BUSINESS BRIEFS WV police arrest escapee A MATSQUI Institution escapee was arrested April 24 by the West Vancouver Police after a vehicle was pulled over by police at 1:30 p.m. on Capilano Koad near the Upper Levels Highway. According to a police spukesman, Darretl Stuart Craig, 28, had been serving a three-year sentence for break and enter and narcotics trafficking. Craig had escaped custody Aug. 19. Craig allegedly identified aimself to police with a false name. A subsequent check of the vehicle registration revealed that the document had been tampered with. Had Craig not escaped, he would have been eligible for release April 26. Park theft nets charges A VANCOUVER man faces two criminal charges fol- lowing a West Vancouver Police theft investigation at Lighthouse Park on April 17. According to a police spokesman, a suspect was observed breaking the window of a parked vehicle at about 2:30 p.m. Police subsequently arrested the suspect at the park and recovered 2 $300 camera, a radar detector, a black leather purse and some money. ’ Facing charges of mischief and theft under $1,000 is 22-year-old Michael Alaa Ewart. Police dog nabs pranksters WEST VANCOUVER Police dog, Wetun, and his handler Const. Ian Craibe were called at 11:20 p.m. April 27 to locate two pranksters who were repectedly seen tossing sparklers at vehicles travelling the Upper Levels Highway. Wotan tracked from an overpass near Cypress Creek to Almondel Road, where two 15-year-old West Van- couver youths were apprehended. Purse theft leads to arrests WEST VANCOUVER Police arrested two people April 25 in connection with the theft of a purse from Lions Gate Hospital. According to a potice spokesman, twa suspects were nabbed just after 3 p.m. at Eaton’s Park Royal attempt- ing to make a purchase with a stolen cregit card. Patricia. Carole Gileneau, 34, of Burnaby, faces charges of possession of stolen property, theft under $1,000 and using a stolen credit card, Enrick John Van de Ven, 37, of Burnaby, faces charges of possession of stuien property, possession of a stolen creaiit card and assault causing bodily harm. Block Watch programs can make significant impact From page 4 into jail. 1 personally believe it's adults getting the younger ones to do the work for them.”’ Dean believes residents can help reduce the increasing problem by simply looking after each other. “It’s reaily very, very difficult unless neighbors are on the look- out,’’ she said. ‘In the city we have a problem because we have the apartments and it’s difficult to get ‘people interested. And we have transients too. We have 63% of our population as renters. So it’s difficult to get them interested in something like Block Watch,”” The North Vancouver RCMP Block Watch crime prevention program uses such crime-preven- tive strategies as having neighbors look out for each other, improv- ing home security, reporting suspicious activities to police and marking property for easy iden- tification if it is stolen. Said North Vancouver District Ald. Ernie Crist, also a member of the police liaison committee, “The message that comes through is this: areas where we have a Block Waich program, the break and entries are down and in the other areas they are up. The im- mediate lesson is that we have to expand that program. “Secondly, it shows that we as a society are our brother's keepers. If we don’t look out after each other, we're going to pay a collective penalty. This sore of alienation — ‘I mind my own business and to hell with you, ’'m all right: Jack’ — that kind of thing is deadly,’’ he added. To become involved in the North Vancouver Block Watch program call 985-0800. SOCIETY, FAMILIES and the choices children must mak are changing so rapidly that a whole new family life program will begin next fall in) North Vancouver schools. By Patrick Raynarei Contributing Writer Learning for Living will be the name of the jAumanities-stream curriculum that will ‘“thelp stu- dents to develop the attitudes and skills and acquire the knowledge required to Jead healthy, produc- tive lives,’’ district secondary special counsellor Ken Neale told the Norih Vancouver District 44 School Board on Tuesday night. The increases in drug use, divorced families, sex- ually-transmitted diseases and ad- olescent suicide are some of the reasons for the new program, Neale said. On the positive side, Neale told trustees, the primary-to-Grade-12 Learning for Living program will teach students: ® how to make decisions and solve problems in all areas of their lives; © how to respect differences be- tween cultures and values in our society; *and how to develop a positive self-concept. The program will be organized around the seven areas of careers; child abuse prevention; family-life education; healthy living; mental well-being; safety and accident prevention; and substance abuse prevention. Neale stressed the importance of beginning the program in the early grades, sayii:g that elementary teachers are pressing him to ad- dress the severe social problems that are showing up at an ever- earlier age. “Primary teachers are very concerned about the issue of self- esteem,’’ Neale said. He added that the risks kids are exposed to in the 1990s are far greater than were the risks during their parents’ childhood 20 to 30 years ago. ‘Adolescent suicide is the highest cause of death in the late teens and early 20s and there has been a threefold increase in the last 20 years,’? Neale told the board. ‘‘When we parents were teenagers, most of us only had alcohol available, but recently one Grade 3 teacher in North Van overheard kids discussing the use of cocaine by their parents. ‘And marriages have changed because much of the structure has been lost in our society. And there’s no turning back the clock. Nuclear families and extended families were the norm 20 or 30 years ago, but taday 50% of kids are growing up without their parents living together for at least a portion of their lives. “In the areas of careers and your choice of mate, decisions us- ed to be made for us, but now there are 7,600 occupations avail- able and each year severa! hun- dred are eliminated and several hundred new ones are added,”’ Neale said. “And the age of puberty keeps dropping. We have to provide kids with useful guidance for all these kinds of circumstances."* While most teachers have responded favorably to Learning for Living, Neale conceded that “we are having some resistance from some teachers who feel overwhelmed by all the changes they have to cope with. They are asking where on earth they are go- ing to find the time.” Board chairman Marg Jessup asked how the program would respond to the fact that kids are becoming sexually active al an ever earlier age, to which Neale replied that both abstinence and the importance of respect in rela- tionships would be the ‘tmessage”’ of the new program. Friday, May 3, 1991 ~ North Shore News - 5 North Vancouver schools to introduce new family program NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL BOARD Said Neale, ‘*‘There are not mans changes in this part of the program, but those few changes are a result of the Canada-wide youth and AIDS survey,”” which showed that far more young peo- ple were sexually active at an earlier age than previously assum- ed. ‘There are videos that demon- strate condom use, but always in the context of a loving and caring telationship,’’ Neale said of the new program. Assistant superintendent Chris Kelly praised Neale for his in- volvement in Learning for Living and told the board that Neale has also done valuable work at the provincial level. “Wen Neale has been extraor- dinary in getting this program go- ing,’’ Kelly said. ‘tHe keeps a low profile but a steady course."’ Jessup commended Neale for the leadership he has given (o all district counsellors and staff and especially for his peer counselling program in the schools. SMITH S 1990 Serigraph “SEA EDGE - AFTER GOYA” 22”x30” Edition of 75 $350.00 + Taxes — ONE TIME ONLY — MONDAY, MAY 6, 1994 7:30-9:30 p.m. Also available: BILL REID‘’S 1990 Serigraph “XHUWAJI - HAIDA GRIZZLY BEAR’ 22°x22" — Edition of 300 $1800.00 + Taxes LEO MARSHALL CURRICULUM CENTER 810 West 21st Street, North Vancouver, B.C. V7P 2C4 CONTACT BILL MACDONALD 987-6667 for further information UNPAID, DEFAULTED AND OTHER CONSIGNMENTS CANADA GOVERNMENT CUSTOMS CLEARED CERTIFIED AS PERSIAN CARPETS, INDIAN, TURKISH, AFGHANI, CHINESE, etc. HUNDREDS OF RUGS, RUNNERS, PALACE CARPETS OF WOOL AND SILK. CATEGORIES INCLUDE TABRIZ, KASHAN, SAROUK, KIRMAN, BOKHARA, AFGHANI, CHINESE, ETC. AUTHENTIC HiGH VALUE CARPETS « Released for immediate disposal, payment and removal ¢ Pieces tagged individually for public inspection e Each carpet labelled with country of origin and fibre content. Certified genuine, hand made, hand knotted ® Dealer tax exemption certificates required . to be tax exempt ® Terms: bank cheque, cash or credit cards EVERY RUG GUARANTEED HANDMADE KASHAN design 3'x5' Reg. $1015 Liquidation $299 1259 Marine Dr. N.Van. {Across from Save-on Foods) 980-1138 AMPLE PARKING TABRIZ design 4'x6' Reg. $1595 Liquidation $499 3301 W. Broadway, Van. (Across from Macdonalds) 137-8687 OPEN DAILY 10-6 P.M.