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September 27, 1981

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the the price of unpaid taxes?

HOMES in some of
West Vancouver's
classiest areas and a
further 14 in North
Vancouver District are
being listed for sale
because the owners
have not paid their
property taxes in the
past three years.

But, enticing as the
prospect might be, there are
no winners in the sales, set
for Wednesday, except the
municipalities — who, one
way or another, are assured
of getting the outstanding
taxes paid on the 33 homes
advertised.

The sales are being held to
fulfill a section in the
Municipal Act relating to
unpaid property taxes A
handful of people are ex-
pected to attend ‘the
municipal halls on the day of
the sales to pay the taxes on
the offchance that they will
end up getting a home out of
ut

LOTTERY TICKETS

As North Van Dstmet Tax
( oHector Mel Palmer puts at

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By CHRIS LLOYD

“Its hike buying a lottery

ticket.” In this lottery
though, none of the buyers
loses the price of the “ticket”
but neither is there even the
guarantee of a prize being
offered.

The majority of the listed
properues are withdrawn
before the sale even starts.
In most cases,
listing of their
enough to

the mere

homes 1s
shake up
detaulters sufficiently to pay
a vears outstanding taxes.
which gets them off the list

Those who don't do so
have their properties enter
the “sale” — usually a
maximum of half a dozen in
cach municipality

What bidders get by
paying the outstanding taxes
for their “ucket” 19 the
option to buy the home, by

mdding on the tax sale

Welfare changes. ..

certificate.

If, as invariably happens,
the tax defaulter or another
interested party in the home
— such as the bank carrying
the mortgage — pays off the
taxes and outstanding in-
terest during that year. the
“ticket holder” forferts his
option.

He is repaid his cost, plus
interest at six per cent,
losing only the difference he
would have received had he
invested his outlay at a
higher interest rate.

West Wan's deputy tax
collector, Ken Bernard, was
asked whether people who
bid in the sale are aot, in
effect, acting as unpaid tax
collectors for the
municipality.

“I guess you might put if
that way.” he rephed.
His North Van
counterpart doesn't agree.
Palmer says that in cases
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Grace tells her side
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WV mourns passing
of Ann Dickson
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CHIEF Dan George,
a champion of Indian

rights but best
known for his
Academy Award
nominee per-
formance in “Little
Big Man," died
quietly in his sleep
Tuesday at Lions
Gate Hospital at 82.
The nationally

respected chief of the
Burrard tribe had been ill
for some time and
“recently he’d been home
and back to the hospital
several times,” said Gwen
Williams, nursing
supervisor at the hospital.

Leonard George, the
younger of George's two
sons, said the chief never
got over the death 10
years ago of his wife
Amy

“TE uhink he died of a
broken heart,” bis) son
said.

“His work kept him
going until last year but
dunng the summer he
called the family together
and told us not to hold on
to him because he would

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of United Press Canada

be leaving us.”

Chef George's other
son, Robert, agreed.

“He never got over il.
He was married to our

mother for 51 years.”
Robert said. “He never
complained or said

anything, but he didn't
like to go to his own home
(after she died). He
usually stayed with one of
his daughters.” He had
four, Mane. Rose, Irene
and Ann

A spokesman for the
current chief of the
Burrard band.
brother John. said there
would be ae funcral
service Monday at! p m
EDT at Holy) Rosary
Cathedralin Vancouver

As 1s traditional
George's body will he for
two days at his brother's
home before the funcral
and bunal at a cemetery
on the
reserve

George's

Burrard Indian

While George was best
known by the publu as an
actor oa profession he
took up wheo he was in
his 60's) he was) more
highly respected as one of
Canada s

Most

cloquent

spokesmen for native
rights and environmental

protection.
He first recited his
impressive soliloquy
‘Lament for Con-
federation” at the
Canadian Centennial

ceremonies in Vancouver.
in 1967. In 1971, he was
awarded the Human
Relatons award by the
Canadian Council of
Christians and Jews.

George was a_ real
Indian chief three times
over — hereditary,
elected and honorary —
who turned to acting late
in hfe and won an Oscar
nominatwion for best
supporting actor in “Little
Big Man ”

He portrayed the
simple but un-
pretenthiously wise “Old
Lodge Skins ” Cheyenne
foster father to the white
frontier orphan played by
Dustin Hoffman

High points of | his
performance were has
repeated solema debvery
of the welcoming
benedk ton ‘My heart
soars Inthe a hawk” and
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