‘Melyi Fang at’ a junior council meeting held’ Monday al the district hall.
‘The, ineeting was held in conjunction ‘with Local Government Aw reneas

7 The West Van: ‘bank ‘as held up
sby a lone-man brandishing a ‘small
“Than The: bandit: had: escaped

‘solved, the ‘April. 12'armed. robbefy
‘of the Park Royal south’ branch, ey
robbery suspect. was
ested April:is iby: RCMP in Burns
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Photo by D. Feist

A GROUP of North’ Van-

_couver high. school students
got-a,chance to play, gov-
“ernment |

for a. night .at,
district hall Monday.
By EVELYN JACOB
- Contributing Writer

A junior’ mayor,
aldermen, a junior manager and a
junior clerk sat around the council
table, passing: motions and adop-
ting bylaws ‘in a mock-council as
part of the’ district’s. contribution
to Local Government Awareness
Week. 4

Seventeen-year-old: lea Mahood
from Sutherland Secondary School
said she was a ‘Tittle nervgus at

eight junior |

§~ Wednesday, April 20, 1984 ~ North Share News

NVYD JUNIOR counciL,

Students get hands- on
government experience

the beginning. of the: meeting, ‘but
gol into. the flow of things after
debate started.

“Now J “understand why gov.

ermment procedures take so long.”’
said the, ‘newly- “appointed gov-
ernment official. .

Said junior alderman Martin
Kyle to someone wanting to open
an- arcade in the municipality:

“The idea of not opening during

school hours is admirable, But will ~
the rules be posted oti the dvor?'?. °
After the students completed the

GOVERNMENT AWAREWESS WEEK: SEE STORY PAGE 44

The students represented all of
the high schools in North: Van-
couver School District 44:

Junior smayor Robert Fan, of
Argyle Secondary bégan the ses-
sion. by, calling the .meeting (o
order. He made a number of proc-

lamations, including naming April ..-

23) Walk for Peace : ‘Day in the’
district. |

| The council cheard, a number of,
delegations and asked duestions.

LEGAL AID CUTBACKS
| Councils. call, for aid. repair

REACTING TO a repbrist stating women are dis advantaged

: HEWS photo Tom Buriey. by current family court proceedings, both. North Vancouver -
NORTH. VANCOUVER District Ald./Crsi Clark ‘confers with student |

. municipal” councils ‘have voted to urge the Social Credit
‘ government to repair B.C." ‘ sulted legal aid sys em. js

The report, prepared byt
* North Shore Family Court Com
‘mitice, found that the majority:of
women are not represented by legal

counsel ‘in family court, and end.
of |
> maintenance and support paymen

up “accepting any. amount

simply to have the matter closed.’
 Between® March. and. September :
1987, only two out of 407 women

had legal representation. {.
‘The report. says that. the: women:

who appear’ in family “court go fe
without lawyers. because they can:
nat afford the; ast of legal fees It”;
goes on to say that because family. -

natter ar hat: considered

most wonien odo | jnor

: ‘urgent ¢ cases.

agenda, regular council’ resumed
and members ratified
sions. /

‘Fan | said the ‘experience yas.
“worthwhile and | Challenging."”
“Being mayor is a tittle harder.
than being an. alderman because
‘you have tobe attentive at ail
times. You can't lose concentra-
tion. You have to keep order."")

* The students were selected from

' "various student councils.

* qualify for legal aid. f :

“lt appears problems . such ‘as
this’ are still quite’systemic in this
society - where women make 60 |
cents on-the dollar and can't:af-.
ford legal council,’’ Said City: Ald.

: Barbara Sharp.

District: Ald. Erie Crist blamed i.
the’ problem On government cut-:

-backs‘i in legal aid; which has meant
that tegal aid is‘ available to’ im-» _

-poverished™ applicants” only.
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