‘Toe ‘Clark VOWS . whe will decides . _ this Friday to challenge ‘his’ ‘stewardship in "a formal convention. “J expect to be a candidate oe eee in (a leadership) convention and I expect to win ... I decided to seek 3 renewal of my lead in the very plereniier Hs I can lead_ this party to victory,” Clark said as delegates prepared to meet next week to decide if his leadership should be - reviewed in a formal race. “If the mood indicates “same- amount of ; additional ollution’ "as a 16-suite resent comproniise provides council the" test case . Meanwhile, council is. still: awaiting a staff . report onthe. impact of further highrises overall. ‘in_ the | six-block | apartment zone studied in conjunction with - the -C unity Plan,. the » desirable guideline “for ‘all, fatare:. ‘miulti-residential development should become much clearer. These: days, nothing to'‘do with housing is as simple as itfirstappears. ~ Naked injustice The head of the Canadian Association of - Burlesque Entertainers has filed-an “unfair” complaint against.a Toronto musical revue whose performers appear in the nude. He alleges that the revue discriminates against members . of CABE. The’ possibility of a picket line looms. Just in case you didn’t “happen to know, CABE is the strippers’ union. And we think WE have labor problems here in B.C.! report: has been sunday news north shore news NEWS: 985-2131 1139 Lonsdale Ave . North Vancouver. 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Ellis North Shore News, founded in 1969 as an independent commun ty Newspaper and qualified under Schedule I Part lt Paragraph tl ot the Excise Tax Act. ia published each Wednesday and Sunday by North Shore Free Press Lid and distributed to every door on the North Shore Second Class Mait Registration Number 3886 Subscriptions $20 per year Entre contents = 1980 North Shore Free Press Ltd All rights reserved No responsibility a cepted for unsolicted manuscapts and pictures which shoutd be stamped addressed return envelope raters re hada ACCOMpaMed by oo VERIFIED CIRCULATION 50,870 Wednesday. 49,013 Sunday THIS PAPER IS RECYCLABLE Black Sunday, you could call it, for North Shore and other Lower Mainland homeowners. “School taxes to “double” blazed the front-page banner headline in an overtown newspaper — and its arithmetic, alas, was right on. So, once again, who is the villain in the ongoing school tax scandal? The answer to 90 per cent, is the provincial government and its bosom ally, the hog- wild Lower Mainland real estate market. First, however, quick figures, just to get your adrenalin flowing properly. Sunday's horror story analyzed the expected school tax hike this year for a typical family-sized home in nine Lower Mainland municipalities. The avcrage bottom-line increase (after deducting the $380 home- owner grant) works out at 141 per cent. The actual dollar figures, however, are grimmer in some cases than the percent- ages. For cxample, Surrey shows a whopping 406 per cent increase from 1980's modest $34 to this year's $172, a difference of $138. Delta is up by 106 per cent, which means a $105 hike for Delta taxpayers. The North another story. North Vancouver school taxes will rise by a relatively moderate 77 per cent — but the typical homcowner will pay an extra $152 ($351 as Against $199 last year). In West Vancouver (hold your breath!) the increase is a mere 57 per cent. But the typical homeowner's school tax this year will leap by a few Shore is $265 — to $726 from 1980's $461. TO THE CLEANERS What in heaven’s name is happening? The answer is simple. Soaring property values are enabling Victoria to take you to the cleaners. This is how it works. The provincial govern- ment’s basic education financing formula is tied to property values, which are almost twice as much in the Lower Mainland as in the rest of B.C. In North Vancouver they are higher than anywhere else in the Lower Mainland except Vancouver City and Burnaby. In West Van- couver they're 57 per cent higher than even Vancouver City and Burnaby. Which brings us to provincial grants to school districts. These are the amounts Victoria provides to bridge the gap between school district budgets and what local taxpayers can reasonably be expected to shell out on the basis of their property values. The grants have been dropping steadily since 1970 as property values generally increased, meaning that local taxpayers were assumed to be capable of increasing their direct constantly underestimated they want to have a ' (leadership) convention, ‘we will have a convention,” to run for the.leadership despite any: rebuff at the / ‘de national Tory. convention” o Friday, he might be - oP aeeast a cast of possible contenders as long as the list of characters in a Tolstoy. novel. Former Clark cabinet ministers John Crosbie and David Crombie and past leadership candidate Brian Mulroney generally ap- peared on front-runner lists. Darkhorse prospects in- cluded Ontario Premier William Davis, and former Clark ministers Jake Epp, Don Mazankowski, Flora MacDonald and Michael ‘Wilson. - Clark said at year’s end he would step aside if it were felt his leadership was “detrimental” to the party. He has never indicated what forces might impel him to. move aside but sets great store on his role as healer of internal party wounds. Bowing out doesn’t figure in his current strategy, a top aide said.” “He is going to have to be pushed . out,” Said another party official. Clark, who has been Noel Wright contribution .to school costs as their homes grew pricier. For the province as a whole the grants were down last year to under 39 per cent of school costs. But in the case of so-called wealthy districts they have been slashed much more savagely. In 1970, for example, Victoria paid 34 per cent of all West Van school costs. Last year the figure had dropped to 13.5 per cent. This year it could be a mere token. REALTOR'S 1OTTING In effect, Victoria says: “If you can demand = such exorbitant prices for your houses, you can pay pro- portionately more school costs yourselves, thereby relieving us of the school - Consider his leade - Contest automatically 5 into the 50-70 pe “Twilight zone” ..refile ce of the delegates would: “have to ‘s agree to take on chall ss formally. Tf Clark failed « majority, a follow, probably, to widespread dou Clark could decic own to call a leadership conventio would have the time-se advantage. The Tories desperate want to avoid public hara-kiri. also want to win th election and many. that Clark, who led: May 1979 to nine months of power : for them i in n February grantsburden.” ** Meanwhile, in : interior, where ‘proper values are rising . Have you ever tr ng the weekly ay vith an assess notice? Help your ‘Heart Fun Help your Heat.