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page 8, April 13, 1977.- North

The North Shore Tenants
Association has welcomed
the reduction of the max-
imum allowable rent increase
from 10.6 to 7 per cent
annually, recently announ-
ced by the provincial. gov-
ernment, as a-step in the
right direction. But the
tenants continue to question
the wisdom of across the
board increases which make
no distinction between good
landlords and those who are
not.

Ernie Crist, executive
member of the North Shore
Tenants Association said

that, although the decrease
is welcome. and does away
with ‘a biatant injustice,
tenants would have liked to
see a more discriminating
attitude towards landlords.
Some landlords are already
gouging tenants and spend
littié, if anything, om the
upkeep of their premises.

‘‘Naturally, we are pleased
that the government has
decreased the ceiling,’’ said

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Crist. ‘“We have appealed to
the government and to the
premier on several occasions
to reduce the ceiling. On the
other hand, we cannot
condone the existing short-

comings of the present
set-up.

“What we would like to
see,’’ continued Crist, ’’and
what we have advocated for a
long time is the setting up of
a municipal board of appeal

consisting of a landlord

representative, a tenant rep-
resentative and a _ neutral

party provided by the muni-

cipality, which would deal
with rent increases in a more
discriminating manner. _

Some North Shore rental
accommodations are badly
Geteriorating even though
the landlords have done just

fine in terms of return on.

their investment, said Crist.
‘*There should be a muni-
cipal board of appeal to
which landlords would have
to justify their increases and

that is what we have, in fact,

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. creation Commission’s Com-
munity Recreation Program
begins the week of April 18.

Crist also said that, while
the setting up of such a board

is important, the main thrust.

Programs and _ special

to solve the continuing .
vce . s are
_ problem has to be in the area events for ane P ooh com.
or a short, AS r 'e as. there munity. halls, community
is a shortage of housing at . ;
nrices people can afford, the Schoos , and the elementary

problem will continue to |
exist. The main task, he |
stressed, is to make the
public and, above. all, the ‘reduced fee is being offered
governments understand ‘in conjunction with the
that decent housing isa basic -Korral Riding Academy.

human right, just as health
care and education, and must
be provided for all citizens,
including to those who
cannot afford it under the
present market system.

A special five week horse-
‘back riding program at a

Also, a golf instructional
‘program at the Lions Golf
Centre is being introduced
for the first time. This
program wili offer six one-
hour lessons at $25 per
7 - session. They are scheduled

‘ : : for Mondays  (9:30-10:30
Crist said tenants will ask “~~
the North Shore Councils . Wed and 6:30-7:30 pm ane 7 Ve NUE ey: Vie oo af
again to set up a committee Wednesdays (6:30-7: 4. des S Sakon
to look into p.m.) ~ | (ee Lo”
question of housing. _ For further details and
program information pick up
a brochure at the North
Vancouver Recreation

The
tenants will also continue to
press for a housing policy as
part of total community and
neighborhood planning.

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