NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

NICK Lariviere and Petros Mouratidis were among the many trombonists to play at a large gathering at
Capilano College fast week in Nozth Vancouver. Fhe session featured some top players.

City begins its 20

Anna-Lowise Pentland

_ Contrionuting Writer
NORTH Vancouver
City launched into its
five-year financial plan-
ning, process on
Monday night, hearing
presentations from nine
agencies.

The initial report from
Terry Christie, director of
finance, included a tentative
budget increase of up to 5%
for the year 2000.

Increases in staff and
RCMP salaries account for
2.5% to 3% of that amount, a
capital fund contribution for
1%, and new items for 1%.
Each percentage point repre-
sents a $250,000 increase to
the city’s operating budget of

2008 is 10% of tax revenue
going to capital projects.
Major capital projects being
considered for the next 10
years include a new aerial fire
truck and fire hall, and a
major facelift or replacement
of the library. The amount
also includes funds for devel-
opment in Lower Lonsdale
and other projects.

Eleven outside agencies
receive municipal funding.
The new funds requested
amount to approximately
$522,000, an
$18,155 over last year’s bud-
get. Organizations that did
not ask for a funding increase
were the North Vancouver
Chamber of Commerce,
North Shore — Tourism
Committee, North Vancouver
Community Arts Council and
Family Services of the North

increase of

requested by the North Shore
Advisory = Council on
Disability Issues and the
North Shore Family Court
and Youth justice Committee.

In a November phone sur-
vey of other municipalities,
Christie found proposed bud-
get increases of 2.4% to 6%.
North Vancouver District was
on the high end, with a pro-
posed 5.3% increase. The sur-
vey did not include the
District of West Vancouver,
which had a proposed increase
of up to 2.4% in its provision-
al budget. °

This meeting was part of
the new budgeting process
which includes public partici-
pation under Bill 88 of the
Municipal Act.

Presentations by the North
Vancouver Museum and
Archives Commission and the
North Vancouver Recreation

00 budget planning

Feb. 7.

On Feb. 14, council will
hear from the — North
Vancouver City — Library,
North and West Vancouver
Emergency Program and B.C.
Photography and Media Arts
Society.

if if’s
news,
then ii’s

Sunday, February 6, 2000 - North Shore News - 13

er 120 players

THE Trombone Circus
came to town last Sunday.

One hundred and owenty
seven trambonists signed up to
participate in a trombone
workshop led by Rolling
Stones trombonist Michael
Davis and Los Angeles-based
trombone virtuoso Bill
Reichenbach.

The free workshop was
attended by plavers of all ages.
The Vancouver Symphony
Orchestra trombone section
participated in the event.

The session was presented

by the Capilano College jazz
studies program, the
Vancouver Community
College music department and
The Commission Project.

Trombone Circus was con-
teived to bring together as
many trombone plavers as pos-
sible. There is some concern
that the trombone is declining
as an instrument of cheice for
musicians.

A similar event held in
Rochester, New York, attract-
ed 100 piavers.

— Michael Becker

Lars Kaario, conductor
Gerald van Wyck, organist

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