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man killed

in fall at Cypress

FOUR DIFFERENT in-
vestigations have been Jaun-
ched into the death of a
Vanceuver man at Cypress
Bowl Provincial Park over
the Labor Day tong
weekend.

By Surj Rattan
._ News Reporter

A West. Vancouver Police
Department spokesman said 46-
year-old Robert Nishi died on
Monday from the injuries he suf-
fered after he fell 12 feet (3.6 m)
from the Eagle Chairlift dismount
platform on Black Mountain at
1:36 p.m. on Sunday. :

Mary Lou Troman, the
emergency co-ordinator - for
Cypress Bowl, said Nishi suffered

_ serious injuries when he fell from

the platform.

She added that Nishi was not on
the chairlift at the time of the ac-
cident. :

But’. West. Vancouver Police
.Department Const. Jamie Gibson
said Tuesday that unconfirmed
reports from witnesses at the scene
said Nishi was on the chairlift at
the time.

“Apparently, he didn’t get off

just starting,’’ said Gibson.

the chairlift} at the designated
point and stayed on the chair and
got off elsewhere, thus falling and
striking his head. But these reports
are unconfirmed.

“We don’t know at this point if
it’s equipment faiiure or human
error on the part of the victim,’
said Gibson.

Nishi was taken to Vancouver
General Hospital, but. Troman
said he later died from his inju-
ries.

Gibson said the police were
notified of the accident by the
B.C. Coroner’s office on Monday,
one day after it happened.

He. added that police and
Cypress Bowl officials are cur-
rently meeting to review the pro-
cedure for reporting a ‘cidents.

“We don’t get advised of all

accidents in the ski area. The ac-

cident happened on Sunday and

_ we were not notified until Monday

so our investigation into this is

The accident is being in-
vestigated by the West Vancouver
Police, the B.C. Coroner’s Office,
the engineering . and inspection
branch of the provincial municipal
affairs ministry and Cypress Bowl.

The chairlift has been shut
down pending the outcome of the

different investigations.

Three-year contract

NORTH. YANCOUVER
teachers have been offered a

4.59 wape increase over the

term of a three-year cotiec-
tive agreement.

The raise comes despite: earlier
statements from the North Van-
couver District 44 Schoo! Board
(NVSB) that there was no money
in the district's budget for any
teacher raises.

The three-year. collective agree-
ment between District 44 and the
North Vancouver Teachers’
Association (NVTA) was reached
Jast week — seven days before the
teachers’. union threatened to stage
a full-scale strike on Tuesday if
no contract settlement had been
reached.

The NVSB ratified the tentative
deal last week. The union is ex-
pected to hold a ratification vote
on Wednesday, Sepi. 15.

NVTA president Keith Denley
said the union’s executive is
recommending acceptance of the
package.

The collective agreement is re-

| gives teachers 4.5%

By Surj Rattan
News Reporter

troactive to July 1, 1992, and ex-
pires on June 30, 1995.

The deal includes:
@ A total 4.5% salary increase,
which breaks down to 0% in the
first year, 2% in the second year,
2% in the third year between
September and December 1994
and a .5% wage increase in the
third year between January and
June 1995,
® A total work year of 195 days,
including five professional (non-
teaching) days (the current work
year for teachers is 187 days, in-
cluding five professional days).
@ Class size provisions, including
adjustments to support students
with special needs.
@ Adjustments to kindergarten
hours to reflect changes to pro-
vincial education regulations. .
® The creation of a joint com-
mittee to establish . substitute

See Raise page §

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