A LOW-COST _ business licence will be developed by North Vancouver City following a council decision last week. A presentation by St. Thomas Aquinas high school principal Doug Lauson con- vinced aldermen there was a need for an inexpensive licence to augment the current $72 and $36 ones. The school plans to hold a craft fair in November and intended to purchase all the business licences needed by participating crafts people NOVELTY COTTON Reg $6 m Reg $11 $12m STRETCH CORD PRINTED CHIFFONS PURE SILK JACQUARODS Reg $26.$27 m FUJI AND NOIL SILK 80cm 6 cotors & Natural Reg $12 60m SILK BOUCLE Sulit quality 8 Fashion cotors Reg $30m AROMA SILK Reg $27 m PURE SILK DENIM Navy onty 80 cm Reg Stim PURE SILK COROUROY Natural onty 0O cm Roy $27 m te @ faatiion «atone Hoy $2 %m Sibai For One Week Only with 50% SAVINGS In assorted colors Reg $6 m 100% COTTON MADRAS CHECKS ANDO PLAIDS Assorted cotors 150m Reg $60 0: 115 160 cm Reg $8 $22m Hand-woven trom india 120 Gm (who are donating a portion of their profits to a school fund) to encourage par- ticipation. But the cost would have been prohibitive — $2,702.40 to be exact. “We're anticipating a $3,000 profit from the fair to put into our fine arts fund, but paying the fees will leave us only $300,” Lauson said. He sought a “special dis- pensation” from council to reduce the cost of the licenses, but the aldermen discovered they had to ASSORTED GROUP OF VISA included are linens and Doestin 150 cm 90 115 cm Cotora Red Turquoise Jade 120 cm sue $17.99 m sue $8.99 m sae $19.99 m sae $19.99 m PURE SILK CREPE -DE CHINE PARK ROYAL SOUTH OFFER THESE OUTSTANDING SPECIALS sae $2.99 m sae $2.99 m SALE Y2 PRICE sace $19.99 m sae $3.99-$10.99 m FOLLOWING ITEMS 20%-40% SAVINGS SALE $9.99 m City plans licence fee cuts donate a matching grant to offset the fees in order to abide by the business licence bylaw. “We get entrapped by laws sometimes and have to find our way out,” Mayor Jack Loucks said wryly when aldermen were surprised that there were no allow- ances made for business licence costs for short term or charity events. City staff were directed to investigate solutions as quickly as possible to alleviate the problem. sae $15.99 sae $16.99 A9 - Sunday, May 9, 1982 - North Shore News HAMMER MILL emergency at Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Wednesday afternoon was caused hy clogging of grain in generator. Friction buildup started the grain smoking and staff, remembering the explosion which destroyed the previous grain terminal at the neigh- boring Pioneer site, evacuated the building. Production resumed after North Van City firefighters hosed down the shutes. (Eric Eggertson photo) sunday brunch | 2 FOR 1 SPECIAL! Seafood Crepes $4250 with green salad, tea, coffee, muffin & juice thru May Council also approved a grant for approximately $4,000 to the Folkfest to cover the costs of that event’s business licences — the approach used up until now to deal with the bylaw’s shortcomings. Neely tines , Raisin’ Bran If you like the taste and home made texture of fresh bran, and raisins bursting with the goodness of the =. then think of me as the world’s healthiest breakfast, steaming hot on your pote with a cup of good coffee. Pll make you big and strong, full and contented, as goud tn the morming as | am for afternoon tea, or delicious late at night This ts a hearty invitation for you and | to get together more than once Muffins to go — fresh every day Try our Orchard Fresh Fruit Salad ] .*? Muffin Break 1307 Marine Dr. NV “S28ent) 985-2746. bx naal