NEWS photo Paul McGrath drinking drivers _ THE following people - appeared in North » Vancouver court in ; connection with drink- ' ing and driving related offences: : “James Graydon Bradley, 47, of Whistler. was: fined “$600 and had his driver's » licence. suspended: for 12 months’ after. he pleaded iicy to having a blood alco- nol level greater than .08. eos oee . _ Rebin Ernie Bugeaud, =: 24, of North Vancouver, was ~~ fined $300 and had his dri- * ver’s licence. suspended 12- months after he pleaded ’ guilty to impaired driving. _ : oe ie . Hugh William Vandusen, +. of West Vancouver, was fined $300 and had bis. driver’s licence suspended for” 12 months after he pleaded guilty to having a blood alco- hol level greater than .08. ee @ “Sven Golinski,. 37, of North Vancouver, was fined $800 and had his driver’s licence suspended for 14 months after he pleaded guilty to impaired driving. eee “Ajaib Sandhu, 63, of Surrey, was fined $1,000 and had his driver’s licence sus- ended for 12 months after ¢ pleaded guilty to impaired driving. . eee Cameron Bruce Johns, 23, of Delta, was fined $450 and had his driver's licence suspended for 12 months after he pleaded guilty to fail- ing to comply with a breathalyser demand on Jan. 8, 1999 in North Vancouver ‘City. NORTH SH RE‘S MIGHEST VOLUME . ALL MAKE _. tei 1.C.B.6. VENDOR for Peraign & Bomestic Cars, - @X4's, SUV's + Light Trucks The Hanw of the Lifetime - -~> Guarantee -~ . 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Most of them also added pleas for more money. “We understand budget pressures,” said John Barker, chairman of the committee which advises council on grants to community service organi- zations. “But you have to understand the high demand for services.” Mental health groups, fami- ly support organizations, and services for the elderly are among those which applied for more funding. = Barker described a “growing dispari- ty” between the needs in the community and the money available. Last year, service groups applied for $230,006 in funding, of which $180,000 was granted. This year, the funding requests rose to more than $300,000. Barker cited an aging population as a possible reason for the growing need. After screening the applica- tions, the committee has asked for a $20,000 increase in fund- ing over last year’s level. Now the task for council- lors, several of whom cam- paigned on the promise of no tax increases, is to basance those requests against financial realities. : The draft financial plan, which still must be debated and passed by council, increases taxes by 4.3%. That would translates to an extra $77 for anf average home. The $71-million budget, as explained in the document, aims to keep tax increases as close to zero as possible while maintaining public services. - The cost of general opera- tons is rising by $2.6 million to cover RCMP contract increases and capital expenditures. Debt charges and operating costs for new facilities approved in the 1996 referendum add another $181,000 to the 2000 operat- ing costs. Other increases celat- ed to salaries, wages and mate- rials — amounting to $600,000 — have been absorbed. However, that leaves a long list of requests that have been tagged “not recommended.” Among the organizations that made presentations to council: Fire and rescue services. Chief Gary Calder outlined how over-me costs in 1999 were reduced more than $35,000 from the budgeted amount of $151,000, through the use of a new staffing cycle and management program. An $11,000 request for software for the North Shore dispatch centre remains on the unfunded list. Sgt. Gord McCrae of the North Vancouver RCMP out- lined 1999 accomplishments which included reducing auto theft by 21.5% and residential burglaries by 17.1%. Unfunded requests from the capital bud- get included network connec- tions in Edgemont and Lynn Valley (rotalling $14,092) and $30,000 for the construction of the Parkgate Community Policing Centre. Operating requests included $40,000 to run the Parkgate storefront. Pointing to high circula- tion numbers, (17.83 items borrowed per capita) chief librarian Noreen Ballantyne of the North Vancouver District Public Library described the need for new books and other materials. The library is requesting $50,000. The Rec Commission, Coun. Ernie Crist pointed out, is so a victim of its own suc- cess — the facilities need upgrading from so much use. It counted more than three million visits to facilities in 1999, an increase of about 500,000 over the previous year. The commission — is requesting that the block fund- ing allocation be increased from $600,000 to a minimum of $1 million annually in order to maintain buildings and pro- vide new programs. Among the unfunded capi- tal requests is $101,745 to fix the roof at the Delbrook rec centre and, more than $150,000 for work s: the Karen Magnussen compiex. 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