Al - Sunday, February 5, 1984 - North Shore News The recent: tragic bus accident that killed one student | . Ken Friend ~North Vancouver aes .-’ 4d think it would be a good idea, but | feel it ‘might be a problem to get people to buckle up. It is a proven fact that seat belts ' .do save lives. : then, nobody would be ; ‘able to stand, and as it is, amany people haye to stand --on the transit buses during ‘rush hour. Maybe just school buses should have seat’ belts and not transit buses. George Chiesa North Vancouver ‘My question to you is what would have happen- ed on that ski bus if the _ Students were wearing seat belts? What about the students who were stan- ding? The bus was over- foaded to start with. Yes, | ‘do support the idea of seat belts on buses, as they would keep the passengers firmly in their seats during an accident. Paul Haimshaw North Vancouver Yes, seat belts should be installed on school buses. the problem of pcople having to stand during rush hour. Colicen McCardell North Vancouver Definitely. | think all buses, including transit buses should be cquippced with scat belts in the ide dozens more has’ , With transit buses, there is “ , Now hé has one in trustee Marg Goodman, but Regan sull hasn* t any luck with get- ting ‘motions ‘passed by the “deft of..centre’’ board - Majority. At a recent North Van- couver School board meeting, two motions in- itiated by: Regan failed to get approval, while one of Good- man’s was.tabled:-. Regan wanted “retirement gifts’’ to senior ad- ministrators. stopped. However -Chairman Roy Dungey felt the matter . should be referred to the ad- - ministration group. “In light of our early retirement policy, I thought this motion should be looked at,”’ Dungey said. The present policy allows for the presentation of “token © gifts#10: retiring members:‘of thé staff who have rendered outstanding with oe acaaeny the board’s policy, which demands con- sultation, Vancouver Teachers’ Association, “‘before revi- sSions to present board ‘policies. and: regulations, directly. concerned with learn- ing conditions of pupils’’ are Blypg CC(OCOot with the North on Valentines. Includes costumed delivery BOOK NOW FOR VALENTINES ight. wing” ” motions, which failed te “We rejected it because the | board felt a x wots tie us © Regan did have Sprite SUG: cess on his third | motion, | - although even that motion. was watered down. - The amended motion - ad- - vises ‘the B.C. School Trustees Association Ex- ecutive Committee to cut fees and services by 10 per cent. ““Ten per cent’’ replaced the Original wording of .[ “‘substantial’’. The motion also told BCSTA that North | Vancouver will pull out if the: 10 per cent reduction does not take place. “‘The board felt that Regan’s original motion was . too harsh, too aggressive,” Her motion was referred to the. trustee adminstration™” committee. Classified | 986-6222 Send your sweetheart a big balloon bouquet 987-3174 WINTER & SPRING SPECIAL LAWN MOWER TUNE-UP SHARPENING FEB. 1 THRU APRIL 15th POWER REEL MOWERS POWER ROTARY HAND REEL $3995 $9395 S4 395 PRICE INCLUDES ENGINE TUNE-UP. SHARPENING, PARTS AND LAB., & OIL CHANGE BRING IT IN NOW AND SAVE NORTH SHORE RENTALS tp 1397 WELCH ST (OFF PEMBERTON) NORTH VAN, BC 988-3102 Is it black i ice, or our personality? A fearsome hell has broken loose, and there is public mayhem on the streets. At least, that’s the way it seems if you work down here — it feels as if drivers have gone ding-batty, throwing caution out the driver's window, so to speak, and atming their vehicles at any four-wheeled conveyance within range. Particularly owners of Hondas and GM products seem to have caught the bug. Its either that, or a spat of black toe, or maybe its our personality. Maybe you people out there really like coming down here. In droves, yet. Boom-ba, Boom-ba, Dept. Bearing this in mind, Crash Pad will soon be bucking (or riding), the mega-trend, and ballooning out to a vastly greater size. This summer, you can expect us to have 5000 square feet of ultra-modem shop space, in addition to what you now see. This means less waiting, faster reservations, all that good stuff that people like to put into their ads, but with us, it will be a ty. And so, with that in mind... The Battle of Seattle, Dept. This week I'm dashing south to Seattle for a 3 day seminar on ‘the new estimating’, and how to fix the new cars. It may seem harder to fix the new cars, but-my theory ts that it is easier once you become an expert. | tn. tend on becoming the Albert Einstein of New Car Repatr And there will be all that bright, shiny new equipment on display. With our expansion coming up, I'll be sore temp- ted to drop a bundle on one or two of those space age beauties, but alas, forthe time belng fm just icking tires... 1315 Cotton Drive “2. 980-4581