Suspicious fire

FIRE DESTROYED a sports car parked in an under-
ground lot early Sunday morning.

North Vancouver City Fire Department officials have
yet lo determine the cause of the fire. But a fice depart-
ment spokesman said the fire ‘‘appears to be
suspicious,’

Firefighters were called to an apartment building at
145 St. Georges Ave. just after 2:30 a.m. The fire ac-
tivated an automatic sprinkle system. As a result, fire
damage was restricted to a 1974 MGB convertible sports
car. A car parked beside the MGB sustained misor
damage from the heat of the fire.

Fraud sentenced

A 33-YEAR-OLD Surrey man was sentenced May 20 in
North Vancouver provincial court to six months in jail
for iusurance fraud.

Appearing before Judge Doug Moss, Phu Nguyen Le
pleaded guilty to defrauding the London Life Insurance
Co. of $14,444.76 between Jan. 1 and June 30, 1990 by
making false applications for commissions on various
insurance policies, The court ordered Le to compensate
the insurance company for the entire sum.

Le was also placed on probation for three years.

Environment discussed

NORTH SHORE residents are invited to speak to the
B.C. Rouné Table on the Environment and the Economy
in Vancouver os Monday, June 17 and Tuesday, June 18
at the Robson Square conference centre.

The group was established by government last year as
an independent advisery body. Rozlynne Mitchell, presi-
dent of the Save Howe Sound Society, sits as a member
of the group.

The public forum starts with an informal open house
session from 2 p.m. te 5 p.m. Presentations are sched-
uled to be heard from 7 p.m. to {0 p.m., followed by a
one-hour general discussion.

For more information or to register to make a pres-
entation, cal! 387-5422 or 665-7002.

Wednesday, June 12, 1991

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Hillside names principal

“TRULY OUTSTANDING” is
how Warren Hicks describes the
staff at Hillside Middle School in
West Vancouver, where he will be
taking over as principal on July I.

By Patrick Raynard
Contributing Writer

“I’m looking forward to work-
ing with them, and with parents,
to provide quality programs at
Hillside that continue to meet the
unique needs of mid-level stu-
dents.’’

West Vancouver District 45
School Board confirmed Monday
that Hicks, who has been prin-
cipal of Westcot Elementary for
the last three years, will be the
new Hillside principal.

During Hicks’ Westcot tenure,
the school was accredited by the
ministry of education, whose team
of educators ‘‘commended the
staff for excellent school
organization, commitment to
teamwork, strong emphasis on lit-
erature-based reading instruction,
enhancement of the appreciation
of multiculturalism, and integra-
tion of students with special
needs,”" district administrator Ron
Knight told the North Shore
News.

Hicks, a teacher and ad-
ministrator in both West and
North Vancouver for the past 13
years, has worked at both the
elementary and middle levels and
has been involved with community
education, French immersion,
Programme Cadre de Francais,
co-operative education and special
education programs, Knight said.

WEST VANCOUVER
SCHOOL BOARD

WARREN HICKS, the
recently-appoinied principal of
Hillside Middie School.

Hicks, who holds a Master of
Education Administration from
the University of B.C., has taken
a special interest in native peoples’
education at the university and
has acted as an external evaluator
for the Ts’Kei graduate program.

In the past year, Hicks has
served as vice-president and
president-elect of the West Van-
couver Administrators’ Associa-
tion, which he represents at the
provincial fevel, and has served as
a member of the West Vancouver
School Board bargaining team.

Hicks will replace John
Williams, who is retiring from the
Hillside principalship this summer.

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