More Kids’ Stuff ... From page 22 Parenting workshops for moms. Child care program is available. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Nelbrook Baptist Church, 515 West Windsor Rd., North Vancouver For more information please ca!l 929- 5524. Babes’ storytime for 0-24 ’ months accompanied by an adult at 10:30 a.m. at N.V. City Library. For more information call 980-4424. Junior Forest Wardens: Ourdoor-oriented — youth club for ages 10-18; boys and girls welcome. Forestry, ecology, outdoor recreation and leadership. 7-8:30 p.m. For more information call 988-5509. W.V. Youth Band mecet- ing: Beginners and inter- mediates — all levels wel- come. Irwin Park School. For more information call 925-4562. Canadian Army Cadets meeting: 6:45 p.m. in Lt.- Col. Fell) Armories. For boys and girls. Free. For more information call 980- 2919. Navy League of Canada meeting: 6:45 p.m. at Navy League Centre, 1555 Forbes Ave., North Vancouver. Adventure train- ing and seamanship for boys and girls aged 10-13 years. 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All Eaton's stores now have extended shopping hours. Just check with your nearest Eaton's for exact hours. watt q re tot ’ sit TEE 101 Thunderbird Squadron Royal Canadian Air Cadets: Youth organi- zation for young people aged 12 through 18, which encourages leadership,- physical fitness, good citi- zenship, with a focus on the air industry. Meetings every Wednesday. 6:30-9:30 p.m., J.P. Fell Armouries, 1513 Forbes St., N.V. Info: 987- 8818. — Compiled by Ann Hamilton *Offers available until November 30, 1997, or while quantities ‘ast, unless otherwise specified. Selection varies by store. Cray Wednesday, November 19, 1997 — North Shore News — 23 Ferries travel rates. on rise THE provincial gov- ernment is taking steps to improve BC Ferries’ financiai performance with a new fare struc- ture and provision of annual financial sup- port for the service. Said Deputy Premier Dan Miller, minister responsible for BC Ferries, “We recog- nize that BC Ferries operates a good service which is a nec- essary part of our transporta- tion infrastructure and can- not be totally self-support- ing. : “Jr’s a service which must remain affordable, especially for our year-round cus- tomers.” For passengers, the one- way fare between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island will rise by 50. cents during the low season and will increase by $1 during the shoulder and peak seasons. One-way car fares will be $1 more during the low sea- son and $2 more during the shoulder and peak seasons. On the smaller routes, the one-way fare for passengers will rise by 50 cents while the one-way vehicle fare will increase by $1. The new fares took effect on Monday on the major routes between Vancouver Island and the mainland, as well as the Horseshoe Bay - Langdale and Saltery Bay - Earls Cove routes. The increases will be implemented on the balance of the routes on Monday, Nov. 24 and Monday, Dec. I. New prices for books of assured loading tickets ‘and frequent user tickets are effective immediately. Miller said the tariff changes are designed to recover a larger portion of the operating costs facing the corporation and to increase the level of cost recovery on smaller routes. Few of them achieve break-even on oper- ating costs. - “We will decide on the best way to continue with the replacement of aging ships and the provision of free trav- el for education and health reasons through a long-term policy, to be set in the gov- ernment’s upcoming budget process,” said Miller. BC Ferries is the “school bus” for hundreds of stu- dents, and also provides free passage for residents who must travel for non-emer- gency medical purposes. The costs of these pro- grams, plus the free travel that B.C. seniors receive, add up to about $8 million a year, a cost that BC Ferries now absorbs. The government is also exploring alternative financ- ing options with BC Ferries regarding the construction of new vessels and expects BC Ferries to continue to look for additional ways to increase efficiencies, Miller added. The new tariff announced today does not include any increases for commercial and bus customers. -