A4 - Sunday, February 20, 1983 - North Shore News the world outside... By UNITED PRESS CANADA VICTORIA — The appearance of social in- surance numbers on income tax mail was “un- fortunate” but it drew people's attention to the need for protection of personal information, Canada's Privacy Com- missioner Inger Hansen “The number is there for the taking,” she said man interviéw. The Income Tax Act gives the government the authority OTTAWA - Canada’s annual rate of inflation shipped again in January to drop by one full per- centage point to 8.3 percent for its largest decline since 1976, Statis- tics Canada reported Friday. The last time the infla- tion rate fell by a whole percentage point was in July 1976 when it dropped from 7.8 percent in June to 6.8 percent. Conservative MP Geoff Scott said the decrease in the inflation rate was LONDON — _ Britain slashed the pnce of its North Sea oil Friday by $3 to $30 50 a barrel, tne gering similar action by Norway ina what expected to be aioncw round of global oil proc reductions was The new rates mean Britain's North Seca onloas $3 SO a) barre! than the OPEC bench mark rate of $34 a barre! and $5 cheaper than the $35 SO) pree of certain brands of Afmecan crude cheaper MEL BOURNE Austraha Some 5 SOO firefighters brought ander two day control oa “Preokeooe anuast of frre chat tilled at teast oF people and razed hun dreds of mules of parched southern Australian brush offic cals said Pervlay Pevene Ministes Malcolm braser «abled fos & national weekend of Mourning and described So much for privacy Death fires under control to ask for it on returns, she said. “But for it to show in the envelope is unfor- tunate. It has disturbed a lot of people. “I consider it fortunate in one way, because it almost worked as a catalyst — consciousne Hansen, privacy com- missioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commis- sion, is in Victoria to deliver two lectures at the University of Victoria. Infiation rate drops again both good and a bad sign. “It's good to see the continued downward trend,” he said. “But it's discouraging because it’s a sign of a weak economy.” Scott said the inflation rate could only decrease because “Canada’s 1.6 million unemployed Canadians are not spending. Therefore there's no production and therefore prices fall. “There's no pressure to keep prices up,” he added. Oil prices start to tumble ou — a crude similar in quality to North Sea onl A few hours after the British National Oil Corp announced the cut. the Norwegian state ort company Staton said it was reducing the pnee af ws North Sea of between $3toa83 SOQa barrel “The save of the British reduction was ays exper ted We have adyusted our proees accordingly." a Statoil spokesman ip Stavanger said, adding that the new price as retroactive tobkeb | the loss of lile and an cst) mated $400 gistlhon oan damage as one of the greatest disasters in out history South Australia and Vic tonta have been devas tated by a hobo aust and | catend my Sime Crest sympathy a stunned Prascre said alter survey ing Che Cwoostre kon states A Le halle! ) trom a helm opter Austeahan fire poopie FROM PAGE At various municipal depart- ments with the object of holding the line on 1983 taxes. The fire department, she noted, accounts for some 21 cents out of every tax dollar, the second highest per capita cost figure compared with 13 other Lower Mainland municipalities. “In analyzing the costs and levels of service associated with the fire department,” she said, it was felt by a majonty of council members that the mini-pumper program which was in- stituted in 1982 represents a major budgetary increase that we can ill afford consider maintaining some semblance of balance between level of services and costs,” she said. Baker maintained, however, that dollars were not the only consideration: “There are no statistics that can prove that the mini- pumper service over the past number of months saved any lives or reduced property damage. There are no statisucs that can disprove Meanwhile, she said, the specialized equipment hitherto carried by the mini- pumper -— including the valuable “jaws of life” rescue tool, — would, from now on, be duplicated or triplicated among other fire trucks and would “not be reliant on a addressing the budget. “I can assure you,” she said, “that the budget discussions and cuts taking place are not limited to the fire department but will be felt by our parks depart- ment, planning department and recreation commission to name but a few. “But that will be small consolation to our taxpayers if our average 1983 residential tax increases by 10 per cent, and commerce and industry are hit with another whopping 30-40 per cent due to the vagaries of an assessment system im- posed by the provincial government.” The mayor pointed out that the fire department’s share of the tax dollar had some $300,000 in 1983.” “single vehicle to cover the doubled over the past 10 increasing to several million by 1990.” Baker e¢ that council had heard in-depth representatons from both the fire chief -and_ the firefighters’ union before reaching its decision. “While one cannot deny that the addition of more men and more equipment into any fire department may subsequently reduce the response time in a specific instance, we must also N. Shore agenda highlights NORTH VAN DISTRICT (Monday, 7:00 p.m.) Proposed transit facility K lahanie Park Business Licence Bylaw fees for amusement machines Vanable Mill Rate NORTH VAN CITY (Monday, 7:30) Delegathon re position oof House Alternate 99 Route Noise control bylaw Amendment to zoning by lawre hecensed premises Waste disposal bylaw financial Presentation entire municipality.” Baker’ recalled inaugural address last fall when she stressed that 1983 would be “a very, very difficult year” for council in years — evidence that council had continued to Tespond to the néed for improved fire protection. “I know this. decision (about the mini-pumper) was an ‘ill-afford’ mini-pumper based on reason ... research and reflecting the best interests of our community at this time,” she declared. “It will be a sad day when any council predicates its budgeting on succumbs to pressure.” fear and unilateral CORRECTION in the food ad, Page B84. this issue of the Sunday News. 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