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West Vancouver REMAX realtors – West vancouver real estate numbers

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Which neighborhood in Vancouver, B.C….?

Long story short, I’m moving to Canada (Vancouver) in January (permanently) and am planning on attending UBC to continue my education.

I was wondering if any of you can give me any advice on which are the best neighborhoods in Vancouver to live in, and I mean ‘good’ in terms of affordable, nice, safe, and somewhat close to UBC (20min drive, or less).

I’m 23 years old, and an English/Literature major; a writer interested in the arts, cinema, bohemian lifestyle, etc.

Moving is such a challenging task. I moved from Mexico City to Los Angeles ten years ago, and now I’m moving again. I really do need all the help I can get, information-wise.

Thanks!!!

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Vancouver school board delays budget cuts – Yahoo! Canada News

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VANCOUVER (CBC) – The Vancouver School Board votes Thursday night on delaying a final vote on its plans to cut $16 million dollars from its budget for the coming school year.

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The delay would give B.C. Comptroller General Cheryl Wenezenki-Yolland time to review the board’s budget, said VSB chair Patti Bacchus.

Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid appointed Wenezenki-Yolland as a special adviser to review the board’s financial performance and report back to her and the board by May 31.

Board trustees believe that under the School Act, they have the ability to delay any final decision on layoffs and program cuts until June, Bacchus said Thursday.

She expects the board will make some program cuts and issue lay-off notices to about 160 staff in order to be prepared for the final budget vote. The notices must be issued by the end of April, in accordance with staff labour staff contracts.

Bacchus confirmed Thursday that a popular music program is off the chopping block for now. The elementary strings program will not be cut because it would be impossible to rebuild the program if specialized teachers were laid off, she said.

If Wenezenki-Yolland finds other savings that the VSB agrees to, the layoffs that will have to go ahead could be rescinded.

The comproller general’s review itself is incurring more costs to the strapped B.C. education ministry.

“I did ask what the review budget was,” said Bacchus. “It looks from what her estimate was a minimum of $200,000 and possibly more.

“She has a team of 10 people from the Ministry of Finance who are working with her.”

Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid defended the extra expense Thursday.

“She’ll bring the people including ministry staff if she needs them to do the work the way that she thinks it needs to be done,” MacDiarmid said.

The B.C. NDP said the money should be used to help fund the board’s $16 million shortfall.

“Here we have up to 10 people many of whom are flying back and forth to Vancouver to do what is essentially a bit of a witchhunt on the Vancouver School Board,” said education critic Robin Austin in Victoria. “I think it’s an odd message for the government to be saying how efficiently are you spending your money while we blow all this money trying to look into it.”

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