Dear Editor:

Our provincial minister of
housing, James Chabot, has
been urging Ottawa to grant
more tax concessions to
developers so they will have
more incentive to build
housing. In fact, he has sug-
gested that, if the federal
government doesn’t, his

government may do just

that. .
Certainly no one can

argue that the housing

shortage isn’t serious or that
it isn't causing hardship for
many people. Mr. Chabot
himself, in a public state-
ment on April 29, said that
“a minimum of 8,000 to
10,000 rental completions
are required each year in
British Columbia.”

The vacancy rate for
rental accommodation is
zero. Many landlords have
taken advantage of the acute
shortage to raise their rents
sky high. The cost of new
homes, with lots in our com-
munity selling at $70,000 and
more and with down pay-
ments of $50,000 required,
places them beyond the
reach of most people, even
when both husband and wife
are working.

But tax concessions to
private developers aren't the
answer, because:

(a) They will only build
high priced housing, beyond
the reach of the average
person;

(b) The tax concessions
will not result in lower-
priced housing, just in
higher profits for the
developers. They’re in the
business to make money.

(c) The developers already
have unbelievably generous
tax concessions which
enable many of them to
escape paying income tax;

(d) The experience with
tax shelter programs such as
the Assisted Rental Housing
Program (ARP) and Multiple

There are other alterna-
tives, that are practical.

One is for our council to
make land available to the
Greater Vancouver Regio-
nal District. The G.V.R.D.
has a Housing Committee
under the energetic chair-
manship of Alderman Harry
Rankin of Vancouver. It has
built 800 non-profit rental
units and has another 800
under construction or
planned. These non-profit
rental units are built mainly
for people with low and
moderate incomes. 25 per
cent of the units are for low
income working people,
with rents limited to 25 per
cent of their income, while
another 10 per cent are for

Dogs dangerous

to kids
Dear Editor:

I have just returned home
from walking my five-year.
old daughter to school. We
live less than half a block
from the school, yet this
morning we encountered
four large dogs who had
been allowed to run loose.

I love animals. However,
the safety of my child and all
other schoo! children must

take precedence over the
“rights” of animals. I implore
everyone to make sure your
animals do not run free in
the streets, and most par-
ticularly when the children
are on their way to and from
school and playing in the

_ school yards.

Patricia Hepplewhite
North Vancouver

Unbitten, but now shy

Dear Editor:

While out jogging the
other night, I was attacked
by a big vicious dog on
McNair Drive. To the lady
Who called off “Jangles” or
whatever his name was this
letter is just to let you know
that I don't appreciate being
attacked in the dark by a
fasty, unpredictable brute.
When | shouted to you that
he should be kept under lock
and key, ] meant it, and I'm
gare the SPCA would agrec.
We're both lucky those bites
at my ankles didn’t break the
skin. I'd advise you to do
something about controlling
that animal — as for me, I've

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‘Get off housing potty’ - Crist

handicapped people. The
units are financed by the
Unit Residential Buildings
showed that these programs
are just being used by
developers as an investment
program, with housing a

A good place to start
would be the 650-acre Blair
Rifle Range, owned jointly
by the federal and provincial
governments. Ottawa seems
prepared to turn its share

sideline. over to the province. All our
federal government with the District council wquidhave to
provincial government dois rezone it for housing.
:granting a subsidy for handi- It’s about time you did
capped families. more than talk: either do it

Here is your chance, Mr. or get off the pot. Or to be

Chabot, to do something more explicit, maybe I
about building housing that should say: either do it or get
people can afford. You owe Off the housing potty.

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A7 -Sunday News, September 21,-1980

Notice of Special Meeting
Group Life Dividend
Committee Membership

Oct. 2, 1980. 7 p.m., Lonsdale Elementary

For some years now, the employees of the Board of
School Trustees of School District No. 44 (North
Vancouver), the Corporation of the City of North
Vancouver and the North Shore Union Board of
Health, the Corporation of the District of North
Vancouver and the North Vancouver Recreation
Commission have been covered by a group policy of
insurance with the London Life Insurance eompany
referred to as group policy number G1933. Coverage
of this policy included those employees who were
members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees,
Local 389, the North Vancouver Fire Fighters
Association, Local 914, and exempt employees, being
those employees who were not covered by the

collective agreements with the above-mentioned
Trade-Unions.

As a result of collective bargaining between the
Greater Vancouver Regional District and a number of
locais of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, a
new group insurance plan has been implemented
effective July 1, 1978 which covers all of the Employers
referred to above and the employees who are members
of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local
389. Other provisions have been made to cover the
exempt staff as defined above and the members of the
Fire Fighters Union.

As a result of the creation of the new group life in-
surance plan now held by the Greater Vancouver
Regional District, the previous policy of insurance
with London Life Insurance Company under policy
number G1933 is required to be wound up. As at July
1, 1978 there was accrued dividend reserves and in-
terest as provided under the group plan in the amount
of approximately $87,000.00.

The various collective agreements prescribe that the
plan be administered by a committee known as the
Group Life Dividend Committee which includes
representatives from the Trade-Unions involved, the
Employers involved and the exempt staff. The terms of
reference governing that committee provide that:

“the dividends shall be allowed to accrue
and shall be used only for improvement in
the group life insurance plan, as may be
determined from time to time by the
Group Life Dividend Committee.”

The Group Life Dividend Committee is responsible for
the task of winding up the pian with London Life In-
surance Company and distributing the accrued
dividend must be consistent with the provisions of the
clause referred to above.

The Group Life Dividend Committee has consulted
legal and actuarial advice in an attempt to ascertain
the best method of distributing the accrued dividend
reserves and interest, consistent with the provisions of
the collective agreement and which would be in the
best interest of those employees of the Employers who
were members of the plan on June 30, 1978. The
Group Life Dividend Committee unanimously decided
to obtain quotations that would in the opinion of
consulting actuaries, be the best possible paid-up life
insurance for the employees of the Emp loyers who
were members of the plan on June 30, 1978, and who
would be alive at the date the policy of insurance was
placed.

The Group Life Dividend Committee has received a
report from consulting actuaries retained to advise the
committee. Consulting actuaries sought quotations to
obtain the highest flat amount of insurance on each of
the employces as at June 30, 1978 as determined by the
Group Life Dividend Committee. The consultin
actuaries have provided their recommendations an
have indicated the availability of a group term life
insurance policy issued covering all persons cligible for
coverage under the plan. the term would be for ten
years. ¢ amount of insurance available to cach
employee would be approximately $1,500.00. This
amount would depend on the premium available and
the interest rates at the particular time the policy is
placed.

It is the view of the Group Life Dividend Committee
that the recommendations of the consulting actuary
should be implemented. Court approval was sought for
the implementation of the recommendations of the
consulting actuary, and the Court requested additional
evidence of confirmation of the knowledge and desires
of the membership of the organizations involved

It is as a result of this request by the Court that we will
be holding a joint meeting of all employces of the
Employers affected by this proposal, on Thursday, the
2nd of October, 1980, commencing at 7:00 P.M. at
Lonsdale School Gym, 2151 Lonsdale, North Van-
couver, B.C. to present the recommendations of the
consulting actuary and to provide an opportunity for
employees to indicate their approval or disapproval of
the recommendations tn volved

We urge you to attend this important mecting and
make your views known (o the members of the Group
Life Dividend Committee The wishes of the cin
ployces involved will be communtcated to the Court

GROUP LIFE DIVIDEND © OMMITTIER