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a The inéreases © ‘amount: to:

ay! an ‘average 6:7 per cent raise. ;

“Ald. “Mare. Howard. stor- in salary, a. figure roughly”. year,’ -he’ said. ‘“‘Now he. will
med out of North. Vancouver ~” equivalent io raises: obtained ‘be making. '$41,000'a year::1.
City ‘Council* Monday ‘night, “recently. “by ‘unionized. civic : "think it 's bloody. ridiculous.’

saying he would resign‘as ‘a workers in. negotiations with _

“- result of council’s decision to’. :the city through the Greater _ Howard . ‘said he ‘was
. increase“: the’. Salaries of : Vancouver Regional. Board. especially irritated that the.
‘non-union ity ‘staff. : : onl “move came: only--one week
S Council raised the i issue an “after: ‘council “yoted to strike
““Howard’s move followed a-..third time : following - ‘a new | . the mayor’ s..car-.from the.
surprise turnabout by. Mayor . presentation. from. city: staff, “expenses-..as an economy: |
-Tom_ Reid, ,.who'. ast | the. coupled with © “a recommen- Measure. :
deciding vate in: favor: of the - dation’ for:an increase’ from — a : Soe

. ‘increase:.. “ 7 Graham Leslie, ‘chief nego- “Hall ‘andDean have been
or for the GVRD. ». against ‘the. mayor’s cat from... =a om an

-._.* the’-start: ‘and “they always ”- r anks, his: , ‘their. daughter Cree mer sing for the seals during a
. said 'so,”?-sai d Howard. But. the” Sana arty on meds night ‘at the ‘Commod re Ballroom. The’
- Grimwood; “and = me a Sea ;
- Braithwaite voted to keep the
- car. last. year, and ‘it’s only: ~
* ry. morning he: had. - since the: mayor was: re-elec-..._

“Monday, when Aldermen - decided against such a move. ted that ‘they. changed their:

en John. Braithwaite, _ Terry ve ‘minds. a

27. °° Grimwood’ -and’ Frank ‘Mar-:.- | “1 was. pretty: upset,”” ies ee on
a cino ‘once - ‘again © “stipported "' told ‘the North» Shore News” ‘They used ’ saving money “4

the .move to increase the Tuesday. ‘‘We are ‘strugg- .as an. excuse for taking the: :
non-union. salaries, they, ling with a budget; ‘and I was .“.car away;:when it was really"
. were . ‘supported by» Mayor - hoping ‘the’ exempt. Staff. outof spite—and. they’re the -
. .Reid. . Aldermen. Howard, would. understand ° our. prob-"’ ‘same. people: ‘who now: vote -
Stella Dean and Ralph Hall. lem and. go. ‘along ©. with’. for-an increase that will, cost ba

hired: in 1972. ‘at "$18,000. a

~ Council’ had rejected: the

‘proposal. on. two: previous:
occasions, and i in each case-a.

_ deadlock on council: had. Been
eg broken. by. the mayor’ *s vote:

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 @sses who have offered to put. fo
themselves between.the seal |

7 opposed. the raise. © council. I’ felt they should . “Us $35, 954. i wepian: and: Canadian sealers: hunters and’ the baby ‘seals,

. oo. - have been big - enough: to. a plan:to kill 130; 600 baby harp | and’ world media .Fepresen- —

a "The: staff affected by: the’ accept. the non-increase. this: “Pm: ‘not.’ resigning _ 2 s d ing ‘@ stwo .. week: tatives who’ will ‘cover othe.
“.. + paise ‘are mainly .. clerical: year.’". en aa o “they'd like me'to, but I’m not ©} bes confrontation. _ :

Toe Workers * and. professionals, ae we ae a - going:to,’”- he‘said: “But PN”: pie
” - such.as city clerk. Bert:Gibb, ‘Howard. ‘said ‘the: increase ° make . this - -challenge::- PI Pa
- administrator. Ed ‘Raymond, would ‘add « ‘$35, 554° to the” _ resign’ if the others will, and . “We “will ‘impede. the: ‘brutal ae
“and a number of clerks. and: city’s... expenses for: the’. “go: to ‘the people’ over. this: seal hunt with every conceiv- a
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