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NEWS photo Paul McGrath

TODD MAJOR prepares to light up the lives of shoppers at Park and Tilford
Gardens Wednesday. Major's acrobatics pave the way,for Park and Tilford’s annu-

al Christmas Light Display. On Dec: 2 at 7 p.m., the colorful lignts will begin to -
burn as a harpist, singers and a clown entertain visitors. ; oo

Point Drive residents.

"By lan Noble. ee

News Reporter

* "The plan would, sce the ‘Tsleil-Wauttith Nation
(Burrard Band) build a road ‘to its new develop-

[ments over the next two. years trom Dollarton
1, Highway,

residents
ink proposal

‘A MEDIATOR’S proposal to ease fric-
tion over access lo. Burrard Band devel
‘opments is not good enough for. Roche.

“. "She proposal also calls for the band and North |

Vancouver District to enter a cost-sharing agree-
ment to extend Roche Point Drive 250 metres
south, toward the band’s developments. ,
Construction’ crews continue to access: the
Windsong and Seasons development sites from
“Roche Point Drive, which connects to Mount

. Seymour Parkway...

According to Roche Point. Drive. resident
Christen Kwan, :residents" want a road tink to
Dollarton Highway buile in the next six months.

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Weather

- Saturday: Showers, windy
High 10°C, low 6'C.

Annual estimated
amount: $512,899

AMALGAMATING NORTH and
West Vancouver school districts
would save Victoria an estimated
$512,899 a year from a total North
Shore school districts budget. of
$127,915,403. :

By lan Noble

News Reporter

¢ ‘Much of those savings would come from
special education funding’ ($408,307). and
district. and school-based administration

($273,591). : :

In North Vancouver District 44, adminis- -
tration salaries,. benefits. and allowances |

"total approximately 7.8%. of the overall

operating budget. The salaries, benefits and
allowances of teachers, support staff and
substitutes total nearly 76.5% of District
44’s $97.7, million operating expenses. In
West Vancouver School District 45, similar

‘administration expenses account for 7.2%

of operating expenditures. Salaries, benefits
and allowances of teachers, support staff

_ and labor costs account for 71% of the dis-

trict’s operating budget. ;
Based on its own figures, Victoria would
also spend more money in some areas,

including growth, facility planning and

community schools ($284,682); operations
and maintenance ($15,375); and geographic
adjustments ($4,794), under amalgamation.
However, District 44 schools superinten-
dent Robin Brayne questioned some figures
showing increased funding to the district,
and said the figures could be wrong.
Government figures show North Shore
schoo! board amalgamation will be. the
sniallest money-saves of all the amalgama=
tions proposed by NDP Education Minister

’ Art Charbonneau.

“Proposed school board amalgamations
would cut the number of districts in B.C.
from 75, to 37. ,

The North Shore schoo! district’s sav-
ings would represent 1.6% of the govern-
ment’s $31,665,870 total savings target,

A Sunshine Coast. Howe Sound Powell

‘River. marriage is expected to save

$2,171,728 per year.

Although the numbers precipitated much
amalgamation discussion at a Tuesday night
board meeting, the District 44 board
delayed a decision on whether it supports

‘the proposal.

Both the, District 45° board and West
Vancouver (District Council adamantly
oppose the amalgamution plan.

North “Vancouver trustees questioned

See Amalgamation page 5