4 \ ‘ A8-Wednesday, Jane 4, 1980 - North Shore News Humphreys slams A-G Police boards demand money B.C.’s 12 municipalities operating their own police departments are getting a Taw deal from the provincial government, says West Vancouver Mayor Derrick Humphreys who chaired the annual meeting of municipal police boards last Saturday. Members of the 12 boards -- West Vancouver, Saanich, Central Saanich, Delta, Victoria, New Westminster, Matsqui, Oak Bay. Esquimalt, Port Moody and Nelson — met with the B.C. Police Commission to discuss numerous aspects of local policing. The chief concern, however, was the continued failure of the provincial government to provide any financial assistance for mumicipal forces. In a. strongly worded statement issued after the meeting Humphreys said the issue had been constatnly brought to Victoria’s notice since 1972, bul “no responses have been received, ho given to the escalating costs” recognition rapidly In the 12) mumcipalhities where the council has chosen lo operate its own force, he pointed oul. all the costs are borne by the taxpayers oof the com munities themselves By contrast. in another 45 municipalities which hire the RCMP under contract. the federal government provides 63- YEARS-OLD roughly 28 per cent of local costs. And in all municipalities with less than 5,000 population the RCMB. acts as a provincial police force at no cost at all to local taxpayers. This, Humphreys declared. represented “enormous inequities in financing of police costs in BC.”. Costs in the 12 municipalities with their own forces, he said, were ex- pected this year to be over $70 milhon — up from $43 million in 1976. Humphreys was also critical of the fact that neither Attorney-General Allan Willams nor any of his semor officials had seen fit to attend meeting The meeting forwarded a resolution to Attorney General Williams urping him to provide financial aid for the SO0.000 local taxpayers mn the Saturday's affected municipahties Tt also called on those municipalities to Initiale publicly. strony actlon politically and administratively” in support of such aid If no money Comes sand Humphreys Councils wall hase lo very seriously consider Chea prorities and cutback oo Other services “We can wast no longer This politcal football has been kicked around for to long Now itis tune for the publi to know about tt Impaired driver hit arked cars A 6S year old Kichoiond man who while driving bita parked car oon Third Street beast with such impact that at hit another parked car whiebo oan turn hit) another parked car pleaded guilty Wednesday to driving with a bho ale ohaol levelawer OM foil Hobendostt ap poaced vn North Vane ees Prosimeial Court after being charged on Apr 2 | Crown Coramse | [oe adic Pothecanry son that Hiuoohemdorff tad yust deft oa wedding atthe beagles Mall ot atwout |e Yao when be was tnvsolvedin the accident She sand that tMHobcodeortf showed gross sytuptoms of im parrmcnas when questioned after the ny cident whack caused an estimated $$ OOU damage Plootre ncheor ff had Dhow alcohol readiogs of 10 and IM Pothes ary vated Alter establishing that Vdoethe cache thy cctaby ata ee wasano army pension Judge PB Paradis fioed thin $00 Phe ovavacd thiavt usede edi ferent otre wistane as Che fine wooabed frase bere three Oy trigghe nr bee ave the ae det WS A VE PM aN cane STRATA PLAN OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF B ¢ me Merb d ir agy ae tOUCATIONAL SEMINA tr sue JUNE 8/80 BAYSHMORE «case RtotSTRATION 1.00 PM SEMINAR 1 30T04 30Fm HIGHLIGHTS tn, Opportunity bec ive tery tye! ponelisty of diver sifamd trac bap net margaret ie ans crt tara consultant (AG. ardor wow members are uywited te tha: e we verges ING pre cn [oan ee fa (TS FREE ON PARADE for Lynn Valley Days in North Vancouver was the North Vancouver Youth Band, as well as several other groups. Many community residents turned out to enjoy the day of games, displays, and of course, the parade. (Elsworth Dickson photo) en : hey te i ‘ ait ne il i MA J, vig and a beautiful new y Anmoune tig the grand opening of the most con pobete: treauty faculty oer ttre North Shore Now you will be atole to come ii tke a caterpillar and erverge the a tuitter fly teracddy for screen feor fettiprey tree hk oriter yooh co deothies aepaiin restiof your lhe Our brand new facies moelude cetholte: Sling teeathrienit taanreunyc tooth eyebrow arc titi spree bal EC dal trite cage reracdy te erypory thre SyveW vde vars poercdte canes, Wilk IhiGy Chak Poeeenc tag, fea tealss pramdbess tran Call us today and yet a head Start on the rest of YOUF life Free Consultation N« Slim and Trim ... 104 12568 Lynn Vatley Road 980-6814 980-6724