WHAT price safety? That's the tough call facing local
politicians dealing with shrinking budgets and increas-
ing traffic. Two years ago there were adult crossing
guards working in all three North Shore municipati-
ties. Now there are 12 and come September there will
only be the six that North Vancouver City council has
so far agreed to fund in the absence of School District
44 funding. The cost is not inconsiderable. Union
guards coliect approximately $62 a dav for their work
and city taxpayers will be paying, r about $65,000 s year
for their presence. Can parent volunteers fill the gap as
they do at Carisbrooke school? The drawback is that there is no overall control over
this type of ad hoc approach and key parent involvement is lost as children move on
to different schools. A North Vancouver-wide training program has been proposed
that would train a few children from cach school in road safety techniques. Police
say they have the personnel to help liaise w ith the program and assist with the train-
ing. Vancouver and Calgary have run similar programs for over 60 years. Expense?
A coordinator’s salary ($40,000) and the costs of a summer training program. It
could easily accommodate West Vancouver too. Why isn’t anyone talking about this?

NORTH SHORE DEMOGRAPHICS

NO

36%
30%
34%

inquiring

YES
55%

NO DON’T
OPINION ENOW
2% T%
0% 12%
0% 10%
3%. 18%

Horseshoe Bay
Dundarave/Ambleside 58%
British Properties . 56%
Norgate/Pemberton Heights 38% 4%
Capilano/Delbrook Highlands 47% 42% 5% 6%
Lower Lonsdale 49% 37% 2% 12%
Central and Upper Lonsdale 46% 41% 3% 10%
Lynn Valley 55% 39% 3% 3%

Blueridge/Deep Cove 37% 36% 3% 4%
TOTAL ou. .cccssssssssseccrcerecensssenseseree S2%O 37% 2% 9%

THE following people
have appeared in North
Vancouver provincial

Cit.
eo e
Barbara Rysstad,

Justin Shouchuk

North Vancouver

Po guess it depends on the
students if they are mature.
I've seen students do it. It’s
not a bad idea. Perhaps the
parents would have to sign
off on liability issues.

Rena.c Tonn

North Vancouver

Yes. Why not: They will pick
the ones who are smart
enough cto do it.

Bob Galbraith

North Vancouver

Many vears ago 1 was on a
Vancouver school Safety
Patrol It worked very well.
It might be more dangerous
now, the traffic is so much
different: busier, — faster.
Nowadays, I need a crossing
guard to get across
Lonsdale!

DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE INQUIRING REPORTER?

E-mail your comments or question ideas to: martin@nsnews.com

21, 1998 in North Vancouver

41, of

court to face charges:

Before Judge Jerome
Paradis on Feb. 3:

Howard . Douglas
Dempster, 31, of Coquitlam,
received 12 months’ proba-
tion after he pleaded guilty to
assaulting a woman on Nov.

North Vancouver, received six
months’ probation after she
pleaded guilty to stealing mer-
chandise belonging to Eaton’s
on Nov. 20, 1997 in West
Vancouver. Rysstad was
required to perform 25 hours
of community work.

THE following people

have appeared in
North Vancouver
court in connection

with drinking and dri-

ving related offences:

Reginald John Martin,
21, of North Vancouver, was
fined $300 and had his dri-
ver’s licence suspended for

12 months after he pleaded
guilty to having a blood alco-
hol level geeater than .08.
eee

Kenneth Glenn Geraghty,
33, of North Vancouver, was
fined $400 and had his dri-
ver’s licence suspended for
12 months after he was
found guilty of having a
blood alcohol level greater
than .08.

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