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ce «his. ‘couver,” if we: are. - going to

longtime.” West,- Van.
5 dent” and. active com:
4 y worker.” ;

7 ‘future development, but-for or. edited to. incorporate -. causes. of: traffic’: ‘congestion : president: of a homeowners~
Ia. “making. ‘his an- preservation: of the desirable input. . from ‘the - public: ~ which | will -Support.. Mayor: -association.. - :
nouncement:. Monday... f ‘facets of our present lifestyle hearings. Because it is.d.very - Derrick. ~Humphbreys- Rowntree. ran. a last! yeat for
' Rowntree: ‘emphasized.’ that. in; the = immediate _-years comprehensive’ document, “having. Minister. of Highways . mayor but.was: defeated.by: °
"he? stood: solidly. behind ‘the. - ahead. Me oe _ council ‘should . consider. Alex’ Fraser. take a. second. -present. ‘Mayor... Derrick,
municipality's ‘draft “com- - : _ ratifying :.it--in“§ections. to Took: at the problem. ° Pe Humphreys - and former...
_ munity plan; public. hearings 7 “The. “plan” “covers. -our-- ensure that important details. - 7 -- alderman John Dowling.
on. which’ are. being, com- ‘ background, ~“ehvironment, | are not overlooked and that Taps “Tt ‘will: ‘be: really, by “Oc-
pleted tonight. ce ene “development, services, ‘and the proper interpretation of tober 3ist”. . He and his wife Elsie have ~

“The next 10 years are ‘the .
“vital ° yedss in West Van-

‘housing problems only
Ernie Crist, wants North ‘tenants were .subjected - affected lower income _
_ Vancouver District to set up should never have hap- groups, now — with land

a permanent housing
-committee along | similar

lines to those - already jn

existence for recreation,
traffic and other municipal
concerns.

We can no longer pretend

that housing is of no concern .

to. the municipality, —said_
Crist. The maintenance of
rental stock, strata title
conversions, land —use,
housing for senior citizens
and the Handicapped are all
areas with which we must
concern ourselves.

Crist said -the recent
controversy surrounding the

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before. West Van members -
of. council * ‘not. only”: will -
. become: the ‘blueprint for

finance

document, ” continued

Rowntree. _

and is an. ex-
ceptionally well-prepared

; “The.

hours -of detailed ‘in-

— simply modified, clarified

every component is exactly
what. is .best: for
Vancouver, ” "he added.

West

the ordeal. to which the.

pened. -

Most municipalities i in the
Lower Mainland, he con-
‘tinued, already have a

housing. committee as a

matter of course. Here in the

_ District attempts to set up

such a committee have failed
in the past, he charged,

“because of the —_ pro=
developer bias of council
and the attitude held by
some aldermen that if you
can’t afford to live on the
North Shore, that’s’ your

. tough luck - go somewhere

else. ;

_ Crist said the new
phenomena about housing is

perature and turning for you — automatically.

)

“243-page 7
plan is the result of many .

“The - - amost |

oO rer “Presently, Lam completing .
It should not be criticized . --a

«detailed. report

A local resident. toi. 25

_years, Rowntree is vice-

prices and mortgage. costs
soaring the housing
problem is affecting people

of middle income, especially jj

young people.

It is not uncommon today, .

he said, for people with a net
income of $18 thousand .a
year to have to spend two-

“thirds of their income either—

directly or indirectly on
Shelter. With low income

people, the ratio often: ‘is:

even worse.

What we need declared: |
Crist, is a District Housing . §
to’. formulate 9

Committee -
policies so that the problems

at Lynnmour and others like -
. that,: while . _ at one time - it cannot happen again.

40 years.experience.

” pressing 1B.
problemi in West Vancouver.
_is the need. for-.relief from.

‘set. up by former. ‘Mayor
- documenting. the’ “major

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