Paterson Lecture at 7:30 p.m.
in Room A117. Shelagh Day,
noted human rights activist
will speak on “Women’s
Legal Rights in the 1990s:
Progress and Resistance”. A
complete schedule of the
day's events is available ar
the Student Society Office or
by calling 984-4953. All

events are free.

Portfolio Workshop

Your portfolio makes your
first impression. Learn how to
make it a lasting one at the
Graphic Design and
Ilustration Program's
Portfolio Workshops this
Saturday, March 3. There
will be three two-hour
sessions: 9:30-11:30 a.m.,
Noon to 2 p.m., and 2: 30 to
4:30 p.m. Take this
opportunity to meet Graphic
Design faculty and students,
and make an informed
decision about your career.
The cost is $15 per session.
Call 984-4911 or book in
person in Room A106. Book
ahead. This is a popular
workshop.

Congratulations!

To outstanding Adult Basic
Education studene Ron Mott,
who won the ABE
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Achievement Award. Ron is
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