4 — Wednesday, January 22, 1997 — North Shore News From page 1 ning of April. O'Neill, however, said he’s not overly concerned, adding there’s plenty of time to build. “We're not panicking or pushing an urgent button,” said O'Neill. “We're right on our time line; we've just used up our float. We'd just like to see the process moving along.” Mayor Don Bell said he has sent the letter to the minister inquiring about the land swap. He said a building bylaw will be placed before council Monday night for referral to public hearing. ; Bell hopes to have an answer from the province by Monday. If not by then, then by the public hearing date. “Rather than delay things Pm tying to keep the wheels moving so it is ible to mect that target if council ulti- mately apress’ to approve the building, said Bell. When te parish brought fe application before council i ly 1996, O'Neill did not ; chink opprovl would take so : lone low, he said, the parish i will agree to whatever exit road council decides on. _ Teresa Brassington is a * teacher at the Grade 1 and | kindergarten school now on ‘seeks NEWS photo Mike Wakefield TEACHER Teresa Brassingten marks the spot where the St. Pius X Parish hopes to begin building a 200-student school son. the site. She said other Catholic schools in North Vancouver are bursting, so there is a need for a new Catholic school. “It’s very exciting. It’s real- ly a building block for our parish and our community as well,” she said. Brassington said the provincial government will fund 50% of the education expenses of furure students at the school. Parents and the parish pick up the remainder of the tab. She expects most of the students to come from east of -Sixteen-hour safety course mandatory for gun ownership | From page 1 “cern about these guys at all in a. terms of being trustworthy on and knowing their limits. _ “Alto things in our soci- ety ge specific, like dri- ves’ MTcences But then you look at other things like boats . — totally unregulated. There’s an issue where a lot of stuff “ happens. If you’re out on the water and you see a six-year- old taking a boat out at 50 miles an hour waving at you as the Seymour River, an area where many schools require portables to make room for the growing student popula- tion. Each year a new kinder- garten class will be added to the school, until the school becomes a kindergarten to Grade 7 elementary school. BririsH es COLUMBIA Course teaches preparedness The North and West Vancouver Emergency Program is offering a step-by-step approach to personal preparedness. The course teaches the skills and knowledge needed to effectively respond and not react after a disaster. The course is hands on and fua, says the emergency pro- Three sessions are offered, starting Feb. 4 and going to Feb. 8. The first session is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Carson Graham. Pre-register at 986-8888. Quote #CE20 Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness Program when registering. NOW-NOTARY ON SITE ‘We want West Van. 1445 Marine Drive & be seat (oeide acDorakts) 925-3533 wros108 ag Valley Fid. "986-1155 . HOMEOWNERS * TENANTS. «CONDOMINIUM. ‘COMMERCIA 8 BOATS" . TRAVEL, NO Mow PROBLEMS north sh Read Home & Garden and you re could have no mow problems! IMPORTANT NOTICE for Victims of the _ OSEVERE, WINT. Your government’s Provincial Emergency Program provides a assistance to victims of natural disaster. Direct financial support is available for uninsurable \osses to help you recover from damage caused by the December 29, 1996 to January 1, 1997 winter storm. The Disaster Financial Assistance Program administered by the Provincial Emergency Program: f° provides funds to replace or restore items essential to a home, livelihood. or community service when damaged; The Provinical Emergency Program will be accepting disaster assistance claims from victims for damages resulting from the winter storm which occurred between December 29, 1996 and January 1, 1997 in the following areas: Comox-Strathcona Regiona! District he goes ie tha’ s pretty fe -erazy stuff,” sai lenry fa ; Depner, the firearms clerk at- North Vancouver RCMP headquarters, process- es FAC. applications. Sixty has a $1,000 deductible with 80% of the balance (to a maximum of $100,000) payable to the claimant; and is available to home owners/ renters, small businesses, farm Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District Nanaimo Regional District Cowichan Valley Regional District Capital Regional District Powell River Regional District Sunshine Coast Regional District NORTH Vancouver teens Devin Dickson and Jonathan Boudin, both 17, would like to see the age requirement towered for gun ownership. Nineteen is the minimum age for obtaining a Firearms North - Vancouver City resi- dents applied for FACs in -1996. Eighty-six North ’ Mancouver District residents applied last year. The Criminal Code techni- cally allows for 18-ycar-olds to acquire firearms, but the provinces can set their own age limits. In B.C. the chief provincial firearms office has determined 19 as the mini- mum age. Prior to the federal imple- mentation of a new FAC sys- tem in 1993, parents could sign a form to vouch for FAC applicants 16 and over. Potential gun owners have to complete a 16-hour safety course offered by a provincial- ly certified instructor. FAC applicants learn about how a gun works. But said Henry Boudin, Acquisition Certificate. “The most important thing is safety rules. I don’t think it’s people who go through FACs who are going to go out and do stuff like B&Es and run around with guns. I think it’s just the opposite.” Boudin enjoys the chal- lenge of target shooting. “I see 50 yards, I see a tar- get and I sce all the different things you can do and how steady you have to be, and about the breathing. It truly i is a sport.” Said Jonathan Boudin, “We want to be able to go out by ourselves without one of our parents. If someone over 19 can purchase a gun, they can be just as dangerous as someone under 19.... 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Greater Vancouver Regional District Squamish-Lillooet Regional District Fraser Valley Regional District Thompson-Nicola Regional District from Cache Creek Kamloops/Salmon Arm and south * Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District] - ¢ Central Okanagan Regional District ¢ North Okanagan Regional District Kootenay Boundary Regional District Central Kootenay Regional District East Kootenay Regional District If this winter storm caused damage to essential items, and you feel you might qualify for assistance, please pick up an Intent to Claim form from your regional districVmunicipal/village office, or Government Agent's Office if appticable. Please submit the completed 34, 1997 to: form as soon as possible but ne later than March Provincial Emergency Program 455 Boleskine Road, Victoria, B.C. V8Z 1E7 Phone: (250) 387-5956 Cynthia Stewart Fax: (250) 952-4888