WEST VANCOUVER > SCHOOL BOARD Petition demands Hillside referendum WEST VANCOUVERITES are being. asked to sign a petition’ demanding a ‘municipal referendum on the. issue of demolishing the 34-year-old Hillside middle ‘school. ‘By Kevin Gillies - Contributing Writer ‘The propsed referendum ques- ae would ve, “Do you approve -of.-West. Vancouver District 45: - School: Board’s (WVSB) plan to . demolish Hillside ‘middle school, and the sale or ‘Tease of. that . land?” ; Engineering design consiiasit Ron Baldry and.a group. of nine local’.volunteers. are ‘spearheading ‘the drive: to collect at least 1,000 . Signatures on the petition, which “would be: presented to the provin- ‘cial Ministry of Education. °° “He claims he has the backing | of | the Ambleside and Dundarave - Ratepayers. Association, and: has * 840 signatures already. , ; “The idea of putting it to.a ref- erendum is that if we have a ma- “jority . vote.. 20", along. with ‘the scheol board, then we back down and: that’s the majority vote. “IF we, get a-majority ‘vote in ~ the other direction, then obviously we expect the same. result. in the . other direction,’’ Baldry said. «, ““There-are many, many people who: are not’ agreeing .with what ' the school ’ board’ is doing,’ and they .are .of the opinion that. it’s being :, done, basically, “behind ‘closed. doors with: very little public . input.”” Last:-June, ‘the WVSB decided _ that: Hillside would be torn down ‘and its site sold ‘to help pay for a school at Cauilfeild "The new school has reached the designing phase, while the WVSB has. started the: process to receive ‘bids for Hillside’s demolition. . ‘Anyone interested in further in- formation on the, referendum can ‘contact t Baldry at 926-3565. “NORTH VANCOUVER 7 a DISTRICT COUNCIL ~ District may ‘lease school "A MARCH 9. public ‘hearing will . be held on the future of the pro- ‘“,posed St. Pius X elementary school at 1150 Mount. Seymour Rd. if North Vancouver District Council. endorses thé recommen- -dation of its planning and devel- opment standing committee. | The scheol will ultimately be a private facility serving the parish, but because of overcrowding at Dorothy Lynas elementary school it will be leased by North Van- , couver School District 44 for five _ years. | ‘ The lease would include another two-year option. If approved, the school will ac- commodate approximately 200 students in a.13,243. sq. ft. (1,230 , sq. m) building containing eight classrooms, a library and ad- ministration . offices. The existing church hall will provide .a gym- nasium. / It is ‘hoped that a_ proposed building schedule will allow ‘the school to open in September 1993. - They'll Show You RSP Investment Options That Can Make The Difference Between Just Retiring And Retiring’ Well. nvesting in RSPs used to be simple. People normally know what a well planned RSP portfolio can do for you bought Term Deposits and never gave them a second Talk to them. Explain the kind of RSP returns you’re thought. Today people are re- thinking their needs and looking for. They will show you Term Deposits, Savings looking for other ways to maximize their returns. Deposits, 10 no-load RoyFund mutual funds* and Self- ‘ Well, Royal Bank Term Deposits do give you an Directed RSPs that meet your needs and satisfy your advantage that could help you retire richer, It’s called ' goal of a richer retirement. “stagpered maturity dates? If you’re not getting options like these for your RSP If you vary your Term Deposit maturity dates portfolio, talk to the RSP Specialist at any Royal Bank monthly or yearly, you'll always have money available branch. Or call. to take advantage of a rise in interest rates. | It could mean the difference between j just retiring But that’s only one option. Royal Bank RSP Specialists and retiring well. Call 665-8613 in Vancouver or 1-800-663-2193. More Canadians Choose Royal Bank For RSPs, ROYAL BANK. . * Offered by prospectus only by Royal Bank Mutual Fund Services Inc.