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In the Aug. 1 News, there were two ticles on the problem of the daycare Mocated on Capilano school grounds. In one of them city Coun. Bob earnley calls the North Vancouver strict 44 School Board uncooperative. For many years, the board has willingly bgrced to have childcare and preschool cilities on school grounds and will con- finue to do so wherever possible. We cer- ainly see the advantages to children in loing so. R Trustees are well aware that schools Bre public buildings, fike city hall, the Mpublic library and all other municipal, provincial and federal buildings. B We all have a nght to use them for the Purposes for which they are intended, But Many additional uses cannot jeopardize the main purpose of the facility. Contrary to hat Mr. Fearnley may think, schoo! Bpuildings and grounds are already heavily msed by many members of the communi-

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siderable cost to the board. Responsibility for providing space for dayveare and preschools, however, really belongs to the provincial government and the municipatines. The board has no man- date whatsoever to provide childcare space and such arrangements are always made with a ciear understanding that when the space is needed for school pur- poses the childcare use will have to cease. The board's responsibility is for the kindergarten to Grade 12 education sys- tem, If we fail to put the needs of school- age children first, we fail in our duty to them and to the community that elected us to look after their interests. We also fai in our legal obligations under the School ct. Ip would be wonderfil if in every sit- uation of competing interests we could give everyone what they want. Unfortunately hard choices sametimes must This is such a case. The board listened carefully and at length to the arguments for and against keeping the daycare. In

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the end, the majority of trustees agreed with the Capilano School Parent Advisory Council and school and district adminis

trators that in the best interests of the school children, the daycare would have to move to make room for the portables.

In this process, trustees Tim Morrison and Deborah Kitson say that school dis- trict administrators have been cald and overly bureaucratic. This is simply not so.

Board staff have consistently acted with p. , consideration and profes- stonalism in. a difficult situation where emotions sometimes run high.

They are continuing to work to help the daycare relocate. The board is ready and willing to purchase the daycare porta- bles and will do all it can to assist the day- care to find a new location. I remain hopeful that good sense will prevail and the necessary changes will scon be com- pleted.

Barb MacLellan School District 44 trustee North Vancouver

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-T read with quite some joncern the report of 2+; inter- jew with the Park Royal gen- ral. manager,. written up by atherine. Barr, published in Bane July 16, News.

_Who does this man think ¢ is trying to kid? This is Rothing more than anorher arefaced money spinner for

mais company, without consid- gration of any kind for the res- Hents of West Vancouver or ¢ North Shore, nor for any f the tradespeople in these

We certainly do not need Home Depot, Toys R Us, nor PetSmart, as they are simply big, money-hungry US. cor- porations who will undercut and destroy any Canadian

company whether it be part of

a chain, or merely a mom and pop outfit on Marine Drive.

It’s not true that North Shore residents have to travel great distances to buy the commodities sold by hese “Big Box” outfits.

We already have, and any self-respecting Canadian should support, many lo

national Canadian outlets such as Lumberland, or Revy as it is now known, Canadian Tire, Home Hardware and Home Builders, and many, many smaller outlets on the North Shore who cover every- thing trom toys to pet foods.

ere are many North Shore residents who do not want to see the cinenias, the Park Royal! Lanes and the Park Royal Golf Centre destroyed to make way for these US. goliaths, and t complicate and create an even worse traf- fic situation.

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ft is not too late to do something about it. Let's hear lots of strong voices request- ing the West Vancouver Council to strongly object to this obscene development by refusing to give approval or to issue building permits without form of referendum where focal residents can at least voice their opinions. Denis Cressey - West Vancouver

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