A4 - Wednesday, March 17, 1982 - North Shore News the world outside... Meanwhile, back at the bells OTTAWA - The Liberal government must agree to negotiate a division of the Energy Securty Act before the Conservatives end their parhamentary boycott, Tory caucus spokesman Ron Hun. tingdon said Tuesday. Huntingdon said the retum to the hardline positon taken by his party was in response to Government House leader Yvon Pinard’s refusal to meet the conditions of a letter sent to him Monday by Conservative House leader Enk Nielsen. Dunng the last weck. the rhetome over the Conservative tachics was increased The tatest outbumt came Monday night when Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau hikened the Tory moves to fascist tactics used earher this century in Germany, Poland, Spain and Italy “The way democracies have been destroyed in the past is) by closing down Parliament.” Trudeau told 1.000 Liberals at a party recepuion in Toronte Monday Reagan rejects missile freeze PRESIDENT Reagan said Tuesday Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev's decision to freeze the deployment of medium. range nuclear missiles in Europe “simply isn’t good enough” as a step toward meaningful arms reductions. In a late addition to a speech to the Oklahoma legislature, Reagan rejected Brezhnev's overture aS inconsistent with a push for real arms control and for dimimshing the threat of nuclear war in Europe “To preserve peace, to ensure tt for the future, we must not freeze the production of — nuclear arms,” Reagan said. “We must reduce the exor- bitant: level that already exists ~ “| say today as | said yesterday a freeze simply int good enough because it doesnt po far enough.” Reapan said British MPs call for pelt ban LONDON A group of British members of parhiamant lucsday submitted oa House of Commons moton callie on Britain to follow the buropean parliaments lead in demanding a ban on importation of seal prontucts The mothon was sipned by seven MPs of all natn parties headed by former Health Minister Doaved EP ominals Labour A stmtlar mothonm way subanrtte d by Coon servative David Mudd Rights suspended Such motlons ate published oan the Com mons order paper but tarecly uf ever atc debated on the floor of the House or become the subyectot a tall | his beoruse CORPO ssey rus Comeern at the Slaughter cot COP OO trates scals tn northern Canada Sahel Uhre nrc ticssy which walled oun Ube Bosc tucare at feo ban precmdac ts whist earn) ftom Seal sto that are We ple teal Uhre ate med vot « treba rage e real for 30 days reciever ll A Nin atagua Nicaraguan punta fen pore a state of srcpe that ef all Kvaran Stedpepe ch pty colic as. ect te lutbertial travel te teay Nay bony un abe Feed apeaten se a Nand etee pola try ite. K. apa acberbet ati tiern las ves abe conde tts be fave Kors CP eR anee vat lu a broae He ee | i) le pnt iat a J dl 14 xy RA csr day Poa. | srl Ubes Ole pa vest Pde ce (hace teyahan trabbeg peeer tar ape enemuetee cad Dee Vee Neayge Tends cee ot all vod stituticoal rrp hey ian) « burcDreng foe. desaee coe ttn lech ane preaanyy Pace nos tty il the Me) day Fle ab vane worhl tee te me we Tithe she bavtar tices, i chante ch Nee pre Pe re | vane tial baw + abenne hoa. Oe Sa 2 Ce prere ty Levens W oastiap tien van tad Pore vachy ant teal K. open si CPN Ae ble eee t. earl in apy oa surtlle oan Bt eb ee ot the taxpayers of West Vanecovuer should be ce static,” he declared Ministy of Education estimates, he said, show the average West Van homeowner will save a net $489 this year, after deduction of the homeowner grant, as the provincial government picks up over $12 milhon in school costs. Last year, the ministry gave the West Van school distnct only $200,000 in grants. sparking a call from the board last December to set up an independent system. Last year, the mill rate was set at 55.63 for school purposes. This year he rale ts expected to be slashed in half, to as low as 26.72, giving the West Vancouver taxpayer the second bipegest break under the finance formula (the Nisga School District received the biggest break ) school In) compartson. North Vancouver School Diastmet taxpayers can expect ap proximately a $1? increase per average homeowner. up from a net $300 to $477 “1 can't imagine what can be better news for the taxpayers.” Sager said He credited his baard’s political pressure as a mayor behind the formula “They couldn't dare have a school distnct screaming for independence. our push for an independent school force change in the system certainly helped.” Sager said “The changes in the formula address the inequitable situation of taxavion tn this distnct and it should have addressed i a long time ago ~ Sager said it would save a lot of homes “The benefits are tremendous) for the younp couple and the semor citizens on fixed incomes ~ Under the tormula, the finance provincial new government will pick up 60 per cent of the = school board's restrained budget Sager’s announcement came at a special board meeting called to deal with how that distncet was gong to cut $135,000 out of its budget to meet a restraint order from the Mimstry of Education No decisions were made, however, on what would be cut from the 1982 budget, although school officials did poimt out the pros and cons of closing schools in the distnet as a possible long term solution. Final decisions will be made at the next regular school board meetng. on recommendations from the finance committee. Trustee Norm Alban told The News he had expected some decisions to have been made dunng Monday's meeting. but since there weren't any. he would lobby for an open pubhe mecting of the finance committee “There are (wo decisons we have to look ato — whether we protest the inequity in the government's request for restraint and how OF all the Canachans who are diagnosed as having cant e1 dunng 1982 fit, percent will be alve and (omadered well in) 987 Thats 4 whade kot better than 1 used to be You Bet Your Life It Can \W/ 7 A VERY SPECIAL KEG NOW OPEN AT HORSESHOE BAY KEG AT HORSESHOE BAY 6695 Nelson 921-8188 tetera teen nereamen meen ne we handle the request for the restrained budget.” Alban said “Ed hke to have that meeting where we discuss the budget public. that's where the real issues will be discussed and I don't hke tl f ONE ll th FREE MITED TIME Final budget decision delayed FROM PAGE At secrecy ... the public musi have input.” The finance commitice meeting has not. been scheduled. 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