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THIS one was a pretty obvious cali, wasn’t it! And it’s
about time something was done. Richard Kinar is
hoping you will join him Nov. 2 in a telephone blitz of
your local MLA’s constituency office and Victoria
office as well as the Ministry of Finance. Some MPs
like Ted Nebbeling are already looking forward to the
calls. We doubt the finance gnomes (who are saying its
not their responsibility) will be quite so pleased. In
case you missed the story, Kinar helped to raise
$30,000 for playground equipment at Caulfeild ele-
mentary school. He was astonished when he learned
the provincial government would take $2,100 off the top. Kinar points out that
once that money is in the general revenue pot there is no way to tell where it might
be spent — fast ferries or the salary of the bureaucrat that did the math? Who
knows? According to Education minister Paul Ramsey, consumable school supplies
such as chalk and pencils are exempt from tax because they wear out and must be
replaced. Treras that might last the life of the school such as chalkboards and desks
are subject te tax. Add Mr. Ramsey to the list for a phone call. He seems to be miss-
ing the point. Parents chose to give extra money to a state school, not the state.

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NORTH SHORE BEMOGRAPHICS

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Dundarave/Ambleside

YES
0%

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NO opinion RROW
93% 2% 5%
4%
8%

Heather Stelmack

North Vancouver

No. The cost of education is
so exorbitant and high now.
They (the children) need the
best environment they can
get and the best tools to get

Susanna Kailus
North Vancouver
No. I don’t think so. It irri-
tated me when I heard

about it. How do we get the .

government to listen? The
ptople have to do some-

Lioanne Walker 7
West Vancouver .
No. I-think they should -
allow the funds to sray with
the school. It would save a
lot of time and money.

British Properties
Norgate/Pemberton Heights
Capifano/Delbrook Highlands
Lower Lonsdale
Centrai and Upper Lonsdale

’ Lynn Valley
Blueridge/Deep Cove

COMBINED AVERAGE ........0..... 2%

thing. We’re too heavily

where they need to go.
raxed on everything.

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