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Proposal
for pins
passed

Liam Lahey
Contributing Writer

NORTH Vancouver
City Coun. Bob
Fearnley pinned his
hopes February 1 on
swaying council to
endorse his proposal
to have new municipal
lapel pins made to
coincide with the
city’s new banner
designs.

Fearnley wants to contin-
ue the city’s “bold, new jook”

Residents want

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its arly “residents”: a dozen
adult. bookstores and. strip
clubs thar have, in the 36
years of Butord’s existence,
been exempt trom county
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lady Imelda Marcos told
reporters last month that
she would soon file lawsuits
to reclaim about $25 billion
in assets once held by her
late husband Ferdinand (but
which his critics claim he
stole), which he had given
ta. some — now- wealthy
cronies but which she says
was only for safekeeping.

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(regularly about $16) to the
first 30 rs a day at the
price of about 30 cents a
minute, measured by a time
clock that diners” punch
when entering and exiting.

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He told council that pro- 5 ‘up
ducing a limited num of
pins with the same new
design would enhance the
city’s image.

“I have often wondered if
the city should rethink the
design of its pins,” Fearnley
said

” Canadians each year,

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he cost is not extreme,
and it would be great to
bring a limited number of
these new pins to C City,
Japan when we visit there in
April.”
Council voted unanimous-
ly in favour of Fearnley’s pro-
posal.

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