“422 - Sunday, Apri 9, 1995 — North Shore News

Escape from

tax pena

~~ RVYERY YEAR municipal
coutidils“reggive: requests - for
breaks from periatties.i imposed
due to late payment of taxes?

WEST VANCOUVER
DISTRICT COUNCIL
By Maureen Curtis

“West Vancouver —_ District
Council decided March 27 that a
viable excuse (when the postmark

on the payment is before the due -

date) will be late payment duc to

« “unexpected or surprise work stop-
pages at Canada Post,”

‘Formerly, the wording was fora

civil suits

(These writs were filed with the
court registry in Vancouver between
March 15 and. April- 3,: 1995,

" Information is taken from the state-
- ments of claim, . ;

-Plaintife: Peter Edward Gray, d.b.a.
| Gray Builders, 200-1468 Columbia,
“North Vancouver. .

Defendant: Apollo Coftce Houses ,

Inc., 6345 197. St., Langley; and

» 329534" .B.C. ©. Ltd. 250-10991
“Shellbridge Way, Richmond, |...
-Claim:: $88, 824, 89 for work per-

: Plaindtt Dix’ Performance Lida

“strike or Jock out by Canada
Post."

Residents argue they should not
be penalized for kite payment of
“takes-thatgccur because they didn't
vet their nolive-on-limg_ or the pay-
ment dida't roach municipal hall on
time because of the postal service.

The municipality's rationale is
that it is not responsible for ‘the
mail service or the negoliations
between the government and its
postal union,

As there is “considerable public
awareness of pending or possible
labor dispute,” it is up to the tax-
payer to get the payment to the
municipality,

“It could be considered unfair to
give advantage or benefit to those

800- 885 West Georgia, Vancouver.
Defendant; Tireland Performance
‘Centre, 300 East Esplanade, North
Vancouver.

Claim: $26,094.67 for automotive
goods and accessories,

Plaintiff: Bennett & Associates,
349 = Bewicke Ave, North
‘Vancouver.

Defendant: 360090 B.C. Lid., Lot |
F, Block 17, District Lot 185, Plan
LMP, 14977. ue

Claim: $17,661 for surveying prop-
erty.

Plaintiff: D.G. Smith, dba, CCMC

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ities ‘defined

who might take advantage of a
labor dispute, or dirough oversight,
delay payments when the conseien-
tious would do whatever is neces:
siry to ensure the timely payment,”
submitted finance director George
Horwood ina recent memo,

Hf many: people used the excuse
of a lengthy labor dispute to-with-
hold taacs, a municipality could
run out of funds, Horwood wrote.

Another excuse for tate payment
could be an error by municipal
staff,

Penalties will not be reversed
for documents or payments lost in
the mail, or when the resident
hasn't supplied the proper address
or paynients made ata bank are late
because of bank error.

General Construction, 10754

Ramicna, Delta,

Defendant: The Corporation of the

District of North Vancouver, 355
West Queens, North Vancouver.
Claim: $27,000 for supply of mate-
rials, labor and equipment.
Piaintiff; Murray Allen, 350-145
_ Chadwick Crt., North Vancouver.
Defendant: 477034 B.C, Ltd.,
13817 103 Ave., Surrey; and Metro
Back Centre Inc., 163-555 West
12th Ave., Vancouver; ct al,

Claim: $26,396 for services ren-
dered,

Local artist awarded

MYRTLE I, MAYALL, an
artist’ and: supporter of the
urts, received the first. Judy
Dennis Award at the April’3

meeting af West Vattcauver

District Council.

North Shore Arts Commission
sucrebiry treasurer Roger Nelson
awarded: Mayall, deseribing her
as a passionate and devoted per
son,

Mayall, a former legal seeres
tary who works in several medi-
tums tis itn artist, has also done
volunteer work with numerous
cultural organizations, She
expressed admiration for Dennis,
a founder of the arts commission,

“And it is a gredt honor to
recelve something when
have reached the rusty age o RI
and you're. still above ground,"
suid Mayall.

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