POSSIBLE CHANGES to the
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
in the upcoming federal budget
that could cut local funding have
spurred various municipalities,
including North Vancouver City,
to act.

NORTH VANCOUVER
CITY COUNCIL
By Robert Galster

Councillors recently voted
unanimously ‘n support of a motion
to send a let.er to various govern-
ment representatives expressing the
city’s concern with any possible
cutbacks ta municipal funding lev-
els.

The lobbying effort comes on
the heels of a Federation of
Canadian Municipalities memoran-
dum which outlines — federal
Minister of Finance Paul Martin's
refusal to provide assurance that
the $500 million per year GST

Municipal fees on
rise in West Van

WEST VANCOUVER District
Council adopted six fee-related
. bylaws at its Feb. 12 meeting.

As a result, municipal fees will

increase for:

@ driveway crossings:

B vehicles street occupancy;

@ non-complying vehicles:

@ creek permits (for construction
work in the creek protection zone)

Bi soil zemovai and deposit:

@ blasting.

Some of the increases are not like-
ly to earn the district more than a few
dollars.

Consequently, at the Feb. 5 West

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Vancouver Council meeting, Coun.
Andy Danyliu questioned whether
council should go to the trouble of
amending some of the bylaws every
year.

He suggested that council should
look at making some increases every
few years.

On Feb. 12, council did the intro-
ductory readings on bylaws that will
increase the fees for electrical inspec-
tions, building permits. plumbing
permits and sign permits.

The highest fee increases are for
sign permits, set at 10%.

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rebate for municipal governments
will be retained.

The rebate has come into ques-
tion as a result of the government's
confirmed long-term goal of “har-
monizing™ the GST with the

- MORTGAGE

CANADIAN
BOND FUND

BALANCED

EQUITY FUND

22.09%

22.92%

17.67%

Wednesday, Februury 21, 1996 — North Shore News — 29

GST changes could affect funding

provincial sales taxes. Coun. Stella
Jo Dean expressed another concern
with the plan to get rid of the con-
troversial tax.

“The GST is being collected and
the deficit isn't going down one

9.50%

10.71%

9.69%

11.15%

10.79%

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10ta,” said Dean.

Council voted unanimously to
send copies of the fetter of concern
to the Prime Minister, Minister of
Finance, Premier of B.C. and North
Vancouver MPs,

9.85%

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