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NIXED BY COUNCIL

__ By WENDY HAYSOM

HANK SAGER
plunged his corner of

Dundarave into ~
darkness Monday when
West Vancouve
council dealt a death .
blow to his dream of a _
neighbourhood pub for

the community.

After an emotional, two-
hour public hearing — in
which more than 150 people,
including placard-waving
children, crammed = the
counci] chamber and spilled
out into the lobby — council
voted six to one against the
pub. Only Alderman Don
Griffiths was in favour.

Later that evening. in a
gesture of defeat, Sager
switched off the landmark
fairy lights which have
illuminated his Maple
Furniture Store at 2423.
Marine Drive for a

And he vowed: “The For
Sale sign will go up in the
morning. I've done my

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WEDNESDAY:
Cold and
mainly sunny
THURSDAY:
Cloudy patches
some showers possible

March 2, 1983

RESIGNATION of alderman Bill Sorenson, still looking stunned
following his outgoing speech, was described by Alderman Ralph

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Hall, pictured right, as “one of the darkest days in the history of North
Vancouver City.”

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Crossing union costs Sorenson his seat

THE PRICE Alderman Bill Sorenson must pay

for crossing

the Canadian Union of Public

Employees (CUPE) is his seat on North Van-

couver City council.

Surenson 1s cffectively
standing down from his
aldermanti sent cight
months oarty as a result of
acon taken by CUPE
local J8Y because of his
recent remarks and voting
trends tno matters con
vernming the union

A membership mecting

of the local voted January
JO to close the union's
$250 000 bank account at
the North Shore Com-
muntty Credit) Union,
where Sorenson is manager
of operations, because of
comments by the alder-
man. .

The resolution came just

By CHRIS LLOYD and
TERRY LAVENDER

six days after Soreason had
urged council members to
have their stipends cut as
an incentive lo en

couraging the union to
forfeit) negotiated pay
raises and to forget about
any further increases
because of the financial
squeeze facing the
municipality .

The motion, which
offered layoffs us the only
allernauve, was defeated
by four votes to two, with
Sorenson's only support
ecommg from Alderman
Stella Jo Dean

Sorenson, in hts) fourth
year on council, has told
the News the action taken
by CUPE compels him to
stand down becausc it
makos it impossible for him
to voté on any matter
involving the union.

“Every time there is an
issuc involving CUPE, lam
succumbing to woaf To go

along with it) or being
vindictive if | don't
CUPE local J8Y

Secretary- Treasurer Diane
Jolly said the closure of the
account) with the credit
unton was completed
around February 10

“We are going to the
unionized Royal Bank
branch in Lynn Valley.”
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