| for renters. “North Shore renters have been pul tn a more perilous position with the announcement from fi- nance minister Michael Wilson that $14 milhon in rental housing grants for the Vancouver area will be the the of says By MARK HAMIL EON cancelled.’ this week. Cancellation of the grants was part of the fed- eral government's cost- Blackburn said Thieves grab cash, jewelry ; in West Van CHANGES economy and the grow- ing use of police iden- IN the tification programs have led to changes in what thieves are taking during residential break-ins. West Vancouver report that knowledgable thieves” are ignoring what were Once popular targets — mainly large electronic devices such as stereos and video cassette recorders ~— in favor of cash and jewellery That, in turn, is making identification of recovered stolen goods difficult, leading to a call by police for homeowners to photograph or videotape valuables “Due to the expansion of Operation Pohee Identification (where objects are engraved with an identifying numbers, the mayornty of break rs don't involve the theft of Large, traceable items saves Cast Colin Bursill oof the the WV PD crame prevention anit) Phe trend now ts steal cash and valuable jyowellers and (in the event of recos cry) event the owner has a description of oa written yeweller Ss apprarnal descrip Hon, a prfure as still worth a thousand words Pole are recommenda that hoon cow fheops photograpt chem valuables saves Bursill be photos or photographs treo de have to claborate and keep videotapes in a safe place to use in establishing ownership when stolen goods are recov- ered “When photographing valuables, particularly preces ot jewellery, care should be taken to show obvious iden- titving features of the ilems,’ savs Bursill **While the best place for valuables isa safety deposit box, that’s not always practical When woasn’t. a few minutes of time with a camera may assist, police in investigating erime ~ Video Recorders _ VHS & BETA THE LEADING BRANDS InN \ ‘puY WITH CONFIDENCE | wr YOU FINO IT ADVE RINSE} FOR LESS —WE LI RE RUNG THE OIF FERENCE culling program announc- ed last week. Blackburn charges that the cancellation of the grants will lead to the scrapping of $60 million worth of rental units. **There will obviously be a squeeze on rental ac- commodation during Expo at any rate,’’ Blackburn said. ‘‘Coupled with the loss of rent controls and review and now the loss of 1,000 additional units, eae opttaet € yor pi cor wor qo? FOR HOUSING GRANT CUTS Tenant head hits Wilson RICHARD BLACKBURN, president North Shore Tenants Association, decision of the federal government to cancel rental construction grants will create hardships things will be very tight in- deed. ‘‘We know the situation in the immediate downtown area will be rough, but now with the loss of these units, the North Shore will probably be more adversely affected than we onitially an- ticipated.”’ The NSTA_ and_= other Lower Mainland) groups have voiced concern that the anticpated heavy de- All - Sunday, November 18, 1984 - North Shore mand for short- and long- term accommodation dur- ing the run of Expo 86 will lead to landlords evicting tenants to free up room for free-spending tourists. Blackburn says renters groups will make applica- tion to the federal gov- ernment to have the grant program re-established and to the provicnial governm- ent to re-introduce rent controls and a= simplified rent review process. RICHARD BLACKBURN . cuts will hurt North Vancouver branch's Grand pening Deposit Bonus , \ LE. PC Oba boss, fae ee “yooe ” vetee a ‘ ote ‘ - Jno oni ve will foe ety pit we tee er . ” + C soa eee tN ve ran a feaatevre 1 bette mw LL Tes } a] I? t wo oN ectle v Caan be Wtoayen x ere , Meee tee Ab se e wdote fan: ey Te DEPOSIT $250 a sh obett FAL ve o- itteve DEPOSIT $1000 em ee ae tthe na 24 Hoursa day. 7. G West Van cM IM tata Ns — more than 3-decades: .< | Seer en LIU, DEES ae North Shore axl geoyvy7e me in ROYAL TRUS! Cadillac Cabs 987-7171 | a: hy . DELUXE TWO WEEK HAWAIIAN VACATION FOR TWO) "ier pester oe te rub re oD