4 Ey » ‘ ' ' page 8- - September 22, 1976 - North Shore N News North Vancouver District council is unhappy about drastic rent ‘increases imp- osed by’ North, Vancouver School Board for the rent of its facilities to the public. In . particular Ald. Don Beli criticized’ Monday the in- crease from.: approximately $500 to $5,000 a year for the use of Highland School by the North Vancouver Youth Band for its practices. “Quoting these. figures, Ald. Bell stressed the direct community service and in- His motion also asked that, where necessary, the rental fees be related .to actual increased costs for the use of the facilities. Several ‘aldermen felt. the school board was getting back. at the district by creating difficulties for the public and thereby drawing council’s attention to the | board’s monetary problems. COUNCIL UNITES "VS. MAYOR | ternational recognition: that -- the band provides for North Vancouver. - He also pointed to evi- dence that the presence of the band in the school on a regular and responsible basis. had discouraged vandalism there. ' It must be recognized, “he said, that the band had been encouraged in the past both by councils and by the school board, and had also been allowed to pay towards an addition to the school for thé storage of band equipment. . Ald. Bell moved that council urge the school board to reconsider its policy so as to ‘allow reasonable comm- unity use of schools | with. suitable provisions for their ‘security... ‘ the “red fire . ‘extinguisher. beside his large gas stove... Another ' witness, Mrs. Tessie Hanlon, in her forties, and owner of the gift store said: ‘‘I was sitting at. my desk, and all of a sudden the explosion.’’ Mrs. Hanlon’s, desk is located near the south ‘wall of her store, next to the ~wall of the laundromat. ” LAFARGE CONCRETE LT Name Address oO Patio GM Foundation CiBas oe said’ “Ht sounded like some- 1061 Maln Street, Vancouver, B. C. V6A 2v0 CiCarport. “All six aldermen ‘of North Vancouver City council voted as a block Monday to’ stop Mayor Tom Reid. . from withholding copies of legal oO inions., prepared for the city. \ Previously the mayor had ‘ordered all legal opinions to be delivered: directly to“his. office, where be made™ available to aldermen. ‘But “according to Ald. Frank Marcino this wasn’t a satisfactory method ‘‘be- cause we had to read it in his presence and couldn’t make copies or take notes to study.””"" - . Marcino is quoted as calling Monday’s session ‘a. major victory for the © poeple down here." , a oi: felt like: it was in my. building. Some metal: sculp- tures fell off the shelf, and -. -the windows were-vibratirig, but they did not break,”’ she said, holding’ both. hands against. her head.. ‘I. was - shaking like a leaf when I went outside. I saw. the broken glass. and. called the police. A block away one witness who asked not to be named _* _ LAFARGE CONCRETE. tro. | For all your eoncrete needs on | the North Shore, West Vancouver, _ North Vancouver- | ‘ ‘Deep Cove. Our concrete’. representatives — ‘are‘avallable to . helpyou—a....: complete concrete - service- _ estimates. we me — TELEPHONE: | > aan 685-9155: or fi out te coupon, “” " , ee ee ere f 7 se dD - CDsidewalk ements COther: ey 1 ae . ete ot ‘ston cut ‘short his afternoon [ singing mo sapeaaaamelbatnadantimpanian keakaamaaneenemmmendemeniatntemaenimenememene mated __--. Phone. ..... erage n een Der nh cas Sa ARAL eee be tS Ral wey we (x) BF abt aie . *e is aad . me a > So The battle between Mayor “Reid and his aldermen began earlier this year, when the mayor accused unidentified against. whom the city . was taking court action. | Despite. ‘Monday’s vote, | legal ‘opinions can still be | withheld from the.'public if | the ‘mayor feels premature | release would be detrimental to the city: 8: interests. wae Following. many. requests, B.C. Hydro . ‘buses: ‘to UBC and Vancouver ’:returned ‘Monday, to the 1Sth and McGuire loop. ys The diversionary. route was. abandoned last. month, ‘be cause. Hydro felt the. direct ‘Marine Drive route was more efficient, “The following, buses. ‘are included ‘ “in: ‘this - “week's. rerouting: .. :Varicouver "239 Citoss-Town, the 926 : Lons:. dale-UBC Fast Bus ‘and: the, No. 81 service. ‘body ‘fell. ‘onto: the. ‘oot upstairs.” ne ‘ Outaide . the 7 ’ ‘ : men, Heer rambo rsooeaewsdereswdeeruseterd . et . ' ‘ ‘ ' ‘ ‘ . * ’ 1 ‘ 4 cn re ' : . / . PR NA AS REG Net ORE NRA AY OTE NB NO INE Hep EB rt PAY Sa Be Ee . ' ’ . ‘uy . , ‘ : , , ' ‘ Wi dion # " an : a ae -