page 4, December 22, 1976 - North Shore News . eect ae -) 7 glee inquiring Reporter asks: By Ellsworth Dickson Good grief, Charlie Brown, it’s Christmas already. After . all the dead head miles and the insincere smiles, it’s nice to see people warm and friendly, if only for a couple of weeks. This week the Inquiring Reporter asks: *“‘What do you like most about Christmas?”’ Barb Jenkins North Vancouver - I like the- excitement of giving and receiving gifts. It’s great to see old friends again, too. Also, Santa is.a pretty neat guy. Jean McMahon West Vancouver ‘Christmas is a celebration of Christ’s birth.. It’s a good time for families to give and receive love and gifts. Linda Clayton North Vancouver I like the feeling of good cheer around Christmas. Everyone has such a warm attitude this time of year. Elaine Barbour Vancouver I enjoy decorating the tree and so on. It’s fun to’ wish strangers as well as friends ‘‘Merry Christmas.”’ I like especially to visit friends and loved ones. Maureen Stirling . North Vancouver I like seeing our friends at Christmas and the happy faces of children when they talk about Santa Claus. COR Seymour residents have produced their own concept. of how they want their area to be developed and have asked North Vancouver Dis- trict Council to meet with them next month and listen to their ideas. Development of a village core and an improved traffic flow are among key points in a brief sent to the mayor and .- ~ aldermen last week by Doris _Chu, president of the Sey- mour. Ratepayers. Associa- tion. The main text of the .brief—a copy of which was also sent’ :to “North Van- ‘Seymour MLA Jack Davis— is given below. **Our executive and com- _mittees have been meeting regularly throughout the Spring and Fall in an attempt to become familiar with and understand the Discussion Papers Books 1 to 10 on Seymour. “‘On December Ast, 1976 a iour Residents as! sien cil to fi preliminary concept for dev- elopment was presented to a general. meeting of the Seymour Ratepayers Assoc- iation at the Maplewood Community School. The presentation, aided by an. overhead projector showing various aspects of the con- cept, was well received and aroused great interest. While the. work to date is preliminary in its thinking, certain. basic parts have evolved as being .integral to our ‘‘village concept.”’ These. are outlined as follows:. a ®A definition of our neigh- bourhood boundaries (estab- . lishment of green-belts and other such areas to define these boundaries.) ®A proposal for general land use (including inustrial, commercial, single and _ multi-family housing, instit- ‘utional, recreational and. community care) leading toa multi-faceted community. ere ®A proposal for traffic to, ‘into and through our village and a possibility for a transit link. (A_ re-alignment of Mount Seymour Parkway is proposed). ~ ©The development of a village core or focal point related to our village specif- ically, while perhaps used in - part by adjoining neighbour- hoods. - “Qn the newsletter we distributed to. give notice of the December Ist ‘meeting, we mentioned that dur intent _is to continue with one more meeting on January 12th, 1977 to. re-work the. basic concept and another meeting on January 19th to-present it to you. “This is to give notice of an invitation to the Honour- able Jack Davis, Mayor and Council, Planning Depart- ment personnel and the Press to our presentation on we gee at a . armas eM Increases in the Old Age Security pension, Guarante- ed Income Supplement and Spouse’s Allowance, effec- tive in January, 1977, have been announced by Health and Welfare Minister Marc Lalonde. Increases in Old Age Security pension and Guar- anteed Income Supplement payments represent the thir- teenth quarterly escalation based on the cost of living, as provided for in the Old Age Security Act. Wednesday, January 19th, 1977 at 8:00 - p.m. ‘at Replewood Community Sthool. *‘It was by unanimous vote of approximately forty mem- bers to a motion that we inform you of our intent at this time so that you may give proper consideration to our wishes and ideas before any absolute decisions or an approach to development has occured. . The new monthly total at the single rate for persons receiving both the basic Old Age Security pension and maximum Guaranteed In- come Supplement will be $240.47. - For a married couple, both pensioners, the combination of the basic pension and maximum supplement will provide a payment of $458.74 for the couple monthly. The basic Old Age Security pension will rise in January to $141.34 from the present $139.39. -The Guaranteed Income Supplement is paid te pen-— sioners whose income, apart - from the Old Age Security pension, is limited. The amount of the supplement varies in relation to the amount of income. ~ The maximum Guaranteed Income Supplement for a Single person, or a married person whose spouse is not a pensioner and is not receiv- ing a Spouse’s Allowance, age hoo ‘t will go ‘up in January to $99.13 from its current $97.76. The maximum supplement for a married couple, both pensioners, will increase to $88.03 each from $86.81. Added to the basic pension, this will give each married pensioner $229.37 monthly, or a total of $458.74 for the couple. The Spouse’s Allowance i is paid to persons between 60 and 65 years of age who are | married to. Old Age Security pensioners and meet resi- dence requirements. Entitle- ment to .a.Spouse’s: Allow. ‘ance, and: amount ‘paid, based on yearly i ‘income. - The ‘maximum Spouse’s Allowance will increase to . $229.37. from. $226.20.. The maximum. Spouse’s - Allow- ance is made-up. of an amount equivalent to the ba sic Old Age Security pension and the maximum Guaran- teed Income Supplement at the married rate. . YEAR —END CLEARANCE 4 starting now! . OPEN BETWEEN CHRISTRIAS li ~ AND HEW YEARS mited Stock & time | also available in Teak — rog. $388. Other combinations other prices sa EA ie, Stereo 199 aC _ Oak $110 Bench Also available | Wea. Wea in teak Hi also avaliable oe, ; a) a in toak a aon . INSTANT FURNSHIN I. Robson St. Van. _ (Opposite Safoway parking lot) (cornor of Danman and Robson) | Mii ' ‘ , 1 '