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THE VOICE OF NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER

Newsstand Price 25¢ January 17, 1982

CON ARTISTS HIT N. VA
FOR $3.77m. IN FRAUD

Crime trend changing ©
with technology

By CHRIS LLOYD

FRAUD CRIMES are soaring in North Van-

couver, where con artists clocked up a total of at
least $3,770,000 in 1981.

The figure is made up of

over the year, the average

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MIRRORED in the waters of Mosquito Creek, venerable St. Paal’s Church in North Vancouver bs now in the second
phase of tts $550,000 restoration program. About $330,000 has been donated to date but more funds are still urgently
needed to embark on the fins! phase — restoration of the Intertor walls, cciling and Noom — which must be com

pleted before the charch can reopen. Tar-deductible donations may be sent to the Save Se. Paols Restoration Fund,
P_O. Box 86366, North Vancouver V7L 4K6. (lan Smith photo)

deliberately bounced
cheques, fraudulent use of
credit cards and bank cards,
embezzlements and com-
puter crime. And with 338
complaints laid in North Van

individual loss was about
$11,000.

RCMP detectives in North
Van say fraud crimes are
increasing sharply and they

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MLA ON HOT SEAT

WV rumbling

fax mutiny

By OLGA RUSKIN

AN OVERFLOW crowd thronging the Cypress
Room of West Vancouver Recreation Centre
Wednesday staged a vigorous protest against high
1982 property assessments levied by the B.C.

Assessment Authority.

They called for support in
their tax fight from West
Van council and at one stage
booed therr MLA. Attorney
Gsencral Allan Willams

The fiery mecting was
organized by the West
Vancouver Combined

Ratepayers Assoctaton
which passed a resolution
that West Van council set up
a task force on taxation

Those attending were
provided with information as
to how to appeal property
assessments

Some hope of tan rehel
was given by MLA Wialhams
who said the manister of
education ts looking into

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