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Existence of TAGG - The
North Vancouver Taxpayers’
Association for Good
‘Government, has been
confirmed ‘i ‘ina letter sent to
the News. _

The: letter is signed
“Douglas - Vv. Vincent |
(taxpayer),”” of. 2652 °

Chesterfield | “Avenue, | North:

Vancouver,.. ‘who ‘encloses
recruitment: ‘Jeaflets asking
people. ‘to-“join: the TAGG
“team,” at membership costs
of $5 for individuals, $7.50
for husband and wife and
$2.50 -for ‘seniors. Send
cheque to 500 Ventura
Crescent: (not listed in the
current street directory).

Until point. nobody
contacted by the News
would’ even confirm the
existence of TAGG.
although vyarious: local
people known for their right-
wing politics admitted that
mention of the group had
been made to them.

Most forthcoming of those
contacted was North Van
District Alderman John

Lakes who even offered to

weather

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Cloudy with
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September i, 1982

By CHRIS LLOYD

TAGG fs turning out to be a lonely political

get a TAGG player to
contact us. But when the call
never came’ and -Lakes. was
contacted : again, . his.::¢n-

thusiasm had dampened ©

significantly
By then he had become

other
i elected to District
council by NoVVA (North ©
Vancouver Voters’
Association) running
candidates this November.

Did Lakes get his knuckles |

goin

TAGG is a group of hardline.
Socreds, from Jack |
Davis’ North Van Seymour
constituency, who - unlike
NoVVA - don’t want to
announce themselves before
they have to.

Davis’ riding secretary
Betty Waters has responded
to a suggestion by us..in an
carlicr article that she’ may
be a major player in TAGG.

An indignant Waters has
subsequently contacted this

office - twice - not actually.

denying any involvement
with TAGG and. keeping the
door open for future input.

“I want to make it very
clear,” she told us, “that I)
have never been to a TAGG ©
meeting.”

“But,” she added, “I will

be looking into it and, if I

feel it worthwhile, I may

back it.”

The scenario of party
politics on a council such as
North Van District already |
deeply divided by elements
from the far left and far right
now seems very real.

Particularly with last

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left-wing elements

BANDAGE covers 28 stitches Alistatr Cumningham received for wound to his
knee inflicted by police dog used to break ap Saturday's party om Chesterfield

Avenme. up his shredded jeaus to show the damage caused

to them by the dog (Terry Peters photo).

1

THE FATHER of a

young West Vancouver
-man who received 28.
- stitches for a police dog

-bite inflicted when a

rowdy party was
broken up early Sunday
morning says he will be
organizing his own
investigation into local
policing tactics.

Allan Cunningham, of

‘ 5960 Condor Place, a Simon
Fraser University history

’ professor, claims that RCMP
“loverreacted and that there is
evidence of police brutality
‘when they went to break up
‘@ rowdy party at 2047

Chesterfield Avenue in
‘North Vancouver.

_ The party had spilled out
into the rear yard of the
home, where stereo speakers
were set up. Neighbors also
complained to the police
about bottles being smashed
and people acreaming.

RCMP officers responded
to the complaints at about 2
a.m. wearing helmets and
carrying truncheons and
shields, backed’ up by
Burnaby RCMP officers,
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