strength of their own ‘tenants’ association to ‘back:
: their: ‘legal ‘and individual: V problems

them.
with. landlords.

vot pproval:by:about:80
people who met at the North

: pl eting ‘had -
been called by the. Greater
Vancouver “Renters
Association (GVRA).. and
speakers _included - Nort

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‘with a crowd of.
around, -80
North Shore’Neighbourhood’
House.

Speakers included North

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Tom ‘Lalonde, President of:
the: Greater

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Renters. :

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"behind it, it’ will’ remain’ a
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power. of a tenants’
association. ~‘tAnd’ :local
councils: “will. --start
representiig Your interests:
better when they see all the
potential votes.”

Lalonde Spoke of the
need for more stringent rent
controls and the necessity to
dobby. support. from. :such
“ organizations: as. the: North.
Shore’ Tenants’; Association:
so that sound -proposals ‘for.
change can be properly
addressed to the govern-.
ment.

The “seven:. sexecutive
members: ‘borrowed: $14,000
fe pay the *tax ‘while they

beefe up for’all [dwelling a

the: province,”
= Lalond ‘also "proposed.

_ that the government institute

a 100 percent: capital: gains -
tax to: curb'land:speculations:
but-added that. money. would. ..
have -to=“come™ from: the
federal
governments before any new
low cost housing could be
built. .

Crist stressed the need for
“non-profit. “housing. in the

North Vancouver area. “We, .
have to acknowledge that |

hoiising ‘is a ~basic ‘human
need,” he ‘said. “We have
here in North Vancouver an

Thursday they were told that
their’ $200,000 craft ‘was not :
exempt and’ ‘they'd a “to:
pay up. ,

and . provincial:

politically active nothing will
happen,” he. Said, “We. have ~
_to_use’ ‘our: ‘political: ‘clout to !

“pressure”
government into‘action.°

“We must put pressure on
the aldermen to. réalize the

legitimate need “for. nor- *'

profit” housing *-and - start.
changing . concepts - which
were used over 50 years
ago.” .
“The newly “forme
association has indicated

will take up* “the “Gause?'o
tenants at municipal and.,.

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A statement. subsequently °
released read: “Our political -

leaders . can. expect:
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