Dear Editor:

This in reply to Alderman ©

Crist’s letter published last
Wednesday, Feb. 25. When
‘his.resolution was presented
to‘council, L pointed out that
it lacked the specific. in-
formation council required

to make a-responsible policy .

decision and I raised; 31
questions which required
answers for a_ policy
decision. I enclose.a copy of
these questions and will send’

a copy to anyone who writes _totally _ unfounded. When
to me‘at the’ District Hall to” “‘gouncil adopted Option :D it
ask for them.: . ‘was: because. we did have an

The example in: Alderman:. equitable: assessment roll
Crist’s letter would . result i in and wanted to maintain it as

a substantial. subsidy for the: “equitable - with’ as much

simple reason thathe has.not | automony. as possible. We
taken into account the ‘cost were well aware of our tax:
Of .preparing theJand for base .which is.
lease. This subsidy would ‘whelmingly residential, -If_
have to be “paid by the Alderman: Crist ‘wanted . ‘0
taxpayers. 2

The reference to Option D duty. to. raise, the issue. in’
‘and, a “double: standard”. ‘is. . ~ ounce , , with - reasons pte,

Dear Editor: ‘,

There are matters much
more important to Canada
than the Progressive Con-
servative Party.

‘At the present time, the

Dear Editor:
’ The time: has: ‘come for the»:
B.C. legislature, “which

opens in Victoria on March
9,,:fo take action -.:to:

-nationalise the wholly ‘U. -'. Company “another~ rate in-

‘owned. B.C.. Telephone
company.

The phone monopoly .

distinguishes itself by two~.
things: it has given the
people of B.C. the poorest *:;
and most expensive phone.
service in Canada at great ©
profits to ‘its U.S: .owners..
And it has given B.C. the
worst set of labor-
management relations in the

country. Its attitude to its |

employees belongs ‘back in

the days of Charles Dickens. -
The recent arrogant at-

titude of B.C. “Tel in.

debate on the - “Gonstitution,
‘between Ottawa

severe economic difficulties,

e. ed
P a . gent
se *
= elie
: £
¢

the. ‘official . opposition “to:
the crisis in.energy supply . indulge.in internal strife, that
and detracts from ‘the work that.
Alberta, and .the host of miistbe done by. the Party on
behalf of the nation.

“Mr. Clark has" been.

_ Tejected by a full one-third |

places my Canada: at her
Peril. ‘This is not the time for .

~ demanding’ that before én -only by ‘it
=? agreement::.. negotiated: by publichas had choughe
federal mediator William Public ownership of B. c.

‘Kelly can. be: implemented Tel would ‘make possible

the CRTC, must:grant the lower Yates, better service,

crease; is the last ‘straw.
B.C.: “Tel is well able ‘to

figures show: ‘that. Present
meet the terms of the B.C. Telrates. on: the average.

mediation: which the are-double what they are on
_Felecommunications: - . -Wor-.. the prairie Provinces. which

B.C.. Tel. was.. -récently . *
granted. “a .rate increase - sénd “tens ‘of. ‘millions of
which will bring the com- dollats in profits and
pany an additional - $49 dividends to their owners on .
million from phone’ users. WallStreet. _—

This came within hours of

company announced profits

_ and. dividend payments for

“1980 ..which amounted to Maurice Rush

$79,589,000. Obviously this B.C. Leader

company’s greed is matched Communist Party of Canada

Don’t fool with pensions

Dear Editor:
A writer in your March 1
issuc complained about
those who receive the ‘old
age pension although they
do not need it. Some months

but: *
I pay all of it, and much
more, back to the govern-,

dollars;
and those who really need
the pensions are spared the

ago another. writer: com- “determine, who. needs

plained ‘that all” widows -
automatically ‘receive a.
widow's pension. _

The writers seem to have
forgotten that pension. in-
come is added to other total -
income for income tax
purposes:

Although I do not need it,
I receive a widow's pension,

DRAPERY CLEANING -

When you need professional advice =f

ment in income tax; embarrassment of a personal
the investigative investigation.

bureacracy needed to

pensions would be | : ”

tremendous and unnecessary Name withheld by request

financial drain on our tax North Vancouver

Ts fitness Important?

Askany body.

PARTICIPALTION

change the option it was his . |

support the change. He had
‘€very opportunity’ to do so.
He did not do so. He cannot
fault others for his own
default. |

A change to a
discriminatory | _option for

over. app

future date.. ‘ .

To suggest. that
within itself is foolish, on
out of three is not a united
party. However, with a date

y rset: for. next: ‘February for a
.. general meeting, I believe

the party can. rémain united

on the issues, and under ‘the |

direction of Mr. Clark work

in the best interests of the

country.

Chiick'Cook’MP
North Van-Burnaby _

white it" it’s bane
keep it short
point—-normally “nO onto
than 200: words (about 20
lines of average t) typing or 26
tines of average: handwriting).
‘All letters. must be: signed
and include an address
andlor phone number.
writer’s name must iso be be
spelied out clearly In block
letters. Street addresses;

hed, om-de-
lume will be used if apecial-

requested: We reserve the

address ts:
News, 1139 Lonedale Avenue,
North Vancouver, 6.C. V7M

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the.
~ Conservative : ‘party. is- united:

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basis, but. as we all know,
‘our taxes’ are” ‘going “ “up”

anyhow. If you are a mer-
chant you can calculate the
tax shift Alderman ‘Crist.

calculating the difference of
present . school
1%. of actual

dustry, as against 28.6%

Anyone interested is

. invited'to write to me care of -

No Contracts!

North Vancouver

136 E. 14th St.

Rm. 104-585 16th St.

today for a free, no obligation explanation of the
weight loss program that coul

_the District Hall.

Finally; if'Alderman Crist
is convinced that Hooker
Chemicals.is under-assessed,

_ he could -have appealed the
apparently advocates by .°

assessment or raised the

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