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11 - Wednesday, June 18, 1986 - North Shore News

Ww COUNCIL WANTS PAYMENT GRANTS

Ferry corporation
told to pay its way

“WEST VANCOUVER. Council wants the B. Cc. ‘Ferry Cor-

poration to start paying its way.

While most Crown corporations
-. pay. municipalities grants in-lieu of

-taxes for use of property ‘and ser-..
.'vices: provided, the: ferry corpora-

‘tion has not responded to requests
by municipalities to pay up...’
“Because: there: -has° been’ no
» Fesponse,from* the © minister
. (Highways Minister: Alex Fraser), 1
; feel. we can; speak out publicly on
’ this,"””.

‘West Vancotver:: Mayor on
, Derrick Humphreys: said Monday:
--at the regular council meeting...

to “provide for payment of grants.
in:tiew of taxes in recognition of”
the services provided.’’ :

‘West Vancouver,’ along’ with
Nanaimo, North’ Saanich,. Prince °
Rupert, Delta and Port Hard: y, will

take the resolution to this sum.
mer’s-Union of B.C Municipalities
meceting,. and: try “to: obtain en-
dorsement: ‘from, other
municipalities: :

West ‘Vanzouver . Council, made .
the ‘resolution ‘i in response to’a let-
‘ter: by.” North - Saanich’s Mayor
‘Loyd Harrop. dated June 6,

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