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Lowe on
a high

Marcie Good
Contributing Writer

LUCAS Lowe has
done the big budget
films.

Now the director of classic
“B” action flicks such as King
of the Kukbaxers and all three
Na Retreat, No Surrender
Movies wants to urn his atten-
tion to something, smuller.

A Hong Keng native who
now fives in North Vancouver,
Lowe has partnered up with
Brian Leslie in a venture to
support independent films.
They formed The Film Center
at the end of January to heip
people with big. visions to get
their feet on the ground.

“It’s quite difficult to get
the investors. to put money
into the film business here.
They all think that doing a film
should be big budget, itve mil-
fion, 10 million,” he said. “So

concept. It's not true. E
you have a low budget, you

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Marcie Good
Contributing Writer

ELEMENTS of TransLink’s $1.4 billion

strategic transportation plan have already
gone ahead, the corporation’s chief execu-
tive officer told a meeting of five munici-

palities Tuesday in North Vancouver.

But Ken Dobell also explained that TransLink is short $100
mifiion, and must make up the shortfall. That will most likely
mean a proposed $75 vehicle levy is not too far down the road.

“It’s noc the plan, it’s the funding of the plan (that people

ject to},” Dobell said about TransLink’s strategy, approved by

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fee ‘legitimate’ says transit CEO

the board in April, to improve the Lower Mainland’s road and
transit system. “People are generally in favour of improven
until they have to pay for them.”

Dobell explained several options that TransLink has consid-

for raising the necessary $100 million to finane

‘They include: an additional five cents per litre in pro’
tax; and an additional two cents per litre plus a levy. The prob-
lem with those options, he said, is that they require consent and
action by the provincial government. Therefore, the $75 vehicle

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resistance.

But not as far as several councillors are concerned, reflecting
the wide public distaste for the tax. “You have gone ahead sir,
and spent money vou haven’t got,” exclaimed West Vancouver
Coun, Allan Williams. “That's disastrous.

West Vancouver Coun. Vietor Durman pointed out that p:
ing additional transit fares (TransLink bumped them up in June
plus a $75 vehicle levy is more than some people can afford, and
they will therefore choose their cars.

“I think you need to bring back a plan that says if you use
transit then you get a credit: against your car fee,” he said.
“Surely the plan has to be built around persuading us to get out

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