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Canada’ Ss birthday, and: while communities

-~nationwide: spent millions: -of- federal. dollars 7

celebrating, ‘the -inquiring reporter hit ‘the

| —streets to find out if people felt we're a.proud

nation.
Today's question:

Lindsay Parker
West Vancouver

I would say yes. I was

sang Oh Canada.

“ Maureen Rodger
« West Vancouver

No. We used to always
sing the national anthem
at school and even in
theatres. The Americans
are much more patriotic
than we are, but they goa
bit overboard.

Anthony Wamock
West Vancouver

1 don't really know. it
doesn’t look like it, docs
it? Canada Day is just
another day.

Debbie Hedenberg
Port Coguitlam

I think people care
about the country, they
just don't show it as much
asthe Americans.

Mike Tigges
West Vancouver

1 think Canadians have
a casual atutude about
their country They take
things as they come If
things go bad, and the
country needs ai hand,
we're there to help

. School
: society which plans to offer

just at a party, and we all

_ unprecedented

West ” Vancouver: “School |
“Board in*hot-water with its"
teachers’ -association over its
_ approval to ‘rent - public

. school, space to: a private

school.

“The board decided at-an
in-camera meéeting—to—rent
one classroom in Cedardale
to Montessori, a

pradés one, two and three at
the-schocl, Grades three to
seven. were*recently . tran-

Sferred. outof Cedardaic: ‘ima.
“controversial : “move ‘by’: the 4
district. ; °

. “I think this is a public
issue that should have been
debated in public,” said
newly elected West Van
Teachets’ .Association

president Heather Walker:

“The decision was made in
a private meeting...(renting
the classroom) is in direct
competition to the public
class offered there,” Walker
said »t Monday's public

A BEHIND- CLOSED-*»
“doors. decision ‘has put-the ~

“The teachers. are worried
“that ‘the “board -was more
“concerned over the financial
aspect Of-repaining:the:casts
of maintenance -and did not
‘take into account -the-long
term ‘effects ofits decision
on the quality of education.
“Not only is it’a threat to
job security, but if it is going

to be a continuing policy to“

use board space for private
purposes, well wouldn't that
be the ultimate of the
board’ Ss... user pay
philosophy?” Walker asked.
*Frustee:: Norm Alban
-admitted ‘the board's

decision - was made at a-

“hastily called private

Sager. ‘defended | the board's
_ action, saying it was hotly
' debated. ©

Teacher Peter Minshall
called the board’s decision
“an area of far-reachi
impact” on the _ school
system and asked for public
debate on the issue.

sharges laid in 24

thefts from autos

THREE men are in custody
at the “Lower Mainiand
Regional Correctional
Centre (Oakalla), jointly
charged with 24 thefts from
autos parked in West
Vancouver.

And police in West Van
suspect that the arrest of the
three probably accounts for
a total of 53-different cases.

West Van has seen an
spate of
thefts from vehicles in recent
weeks, primarily ones left in
underground parking lots.

Charged with 17, counts of
theft over $200 and seven of
theft under $200 are Daniel
Warren Lenko, aged 17,
Drake Lee Lenko, 23, and
Peter Allan Seabrook, aged
22, all of no fixed address.

Stolen property making up

the subjects of the charges
totals $23,150, of which
police report having
recovered $18,100 worth.
Total damage to vehicles
incurred -d the theft of

uring
that property is $5,460.

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‘debated in public and not
“behind ‘closed doors,”
‘Minshail said.

' Trustee John Gregory
called the decision a good ©

financialone. _
“After: talking to the
Surrey “School Board, I

would say we received an -
' extreniely good | deal,” .

“Gregory said. »

“Fhe -board will receive
about $6 a square foot or
$480 a month for the rental
of the qne classroom. .

“This should. have been. .

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