412 - Sunday, October 13, 1991 - North Shore News Anna Marie D’Angelo INQUIRING REPORT! ER THE FEDERAL government’s expected $200 million per-year cut in B.C. transfer payments has both Mike Harcourt and Rita Johnston accusing each other of hav- ing to implement unpopular measures if either one is elected provincial leader. Harcourt said Johnston would introduce more medical user fees to make up the short- court's fait. But Johnston recently changed her view that user Would you choose user fees or more taxes? Peter Schiegel North Vancouver 1 think employers should pick up user fees in work medical plans. Donna MacGregor North Vancouver User fees, definitely. On the rare occasion that 1 use my medical plan, I would rather pay a user fee than pay taxes, taxes, taxes. Robert Young North Vancouver 1 would choose more . taxes. If you partly fund health care on an indi- vidual basis 1] think it can be misused more than if funded collectively. general plans for Doug Laventure Squamish I have to say user fees because that would be better than another tax. School board supports new middie school THE CAULFEILD Plateau mid- dle schoo! wil! -have more than enough population to justify its censtruction, according to an enrolment projection report sub- mitted Monday to West Van- couver District 45 School Board ~ (WVSB). The report was compiled by. Bob assistant superintendent Overgaard who used conservative figures that didn’t account for aay ‘ projected growth in the district or ‘ growth from planned construction developments. But trustee Margot Furk said - she- was confused by the report and crepeated: her view that the new middie school (Grades 7-9) FOR A FREE ESTIMATE VISIT OUR SHOWROOM WEST VANCOUVER SCHOOL BOARD —— should probably be built at the 1735 inglewcod Ave. site currently occupied by the YMCA, :. *I.am concerned about the: fi- nancial’ viability and the educa- - tional soundness (of a new school -built far away from other second- ary schools) Tather than the con- venience, although I am not say- ing that convenierce is not impor- tant,”’ said Furk. She also expressed concerns about the lack of choice for stu- 985-9527 “FAX 985:1452 1300 LLOYD AVE., N-VAN. V7P 359 fe dents living. west of a proposed 3tst Street boundary for: the new school. But the rest of the District 45 school board continued to support the new middle school, which would cost approximately $10 mil- ‘lion. The school is slated. to be built on property :currently owned by. the schocl- board. Chairman Jean Ferguson said a middle school at the Inglewood site would increase traffic in ‘the already congested area. ‘‘Not to mention that develop- ment in the. municipality . definitely in the west and we are building a new school not just for the year 2000, but for the year 2005, 2010, 2015 and likely beyond,’ ” said Ferguson. said the open-boundary system could still be used after the new middle school was built. He noted two developments below Caulieild Plateau along with planned devel- opments in places like Bowen Island supported construction of the needed middle school at Caulfeild Plateau. Player said the new middle school would save the district money on school buses required to . transport middle. school students from western parts of. the municipality. The school board voted on mo-. tions endorsing continued plan-. ning of ihe Caulfeild Plateau middle school. District 45° ad- ministration is currently short- listing architects to design the school. fees may be viable and said Social Credit wouldn’t in- troduce them. Johnston has countered by saying Har- the province, health-care funding, would increase taxes. But Harcourt said ke would freeze user fees and health premiums and took at reducing the system's waste. including fo. . Joanne Duchscher North Vancouver I would probably say more taxes if we can’t keep it the way it is. Incredibly Efficient Plans. proudly announces a new and ex Plan Postlolio for the mone faa vabocder Superintendent Doug Player A NEW MLA | FOR A NEW RIDING |. | WEST VAN-CAPILANO “The key issues are quality J education, environmental protection. proper health care, | economic stability, and seniors | concems” ® Manried, father of three *® Graduate UBC Law School © Instructor Business Law Langara College . ® Prominent cormmunity volunteer ff “Free enterprise with social responsibility” lnseteagt pp tnd Se CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS 925-9440 | 1844 Niarine Drive, West Van. (across from West Van Florist) §