22 —- Sunday, November 13, 1994 - North Shore News IV students tops in B.C. Meus | speec stance backed B.C. Ri: FORM party leader k. » Gamble says the Ha.ourt govern- ment’s amendment (Bill 33) to the Human Righis Act is proving to be an elaborate attempt to smother freedom of expression and to intro- duce a “chill factor” into the discussion of public affairs. “Reform B.C. regards the action by the B.C. Human Rights Council, a body of political appointees, in accepting the complaint entered by the Canadian Jewish Congress against the North Shore News and Doug Collins as nothing less than a gross violation of the rights of the press, and Collins, to have their actions judged by the established judicial systent in which pro- tection of all citizens is guarded by long-established Jaws,” Gamble said. When the amendment was was debated in the Legislature in June, 1993, the Opposition opposed it in day and night sessions, but the attempt to prevent the passage of Bill 33 failed. Bill 33 was also the sub- ject of intense criticism by the media and lawyers expert in matter of press freedom; also by the B.C, Civil Liberties Association; by the Press Council of B.C. and also by Gamble. Gamble said that if the Reform BC party becomes government it would imme- diately annul Bill 33 and conduct a review of the Human Rights Act. “We call upon all citizens to vigorously protest this action of government inter- vention by which che Human Rights Council was institut- ed to displace the judicial system where civil cases should be heard and dealt with in the first place,” Gamble said. Meanwhile North Vancouver District Coun. Ernie Crist is recommending to district council that it go on record as supporting the North Shore News and its right to publish material of its choice. Said Crist, “The council of the District of North Vancouver has a strong interest in ensuring that the independence of the Nerth Shore News and the press in general is maintained.” Physiother CLINIC #1 & 2 - 636 Clyde Ave. West Vancouver Physician or self-referrals welcome Claudia Craig Scrivener, MSPT, RPT ‘Tracy Barber, MCPA, RPT Marlene Cheng, BSc, RAPT Jocelyn Chouinard, BA, RAPT, Julie Gerhardt, BSc, RIE Phone: 922-0202 FOR THE second straight year, West Vancouver's senior secondary school stu- dents have finished number one in B.C., according to provincial education year-end exain results, cet: WEST VANCOUVER SCHCOL BOARD By Glen Anwick More than 15% of School District 45’s public Grade 12 students, 77 in total, achieved a high enough mark to qualify for post-secondary schol- arship awards of $1,000. This figure was taore than twice the provincial average. In addition, more than half the school district's high school graduates achieved honors standing. including 70% of those in the French immersion programs, District superintendent Doug Player told school trustees at Tuesday night's hoard meeting that the success was “particularly outstanding” since the local participation of students writing the scholarship exams was significantly higher than the B.C. average. Player pointed out that Chi Ming Chen of West Vancouver Secondary scored the highest mark in the province in Physics 12, while still in Grade 11 last spring. Chen obtained a perfect 100% score. Player added that Chen has been recruited by Cambridge University for science classes next fall. Board chair Jean Ferguson said the exam results are reflective of a continuing trend. The DRAFT CORPORATE BUSINESS PLAN For your review and discussion ouncil invites you to join a discussion on the District of North Vancouver’s draft Corporate Business Plan and share your views on the issues and decisions affecting your community and your local government. Once adopted, the Business Plan will become the “map” to be followed by staff for planning activities and preparing CORPORATE | BUSIN On the program annual budgets. Forum on the Corporate Business Plan Wednesday, November 23 7p.m. to 10 p.m., District Hall Brief presentations on the Business Plan will include: @ anoverview of the Plan ¢ how it integrates with other plans and initiatives @ areview of priorities that have been identified in the Plan. A Comment Period will follow, to give you or your organization an opportunity to present your views or questions on the Plan. For more information Pick up a copy of the Corporate Business Plan from District Hall, a District Library branch , recCentre or the RCMP Community Policing Storefront in Lynn Valley Mall. The Plan can also be accessed through InfoLink (988-9513), the District’s electronic bulletin board service (BBS). Let us know what do you think Your comments are important. Plan on attending the District Forum or watching the live telecast on Shaw Cable. Here's how you can comment : ¢during the Comment Period at the Forum ¢ phoning the Comment Line at 990-2273 $ fax to 984-9637 @mail to RO. Box 86218, North Vancouver, V7L 4K1 trend shows that over the past five years the West Vancouver school district has progressed up the ranks from close to the top in student exam results to finishing as the best in 1993 as well as 1994, “The teachers and students in our district have done a wonderful job of getting prepared for these exams,” she said. “Our teachers have managed to convince our graduating students to put in those extra hours of study time and it has paid off with these excellent results that we can all be proud of.” Trustee Clive Bird agreed with Ferguson. He supported the board’s motion that it write a letter of congratulations to each of the scholarship winners. There are 46 scholarship winners from Sentinel Secondary and 3! from West Vancouver Secondary. Letters of thanks will also be sent to the teachers of the subject exams. Call Corporate Services at 990-2416 for more information.