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N. Van City
endorses
citizens’
concerns

OUTRAGED citizens
packed the North
Vancouver City
chambers Monday
night, but anger swiftly
turned to approval
when council pushed
for a crackdown on

pornography distribu-
tors.

Only Alderman’ Gary
Payne opposed a package of
three motions which called
on the provincial and federal
governments to clarify and
tighten up the anation’s
pornography laws.

The motions, submitted by
a North Shore umbrella
eraup called Concerned
Citizens of the North Saorc,
asked council to:

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* request the provincial SPEAKING OUT against the avuiiability of hard-core pornographic Almost 100 citizens of all ages jammed the tiny gallery to hear
attorney general to proiubit material was Rev. Peal McKinnon of the West Vancouver United council's decisions and jeer Red Hot Video's lawyer. (lan Smith
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WV fitness

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increase in charges averages 15 per cent

THE PRICE of fitness took another jump in West = ¢«sts 3.6 50. Kurucy agreed

Vancouver, Monday, when council voted to up its that some programs ane
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recreation fees and reatal rates for 1982-83. are Bing UP more tose

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most recrealion prices will
gO up an average of 1S per
cenl

But onc Alderman stood
up for pnce pressed fitness
freaks

Alderman Dave Finlay
aaad that although 1 maght
onfy be a IS per cent tn
crease over present” [cca
Uhere had becn a “termnfic”
pump to the last three ycars

Assistant) Director of

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Parks and “ccrcation Frank

usuca sand there had only
been cost of Inving increases
for the last couple of years
between cight and 12 per
cent

However when Finlay
challenged that) he only
remembered paying about
$14 three years ago for a
fitness program that) now

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sidize those that) require
more cquipment and are
more cxpensive to operate

But) be emphasized that
th itness program ratcs are
sal Competitive with others
nearby and stated that West
Van recreation programs are
financed 95 to 97 percent on
the uscr pay principle He
said he would = follow
counctls wish to achieve a
100 per cent user pay system
fun recreation

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