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reporter
Elizabeth Collings

10 - Sunday, June 24, 1990 - North Shore News

HIGH FLYING cabinet ministers have been a hot topic
in Victoria this week. Ever since Government Manage-
ment Services Minister Caro] Gran opened up the gov-
ernment flight log book to public scrutiny, Social Credit
ministers have been forced to defend their flying re-
cords. The government’s seven jets are primarily sup-

Minister jet flights: legitimate use

Anna MacRae
West Vancouver

Louise Philips
West Vancouver

Keith Lott
North Vancouver

Darryl Robinson
North Vancouver

Politicians do have to be 1 don’t think it’s an It seems to be another It should be more effi-
in so many places but abuse of taxpayers’ case of the politicians ciently run. Certain
they should try and money if they’re going thinking that, when flights should be desig-
watch it. Maybe they on government business.  they’re elected, they're in nated for air ambulance

should hire someone to
coordinate the flights.

Rezoning turned down

AN APPLICATION to rezone
116-118 East 2nd St. was defeated
by North Vancouver City Council
at second reading Monday night,
with some opposing councillors
referring to the proposed devel-
opment as “‘overbuilding.”’

Both Ald. Frank Morris and
Ald. Barbara Sharp said the site
would be overdeveloped if the
proposal was to proceed.

Ald. Rod Clark, who supported
the development, was also con-
cerned about public access to
parking.

He suggested that six parking
stalls be made accessible to the
public during the day rather than
all of them being accessible only
through security gates.

Although he made a motion to
have staff negotiate the parking
issue, it was defeated, opposed by
those who opposed the develop-
ment.

Both Clark’s motion and the
mation to give the rezoning bylaw
its second reading were defeated
4-3.

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posed to be used as air ambulances, but critics say the
jets are being used most frequently by ministers. In ad-
dition, they say the jets are being used like taxis, shuttl-
ing ministers back and forth between Victoria and their
constituencies, and often carrying only one passenger
per flight.

or abuse?

Heather Henson

West Vancouver

If there is space for more
people on these planes,
the public should be able
to use them. The regular
flights fill up so quickly.