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By KEVIN McPHAIL

Recent increases . in
“property taxes due.to higher

the annual meeting of the
Howe-Sound Social Credit
Party Wednesday night.

“It’s not just the fault of
‘the provincial government,
municipal governments also
have a responsibility for the
increases;” Smith said. “It’s a
combination of all of them.”

The education , minister
and Attorney General Allan.
Williams were
speakers at the annual con-
stituency meeting held at the
International Plaza Hotel
with a gathering of over 1
party faithfuls.

One resolution which
gained unanimous support
calls for immediate legi-

. slation to change the present
formula of school financing
based solely on assessed

property values.
Elimination of the present

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weight,

made the difference.

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“meeting.”

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ing school
budgets totalling
more than 110 per cent of.

the Gleneagles ‘and Area the cost of ‘the ‘provincially-

Ratepayers

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A 34-year-o dr-old scuba’ diver

_ drowned Wednesday . af-

ternoon in a bizarre accident
near the Second Narrows
bridge.

David Heidecker of
Vancouver was inspecting
water pipe: lines for .the
Greater *'Vancouver
Regional District with a
partner when the incident

took place.
A Vancouver Police
spokesman said that

Heidecker and the other

pone

West Van..° 922-2021
Rm. 104-585 16th St.

Association determined Basic Education

fan had completed their

work and were returning to
shore in a small skiff just
after 3 p.m. when the skiff
started taking on water and
began to sink.

Somehow, the spokesman
said, Heidecker became
tangled in ropes attached to
the boat and was pulled
under.

_ His body was discovered a
short time later in the

propeller.cage of a tug.

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Vancouver. Police are investigating ‘the ‘incident’ in‘ which the shifting

‘load hit the parked caddy, causing an estimated $800 damage. |

Program.. This resolution

was also passed.
Since 1972 only a two- 110 pet cent «
thirds majority vote by a thé’ Basic”

school board. :was. necessary

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“to pass bylaws authorising _
_ budgets totalling ‘more’ ‘than «J

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