, improved social well being
By TERRY LAVENDER of society?

eAre you willing to vote for:
ICE FEES. for. minor. 2002. id

= increased expenditures. “by.
hockey have become your council through North
an issue in Saturday's: Ou" ¢ .
North Vancouver Commission for childrens’
or . . Sports, recreation and
municipal elections. culture to extent that North
The North Vancouver Vancouver City and District
Minor Hockey Association become the leaders in
(NVMHA) is protesting what Recreation in the Province?
it feels are unjustified in- ~

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creases in ice rental fees by Of the City candidates, |

the North Vancouver only Aldermen Stella Jo
Recreation Commission, and Dean, Elko Kroon and Bill
the association is trying to Sorenson failed to reply, said
get the support of alder- Nickel.
manic candidates in both Aldermen Gary Payne and
North Van City and District Ralph Hall responded
in its campaign to get the favorably, while Alderman
proposed 1982-83 fees Frank Marcino told Nickel
lowered. on the phone that he “un-
The Recreation Com- derstands the problems”
mission is proposing a prime- faced by minor hockey.
time rent of $29.90, a 22 per Of the candidates not on
cent increase from the council, Richard Blackburn,
current $24.48. Greg Richmond = and
If the rate goes into effect, Roderick Clark endorsed the

says NVMHA Ice Scheduler minor hockey position,’

Roger Nickel, “North while Ernie Sarsfield replied
Vancouver Minor Hockey's that “Unless one is ap-
average rate will rise 50 per pointed to the (Recreation)
cent in two years and we will Commission, I do not
have the highest prime time believe that one has the
rate.in the Lower Mainland.” authority to direct the
Nickel sent a letter to the © Commission in the spending
11 City and. 6 District of funds.”
candidates for alderman, Of the six District can-
asking them three questions: didates running for three
*Do you believe that seats, Jim Fraser and
childrens’ sports, recreation Aldermen John Lakes and
and cultural activities should Gordon Rose didn’t reply to
be subsidized equally by the the questions; Ernie Crist
taxpayers? and Betty Griffin supported
*Do you believe that in- the minor hockey stand, and
vesting now in childrens’ Marilyn Baker said she
recreation will return wanted to study the issue
dividends many times overin more thoroughly if she's
lower vandalism, policing elected.
and health costs not to Nickel said he would
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