Snow job a NEWS photo Mike Wakefield. CODY Dievert (right), 6, and his three-year-old brother Dillon had fun building their snow fort during the North Shore’s big snowfall last week. Adults need to check such structures for the potential of collapse. Petition gathered for te From page 4 ing resources are used — even if the raaterials include out- dated textbooks and photo- copies. The Capilano students were so concerned by the sit- uation at their school that they distributed a petition amongst Grade 6 and 7 stu- dents. “We want to see a change,” Ennis said. “Grade 7s may not be in the school anymore when or if this charges, bur the classes after us Wt Cheryl's mother Susan agrees. “It’s too late (for Cheryl), but not for the younger children,” she said. “Pm not against computers or the electronic age. But this is a real source of irritation for parents (at the school). Kids can’e take a computer home to study with — and suggest- ing that the textbooks they necd are not in print is a bureaucratic story I'm just not buving.” School District 44 (North Vancouver) Superintendent Robin Brayne said schools were allocated funds on a per capita basis, and he couldn't think of any reason why stu- E Claim? if you have heen injured in an auto accident Call Stephen Anderson 922-8831 SAGER ANDERSON LAWRENCE Barristers & Solicitors 235-15th Street, West Vancouver Hire an experienced ICBC Claims Lawyer JOHN NOBLE 669-9755 Free House Calis dents would not have access toa sufficient number of up- to-date textbooks. Capilano elementary prin- cipal Heather Cehak suggest- ed that perhaps her students’ concerns, though admirable, might be misplaced. “fe’s not really an issue,” she said. “We have a number of resources — not one UXt- book. Occasionally a teacher will use one of the old texts, and then kids have to share them. Bur we have just bought new math textbooks, FACTORY FUTON Entrance in rear lane From page ber bank robbime spree in May 1997 in Fdmenton. Police esti- mate more than $70,000 was taken from the banks. Taylor said that after the Sow TS bank robbery, the sus- pect took of in a car and was involved in a high speed chase with Belleville municip.d police officers. Belleville Police allege that the suspect fired shots at police during the chase. Police later determined the weapon was zeally a starter pistol. “You don’t know that it was a fake gun when you doing very fast speeds,” said Taylor. Ina previous News report, the North Vancouver RCMP said White wore a white bike helmet and carried a backpack when she calnily waited in fine books and we have enough for everyone.” Cehak added that comput- ers are only one of the learn- ing, resources utilized by the school, and that “a ton” of money had been put into reading materials for the school library. A storm ina teacup, then? Perhaps. Nonetheless, Brayne said it was “a refreshing and encouraging — perspective” chat elementary students were placing a higher value on books than on computers. 0397 tiphe [atm cose fates, scotch-qarted fataa coves, _biteos a _pilens and pte Cvers. White quaatees last 267 €. Ist, Van 4 Non.- Sat. ll-pm Sunday 12-5 pm 984- 45 LE ust imagine! © $1 Million Cash GRAND PRIZE! © $3/4 Million in Vehicle Prizes ® $1/4 Million Second Prize + ® $100,008 Cash Third Prize © $60,000 Early Birds Jan. 9 And the best number of alll... 1 & Sunday, January 3, 1999 — North Shore News - 5 Accused suspected in Edgemont bank heist at the Edgemoat bank. Police alleged that the bank robber made off with S700 after show- ing a teller what looked like part ofa handgun. The weapon was stashed in her jacket pock- et. White was described as hav- ing a “very fair complexion,” high cheek bones and a pro- nounced nose. Police say that Edgemont) bank) surveillance photos were matched with sim- iar photos of robberies alleged to have occurred in Alberta and in Ontario. Noith Vancouver RCMP Const. Greg Bishop, of the Serious Crime Section, helped co-ordinate the efforts of various police agencies in the bank robberies’ investigation. The suspect was first believed to be a man, bui police began to suspect raat the pony- tailed kdgemont bank robber was a woman after comparing bank surveillance photos and talking to witnesses. Police now say White is a transsexual, having undergone sex change surgery in 1991, White's old name was Anatali Ivan Misura. Besides robbery charges, White is facing numerous charges of using an imitation BANK of Montreai sur- veiliance photo shows robbery suspect in 1997. firearm while conimitting a crime and wearing a disguise while conumitting a crime. At the time of White's arrest, she was living in a motel in Brossard, Quebec. 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