STUDENTS FROM France paid a visit to West Vancouver council chambers and Mayor Mark Sager during their recent 10-day stay on the North Shore. The students are part of an exchange program with Sentinel secondary school. Students from Sentinel visited France in March. The learning exchange Sentinel students play host to 20 French teens A WEST Vancouver high school recently hosted 20 stu- dents from France for 10 days as part of a exchange program with a Burgundy-area school. By A.P. McCredie News Reporter Thirty-five students and two teachers from Sentinel Secundary spent two weeks in France in March, the invited guests of students and their families in Chalon-sur- Sadéne. The 10-day visit last month by the French students to the North Choices The Lions Gate Crossing Debate Continues... The Ministry of Transportation and Highways is organi- zing public platforms to raise awareness about issues, opinions and proposals relating to the Lions Gate Crossing. We invite you to participate. A Stakeholders’ Roundtable on the North Shore will be | held Thursday, June 16 at North Vancouver‘’s Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale, to raise awareness of concerns among community groups. Indivicuals and stakeholder groups can put forward their best ideas anci priorities for finding a realistic solution. NEWS photo Paul McGrath . 7:00 p.m. — Introductions and overview presentation on Choices Process. 7:45 p.m. — Panel discussion by spokespersons. 8:45 p.m. — Questions and comments from audience. 9:00 p.m. = Individual submissions an community solutions and Priorities. For more information, contact ‘the. m Lions Gate Crossing Information Centre. Phone 683-0360 Shore was the second-half of an _ cializing in student exchanges. exchange that was put together by tireless worked and organization by teachers and students in both school districts. Vt was also the third exchange Sentinel students have had with zench students in the past six years. “We've really had great experi- ences with these exchanges,” said Sentinel teacher Hilary Butler, who along with Bob Semerdjian accom- panied Grade 10 and 12 students to France earlier this year. The two schools — Sentinel and Lycée Ponthus de Thiard — were put in touch with one another by a Vancouver non-profit agency spe- Prior to their visit to the North Shore, the French students spent 10 days in Victoria with students from Pacific Christian schools. “Most of them seemed more at home in Victoria than in Vancouver,” Butler said. “Theyre from a smaller community, and the size of Vancouver blew them away.” Also impressing the Europeans were North American cars and West Coast trees. Butler added that since this year’s exchange was so successful, both schools are planning to make students exchanges between the two schools an annua! event.: Province of British Columbia f Ministry of Transportation and Highways Hon. Jackie Pement, Minister “You're Making History North Vancouver” Referendum ‘94, an electronic referendum on the Young Offenders Act, is believed to be the first of its kind in the world. To represent the views. of the people in the North Vancouver riding, Member of Parliament Ted White is asking each constituent to answer. three questions on the Young Offenders Act. In ‘Prepar ation for Referendum ’94, MT&T Technologies answers a few questions for voters in North Vancouver. Do I have Touch Tone Service? - a | VOTING HOURS | 1 ensure you have Touch Tone™ service, lift the handset and press the buttons on your telephone. If you Pare hear one tone signal for each number pushed, then you have Touch Tone service. If you hear a series of ee . clicking sounds, you do not have Touch Tone service. You will need to find a telephone with Touch Tone j 6am. service in order to vote. % Wednesday, June 15 You cannot use a rotary dial phone, pay phone, cellular phone or ‘Calling Card™ , In addition, some hotels to and offices do not allow calls to “900” numbers. 11:59 p.m. What if I get a Busy Signal? Monday, June 20 if you reccive a busy signal or a recording telling you the circuits are busy, just hang up, wait a few minutes Televoting services by and cal! again. . 8 What are the questions? How do I get my PIN number? HaE-T Techno logics The three questions are listed in your _Alll eligible voters should receive, in the mail, their PIN Watch for more details on Referendum ’94 over voting information. You should have numbers along with their voting instructions. the next week. received this by now.