10 - Wednesday,

March 4,

inquiring
reporter

by

Stephen Barrington

(987 - North Shore News

ASK 10 different people what the biggest problem on the
North Shore is and you will often’ get 10) different
answers. To some of our municipal politicians, the big-
gest problem is unchecked development schemes. Others
feel that the biggest problem is the danger associated

with sale and storage of propane and natural gas fuels.
Citizens often feel taxes are too high and that (ax dollars

What is the biggest local problem?

they do pay do not provide enough social and recre-
ational services. The unemployment situation is also a
concern for the many who are searching for a job. As
well, some people consider crime the North Shore's big-
pest problem. This week, Inquiring Reporter asks people
what they think is the area's biggest problem.

Mick DeVille

North Vancouver
Unemployment — that
must be the big one.
Taxes will always be
around.

Teacy Sangster

North Vancouver

Too many buildings don't
allow any smokers. And
landlords are getting too
picky — they either don't
want pets, kids or smok-

North Bay, Ont.
Unemployment. !'m from
Ontario and British Col-
umbia has a financial at-
titude problem.

Al Ward

Lynn Valley

I think crime is too bigh
in this city. | had s $300
ghetto blaster stolen
about three weeks ago —
right out of my bedroom.

Bde

Susan Johnson

North Vancouver
Actuasly f have no com-
plaints, Pedestrian signals
that don’t work, but
that’s not really a big
problem at all.

ers.

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MARY COLLINS TO CHAIR

CAPILANO MP Mary Collins will chair a federal committce’s public
hearing on food irradiation March 6 in the Waddington Room at the
Hote] Vancouver.

The hearing, which will include five members of the House of Com-
mons standing committee on Consumer and Corporate Affairs, is sched-
uled to run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

West Vancouver resident Ferdinand Vondruska, who is the president
of the North West Bio-Dynamic Agriculture Society (NWBAS), will
make an address to the committee at 3:45 p.m.

Vondruska founded the NWBAS in 1973 as a non-profit organization
to promote the benefits of bio-dynamic farming and coexistence of man
and earth.

NORTH WEST Bio-Dynamic
Agriculture Society president Fer-
dinand Vondruska.. to address
committee.

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