Hiker rescued

A 29-YEAR-OLD Vancouver woman was rescued on Saturday after she fell 47 metres (154 feet) down an embankment on Mount Seymour. ileather Wetmore hurt her shoulder in the fall. She slipped on a patch of snow and ended up down the embankment while on an overnight hike with friends, according to a North Shore Emergency Program spokesman, A helicopter and 18 North Shore Rescue Team members helped the woman.

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THE BADLY decomposed body found in Vancouver's inner harbor on March 29 was identified as Robert John Westerman of North Vancouver.

Ports Canada Police said Westerman, 24, appeared to have died of drowning, His body was positively identified on Friday. Police are still investigating.

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Those attending the meeting will review the progress and comment on preliminary conclusions by project con- sultants, who are working towards a master plan for the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District. ;

An open house will take place between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. A wide range“of maps and concept plans detailing development issues wil! be on display.

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WEST VANCOUVER District Council has pulled off a zero tax increase budget for the sec- ond year in a row.

WEST VANCOUVER DISTRICT COUNCIL

By Maureen Curtis

Coun. Ron Wood introduced the $103 million (including school and other levies) 1995 budget at the May 8 council meeting.

He noted that general taxation is EYP

actually going up 1.87%.

But the net effect on the average taxpayer will be a slight decrease of 0.8%, thanks to a zero increase in municipal taxes and a 1.7% decrease in school, Greater Vancouver Regional District and “other” levies.

Accounting for increased assess- ment values due to new construction also offsets a slight increase in spending by the municipality.

Taxes imposed are based on the assessed value of property.

A West Vancouver resident with the average tax rate and levy of about $3.481 (before the homeown- er grant), saw his or her property increase the average amount, by 2.4% in value, or. from about- $518,739 to $529,736,

Properties which increased in value by more than the average may experience a jump in taxes.

Municipal taxes account for about 55% of the tax rate of $6.57 per $1,000 of assessed property value, while school taxes account for another 38%.

The Ambleside and Dundarave Ratepayers’ Association (ADRA) continues its criticism of municipal spending.

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