ENA dee: Councillors express concerns From page 2 Coun. Bill Denault abe criticized the devices, ques- tioning how effective they would be. “Whatever happened to good) old-fashioned | supervi- sion?” he said. “We need side- walks and safety crossings. Wouldn’t the money be berter spent elsewhere?” While CUPE local 389 president Cindy McQueen refised to comment, MacKay- Dunn said he had heard from several union members who Were Upset. “At the end of the day this is about believing in employees and giving them support, and they will work very hard for us,” he fumed. He would also like to sce the results of an external audit ‘of management controls of the arks and engineering depart- ment efor the “Gps is extended to other vzhicles. The audit was approved at Monday's council meeting. ‘A fei minutes’ after an interview, he phoned back to add a thought: “The ball and chain gang. ~ That’s what it reminds me of. Extremely motivational, don’t you think?” : uiblic «Hearings | are scheduled for 7:00 PM. ‘TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2006: in the ‘Council Chamber of the ~~ Municipal Hall, 355 West Queens Road, “North Vancouver, B.C. to provide. an ~~ @pportunity for Council to hear from “those who believe their interest in proper- ty may. be affected. by changes to these’ ss Bylaws, as outlined below: . 8 - North Shore News - Friday, Novernber 10, 2000 NV students performed we From page 1 tion in cach subject area. “We have top-notch students who work really hard,” said West Vancouver school board: chairman David Stevenson. “We have high expectations within the school district, and we achieve well with these tests.” He said the test results are only part of'a larger pic- ture, but are “a source of great pride.” Stevenson also) pointed to the high level of parental and conununity involvement in’ West Vancouver. “We have parents who volunteer an) enormous amount of time and expose the children to all sorts of things. Thev truly enrich the school district. We have a learning environment that is wonderful for kids.” Stevenson has been criticized for telling the Vanconver Sun that West Vancouver had “a good -gene pool.” Said West Vancouver Teacher's Association (WVTA) president Bill Ferguson on Thursday, “It may have been an off-the-cuff remark, but he’s still the chairperson of the school board, and he should not be making statements that children in this district Fron: page 4 well-used recreation people worked really NVD Coun. Lisa Muri is ‘ pleased with decision. could not be reached ing regulations. BYLAW 1190 . _ EDGEMONT NEIGHBOURHOOD ZONING : Applicant: - _ oe The’ Corporation of the. Discrict of North "Vancouver, i hood. - shown on the right on thas 515 RSE Single- Family R Residential Edgemont. Zone. : : “To inerodca'a new singe-farily zone -— (Single-Family R Resi dential Edgemont “Zone iz To ‘establish new: Ww single-Fimily zoning regu- “ Jations tailored specifically to the Edgemont : ! neighbourhood | which. regulate. the | size, “, “shape and location of buildings and struc- ps tures on single-family Ie lots in the neighbour- For upper storey balconies and. decks, the Edgemont Neighbourhood Working Group identified: a. further overviewing problem BYLAW 7191 - EDGEMONT NEIGHBOURHOOD The Corporation of the District of Vancouver. ‘Subject Land: : Lands in the Edgemont n neigt Forest well used Vanesuver District Councillor Lisa Muri, who was one of the leaders of GUARD. “[ think people on the North Shore and in the district will be just as pleased. It’s a To press time, legal counsel for CMHC and agreed to another refinement which limits the height of upper storey balconies and decks to net more than 7 inches above the elevation of the upper storey floor. The regulation that states that replacement houses or additions cannot exceed the height of the existing house will be elimi- nated with the adoption of these new zon- SUBDIVIS y ON REGULATI ONS Applicant: hbourhood as shown on the right on Map. 515 RSE Single-Family Residential Edgemont Zone.: 7 Pro osed Amendment:. ; are genetically superior, ['m quite incensed and deeply embarrassed over his comment. My phone has been ringing off the hook with upset parents who feel thev’ve been misrepresented.” Ferguson said the WWTA will be sending a letter to Stevenson asking him to make 2 public apology for the comment. B.C. teachers have cautioned against school dis- tricts relying too heavily on the narrow scope of the Assessment results, North Vancouver school district also performed well at the elementary school level, with third place standings in Grade 4 and Grade 7 reading, second place in Grade + writing, and a fourth place cesult in numeracy skills at all three yrade levels. Results from across the province show that girls are generally outperforming boys by margins ranging trom six per cent to 17 per cent in writing and read- ing skills and one to two per cent in numeracy skills. The gap appears to widen at higher grade levels. ESL students are in the 60 per cent to 70 per cent range, except for Grade 10 reading and writing, in which skill levels drop to around 50 per cent. At the Grade 10 level in North Vancouver, 33 per cent of aboriginal seadents met expectations for read- area and thousands of hard to protect it. for comment. ft.) for corner lots. Map 515 - RSE Single-Family Residential Edgemont Zone North To establish minimum fot size regulations ~ - Edgemont Zone (RSE). Purpose: . - those single-family properties zoned Family Residential. Edgemont (RSE) WO rkin g. to g e ther To establish subdivision regulations for require a’ minimum lot width ‘of. 18.3. metres (60.0 ft.),a minimum tot depth of 35: metres (115 ft), a minimum lot area of. for those single-family properties located “ within the new Single-Family’ Residenciat BYLAW 7176 - 4650 CAPILANO ROAD Single- _ Wedgewood Ventures. which Block D, District Lot 595, Plan 7325). fora better 743.2 square metres (8,000 sq. ft) and a minimum fot width of 21.33 metres (70.0 . Cu of the Bylaws, resolutions; sup- < ~ November ‘21, 2000. Subject Land: ‘ . 4650 Capilano Road (Parcel B of Lot. 2, . community. il also 35 per cent for writing and 41 per cent ior ing, skills, numeracy. North Vancouver school district, Supt. Robin Brayne said he was pleased with the results overall, but disappointed with the results for aboriginal stu- dents. “We have a great deal of work to do in that area,” he said. Foundation Skills Assessment results for North and West Vancouver school districts (based on per- centage of students meeting or exceeding test expec- tations): @ Grade 10 Numeracy WV 90% NV 82% Writing WV 78% NV 71% Reading WV 845, NV 80% B® Grade 7 Numeracy WV 96% NV 88% Writing WV 86% NV 84% Reading WV 91% NV 86% @ Grade 4 Numeracy WV 96% NV 87° Writing WV 98% NV 95% Reading WV 94% NV 86%. Proposed Amendment: a To rezone the subject land FROM "Single Family Residential Zone (RS3) TO a new _ Comprehensive . Development. Zone- (CD30). 7 % : Purpose: Js To allow the subject.land to be redevel- oped as an 8 unit townhouse project.”...” hese Public Hearings are held under the provisions. of. the ; Local Government Act. All persons who believe ©: their interest in property may be affected = . by the above proposals will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person andfor. by written ‘submission.”. Written‘ “submis. sions will be accepted up to the conclusion’ of the Public’ Hearings on Ta sday, November. 21,2000. porting staff reports. and any relevant- background material “are. avallable review from November 8, 2000 “to. in the: Dis North: Vancouver's Clerk's". O Community. . Planning: Division © at th * Municipal Hall. The Municipat Hall is loca ed at 355 West.Queens Road and is. oper Monday through Friday, except Statutory: Holidays, between the -hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 p.m." . Agnes Ss. Hilsen a“ Municipal Clerk. November !0, 2000”