Searchers looking for muscing boy SEARCH AND rescue teams from the North Shore, Squamish, Lions Bay and Whistler were called out after a four-year-old boy went miss- ing on. Wednesday in Garibaldi Lake Provincial Park (Black Tusk). - The youngster was at the park for a picnic with his par- ents and @ two-year-old sib- ling, according to a Squamish RCMP spokesman. . Jo press time on Thursday, ‘North Vancouver RCMP and Chilliwack . Police dog han- diers were assisting in the ‘To. press ‘time, police had not released the name of the child who went missing near Rubble Creek. binge cash ‘A GUNMAN wearing a ski > mask ° stole an undisclosed amount of cash on March 6 after a bingo event held at St. Edmund’s Church in the 500- ‘block of .Mahon Avenue in North Vancouver. -” :- * Police say’ the 40:30 pun. | holdup occurred. 30 ‘minutes after the charity bingo session. ‘had -ended.: The: suspect ‘is described as being in his late 20s, : 1.75 metres ‘(5°8”: to: 5°10") with a. slim build. He “was wearing a navy blue %- length jacket and a navy-blue crew-neck jersey with a row of brown buttons near the top and ribbing around the neck- line: The robber wore suede ‘hiking: boots: Anyone . with - information is asked ‘to call the RCMP at 985-1311. 2 Sexual From page 1 my living room walls.” The district is taking steps to mitigate the problem locally, but O'Flaherty believes other people on the Norti Shore are threatened. While she worries about what the future may hold, she said past research clearly points to the possi- bility of a debris flow in the area. And culverts that were constructed by the district in 1969 did not meet standards called for in the 1950s. In the late 1950s, the east arm of Mackay Creek was diverted in a westerly direction 100 feet below O’Fiaherty’s property. The diversion — at $40,000 — was a cheaper option than buying out properties downstream. At the time, the district’s engi- neering department estimated the 50-year peak flow at 31.05 cubic metres (1,035 cubic feet) per sec- ond for Mackay Creek just below Ranger. However, when the district built the culverts under Ranger in 1969, they were designed to handle only 5.4 cubic metres (180 cubic feet) a second, said O’ Flaherty. Because the reinforced concrete barrier blocked debris, Ranger - Avenue was flooded in 1995, said O’Fiaherty. If the barrier wasn’t there, residents further downstream would have been the victims, said O'Flaherty. “It’s one or the other. Someone's going to get it.” She wants the problem fixed properly in her area and other North Shore residents-alerted to the potential problems. But district parks and engineering director John Bremner said ‘the culverts are ade- quate for water flow. He added that a culvert system that could handle debris flows would not be designed for neighborhoods _ because such flows must be stopped ‘before they reach residential areas. To prevent debris in the creek’s “west arm from causing similar prob- lems,. the district has installed two steel cable nets as a temporary mea- sure, . Bremner said the district is designing a catch basin to hold a pos- sible future debris flow. He hopes to have that, or another option, in place by mid-September. Preliminary cost estimates are in the $500,000 range. Gnce installed, will residents be ., safe from floods and mountain’ > debris? “As safe as they can be on the North Shore,” said Bremner. ‘We are dealing with fair- ly -rugged terrain, We'te dealing with areas that can experience incredibly high rainfalls from time to time. . problems i in many areas.’ Bremner said that since 1982, a year after floods We have drainage .. MONTROYAL BOULEVARD Friday, March 15, 1996 ~ North Shore News - 3 Debris flow fears haunt Ranger Ave. HEWS graphic Linda Dougiaa THE O'FLAHE™ TY home sits near culverts that flooded after being blocked by debris. More debris remains on the mountain. && We’re dealing with areas that can experience incredibly high rainfalls from time to time. We have drainage ... problems: in many areas. rad — North Vancouver District parks and engineering director John Bramner find anything. damaged Kilmer Road properties, the district has done a lot to protect homes. He added that flood calls are way down from 15 years ago. Although an engineer termed a: 1983 Mosquito Creek flood a debris flow, Bremner said the unusual - Mackay Creek debris flow was the first he’s dealt with in the district. After work at Mackay is complete, Y, the district will survey. North Vancouver creeks to identify those’. that show the possibility for debris flows, said Bremner. Creeks that show potential wiil be investigated to determine how much of a risk there is, and what the conse- quences would be. But O'Flaherty, saying informa- tion provided by the district has not “checked out,” added she would pay. for her own engineer's study , of Mackay. She » said the district only per- formed a land survey at the top of the west arm of MacKay Creek after much pleading from residents. After the debris flow in the east arm, the district said it had looked at the entire 7 west arm. by helicopter and did not However, after hiking the area by foot, district offi- cials added that some potential for debris flow had been . identified and investigated, The January report laid out the chilling possibilities of a similar stide. touching leads to jail A RETIRED Carson Graham physics teacher was sentenced to 30 weekends in ‘jail on Tuesday for sexually touching a stu- ‘dent over a two-year period in the late 1980s. By Anna Marie D ‘Angelo News fieporter Kurt M. Huefticin, who colleagues and stu- dents described as an exceptional and well- respected teacher, was escorted out the prisoner's door to serve the first day of a 60-day intermittent jail sentence. The Crown lawyer had asked for 12 to 18 months in jail. Said North Vancouver provincial court Judge - Bill Rodgers, “The courts must send a message to . wachers of secondary schoo} students that. sexual relations with their students will not be tolerated.” Rodgers had originally sentenced Hueftlein to 60 sequential days in jail. Hueftlein’s lawyer Jim Jardine told. the judge that he had made a mistake in his sentencing deci- sion by saying that sexual intercourse had taken "place between the student and teacher prior to her "graduation, Hueftlein, while in his mid 50s, and his former student, at age 16, began a relationship involving kissing, embracing and sexual touching while the teen was enrolled at Carson Graham sec- ondary, according to court evidence. Jardine asked for the jail sentence to be served on weekends. Crown lawyer Bruce Cookson, who opposed a weekend jail sentence in earlier court proceed- ings, said on Tuesday that he did not oppose the intermittent sentence. The judge mentioned clinical psychologist Dr. M.C. Korpach, who reported that the former stu- dent, now in her 20s, “undoubtedly manifested a number of vulnerabilities prior to her aequain- tance with Mr. Hueftiein. “However, because his perpetration occurred during such an impressionable developmental period, she had been left with damages which will be relatively longstanding throughout her adult- TEACHER KURT Hueftlein ... taught for 29 years. The psychologist said the woman will have problems with her sexuality, interpersonal rela- tions with men and sense of safety and security because of the sexual relationship with her former teacher. The woman has attempted suicide twice, according to court information. The judge said that “many” letters had been filed to the court relating to Hueftlein’s exception- al abilities as a teacher. Hueftlein’s character letters came from former teaching colleagues and former students, said the judge. - Hueftlein taught at Carson Graham for 29 years. Clinical psychologist Dr. Rabert Ley said Hueftlein does not present 2 risk to other femaie adolescents or young adult women. “His risk sta- tus has been dramatically reduced by virtue of his current involvement with the criminal justice sys- tem, his age, his retirement from teaching, and a loss of opportunity to establish relationships with young women.’ Hueftlein pleaded guilty in january toa charge of sexually touching a young person (under age 18) while in the position of trust. The charge car- ries a maximum possidle sentence of five years, according to the Criminal Code. School money crunch hits home From page 1 Continuing education is slat- ed to make a $1.59 million con- tribution to district coffers over this fiscal year. Smith would like to boost that by $206,000 with increased fees and reduced expenses. ‘ Further schoo! district sav- ings may be realized by limiting secondary schco] students to eight courses annually, (unlike most districts), reducing . low- enrolment courses, redefining - special — education-. extending the school day, 1 reduc- ing ESL support, eliminating low-enrolment career : prepara- tion programs, and. reducing |. teacher support for career and personal planning. . F Such measures would save the district $550,000. © Eliminating: French immer-' sion classes at Brooksbank ele-: mentary and transferring. stu- dents to Ross Road and Larson schools would likely result i in a “saving of $130,000. " “Extremely “expensive” ‘spe~ cial education’ programs: eat“ up $12.98 million. of the. district's budget. The district only receives. $10.8 million’ from: the Ministry ‘of Education for the’ programs. Smith . suggests elimizating some areas including thé Grade 7." to 8 transition class’ at Keith: Lynn Alternate secondary’ school. and. program reductions for’ a $430,000 savings, 2: L Moving students who’ exifol after classroom spaces are : full at’ a‘given’ school will: Save about? | $300,000. Presently, students 1 are’'] - allowed to: attend nei schools although’ the. enrolment’ : ofa single additional student can |: result in. the creation: of a new class," : Smith. notes that Gade 35 and 12 .Seycove students: could: be accommodated | at | Windsor. secondary for'a saving to the dis-.. trict of approximately ‘ $200,000. -|+' Construction of 2 _petmanent | addition to Seycove. would see: senior-year students returning in ‘three or four years...) Disposing of. assets, such as land owned by the district, is possible to do without negatively affecting students and could gen-, erate enough ‘funds to eliminate. the $4.9 million: accumulated debt. Such a . plan should be, par sued, Smith advised. | BURO.eencnnenie a Classifieds # Crossword & Home & Garden a Insights. N. Shore Aiart. @ Talking Personals.35 . gaTv Listings. delivery, 4.