UNVEILING his plan to close five elementary schools,

Cariin faces the crowd at Monday's meetings.

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‘A terrific opportunity’

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French exposure at a grade
five level effective
Spetember 1984; and to offer
teaching specialties in
Music, Art, Physical
Education and French in all
elementaries in the district
by September 1984.

“It will give us a terrific
opportunity to improve
programming ib the
schools,"" said board
chairman Norm Alban.

But if the trustees thought
the proposal was a good onc,
the teachers had many
reservations.

“The students and parents
will feel devastated because
they will find their class-
rooms gone.” said West Van
Teachers’ Assocation

president Heather Walker.

“Some positive things may
eome out of the con-
solidation ... but my greatest
concern is in the movement
of grade sevens to the senior
secondary,” Walker said.

While teacher = after
teacher critized the
proposals, at teast one
“taxpayer” was excited
about the recommendations.

Paul Sykes said the board
and administration should be
“commended” for its
groundwork.

Another group of parents
from Glenmore was upset
that its had not been told
to put its $6,000 adventure
playground on hold. They
had just completed it last
week.

“IT believe it was poor faith
on your (Carlin’s) part that
when | phoned you a year

ago asking if there were
plans to close Glenmore,
your answer was. wishy
washy,” said Glenmore
parent Brook Campbell.

Carlin's response was “if I
boobed, then I boo boobed.”

The projected savings on
the schoo! closure could be
as high as $500,000 a year,
but if the board can rent out
the facilities that projection
could be higher.

“If you don't do anything,
the demands of the system
will not be fulfilled,” warned
Carhn.

“I really believe it’s going
to be a long tome before
education will be a pronty
with the tax dollar.”

Alban said the %$500,000
will “po along way to
solving” the board's financial
problem.

Stil, one problem has the
board worried and that is the
effect of school closures on
the surrounding property
values.

“That ts a real problem, a
real concern of ours, but on
the other hand reality is
reahty,” Carlin said.

The superintendent said
the board would try and
keep the schools open by
renting them to day care
centres and by making
arrangements with the
municipality, but if they
could not rent or lease the
buildings, they would be
closed.

“It ts the best way for it to
go and will put us far
ahead of any other distnct in
the province,” said Carlin.

“Brave words, Mr.
Carlin,” teacher Paddy
Boyle responded.

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The woman, i1n_ her
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while crossing in the 100
block East Third Strect in
front of the Army and Navy
Club, on January 15.

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Onc westbound = vehicle
had alrcady stopped for her
but a vehicle from the op
posite direction = collided
with her and the driver failed
to stop.

The woman pedestrian
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