News. survey has N. Shore
eling cautiously optimistic

. CAUTIOUS. °
sbout the 198.

to be the
mood of North Shore -

{: BETTER
WORSE _

poll in which two-thirds of the
respondents,..were., equally
divided between those who

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‘December 29, asked a gco-

graphically balanced sample of
402 households from Deep
Cove'to Horseshoe Bay: “Do
you think the economy in
1983 will be better? Worse?

Or -about the same as in

19822” —
Overall. North Shore
results ‘were: .
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THE SAME 33%

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The figures | for “better”
and “the same” differed by
only one percentage point

between .North , Vancouver
* (33%; and. 34% respectively)
cand West Vancouver (34%: and

13% ;

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sas, against 15% in:

West Vancouver. The most
optimistic neighbourhoods
were Upper Lonsdale East,
where 42% said things would
improve compared to only 8%
who said they would deterio-
rate, and British Properties,
where the corresponding fig-
ures were 41% and 10%.

The largest per reentage of
pessimists were found in Deep
Cove (“worse” 24%, “better
29%), and Ambleside
(“worse” 21% — although the
“better” responses there were
still matched the overall figure
at 34%, with only 24% predict-
ing -the economy would

‘remain “the same”).

January, 1983 — FIVE
of West Vancouver’s 14
elementary schools wili
be closed, according to
a plan by schools
superintendent Ed
Carlin.

Carlin delivered the news
to a flabbergasted audience of
about 250 peaple gathered at
Chartwell tlementary school
Monday to hear the school
district’s solution to how it
would live within its diminish-
ing budget.

The schools superinten-
dent projected. the closure of
the s Fools as a Recessary step
in the district’s long-term pian
if it is to maintain the quality
of educational programming
while meeting the require-
ments of the provincial gov-
ernment’s restraint program.

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Parents, teachers and
teachers booed and gasped as
Carlin. outlined the closures
which will come into effect in
September if passed by the
school! board.

Carlin’s proposal recom-
mended the
Cypress Park, ~—- Pauline
Johnson, Glenmore, Eagle
Harbour and Cedardale.

It also calls for che reloca-
tion of Grade 7 classes from
Chartwell, Glenmore,
Westcot, West Bay, Irvin
Park, Pauline Johnson and
Ridgeview to the three senior
secondarics.

Another recommendation
which rocked the audience
was to pursuc with the min-
istry of education the feasibil-
ity of relocating Hillside sec-

ondary school to the Caulfeild -

Plateau site, effective as soon
as possible.

closure of

When

it's Hews,
it's in
the News.

Taking You Where You Want To Go :

Wishing You a Safe & Happy _
Holiday Season!’

Thank you for your business in 1999,”
Best wishes for a prosperous New Year

#60 WEST will be closed between December
19th thru January 4, 2000 for the holidays:

Civil Construction Co. Ltd. advisés residents. neighboring the Lynn Valley Road and
Fern Street Highway One overpass of seismic retrofit work from Dec.:13, 1999:to.
March 24, Z000. in order to minimize the disruption to tra ffic, work must be performed ae
at night. During these periods noise mitigation will be in place, however residents should
“be aware that some residual noise will be unaveidable. Work is scheduled as follows:

Fern Street underpass, Dec. 13, 1999 t to January 31, 2000 |

_ Lynn Valley Road overpass February 1 to March 24
Main Street overpass, Mountain Highway underpass,

Trans Canada Highway overpass #2Z,
- minor closures January 4 to March 24, 2000

_ For further information contact Civil Construction at (604) 533-0255. . .
~ Thank you fsr your co-operation during this important: safety project. mee

Seismic work is performed on behalf of the Ministry of ‘Transportation: and Highways: en

Highway 1 is a Disaster Response Route, making seismic upgrading a priority. on these
structures. When. you see the sign illustrated below, stcer clear in the event of a disaster.
. To fied out more about Disaster Response Routes, see the front section of your ar

telephone directory, or visit the website at:

www.gov.be.ca/bchighways/disroute.1742_5.htm