Anna Marie D’Angelo INQUIRING REPORTER 12 - Sunday, February 17, 1991—- North Shore News NORTH VANCOUVER teachers began a rotating strike on Thursday to back contract demands. Approximately half of the 43 schools in North Vancouver School District 44 were closed during the first day of the job action. In December, North Vancouver teachers voted 87 per cent in favor of a strike after attempts to negoti- Do you support striking teachers? I think they are well paid and they only have to work 10 months a year. Marion Lofgren Doug O'Neill J.L. Guilfoyie North Vancouver North Vancouver North Vanconver Wo, i don’t agree with it. Yes, I do. They have been negotiating for a long time and 1 think they have been very pa- tient. Yes, I do support them. I understand the situation because I am in an union myself. ate a new contract had been unsuccessful since May. North Vancouver Teachers’ that major unresolved contract issues include class size and support for integration of special-needs students. A full-scale strike in North Vancouver would affect ap- The rime 15,000 students. Nora Collins North Vancouver believe that Yes, I do because I think [ class size is too big. the strike should be quickly settled. Association has said Mario Varandas North Vancouver think they deserve | higher wages. Teaching is one of the more impor- tant jobs in our society. North Shore Health consolidates two branches NORTH SHORE Health will be opening its new doors to the public on March 18. By Elizabeth Collings News Reporter After several delays, the health department is preparing to move to its new location on the fifth and sixth floors of the new build- ing at 132 Esplanade in North Vancouver City. The building is on the site of the old Keg Prime Rib restaurant, which now oc- cupies a floor of the new building. The move will consclidate North Shore Health’s West and North Vancouver branches into one central location. Virtually ail health department programs will be administered from the new of- fices. Before the move, the health department administered nine programs from four different locations. The North Shore’s chief medical health officer, Dr. Brian O’Con- nor, called the move 2 ‘‘morale enhancer’? for the 90 full-time staff and many part-time staff and volunteers who will be brought together under one roof. The offices at 132 Esplanade will boost the health department’s square footage from 17,000 to 22,000 square feet. O'Connor said the new facility will replace the old facilities which he described as ‘‘cramped unat- tractive, old. The layout was not conducive to the kinds of things we do.” According to Georgia Allison, who is coordinating the move, movers have estimated North Shore Health will have more than 1,000 boxes to move over the March 16-17 weekend. ““What we have to do is to be open up until (closing time) Friday and open again for business on Monday,” said Allison, the direc- tor of administration at North Shore Health. Allison said there will be no in- terruption of services. 7 Tn celebration of oe The District of North Vancuners CENTENNIAL The East 14th Street building that North Shore Health has oc- cupied may eventually be torn down as part of Lions Gate Hos- pital'’s master plan. The plan would require use of the site. To reach North Shore Health’s main switchboard at 132 West Esplanade, call 983-6700. To reach longterm care, home nursing care and rehabilitation, call 986- 7111. All nine health department programs wiil eventually have direct numbers.