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doctors’
legal costs

will’ pay for whatever
Yegal rep utation’ is
considered necessary
to defend 17 doctors
named in a_ lawsuit
being brought by two
Pro-Life members of
the hospital board on
the abortion issue.
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eC om 6Ǥ pee government funding cuts
BEA make it less possible for
Lions Gate to afford such an
expensive action than at any
other time in recent years,
LGH Board President Ken
Bruce says: “I don’t think the
board has any choice.”

The 17 doctors-who are to.
be defended by the hospital's”. *

counsel, are présent andpast
members of thé three-person:

FIGHTING MAD is West Van businessman Don Fleming over this year's ‘hhimself ts closing down, exhibits placards from a recent protest
exorbitant tax iecreases which threaten local merchants with closere or material that will come in handy for the assault he's now planning on V
bankruptcy. Fleming, above, standing in front of the furniture store he = toria. See FOCUS, page A6. (Terry Peters photo)

Council split on lifting of ban

CHARGES of discrimimation stalled North in light of the delays, in’
Vancouver District council Monday from  Ceascd tazes ao en ae
ratifying a bid to Hit a moratorium on issaing (ON, “MS ;
residential building permits to select property “Problems which might

holders in the Seymour area. arise from the additional

traffic from new residential

Mayor Don Bell sought HAR development would be the
council's backing to remove Byc LES MAYER lesser of two evils, tho latter
a building permit ban in the being the economic
cast Seymour region aftcr areca pending construction of problems faced by tho

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numerous tandowners the acw Scymour river development community,” THURSDAY
complained the develop- crossing which will link the added Bell. cool and
ment stay was causing arca with the Trans-Canada Alderman John Lakes, unsettled
financial hardships. highway. meanwhile, stressed he had FRIDAY
Under current council “Property owners in nover supported = the cloudy

policy building permits are Scymour indicate the severe moratorium on  duilding

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withheld in the cast Scymoar problems they are faced with CONTINUED ON PAGE A2

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