MOUNTAIN FOREST URBAN RESERVE rr Ly ocean CLUB HOUSE } “‘*C: C3 Se | = Sentinel Gercowdine orotested WEST VANCOUVER’S Sentinei secondary school is overcrowded by ap- ‘proximately 40% of its redefined capacity rat- ing, West Vancouver District 45 school board trustees were told at a re- cent meeting. By Kevin Gillies Contributing Writer Klaus Jensen, concerned about his son’s class sizes, con- fronted the board on Sept. 28 with questions about the school’s population. Sentinel’s current population is £,359, and the school, in- cluding its portable classrooms, is currently rated to accommo- date 990 students. When Sentinel was originally - built, its capacity was officially more than 1,100. District 45 facility director Bob Young said the school's ac- commodation rating had been reduced because the ministry of education had recognized “the need for computer rooms, special ed rooms, learning assistance rooms, career resources and a whole lot of things like that that didn’t used to be recognized....”” Responding to Jensen’s con- cers, District 45 assistant super- intendent John Calder said the school board was cperating ‘in an extremely tight budget year. “We went with counting the students as they arrived in September. That was exacer-~ bated certainly. by the budget situcticn we're in. “We know we're running a deficit; we're funded on children as they arrive at school. That’s part of the problem we ran into. “Secondly, we have received a net immigration, an influx into this district that we had no an- ticipation of. “We cannot track, for exam- ple, real estate sales, net effect of migration from across Canada or from the _ interna- tional community.’’ At an = garlier District 45 meeting, trustees were told that the district ran a deficit slightly WEST VANCOUVER SCHOOL BOARD over $500,000 in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 1992. Calder said the student influx into West Vancouver’s British Properties area could have an impact on other area schools such as Chartwell elementary. He said that teaching positions at Sentinel school have been posted, but it could take some time to fill them. “We are not in the position of being able to simply go out and hire teachers and put them in the class on 24-hours’ notice,’ he said. “‘There’s a process that must be followed, and that we are following to the best of our ability.” Calder also said that class sizes between 28 and 33 students are not uncommon now in B.C. Calder is putting together a report looking at Sentinel’s overpopulation and immigration into District 45. He said the report should be ready in a week or so. Wednesday, October 7, 1992 - Nerth Shore News - 3 Info meetings scheduled for massive NVD ig development ‘Preferred plan’ for 295-acre Northlands site to be presented TWO INFORMATION meetings have been scheduled for Oct. 8 and 15 i North Vancouver District to discuss the . development of one of the last large parcels of undeveloped land on the North Shore. Over the past 18 months, the Northlands Review Committee has been working with planning con- sultants to develop a strategy for North Vancouver District’s Northlands study area. The 295-acre site is bounded by Mount Seymour Road to the east, Northlands Drive to the west, an extended Hyannis Drive to the north and Mount Seymour Parkway to the south. The committee, which was ap- pointed by North Vancouver District Council, has presented council with the lengthy A Fro- posed Plan for Northlands Golf Course and Neighborhvod report outlining a concept for the Northlands site. The report states that the “essence of the project is open green space.”’ The dominant feature of the “preferred plan’’ for the site is a 142-acre municipal golf course, complete with a 12,000-sq.-ft. clubhouse and a double-ended driving range that consumes most of the 196 acres owned by the district. The site’s major land owners include: @ North Vancouver District (196 acres); @ Cressey Development Corp. (78 acres); @ Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (14 acres); @ United Properties Ltd. (seven zecres). The committee's proposal also includes a low-density neighbor- hood consisting of 775 units rang- ing from single-family dwellings to multi-family housing, a singie- level elementary school and a two-storey secondary school. By A.P. McCredie News Reporter In keeping with council’s wishes of incorporating the natural ‘features of the area into the de- velopment plan, a 22-acre wildlife corridor has been retained to serve as a buffer between the residential area and the golf course. An 18.6-acre community park will be the largest of three parks incorporated in the pian. The total projected cost of the golf facility is $12.5 million, with the additional neighborhood de- velopment costs anticipated to be $13 million. The district will receive revenue from the sale of district-owned single-family and multi-family sites, totalling approximately $26 million, giving the development a projected net revenue of $560,000. Based on the consuitants’ reve- nue and expense projections for the golf facility, net annual operating income has been estimated at an average of $1.03 million over the first five years. The district has produced and distributed to district residents a questionnaire giving details of the “preferred plan’’ and the financ- ing options available to the district. Two open houses are scheduled for public discussion and com- ment on the plan: ® Thursday, Oct. 8 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Handsworth second- ary school, 1044 Edgewood Rd.; @ Thursday, Oct. 15 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Windsor secondary school, 93! Broadview Dr. News wins community newspaper awards Excellence in photography, advertising design, promotions and editorial recognized THE NORTH Shere News was honored at the Oct. 1 to 3, 1992 British Columbia and Yukon Newspapers Association (BCYCNA) convention. with awards recognizing photography, advertising, editcrial and overall newspaper ex- ceilence. News photographers picked up two first-place finishes: @ Terry Peters, News photography manager, won the Best Feature Color Photo award in the 10,001-and-over circulation category for 2 Remembrance Day photograph that judges said was *ta hands-down winner on first go round.” @ News photographer Cindy Goodman, meanwhile, won the Best Feature Biack and White Photo award in the 10,00!-and- over circulation category for a News Now section front page. Judges said the photograph was “Excellent — very well executed in light and composition.’’ News advertising design and marketing were also recognized with two first-place awards: @ News artist Lorraine Wareham won the Best Advertising Design category with a Capilano Malt back-to-school advertising cam- paign (earlier this year, the cam- paign won the Best Advertising Idea award in the 1992 Canadian Community Newspapers Associa- tion newspaper competition); o News Cheryl Carter won the Best Newspaper Promotion § category with her Good Fortune promo- tional campaign, which featured the use of, fortune cookies delivered to eastern media buyers. The campaign also won the Best Newspaper Promotion category in the 1992 Canadian Community Newspapers Association awards competition. The News recorded one promotion manager - second-place finish and two hon- orable| mentions in editorial categories in the BCYCNA com- petition: @ News typesetter and = special projects designer Robyn Brown won second place in the To Our Health category for a series on kicking the smoking habit. @ News senior reporier Michael Becker received an honorable mention in the same category for an article on the curative powers of humor. @ News book reviewer Barbara Black, meanwhile, received an honorable mention in the Neville Shanks Memorial Award category for best local historical writing for her article on how Lynn Valley influenced the paintings of F.H. Varley. Meanwhile, in the BCYCNA’s overall general excellence category for tabloid newspapers with a cir- culation of 25,001 or over, the North Shore News received a third-place award. PROMOTION MANAGER Cheryl Carter... Best Newspaper Pro- motion award for her Good Fortune promotional campaign. PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER Terry Peters... Best Feature Color Photo award for a front-page Remembrance Day photograph.