0g 2, 3 ao . ™ : 25, 1978 - Ne : : , Shore | low : . North ‘Vancouver - School French immersion program, voting Monday . to start kindergarten ‘classes in the language in September. /pro- vided’ a minimum of. 50 students (two classes) can be registered. oe . The board’s -decision— unanimous among five trus- tees present at a regular - meeting—brought keen app- lause from over 100 people in. the public gallery, the ‘majority of them members of The North Vancouver Par- | ents’. Committee for French Instruction in the Elementary buttons as ‘Le Francais. S. V.P. par coeur (French, | speak it 2 Srna wens = = from the heart). _ ‘The school board decision, . made with members of. the: public spilling out from the. 7 packed. gallery. into both’ hallway — entrances to the . _ West Vancouver to join. ihe program, a directive to the for French | immersion | North Vancouver (which will — no further. _ taxpayer because of financial ‘Schools and ‘sporting such ©. support from Victoria and - Ottawa), (French—Please)’ delighted the’ gallery. by: and. Ne francais, je le parle ‘erasing a a limitation af fan : 2a. - panelled boardroom, brought : Board has embraced the © also an. open invitation - to. North Vancouver school ad- ministration to. assess . the . current French. ‘exposure’ program (in which: French is _. taught. as a ‘subject: “rather, : than being, as in ‘immers- | ion;’ the language of instruc- tion) and a pledge to itself to_ expand the program ‘if the public demands. 7 On a wave of. enthusiasm jin: be institited—evidently—at ‘cost to .the ‘trustees - further. on We ASSSAACEOEOWEE WA BW ‘The few apparently oppos- ition. members of the gallery offered no > disruption. West ‘Vancouver has the - dubious honor of being the only municipality in‘ the . Lower Mainland that has been turned down for a special grant provincial department — human resources. -. The grant is to help finance the *‘family servi- ces’’ program which pro- vides counselling for families and individuals in trouble in of 1139 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, B.C. V7M 2H4 | from the apeeoney BUDGET MEETING TONIGHT Pi eet hepa wil be discussed at: the "schools, at home. ‘and .with. police and ‘Probation departments. 7 The federal government pays half the cost of the program and the municipal- ity pays the other half but the province has refused to contribute to the municipal- ity’s share since last year when. the grant. totalled $40,000. This year the family services program is request- | OFFICE/NEWS: (604) 980-0511 CLASSIFIED: ‘980-3464 CIRCULATION: 986-1337" Pabttsber Peter Spock Noel Wright/News Guillermo Lam/Photos Ells- /Prodaction - worth Dickson. Marna Leiren/Advertis- lag Kristi Vidler/Clasaified Berni Hilliard/Cixcola-— tion ~Yvonne Chapman/Administration Barbara ‘Haywood/Accounts Sylvia Sorensen. North Shere News, founded in 1969 as an ol dent community ewspaper ualified under Schedule 111, Part 111, and Paragraph 141 of the Excise Tax Act, is ‘published each Wednesday by the North Shore Free Press Ltd. and distributed to every ‘door on the North Shore. Second Linas Mall Regletratlon Nambor 3885. ENTIRE CONTENTS COPYRIGHT © 1978 NORTH ‘SHORE FREE PRESS LTD. Ail rights reserved. ihe maximum ‘number. of - oo kindergarten classes _-might be instituted in the first year. that: - skidded into the rear. of the” _ Another accident involving a vehicle stopping to pick up’ a hitchhiker has occured on the ‘North Shore within the: _ past week—the day. after a: police car and another vehicle were , totalled in a ‘similar incident. This latest incident « occur- red Friday evening at Capil- ano Road, North ‘Van, 75 ‘metres south of the 401. highway when Ji ames Bolger, — of 1163 Clements Avenue, N. | Van, stopped in his 1977 Plymouth. to_ Pick Up a ‘hitchhiker. nt complete with. Mattress, Oe a Liner, Algicide, F Heater & ‘Controls. Be Gordon Hilchey,. of. 4310. “Quinton Pla¢e, N. Van, was driving his’75 Valiant in the. same lane, braked . and. _ Plymouth. Damage to the | _ two. cars’ totals $1 7000. “North Van RCMP. say ‘the: ‘oad was'very wet and oily at’ the time and that they. laid no § - charges. . . ‘The previous day, a w. Van police car was totalled. | “by a venhicie when struck on |: ‘the Upper Levels Highway . _ while the police. were caut-. | -ioning the driver 6f.a-vehicie -§ ~ who had. illegally stopped to pick up a 8 ichhiker. LINCOLN MERCURY ‘ing $40,000 again to cover the cost of. two counsellors. .: Reporting on the ‘situation | at Monday’s council meet- | ing, Alderman Robert Hicks ‘said it was not clear to him | ~why the grant had been ‘turned down. Judging from a | letter. last year from human’ ‘resources minister Bill Van- By7 derZalm, it was not clear in B@ the minister’s mind = either, 7 Hicks said.’ The letter said Vander- @ Zaim went on the advice of. his regional director, accord- ing to Hicks, and the director had stated that the family services organization “app- ears to be providing services to clients with means.”’ Converter it equipped witht drain plug) Clean: Fluid pick-up screen Air breather me so equipped) Adjust: Bands © Linkage | “If this means that West Vancouver is not eligible for support that other commun- ities are getting, on a means basis, this is ceriainly a very . different principle involved H& a in the. funding of: such By -. a | | For most | nger cars an programs. Might trucks. Replace: Pan oasket and fluid. Road test” vehicle. ae | really believe in the | comments mede and the reasons given, that West Van & is being taken out’ as af special entity and = given. special treatment in this case,” Hicks said. ‘Inquire about our transmiss . sion exchange service! _ Appointments Phon 987-7111} CHIE ' He received unanimous Bee support for a motion that ® Mayor Peter Jones request Fig the Iniman resources minis- a ter to reconsider and that Bie ‘West Van MLA Allan Wil- ‘liams be. asked .to help get ‘the provincial grant. | - LINCOLN, MERCURE: