14 — Wednesday, November 23, 1994 -- North Shore News

Kevin
Gillies

Twinning a goodwill gesture -

_ From page 1 4:

finally get off ihe pot and do some-
thing.” -

North Vancouver District Mayor
Murray” Dykeman : says council has
researched economic twinning with
a Chinese city, but is unwilling to
pursue it due to the estimated
$50,000 per trip necessary to

‘ cement the twinning process. “The
_ pursuit of such activities should not
‘be at the: pense of the taxpayers,”
~ he said

. > Dykeman. added ‘that business
- protocol i in China calls for mayors

~ and other top officials to make con-
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LAST NIGHT North Vancouver Schooi District 44
trustees were presented with a proposal by local parents
to establish an alternative school in the district. The
schoo! would be run by a council comprised of parents
-and teachers to deliver a “teacher-centred” program
rather than a “learner-centred” prugram. Coincidentally,
the concept of individual school councils is one being
explored by District 44 trustees for all of North

Vancouver’s elementary and secondary schools. The coun-
cils could involve community, business or student repre-
sentatives. Either council propose? would have to operate
within Education Ministry guidelines, pciicies and legisla-
tion for curriculum and employment and be responsible
for overseeing allocated funds. The proposed councils are
attempts by the education system to address accountabili-
ty concerns.

Should public schools be run by school councils?

Bili Mogharbel

North Vancouver

Yes, I think it would be
better. The council could
easily handle school

concems or problems.

Jeff Hunter

New Westininster

I think it would be a
good idea for each
school but I fear that it
may cost taxpayers more
in the end.

Ruth-Ann Meadows
North Vancouver

In the long run I don’t
think it’s a good idea
because it could lead to
the breakdown of unifor-

North Vancouver

I think it would be a
positive move to get
more input from the
community.

““We're the dvor-opesers,” he said.
He added the concept is wel-
come and the business opportuni-
ties in China are “terrific,” but the
costs to the municipality are too
” high.

mity in our educational

". Standards.

Vancouver Port Corp. estab-
lished a twinning relationship
recently with the port of Shanghai,
said the company’s, communica-
tions coordinator Nicole Udzenija.

She said the new relationship

between the two ports establishes

goodwill! and a working relation- —

ship.

However, it is too soon.to tell
whether the twinning wiil lead to
more business.

The port has twinned with other

cities in Asia, including Dalian in
China about four years ago. That

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It’s a good idea. If par-
ents on the council have
kids in that particular
school, then it would. be
good.

twinning lead to jncreaned business: 7
for the port, she said...” :
North Vancouver Chamber of

‘Commerce’ president Sadru Mitha _
said he would be interested i in an.

economic twinning with a Chinese _
city, but there has been.no “imme- ~
diate” interest ‘from the chamber’ s