“two letters. inthe Sunday

"fundamental |

Ss language instruction in our. edi

od ‘Schools.
ag First, | ‘the | “meeting
: question was anything but a a :

* or a ‘“‘farce’’..

found ‘the: ‘conduct of. the - school boards. ors
"meeting: normal, Proper: and - wary widely - the one agreed ~~ poncane behind them:
. orderly. oo , meter, "It goes without saying g that upon _ for ‘this particular — Lt
nage A large number of people? education, b be it: in French or. “pet. Although any interested on ga ae
etter ied, many of them ‘im English. _. person is weicome st am -
s ‘Sut ins increassd. Preach a ~ Education. Forum, they” are |. ~.
language “insteuction. Tam oe | Barhora Mect.ellan, et in’ 2 in, the,
ss “Qucea ° these’ o ‘people us Were. 2 Age Cate Ri awthe Wanna ; Bee ek vi

- ‘there, as I was, to indicate ~- :

: ‘thatco euenert fas Tease abo man
- a ee A kena awe te SPER ER CAanes

ts hes: SF the dosha ais

decision of the board on this is

- issue. oA

I would tke to respond to the é funds, it see
Oe - our school: board |:
ee News of January. 29. concern- ~
ing the recent. Nori Vancou- | |
ver School Board decision i Tanguage™ ‘instruction “has”
clearly: ‘and | “consistently pee
- shown - ‘that: French | immier- ”
> sion students. achieve gemer- ~
“average
board meeting of January 23, academic standards through-
and I feel that both writers -
‘grossly. misrepresented the-.
 yomature of that meeting and —
’ “made certain’ unwarranted — ti
accusations about ‘the inten-. Fs
<stions. ‘of school trustees: and «is
- al members of the public: who.
“attended. They. also display. a
= ignorance © of -
both the financial and educa-
tional. aspects - ‘of French.

implement | a’French langu-”
age instruction in A this Schoo! a

: ie too, \ was at. the ap

saan oe

advantage. of them. .
‘Research _

‘than:

aliy | higher

‘out: ‘their: ‘school. years,
“But, . the: ‘most i

‘French “and eeeih. It.
should. be a right’ of. every,
in to choose. which--. g
ever one s/he prefers for the ©
“of his/her: :child- ©
ren, ‘This: fundamental Tight .
_.. ought |.to ensure. French
language. instruction” ee
highest — priority... on - _the
J agendas and budgets of our

“y have followed the actions es

a a ‘anid. ‘deliberations: of ‘our
. board on this question overa —
. of months and can ©

- ‘attest. that they have been |
Jalmost. unduly cautious and .
‘non-commital : ‘in their ap-

2 because. of

their “concern over the.

‘financial aspect of it.

A French immersion pro-

gram need cost no more than

would ordinarily be spent

_ educating the children of this
school district, either in the

‘short or long term. ve

A number of lower ‘main-
land school districts have —
Burnaby

such programs.

instituted one last fall,
program: that has: been =
operating for several years
and Victoria School Board

_ reports having made a small

_ profit on their French immet-
sion program. |

same .infamous.
Coquitlam has an extensive

Dear Editor: |

How distressing to read .
on the front page of the News
(February 1), the experience |
of the Gerret King family."

; ‘What sick mind would set :
‘a leg-hold trap where pets

and children. wander. by.
North Shore residents. must

feel horror and alorm: over —

_ this incident.»

"How many North ate

citizens are aware that these
traps : ill
3,000,000 animals a year? —

“ ‘True, these ae wild | ani-

mals. But their blood, nerves |

and bone match those of our.
pets.: Their. suffering . is’
unspeakable. ;

To hy

other: ‘gervices Include: : ‘pérfrionant hair ‘removal manicures,
“make-up “waxing “eyebrow shaping & tinting: “nails”

_ for appointment phone Naseem oa
F amily. Hairstyling — 922-71 15
= 753N. Park Royal West Vancouver, B.C. _

aspect of ‘this. i by Me fale

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wy

“tional” _arnntters of

- humane, ’ won't ©
your M.L.A.. |
insisting | that. the. leg-hold
trap | be banned? _ 7

U write

“Tes hold traps and snares.

- Write A.P. F.A., 1316 Bast °
or “elephone

th Ave., .
874-3717, .

| Yours for the animals,
* Geraldine On

West Vancouver .

| “Treatment of -

“the topics for sie tax-paying public up to

"Ye onder to make trapping
‘and’ -M.P. |

m.,
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“Schoo! Bo:

exactly. what, is. being ‘done.’ » hop
ie and. “complete © arden.
: reporting of School - Board |

: v :

“Association - ES.

"Where - ‘are. ‘the. deer se that’ :
| used to come to my bedroom
ae window i in | the © mornings? .

- ~ gegalacty held en the 2a and. = oats th
4... 4th Mondays of each month, a
7 are. open to the public-and -
© always include» question .
periods. Very few.. people.

“shy friendly snakes. ‘Without _
avail ‘themselves. of these

. them I am unable to control .
the saat: gripe and Brass-

my

4 “Meanwhile 1 walk. to thie o
or bus in fear, to be accosted by _
~ growling hounds, ‘or driven -

& ied Voscomer Fret from’ my ate by roaming _

pone

“You can n actually own a studio apartment ir in
_ Talisman Tower on the North Shore for.less than it .
“probably costs you tc rent. It’s all part ofour —
new “Mortgage Assistance Plan”, and if you earn over
$730 monthly, you could quality. |

q ae Full Price-$25,000
a @| Down Payment—$1,500 (with $1000 Home Owner's Grant) .
So aoe Monthly Payment—From $183 (with 8% financing)

And Talisman Tower also gives you more than |

~ Just a great price:

| One block east of Lonsdale’
‘Comer of 2nd Sirset and St. Georges Avenue a

_Why should ‘our year ee ang : sis Sate withencs _
ee OF ‘faeces on. “sidewalks,
"8 beaches and lawns? See

ene | What have ‘the. catniver. |
Van, this ‘ ates done to: the wildlife this
oe en decade?”
cation house" will ; “adjust: 00. ‘this oo
annual increase © for. 35% tons sof oe

‘Pet food. 7 |

A.C. Turnbull, . oe
_ West Vancouver. ee

ee Jarge symbols: ‘be ‘your :

guide for handling 2 and ‘stor- a:

a _Without their natural food. —
oo ‘eagles no longer. soar. ot

e Convenient North Shore
location. :

e Minutes away fromthe
’ Sea Bus to downtown |
‘Vancouver. |

o Recreation re room with:
_ pool table. . |

e Sauna.
A @ Exercise Room. |
_ @ ® Underground Parking. -

North Vancouver.