140 — Wednesday, April 1, 1992 - North Shore News

THE FOLLOWING people ap-
peared in North and West Van-
couver courts recently to face
various charges:

Before Judge Jerome Paradis in
North Vancowver provincial court
on March 26:

Sheung Lan Ng, 39, of Van-
couver, was fined $500 after he
pleaded guilty to attempting to
obtain goods by false pretences on
April 5, 1991 in North Vancouver
City.

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Ali Mohammad Abbas Mad-
jtahedi, 38, of North Vancouver,
was fined $200 and received nine
months’ probation after he was
found guilty of stealing briefs and
a briefcase belonging to Sears in
Me igor Vancouver City on Sept.
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Before Judge Jerome Paradis in
North Vancouver provincial court
on March 25:

Robin Louise Ehn, 25, of Bur-
naby, received three months’ pro-
bation after she pleaded guilty to
failing to comply with a probation

order on Feb. 21 in North Van-
couver City.
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Michael Warren Peterson, 36,
of North Vancouver, was fined
$100 after he pleaded guilty to
driving --ithout due care and at-
tention on Highway 99 in Lions
Bay on Nov. 29, 1991.

Before Judge Harry A. White in
North Vancouver provincial court
on March 25:

David Donald McLeod, 40, of
Burnaby, was fined $100 after he
pleaded guilty to stealing three
pens belonging to Shoppers Drug
Mart in North Vancouver District
on Dec. 14, 1996. McLeod must
also pay a $15 victim surcharge.
Before Judge Harry A. White in
North Vancouver provincial court
on March 20:

Willem Cornelius Vantunen, 31,
of North Vancouver, was fined
$400 after he pleaded guilty to
possessing 2 stolen licence plate on
Sept. 22, 1991 in North Van-
couver City.

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Urmas Leonid Ramanauskas,
42, of Vancouver, received a 20-
day jail sentence after he pleaded
guilty to stealing food from
Stong’s Market in North Van-
couver District on March 19.

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Kevin Seamus O'Toole, 26, of
North Vancouver, received 18
months’ probation after he plead-
ed guilty to performing an inde-
cent act in a public place at 237
West 19th St. in North Vancouver
Ciry on Nov. 25, 1989.

Jonathon Michael Dean Fraser,
20, of Powell River, received a
10-day jail sentence after he
pleaded guilty to possessing two
stolen Esso credit cards and two
stolen watches on Sept 12, 1990 in

North Vancouver City.
ees

Before Judge Harry A. White in
North Vancouver Provincial court
on March 19:

James Geoffrey Whiton, 21, of

Board restates Caulfeild
school facts and figures

IN AN attempt to defuse the growing community con-
troversy surrounding its decision to close Hillside Middle
school and build a new middle school facility on the
Caulfeild Plateau, the West Vancouver District 45 School
Board has decided to restate the facts, figures and ra-

tionale behind its decision.

District 45 board chairman
Barbara Howard said much
“‘misinformation’’ is circulating
throughout the community about
the proposal and much of the
controversy surrounding the issue
comes from a lack of under-
standing on the part of certain
groups in West Vancouver.

In 1965 West Vancouver voters
approved a pian te build a school
in the western region of the
municipality, and three years later
the Caulfeiid site was purchased
by the school district.

In 1975, District 45 began
negotiations to sell the Hillside
facility to Capilano College and
for the school board to build a
new middle school at the Caulfeild
site, but the plans fell through
when the college chose to con-
solidate its operations in North
. Vancouver.

In 1989, citing that District 45 is
land rich and facility poor, the
board directed the superintendent
to develop a Facilities for the
Future report, the objectives of
which were to:

@ provide for the renewal and

upgrading of facilities to accom-

modate the needs of the district in

the 21st century.

@ ensure that these facilities
' operate as efficiently as possible.

During 1990, numerous com-
munity input meetings were held
to determine the best possible site
for a new, ‘‘state-of-the-art’’
middle school. Discussions also
took place with the municipality
to develop a joint-use facility on
the Caulfeild Plateau.

On Oct. 15, 1990, the board
approved in principle the sale of
the 30-year-old Hillside Middle

’ School property to finance the
construction of the Caulfeild
school.

By A.P. McCredie
Contributing Writer

Planning funds for Caulfeild
Middle School were approved by
the Ministry of Education in April
of last year, and in July the ar-
chitect selection process was initi-
ated.

Factors relating to the closing
of Hillside include:

@ labs and classrooms are smaller
than ministry standards;

@ the school’s resource centre is
inadequately designed and located;
@ the school’s layout is inconsis-
tent with the Year 2000 cur-
riculum;

@ five levels in the building create
inflexible space relationships;

@ the existing playing field is too
smail.

According to District 45 super-
intendent Doug Player, ‘“The plan
will guarantee appropriate and
safe space for our student popula-
tion which is projected to increase
from 5,400 to 7,100 by 1998.”

The WVSB plans to fund the
$10.5 million Caulfeild facility by
selling the Hillside property for
residential development.

But the Committee of Concern-
ed Taxpayers for Public Account-
ability in School Administration
(CCTPASA), a group vehemently
opposed to the plan, fears that the
taxpayers, via a school levy, could
be left paying construction over-
runs for the new Caulfeild Plateau
school.

The group has questioned
District 45 estimates of how many
residential lots can be carved out
of the Hillside site and how much
money the lot sales will generate.

According to an information
flyer distributed by the group,

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WEST VANCOUVER

SCHOOL BOARD

Hillside property sales will gener-

ate much fess revenue than what
weuld be needed to finance the
construction of the new school.

But in a statement released by

See School page 12.

North Vancouver, received four
months’ probation after he plead-
ed guilty to marijuana possession
on July 17, 1991 in North Van-
couver District. Whiton is re-
quired to do !0 hours of com-
munity service work.

Befcre Judge Jerome Paradis in
North Vancouver provincial court
on March 19:

Vladimir Czamek, 24, of North
Vancouver, received 12 months’
probation after he pleaded guilty
to break, enter and theft at the
B.C. Assessment Authority office
at 255 West Ist St. in North Van-
couver City on Aug. 24, 1991. In
addition, Czamek is required to
do 50 hours of community. service

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