Maplewood Plan scrapped over zoning: Al

THE VOICE OF NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER

SURVEY NIXED

B&B?

By NANCY WEATHERLEY

BED and breakfast,
one of the trademarks

of English tourism,
found no great ad-
vocates across the sea
in West Vancouver
council chambers

Monday.

Council defeated a motion
that guidelines for a
proposed B and B agency be
circulated to mterested local
partres for feedback,
although there was some
dissension, not to say
confusion, in the voting.

Alderman Dnana Hut
chinson, who introduced the
motion, wanted draft
guidehnes, drawn up by
municipal staff, referred to
ralepayer organizabons and
the provincial Minsstry of
Tounsm for comment before

replying to (; Wantsman’'s

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WEDNESDAY
Senny and warm

THURSDAY
Mainly sunny

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ON THE MARCH, furious West Vancouver merchants took their complaints to the streets Monday protesting tna
fommula which threatens many of them with closing business because of tan bills doubkh sad triple those of last year

The merchants were met at manicipal hall by Mayor Derrick Humphreys, who promised to ash Victorta for low
baterest loan to merchants who cannot pay their taxes on time. (Terry Peters photo

NoVVA TO CONTEST
2m DISTRICT ELECTIONS

Communist
connection
denied

By CHRIS LLOYD

PARTY POLITICS

appear destined to
enter municipal
council chambers in
North Vancouver now
North Vancouver
Voters’ Association
(NoVVA) has an-

mounced it will be

running candidates in
this year’s District
elections.

NoVVA, which until now
has confined itself to school
baord clections, will be
contesting the seats of
aldermen Jim Ball and Peter
Powell, whose terms of
office are up for renewal this
year It 1s unlikely at this
time that they will be fhelding
anyone to stand = against
Mayor Don Bell, whose term
ot office is also duc

If NoVVA candidates
were to win both aldermanic
seats if would mean a
dramate swing to the deft for
a councel which ms

precariously balanced

between far Jeft and far
myht, a politeal  dtvision
which creates Ongoing

personality clashes between
bickering aldermen and
frequently reduces: Council
meetings toa shambles
Phough desc nmbing siself as
a non partisan Crh de
olanizavon’  NoWVV A has
wsucd oa poly statement
cimphasising and adding lo
polores of the cxmting left
wing clements on Dastrict

NOVVA advow ates a ward

system cof Commmetl cleo thoms
clecting GAVRED  itsreates
Vaneousver Repional

Doistract) members at large
an cad to contractors domg
Doistrat work, closing down
the Premier Street landfill
setting up oa bocally con
troffed pole Commission
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