Hiker rescued

A 29-YEAR-OLD Vancouver woman was rescued on
Saturday after she fell 47 metres (154 feet) down an
embankment on Mount Seymour. ileather Wetmore hurt
her shoulder in the fall. She slipped on a patch of snow and
ended up down the embankment while on an overnight hike
with friends, according to a North Shore Emergency
Program spokesman, A helicopter and 18 North Shore
Rescue Team members helped the woman.

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THE BADLY decomposed body found in Vancouver's inner
harbor on March 29 was identified as Robert John
Westerman of North Vancouver.

Ports Canada Police said Westerman, 24, appeared to
have died of drowning, His body was positively identified on
Friday. Police are still investigating.

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FURRY CREEK Golf and Country Club will host an open
house and workshop for the Howe Sound East Master Plan

Thursday at 6:30 p.m. :

Those attending the meeting will review the progress
and comment on preliminary conclusions by project con-
sultants, who are working towards a master plan for the
Squamish-Lillooet Regional District. ;

An open house will take place between 6:30 and 7:30
p.m. A wide range“of maps and concept plans detailing
development issues wil! be on display.

A meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. to review the project.
Preliminary development areas, concepts and populations

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Small workshop groups will review the three develop-
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A final open house is tentatively scheduled for

September 1995. ‘ ;

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WEST VANCOUVER District
Council has pulled off a zero
tax increase budget for the sec-
ond year in a row.

WEST VANCOUVER
DISTRICT COUNCIL

By Maureen Curtis

Coun. Ron Wood introduced the
$103 million (including school and
other levies) 1995 budget at the May
8 council meeting.

He noted that general taxation is EYP

actually going up 1.87%.

But the net effect on the average
taxpayer will be a slight decrease of
0.8%, thanks to a zero increase in
municipal taxes and a 1.7%
decrease in school, Greater
Vancouver Regional District and
“other” levies.

Accounting for increased assess-
ment values due to new construction
also offsets a slight increase in
spending by the municipality.

Taxes imposed are based on the
assessed value of property.

A West Vancouver resident with
the average tax rate and levy of
about $3.481 (before the homeown-
er grant), saw his or her property
increase the average amount, by
2.4% in value, or. from about-
$518,739 to $529,736,

Properties which increased in
value by more than the average may
experience a jump in taxes.

Municipal taxes account for
about 55% of the tax rate of $6.57
per $1,000 of assessed property
value, while school taxes account
for another 38%.

The Ambleside and Dundarave
Ratepayers’ Association (ADRA)
continues its criticism of municipal
spending.

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The ADRA compared the aver-
age tax dollar paid per househord in
several municipalities. The group
concluded that West Vancouverites
pay $1,939, while residents of
North Vancouver District paid

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