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report card on school boards’ performance was
released in a way to embarmss school boards and
eachers. Bur tn West Vancouver it is cléarly a
document of which both parties can be proud.

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on the teaching ability and
even the managerial skills of
the trustees over the years.

What must be perple xing
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NEWS ANALYSIS
By CHRIS LLOYD

AN APPLICATION to
more than double the
permitted. volume of
garbage dumped at the
Premier Street landfill
is being made by North
Vancouver District
council] — an action
almost certain to spark
a new battle with
opponents dedicated to
the closure of the
dump.

District Monday decided

to submit an application to
the provincial Waste
‘Management Branch asking
for the permitted volume of
garbage dumped at the land-
fill to be increased from 230
‘to 500 tons per day.
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