"Whether or not we agree or disagree on the decision to bring the Community Learning Program here, that is the decision."
North Vancouver Board of Education chairwoman Franci Stratton tells residents opposed to the location of the district's new alternate school in the Balmoral building that it's a done deal, regardless of complaints (from a Jan. 13 news story).
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"Family law has been absolutely gutted. Child welfare work has been gutted."
Defence lawyer Richard Fowler says drastic provincial funding cuts to Legal Aid over the past decade means more people have to attend court without legal representation (from a Jan. 11 news story).
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"People were taking risks. The perception was (because of the court rulings) police don't have the tools to remove drivers from the road. . . . In fact we still do."
Cpl. Richard De Jong responds to an increase in the number of drunk drivers pulled over by North Vancouver RCMP during the holiday season: 74 people, up from 66 the year before (from a Jan. 8 news story).
