8 - Sunday, October 25, 1987 - North Shore News

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Coyotes concern WV resident

Dear Editor:

As a resident of West Vancouver, } am concerned
about the number of missing pets due to the growing
population of coyotes in this neighborhood.

On four occasions | have chased a pair of coyotes
out of our backyard, which joins Collingwood School
playground. On two of these occasions, the coyotes
have been pursuing a small animal.

A dog is not allowed to roam the streets of West

roam OUF stieers at angal? | have contacted several
local organizations with many sugpestions, and all
have said, ‘‘It's something you have to Jive with.”
Surely not.

fam concerned not only for the pets, but equally
for the safety of small children, and | suggest it is the
responsibility of the municipality to capture and re-
locate the coyotes away from this populated area.

Does anyone out there have any feasible suggestion
for the solution to this problem?

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Dear Editor:

I don’t know whether there is
anyone in Canada who is happy
with the new federal tax reform, as
proposed by Michael Wilson. Cer-
tainly not the poor, who were sup-
posed to benefit from this and
most definitely not municipalities.

Under the new plan, a variety of
goods used for essential municipal
services, which are not now taxed,
will be subject to the proposed
multi-stage sales tax. Examples in-
clude culverts, fire-fighting
equipment, water and sewer
equipment, street maintenance
‘equipment and pollution control
instruments.

Secondly, it is even possible to
be taxed for municipal recreation
services. For example: If a
municipal recreation department
offers a ‘fee for a service’ summer
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Canadian Municipalities, Mr.
Wilson’s white paper proposes that
municipalities be given special tax
treatment and be tax exemnt on
non-commercial activities. But,
unlike the private sector, who: can
claim credit for: the tax paid on
their/ purchases, almost all
municipal purchases of goods and
services will be subject to the full
tax. Since there will be no oppor-
tunities for refund or credit for
this tax, as is the case for the
private sector, municipalities are
stuck with millions of dollars in
extra costs.
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added on to municipal taxes,
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senior fevels of government,
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shaft.
This will not change unless and
until the ordinary taxpayers give
greater support to their own local
government.
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North Vancouver

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