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Enrolment reaches new high in W. Van JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com
When Annabel Pringle’s family moved from the U.S. to West Vancouver, she was looking for a program that would keep her older son challenged and interested at school.
He had been an A student at an academically rigorous school prior to the move, she said. “We felt we needed something extra to keep him engaged.” Pringle decided to try French immersion. She admits both she and her son were slightly nervous at first – the family doesn’t speak French at home and her son was entering the program in Grade 6 rather
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French immersion students Ross Pringle and Lucy Oishi practise reading with teacher Lindsay Storry in their Grade 2 class at Ecole Pauline Johnson, a single-track French Immersion school in West Vancouver. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
North Van rescue leaders greet royals JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com
Members of the North Shore rescue community had a chance to meet members of the royal family up close and personal while sharing stories of the work they do as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge touched down at the Kitsilano Coast Guard base Sunday afternoon.
Members of North Shore Rescue and the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue’s North Vancouver unit were all among emergency responders on hand to greet the royal couple, who visited the coast guard base with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau. “I’ve never interacted with royalty before,” said Mike Danks, team leader for North Shore Rescue, who took part in a 45-minute discussion with Prince William, along with
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meet with marine and mountain emergency response teams members of other emergency response teams. “We were very honoured to be part of that group.” Danks said the private discussion inside the base focused on issues like post-traumatic stress disorder, and the need to provide mental health support for those who work in crisis situations. Danks said Prince William, who has worked as a search and rescue helicopter pilot as well as an air ambulance pilot, spoke about the need to get rid of the stigma around mental health issues like PTSD. After the formal discussion, the royal couple and the
Trudeaus visited booths of emergency responders set up at of the base, where team members had a chance to showcase their work. The Duke, Sophie Trudeau and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson were among those who stopped to speak with members of North Shore Rescue. Because of his own experience in search and rescue, “The Duke, right away was incredibly familiar with the gear we were using,” said Danks, who showed the dignitaries equipment including an automated CPR machine and long-line rescue system. Although not usually a royal watcher, Danks said he was impressed with “how casual and approachable” both the Duke and Duchess were, and how they appeared to be familiar with the work of the rescue team. “They weren’t coming in blind. They knew a little bit about everyone,” he said. “That
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