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AN AFTERNOON HIKE in the sunshine and shade was in order for this group last

weekend as they headed out for a closer look at the natural surroundings in
Lighthouse Park. (Terry Peters photo)

Grant increase for W. Van

Higher than 1979

The provincial revenue
sharing unconditional grants
for the municipalities in the
West Vancouver-Howe
Sound constituency
significantly higher than in
1980 than in 1979.

Municipal Affairs Minister
Bill Vander Zalm and West
Vancouver-Howe Sound
MLA and Attorney-General

Allan Williams have = an-
nounced that West Van-
couver will receive

are.

$2,467,203, which is 20.9%
over 1979, Squamish will get
$533,085 or 20.2% over
1979. Lions Bay will get
$45,473 or 22.0% over 1979.
The total of $131.6 million
worth of unconditional
municipal grants from the
revenue sharing programme
will be distributed to 140
Municipalities in 1980,
Vander Zalm and Finance
Minister Hugh Curtis said.
The unconditional grants

account for the largest
portion of the 1980 revenue
sharing fund which exceeds
$176 million.

The value of the 1980
Revenue Sharing un-
conditional grants was up
19.7 per cent over the 1979
level of $109.9 million. “An
increase of this magnitude
Should help municipal
councils to restrain property
taxes in 1980,” said Vander
Zalm.

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