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loszes in. the B.C, school
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arontly caused od ‘yar brponls 5
om have. B.C,
department ce eduction and
the Insurance Corporation of -
B.C, to renegotiate exleting'
. ‘fire Insurance coverage for
B.C, schools, Bdueation
Minister Pat MeGeor ann:
-ounced Monday. ae

Under the new plen the
firat million of any fire loss -
will be shared’ between the |
department of education and '

the local: school. district ‘In:
which the fire occurred,
using normal capital funding.
procedures, ‘the minister
sald.: ICBC will provide
L  . —- goverage for losses In excoss
\ _ of'81 million. .

\ Tho Minister saldi '’The

; és artment Intends to inten: .

i its efforts to onaure that |
| one ‘uchool district will.
develop. a fire: alarm and»
intruder systam that. will cut
down fire losses in the
schools," 7 -

ro, Dr Modest noted that last.
Bak fossen in B.C,
7 cho totaled 6, 4 million,

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“Most of this loss represents:
in senseless crime of scheol
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Arson. Is. suspected In
several North Shore fites that. .
pave | occurred, since the

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three claasrcoms at.
Braemar Blementary School
in North Vancouver Feb, 14,

Dr. McGeor sald costs of
“all losses up to 31. million
would. be covered through
normal ca; ital fund cing, Bo
‘cedures, © (Under the: lie
Schcols Act the government
pays SO par cont & all capital
‘costa up 'to 6 mills, 78 per
cent of costs up.to the next 6

mills and 90 per cent of the

romaining costs.) ICBC will
fence coverage for losses |

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The ? minister aald the 3b
millon, deductible plan. apps
ites to all public schools In
‘the province: ’ :

“The department intends §|

‘to continue to arok closely
with ICBC and the school...
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“fire protection’ Into new |
‘pundings and: it De
‘bulidings,” “added » Dr
_ MeGeer. -

u “Booause of tho: hij h
tneldence. of arson in the
‘schools, atop. priority is the.
installation of Intruder. al»

arma and other maeasures to. -

out - gown: unnecessary
losses.” ;

“Dueso soarin inourence
costs and best solution o on
to us is for the department o
education and local schoo! :
dletricts to assume respon:
‘aibliity for the first 981
mallilion. for each and every:
loss under the fire and .
oxtonded coverage section. of
the insurance coverage:””

Dr. McGeer said that IeBC,
a An: hae midst. of _
~-extons aly ) Inspection “p

ram, of: ‘All schools tn "tl 3
province: to ensure that. a

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dards: Thies. ‘inspectors are
workin, fulltime on schools,
Since January 1974
this. Anepection rogram |
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