“B.C. has one. ‘of. the

| biggest labor force - par-.
ticipation. rates’ in Canada
and one. of the highest’ per:
capita incomes in Canada.
‘yet the provincial. ‘govern:
‘ment. contributes. - less
towards edcuation costs than
any other. province’
ada ‘ Loe : ; :

“Education is a service to
‘people and must not be a
burden on property.

_ “The provincial govern-
ment should implement the
recommendations of the
McMath Commission. and

assume 75 per cent of the
cost of education.”

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CLARE MACSORIEY |

Senior advertising agemcy
executive.

Sanday school

“ALBERT HANSEL

Districa
corrections..

dire ct or

North Vancouver
resident.

| Hansell ‘states that al-

though he does not wish to

focus exclusively on the
problem child, he is interest-

-AND CONTINUED GOOD MANAGEMENT OF
THE DISTRICT OF NORTH VANCOUVER

nor JIM BALL

‘teacher,
Litde. League: umpire. UBC.
commence | graduate. Son of
former mayor of Bumaby.

in:

~~ dull:
; ~ school |

of
Involved with.
youth and social services for
18 years as probation officer.
(City

Cub leader and

North Vancouver: resident
for 15 - years whh two

children’ put through
: Handsworth Secondary

“I feel teh one must look

at the cost/benefit

relationship to ‘the student
-and to the ‘community. Our

primary goal must be in
making sure that education
in North Vancouver stays in

‘step with today’s world and

the world of tomorrow. We
must continue -to start our

children off. with a sound |
‘grasp of the basic tools for

learning. We | must also

prepare students . with the
- skills to go into. the work-a- .
day world. _

“But. neither \ ‘our: r schools
7 nor. our: ‘students should ‘be:
— there. is ‘more to_

than the core
‘curriculum. ‘We must: assist

our children | in their ‘per-

: ed ‘in the child who, for 0 one

“reason or another, experienc-

- school. ©

ties.

‘Hansell feels that the basis

-of an effective. school. system .

depends upon. open and
co-operative

tween teacher and student.
He is in favour of trustees

PETER POWELL
KIERAN MACLEOD

CAST YOUR VOTE ON
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19

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sonal and social develop- -

- art and music, of our history

_ Special .

_-handicapped: physically,

_ paired hearing.

cellence in our ad-
Ministrators, our teachers

: responsibility to our children
to .give them the ‘best

_. assuming primary responsi-
: bility for a group of schools
within a local area,
getting to know the staff and.
"residents. of that area as |
-.¢losely as possible.

“es or manifests difficulties in Ci@! situation, Hansell is not

He. believes that
__schools are usually the first |
“agency to’ discover social.
; » difficulties in children and.
families, and are in a unique |
_ position to: mobilise other’.
agencies to assist the family”
. experiencing - “Such: difficul--

tem provides. He feels that a
-zero-based ' budgeting © sys-

if any,
* delivering the service expect- -

relationships, -
whether it be between Board
and teaching staff, or be-—

North Von. City
SCHOOL

ment, to build a child’s self-
worth. We must offer. our
children an appreciation of

and our heritage, a. sound
physical. education, sports
and competition. .

“Most. important of. all,
our school. sytem cannot
cater only to the average
‘child. We must have
programs that look after the
children’ in our
those with
the

community,
learning . difficulties,

or those with im-

visually

“We must strive for ex-
and our students: We have a

education. we can. afford
‘because we can make no
better investment.
Education is not just a social
“service - it is an investment
in our future - yours and— .

and

Despite the difficult finan-

in favour of general cutbacks |
in the special services that
North Vancouver school sys- |

' tem, allowing an opportun- — @

ity to evaluate all programs, ©
would reveal those progams, -
which are not

ed and which’ can then be =. @
modified or discarded. This ~
“process, ‘together: with a
“‘responsibility charting’’ ap-

‘proach should also. reveal .
duplications and_ overlaps,
and whether any. savings can
be made at the administra-
tive level.

TRUSTEE

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