feo meee “voice West Vancouver school. “board... .Monday” “night: £0 Jed a ore ce. “showed a‘fairly even _ split ‘between support- and criticism. - of the. budget during the hort With. one , dissenting . a by - question period per-. | ’ mitted by board chairman - Audrey Sojonky. Trustee Mark. Sager voted_ agains ‘the budget presented by Carl Hunter, chairman of the board’ 's. finance com- mittee, saying the board did ‘not have:enough information - ‘to oe down a su million: "This year’s badget ot figuie i is 7.02. per cent. above $16.1 million. ‘authorized for. 1978 Hunter explained that . udget.. estima ‘such: as": ‘French for: sublets instruction): : “came to $16,854, 998. for. 1979. -The estimated mill rate for “1979 is 56.74, compared with ' 53.61 mills*“last year, an increase of 5.84 per cent. Of the 1979 amount, 3.54 mills — , _ represents the : school board’s share’. of the College budget. Capilano “We hope the government will ‘soon proclaim the legislation that takes the $20, Licence Plates And ‘AUTO PLAN Available NOW! . fixed between - - be .- Students." is “expec cS out,: declining trend in student meeting of West: -Vancouver_ taxpayers will be held April 5: to discuss the budget, she- “jnillion, ‘a 5.46 per cent said. Answering criticism from some of the 50-odd people present at the meeting that _school board costs con- ‘tinued to rise despite a decline in student enroliment, Hunter noted that ‘inflation and ~the resence of . that are regardiess- of the number of. students, out- weigh the decline i in student the . - Bumbers- oo ites ‘tas eisigi dendlimeat ot 6,200-6,3 , decline ‘this. year: by” 200, mainly ‘through _ graduation. Hunter: pointed - ‘however, that the population of recent years appears to be levelling out, although it is too soon to say whether it will head upward again. ; Excluding West Van- couver’s contribution to the ' Capilano College budget, the school district's budget for 1979 (before government grants) amounts to $14.7 your ‘best choice ... REG COOKE AGENCIES > - Jncrease over last year. - -Trustee Norman "Alban said he has “serious con- cerns” about the adequacy of the number of teachers ‘that would be allowed. by the budget. “We have operated i in this district with a very low ratio of teachers to students — there are more students per teacher than anywhere else in the Lower Mainland — and we have done this for a long time,” he said. - —_“The board’s policy is that class sizes should not exceed .32. students, and that’s reasonable. But at present we have about:100 classes in voilation of that policy, and that means a fair proportion of our teaching . staff is carrying a load in excess of - the policy.” Alban | proposed an amendment to the budget that would provide an ad- ditional $16,000 to allow for two more teachers in the fall term, if needed. However, the amendment was defeated. ; HERE’S WHY: e Private insurance companies now offer Alternative Collision Coverage! No loss of discount on first accident. e Five year safe driver discounts. Full purchase price if mew car, written off in first 30 months of ownership. $15 per day for rental in case of accident. 00 Accidental Death. Emergency road service. Minimum 714% savings! UND TY MEMBERS Angus Ree and Rosanne Clark (left) chat with Premier Bal. turday's Social Credit mini-convention in Burnaby. ory chief here Thursday _ Tory leader Joe Clark i is in Vancouver tomorrow and Friday to deliver’ a major speech at a Progressive Conservative. fund-raising dinner in the Hotal Van-_ couver. The dinner takes place in ~ the hotel’s B.C. Ballroom Thursday evening (Feb. 15) following a reception starting at 6:30 p.m. On Friday morning Clark is also scheduled to be interviewed on CKNW’s Gary Bannerman show be- — fore returning to Ottawa later in the day. ‘Sager. commented on the absence from the meeting of ‘ superintendent of schools Ed Karlin, who is on vacation. “The superintendent shouldn't be on vacation when a budget like this is being considered,” he declared. e Reg Cooke Agencies offer you... ¢ Eight qualified personnel to assist and advise on your insurance requirements. ¢ Largest and most. experienced auto insurer on North Shore. 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