Sunday, September 15, 1991 - North Shore News - 5 School board questions lottery funding scems like a lottery anyway,"' money be used for public school- NORTH VANCOUVER quipped trustee Roy Dungey. ing? SCHOOL BOARD Walton noted that some private But trustee Don Bell said schools got funding through bingo education funds should not get A REJECTED proposal by pro- revenue so why couldn't lottery tied to lottery funds. NEWS BRIEFS Drugstore robbed THIEVES BROKE into a North Vancouver drugstore Tuesday and made off with a major haul of goods and cash. According to a North Vancouver RCMP spokesman, the Deep Cove Drug Store, located on Gallant Avenue, was hitsome time between 1:30 and 8 a.m. Thieves entered the store through a false wail joining the building. The alarm sytem had been disarmed. The store lost a substantial amount of narcotics, ciga- reites, stamps, money and lottery tickets. The theft was discovered later that morning. A crowbar was found at the scene. To press time, no suspects had been apprehended. The thieves may attempt to sell stolen scratch and win and Provincial lottery tickets on the street; if people are approached to buy lottery tickets, the police request that they report such incidents. Contact North Vancouver RCMP Const. Marty Blais regarding this case at 985- 1311. Lead poisoning VANCOUVER CHILDREN'S Hospital is warning parents to be on the alert fur imported kettles which may cause serious illness to babies. The warning was prompted by the case of a seven- month-old North Vancouver infant admitted to the hos- pital earlier this week. The baby boy was found to have excessively high levels of lead in his bloodstream. An investigation showed that the baby’s formula was prepared with tap water boiled in a stove-top kettle im- ported by the family from their native fran, vincial school trustees to get the government te fund = education with lottery money was questioned Tuesday by North Vancouver District 44 School Board trustee Richard Walton. “Why vote against it?"' said Watton, He was reacting to statements made by trustee Anne Macdonald who attended a mecting recently of B.C. school trustees repre- senting all 75 districts. “I'm in favor of a portion of it (lottery money) going to education but not all of it. We voted it down,"’ said Macdonald. She noted that the lottery- money motion was a spontaneous effort put forth at the end of the meeting. During the schoot board meeting, the chairman and the six trustees briefly discussed using lottery money for gencral educa-" tion. “The way we get our funding BUILD WITH CONFIDENCE =| UP TO GO% OFF reg. dept. store prices Blinds as Fast as 3 Days ¢ Yaletown Blinds & Drapery Inc. ie Visit our Showroom : 987-0203 OPEN 7 DAYS 9am - 9pm BEAT ANY PRICE BY 5% DENTURES HAVE NEVER LOOKED SO NATURAL fi @ NEW DENTURES M@ RELINES The kettle, which includes a tap near its base, is commonly found in the Middie East. The type of kettle can also be purchased in Canada, according to the in- fant'’s mother. The infant is undergoing chelation therapy to reduce the lead level in his body and is responding well to treatment. Long-term, high-level cxposure to lead can cause severe behavioral disorders and mental retardation. The hospital is offering free chemical analysis for families concerned thal their imported kettles may be leaching !ead into drinking weiter. 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Following the conclusion of our Close-Out Sale, the remaining stocks at UNITED COLLECTION AGENCIES INC. raust be liquidated at the fall of the gavel. Greens endorse candidates THE NORTH Shore Greens met Tuesday night to endorse two candidates in the upcoming provincial election and discuss issues of local importance. Eighteen people met at recCen- tre Lonsdale to endorse Phillip Petrik to run in the riding of North Vancouver-Lonsdale, and Lions Bay Ald. Phil Millerd for the riding of West Vancouver- Garibaldi. Both ridings are new and do not have incumbents. Millerd says the Greens ad- vocate ‘‘participatory democracy,’’ in which people’s viewpoints are drawn out through round-table discussions that help participants reach consensus. “The people know what the issues are, and, given the right process, they'll come up with the solutions,’’ said Millerd. “Everybody has a little piece of UNRESERVED LIC AUCTION Hundreds of fine quality genuine hand-knotted Room size area rugs and runners of all sizes in wool and sitk-and-wool blend — all must be liquidated. — the truth.’’ Millerd said 8.C.’s logging pol- icy is a major issue; the Green position, he said, is not to ban logging in controversial areas, but to seek sustainable alternatives to current forestry practices. Much of the Tuesday-night meeting was spent discussing native land claims and _ self- government, and the hope that bridges of understanding could be built between North Shore natives LIONS BAY Ald. Phil Millerd will run for the North Shore Greens in the riding of West Vancouver-Garibaldi in the next provincial election. and the rest of the community. The North Shore Greens are planning a meeting for Tuesday, Sept. 17. For more information, call Millerd at 921-7511 or Petrik at 984-0489, If you visited UNITED COLLECTION AGENCIES INC. on WEST BROADWAY in the past and saw carpets you wished you could afford, now is the time to take advantage of the EXTRA SAVINGS available at this unreserved auction. 3301 W. BROADWAY, VANCOUVER 137-8687 Saturday, September 14, AUCTION 2:00 PM SHARP (viewing 12 noon) Sunday, September 15, AUCTION 2:00 PM SHARP (viewing 12 noon) Monday, September 16, AUCTION 7:00 PM SHARP (viewing 5:30 pm) Tuesday, September 17, AUCTION 7:00 PM SHARP (viewing 5:30 pm)