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"Ali hechanjeal services 12 month Dr 23, BAe ke “Govt. licensed inspection o station 52564. : "gra Penton Hoth he ke Stef Mari io) 885-7455 City expenses questi oned Dear Editor: As one of under a dozen residents who faithfully attended the budget ses- sions for North Vancouver City (includ: ing getting up bright and carly on Saturday, Mareh 11) Pwant to respond to the budget increases. ¥ work for a small business, and 1 know how hard it is in B.C."s climate to make ends meet. [can guarantee that any small business owner would have the abil- itv to slash the city budget in half, because that is what they have to do, but they do not have that endless supply of public money to draw from. The $250,000 minimum for new office furni- ture would be a good place to start. Or how about $4,500 te renovate the mayor's washroom? - While the rest of us have to pay user tees for recreational use (which may once again increase) — it would appear that the fire hall is getting $5,000 worth of sym equipment and city hall is getting a turther $8,000 in gym equipment — is this fair? While some on council say these tax increases are equivalent to three trips to Starbucks, for many residents in North Vancouver City those “few cents” added with all the other “few cents” govern- ments are charging us could be the dif- ference between steak, or hamburger meat, or pet food. It used to be that the main causes tor homelessness were drug and/or alcoho! addiction or mental iff- nesses. Soon we can add three levels of government as a contributing factors with their endless tax increases. As far as public input, |, too, was under the = misunderstanding — that, because this is public money, 1 would have as much access to information as required. Wrong again. After less than 12 fetters I was told I would be charged $30/horr for staff to answer my gues- tions. George Orwell was right when he said all pigs are equal, but some pigs are more equal than others, and how dare [ assume for one minute that | am as equal as all those on the public payroll? One thing is for sure, those that teed at the public trough are not afraid to bite the hands that feed them! Sue Cook North Vancouver Land claims volatility disturbing THAC.* BUICK sEADILLAC: GMC Dear Editor: There's a fellow living at the lakehead of one of the prettiest and (tormerly) most salmon-rich rivers in B.C. He’s had ongoing trouble with spray-painted swastikas and a bullet hole in his house, so he’s keeping a guard dog as a measure of security. I mer the dog (and bim) during a bike ride that was a ttle too intrepid while on a recent visit to the Shuswap area. The man happens to be First Nations, and living in roximity to a number of ridges dismanticd by the + 4 wheel anti-t ee pein Was $24,735. Stk 20206 eptiee BUICK * CADILLAG * PON 2000 GMC Sierra “ # Vortec 4300 ¥5 Engine © 200 HP « 4 wheel disc braking system, chrome Ite & bumper, anvin stereo, tilt wheel, intial, automatic alc headlights & much 288 or 2.9% Bera ox bniene 20W OP s trwarty Sts OAS Furchase finance or 21,218 | ‘99 GMC Safari SLT Brand new, 8 pass, power group, power driver seat, deep . tint glass, remote keyless, a/c, tilt, speed contro?, am/fm stereo CD & much more. Was $32, 085 i band to restrict access to a contentious area. He doesn’t know who is responsible for the attacks, but suspects industry-associat- ed locals. No one is coming forward with tips. Basically, he’s on his own, his predicament punctuated by a string of accidental sym- pathizers. who wish him “good luck” ia an inane way before peddling off. We've got a declining resource = economy — and unwritten treaties in a massive provinee with most of the population in the Lower alr condiioning, windows, dua sl ert much more. Was 2000 Pontiac Montana 3.4 Litre V6 18SHP engine, 4 speed automatic transmission, 4 wheel grt toct Tra es steerer. ge 948 or 1.9% ‘Wine tow be ace. SAAN DP « Iaveecardy Baus CAS Purchase finance 55 mo iow im lease 35-560 OP » Isvsecuty & or 20,498 Mainfand. Ive lived “down here” for 10 years, 3% of those in North Vancouver, and IT know how easy it is to become regionalis- tic. Every time 1 visit. the “Interior” Tam stcuck by how volatile the situation is, and I can’t help thinking that the next biggest event in B.C.’s very short history is going down without sufficient con- cern on the part of most of the population. It’s no longer a question of whether “Joe Average” (who- ever that is!) can relate to First ot ang nen er, enn mace tit ie Nations issues. We live on this land: this is our issue. : I don’t care how people . feel abour land claims — I do care that the tedious process - of government negotiations is not paralleled with a ground war of racist violence. IT also chink First Nations culture has a fot to teach this frazzled society, and we may want to take some time to think about that before we come head-to-head with road blocks this summer. , Chery! Lindberg North Vancouver 2000 GMC yet 348 or 1.