Aécording “to: ~Moulding

penalties charged from ‘July, :

1984 “to July, '1985: on the
“unpa d-$110,000, add .an ex-’

ta charge i in, interest rates of:
21.045 per ‘cent,’ making ; the
total cost, $129,038.21,

Mo ding’ said;

incurring “an- extremely high:
cost: by / not: paying~ thei
taxes when due.

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*City.do the same, whic
unanimously approved

t

_ the “Minister. of Education, . 7

PROVINCIAL BUDGET
cuts in the North Vancouver

Schooi’ District “have gone ~

too far"; and ‘now board
members ;, have. ‘decided “.
confront) the: government

with a ‘‘must’” budget that’s «-
i “. pensation _ Stabilization’. Act

a ithe rate of approximately

a: whopping $4.9°'‘million
more, than: the $53 - million

ceiling set by the Ministry. of,

_ Education. °
By BILLBELL

mu the deficit budget ‘i is. not ;
“approved,” the © district {will
Jose '52. teachers ‘during ‘the
85/86 year and «. over 20
an aids. and: Support -

: “staff.

«While vrvistees ’ ‘in North’
Vancouver - decided ‘to ‘take
the government ‘on over, the”
‘vbudget,. trustees.” in’. West.
“Vancouver decided : to. meet.
the requirements set.out by’ ”

Jack Heinrich. :/ 0°.
Trustees © there : passed © a’
$17.5 miltion budget, which”
. will’ see ‘a ‘ reduction of 13:
teachers, nine due, to. declin

“ing enrollment; nine

restraint.”
That figure, according | to

S trustee Michael © Smith;

‘down: from the original’, 25

teachers origi lly, sla ed for
termination. 2

Smith credits the district’ s

~ “good management” for.be-

‘ing able to stave off further
drastic cuts: Smith ‘also said
that with “al declitie of: 13
: teachers,” the e pupil’ teacher
-Tatio would remain tale. is

action’ follows. the lead

other school , boards ;around

“the province, ‘which are, sen

“ding Victoria.

and refusing’ further cuts:
zhave to. give:

oth / Message ..

“these: -euts'| are going ..

- Dungey,. “it’s not a wish list,

.its- “need

“five: budget : amendmenis;, tor

“bring' funding or. the district.
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Or oy

5. Friday, March 15, 1985 . North Stiore News

WEST ‘VAN meers GUIDELINES -

a Van District defies
school budget

cera | caretaking, “and!
‘consulting ’ staff “to an ade-

quate level.”
Dungey also moved’ a con-

tingency sum of $1,405,000.
for/’ “salary: increases’ likely.

to be permitted by the Com-"

3.25 per cent. :
! Trustees Ross, Regan’ and |
Margie.” Goodman. both
strongly « ‘opposed the

“amendments to the budget

| Goodman accused Dungey °
of ‘tcooking up”. the.
amendments, ‘the day of the

meeting.
“This is ‘totally ridiculous.

and*I don’t want.to.be, part

of .it- and, I: certainly | won ee
“vote: for pit. oo
; ~ Regan’ “argued against. “the:

amendments. saying ." the
=,teachers “should |. cut ‘their

salaries to stop cutbacks and

that the school board should

limits —

have: gone: to’ referendum to.
‘raise’: funds’ “locally, rather
jthan “go-to” the provincial «
government. 7:

“Is obvious that you will
‘not comply (with, Victoria’s
budget . ceiling request) and
that. District 44 is. to “join
hands ‘with’ a. ‘Jot--of “other”
.trustees’ in this province.:to
‘put in a: cwish list . budget ‘to. ”
confront the ‘government’

with’?

Trustees Chief Philip doe, ,

“Dorothy: Lynas, "Verna

Smelovsky., and: Dungey

, voted for all five: -amend- :

‘Chairperson’ ‘Margaret. *
essup “also” voted ‘for. the.

“We must; ‘in’ all honesty,
represent. “what we: feel is the

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