Interests........ studying nutrition and appiying ii to my training Future. chiropractics in LA. apkions fry THE following is a selection of volunteer opportunities available through North Shcre Community Services (NSCS): A friendship facilitator is needed to spend two to three hours on 3 Saturday/Sunday afternoon two to four times a month facilitating friendship and socialization for a child with a ald mental disability by spending time with the child and the child’s peers. A sales clerk is needed to assist the public in making purchases, be responsible for operating cash register and processing credit card purchases and packing urchases. General duties in the = shop — include some cleaning and mainte- nance. Friendly visitors are need- ed to visit with seniors who have litle support or who are shut-ins. Many seniors are’ looking for people to share special interests such as Music, movies, going for walks, coffee, scrabble and cards. A Class 4 driver is needed for a non-profit: society. to drive seniors to walk destina- tion on the North Shore. Foster families for home- less dogs are needed to foster dogs, while a suitable home is being found. Dogs are generally fostered, for two to three weeks. Problem dogs are not fostered, but if the dog does not work out it will be taken back. If you are interested in voluntecring, call 985-7138. NSCS is a member agency of the United Way. $98 on 5 for 9° VERY LOW QUANTITIES ON SOME TITLES — HURRY IN FOR BEST SELECTION Available for Kent & Sale _ Declining enrolment a factor Catherine Barr Contributing Writer DESPITE decreased international enrolment and provincial funding cuts, West Vancouver’s school beard has deliv- ered a balanced budget for the 1999/2900 term. Secretary-treasurer Len Archer delivered the news this week at the board's revular Tuesday night meeting. West Vancouver's student population has decreased by 195 students, said) Archer. This means that the province has cut back approximately S11 million in finds, making it even harder to balance the books. Further reductions in’ the international student enrol- ment also continue to hurt. School superintendent Doug Player pointed out that every vear, it is getting harder and harder to rely on the pro- gram. Player said the program provided over $1.5 > million dollars in net revenue in the past, but now that figure is only S$} million. Currently there are 220° international students. Next year that figure could drop by 40 students. Nonetheless, Archer was happy to report that a $39.9 million dollar figure has been achieved by doing ovo things: increasing = revenues and decreasing expenditures. Wages, salaries and bene- tits comprise approximately 85% of the proposed budget but Archer was quick to point out that the total is relatively low. Ocher similar districts, he said, are closer to the 90% range. Increased revenues have been found because unspent money from this year’s bud- get will be carried over. “We're sort of holding the REGENCY. GM Brent Farley Don Triffon General Sales Manager of Regency GM is pleased to announce that Brent) Farley has joined our dynamic sales torce. Brent is a proud resident of the North Shore. You may have previously met Brent assisting with your golf needs at Nevada Bob’s. , So - need a golf tip or a new car) Brent will be happy to help you with both, ; Stop in or call Regency GM, the North Shore's only CadillaceGMC authorized dealer. cy 4160 Marine Dr. ‘935 6333 North Van line on this year’s expendi- tures so as to provide funding for the coming year,” said Archer. Additional revenue could also be found by leasing some of the school district space, specifically Cedardale Centre. Class size, secondary coor- dinators, professional devel- opment funding and support staff such as daytime custodi- ans are all being maintained ar current levels. These areas were highlighied as items of priority. by both Archer and Player. Priori items identified by parents and teachers such as print: materials, elementary “We’re sort of holding the line on this year’s expenditures...” program coordination and support: for technology pro- grams have all been added. Lower enrolment means decreasing staff, but the board hopes this will be achieved through retirements and attri- tion. There will be reductions ia replacement: equipment and Maintenance contracts and some supply and service con- tracts (for cxample, photo- copying and substitute teacher and sup pport staff). Trustees did. not partici- pate ina lengthy debate over any particular item before Passing the bylaw. All agreed thar the budget was. fiscally sound and thar staff deserved a great deal of credit tor all of their hard work. 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