Burrard-Yarrows that-a new. -

drydock be built at
Borers -Yorrows: It was also
agreed after. Joe ‘Clark took
over that the costs'would be ©
split with Burrard-Y arrows
putting up about.$21 million
cand the ‘federal. government
the balance,

The -Port of Vancouver
badly needs such a drydock,
one: that .is capable of
repairing ships up to'150,000.
tons.-IL would. provide some
300 xfew jobs; the spin-off
ts to the North Shore’
‘economy and community
would be many.

But the decision to build...
the drydock is meeting one

face up. ‘to hat. fact. ‘But ha :

hasn't been. proven :by- any...

stretch of the imagination. ;

If, on the other. hand, the
argument is use ‘that ts
cheaper sbuild’
elsewhere,’ ‘that argument
just” doesn't..stand | up. We
just need ‘to bear in mind.

that, if we build it in Canada,
the government would get a-

big chunk of the $50 million
vack in taxes of one kind or
another such as excise taxes,
_income tax, profit taxes, etc.

_simploymien

nd. “would

However, where the new

floating drydock is built is

still a secondary question.
The main question is that it |
-should be built and the
- ‘politicians | ‘and other con-
cerned ’should quit horsing .

: around and get the job done.

‘

Ernie Crist
Alderman
_ Nerth Van District

Which service would you cut?

Dear Editor:

ead

I read with interest Noel
Wright's article in the
December Sth issue of the
North Shore News on how
tax revolts can backfire. Mr.
Wright implied that
California’s Proposition 13
was ae failure since
homeowners gained only a
24% saving in taxes.

I think Proposition 13 was

a success because
homeowners gained 4 24%
saving in taxes. The North
Shore News should poll the
residents of the North Shore
to find their Opinion on
bringing in a Proposition 13
a rt C, The results of such a
1 mig ht surprise you. I
eank there are a lot of North
Shore homeowners who
believe as I do that those

who pay’ the piper should
call the tune

Brock B. Hansen
North Vancouver ,

(Okay, readers! Let as
know, In 50 words or less,

which | municipal services
you .would-be prepared to
see cat, back or. eliminated
altogether in order to bring
about a reduction in your
property taxes -- ED.) .

Depressed by NV pound

Dear Editor:

A visit to the North Van-
couver Pound left us feeling
very depressed and concern-
ed about the. animals who
end up there. Particularly
the cats, who are housed jn
very small cages, with
scarcely enough room to
stretch, let alone cxercise.

What a difference from
the pound in West Van-

‘tionate

where their affec-

caring attitude
towards the animals is evi-
dent. .

couver,

Surely something could be
done to improve the North
Vancouver facility and the
pound in West Vancouver
would be an excellent exam-
ple to follow!

Mr. & airs. A. Miller
North Van.

A y
fa mili to the defendant. :

-The | Peterborough
Examiner, in a report from.
New . Zealand, | states:.
“Papers publishing reports
that a wanted criminal as 176-
centimetres tall, met with
total .incomprehension, so
.many have reverted to using
feet and. inches, with cen-
timetres-in brackets.”

Perhaps. they would have
had better response if they
had included his weight as 82..
kilograms.

Royce Rich
West Vancouver

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