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bylaw. banning smoking, ‘in
- public: ‘places: must . order.
citizens to. stop. ‘puffing in -
_centimetres, not inches, in.
_ order to. be fegal itself.

This» advice. . _

the . three-inch lettering

specified for the . official -
no-smoking | signs. will - -be .
re-designated as. aT 62 cent- :
imetre lettering.”’ :

The’ ‘bylaw, initiated ‘by Os
7 Alderman’ ‘Ann Arnott,’
‘rushed * through . all. ‘three x
readings a-week .and .a_half wes
_ ago, and a. national television ~
camera;
’ glaring, was poised Monday-

“with: ‘hot:

to. record the historic moment

of its. formal adoption. .

Instead,

-Obstreperous scuba: divers

| frequenting ‘West Vancou-.

-ver’s Copper Cove-have been’
given the amber light by .
. West Van council to clean up|
‘their act within 90 days .. -.. OF
else. 7

Council's action. Monday:
by
Copper Cove area residents.

followed complaints’

about. obstructive | _ Parking,

. e Woed Control |

. which
. accords ‘metric. conversion a
status. ‘probably ‘unparalled:
anywhere. else in Canada --
‘has been given. to West: Van:
‘council by municipal solicitor.
Bruce Emerson. As a result, |

“was :

‘lights .

, after”
‘approximately _ 2s seconds _

: deliberation; A .
the measure for a ‘fui
_. weeks, so that the Park Royal

-- recommend : “ways . to: ‘give
: the bylaw. more. © impact.’ aie

elevators, ‘stores,

re-lettered sign is posted. .

legal.

: cast-by Mayor, Peter Jones
a. non-smoker. BO

against the bylaw on princi-

ple because, he said, it was'a

_ case of ‘government getting
‘itself ‘‘into yet another: area
of people’s s lives.” a

‘scuba divers. bye

fall io do se, counct will |
consider. regulating

. situation by bylaw. on

Merchants - Association: can

Ottawa, prohibits ‘smoking i in.

theatres -
and banks’ where the official.

‘If the official Sign is ‘not ‘
displayed, smoking, remains: :

The ‘only a has q
pposing the. measure. was.

The: “mayor agreed. ‘that
smoking was bad.and people
‘shouldn’t do it..But-he voted

Council gave the divers 90 7
« days. in. which to | police’
. “themselves” and” eliminate ~
. further’. complaints. ‘if they.

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in -. assessments - by -

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“Last week reports out of
Victoria pointed the finger at
the municipal ‘governments .
forthe’ increases: in. local.
... taxes to the homeowners:and is
- Alderman’ Gary. - Payne | of.
- . North Vancouver
cil put. forth a’"motion ‘at...
~.. Monday’s meeting to send a -

re ce _ deter in reply. rs
beer bottles flung onto lawns — Lie
--and cases of nudity -- all

Council points out that the a
~ allegedly caused by visiting, |

increases are due to changes .

the ~. something like 32. They also.

figured on a three per cent.
“drop for schools which. went »

S province - cand not the: local.
city government . which has
kept. its. budget down to-an

City fathers s discussed the .
oe assessments a

sic TREES?
"DYING SHRU! BS

_ with” ‘we. selected “option _

TELEVISION CAMERAS AND LIGHTS mingled with the flowers ‘and greenery
—_ recently when CBC-TV crews- moved. to the Park & Tilford Gardens, North Van-

-récommendation |
from. the Seniors’ Advisory ae
: Board and referred it tothe
e’s (right) gardening show: Host Gordon Hunt anf
Vicore’s tips. The show, “Summer Unlimited”, ee

- Commission for. comment t by oe
(Mike Doodson photo.) " an ane

: June 26.

A West Vancouver. senior | ote

citizens’ activity. centre will nee
-be built ona site e just to ‘the

wae the Parks and Recrea

tion | Commission chas. we. nae
objection. ae

= Council received the siting : ee ne
Monday ~

Parks and - ‘Recreation eee -

‘representatives of the B. Cc.

Assessment Authority on

‘Monday night who informed |
“the councillors.that all North
- Vancouver city homes. were
. re-appraised last year. oo,
ity Coun-. oo a

glactindes : Jim | Warne
explained that when the city -

- selected their option last year

they expected an increase for

general purposes of about 20 -

per cent when in. fact it was.

increase of. only 3. 82. Pee” by 18 ‘per Sent. a

“We did: not have com-
plete information at the time -
“Dr

‘

Address

7 stated. . Alderman ©

| Frank
‘Marcino, “It. was ‘one- “of

those gambles tt that had to: be”
taken.” .

~ Payne pointed out. ‘that | in,
North Vancouver we are not.
‘collecting more taxes, we are:

"just collecting, it from differ
ent. people. .

Council . “has

option for next: yéar under. .
the current Jegislation | which ©

may stay: in effect until’ 1981 oo

Your School Budget has | risen n 118% i in 5 years |
Schoo! population has declined over. 10% in 5 years.
Help us in our fight |

to have the School Board
regain contact with reality.

Join the:

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with $1.00 Membership Fee to:

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1346 Mill Street,
North Vancouver, B.C.

’ Telephone - 985-6484

_assessed in the

71, 55. per. cent. It ‘was. ‘the a
feeling of some present that
the whole area.was over

_Fe-appraisals.

| ‘The. assessors present i

"were asked why | ‘North
. Vancouver city -
“: were ‘‘blitzed’’ last year and

‘residences .

all. re-appraised and the

! “answer given was. ‘‘Because- ,
November. to ° choose ‘their:

we. thought you needed i it’

- Council directed the treas-

-urer to. look into alternative.

: ‘options: for. next year.
Some - “members. of the

z gallery elaimed- their taxes.
had. gone up: 40, 50 and in. |
one case of a gentleman who
Hives in. Lower Lonsdale,

“Never again,” exclaimed
_Alderman Marcino, ‘‘should -

“the municipalities let them-.
a selves. to to boondoggled.”” as