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NIXED BY COUNCIL

__ By WENDY HAYSOM

HANK SAGER plunged his corner of

Dundarave into ~ darkness Monday when West Vancouve council dealt a death . blow to his dream of a _ neighbourhood pub for

the community.

After an emotional, two- hour public hearing — in which more than 150 people, including placard-waving children, crammed = the counci] chamber and spilled out into the lobby — council voted six to one against the pub. Only Alderman Don Griffiths was in favour.

Later that evening. in a gesture of defeat, Sager switched off the landmark fairy lights which have illuminated his Maple Furniture Store at 2423. Marine Drive for a

And he vowed: “The For Sale sign will go up in the morning. I've done my

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WEDNESDAY: Cold and mainly sunny THURSDAY: Cloudy patches some showers possible

March 2, 1983

RESIGNATION of alderman Bill Sorenson, still looking stunned following his outgoing speech, was described by Alderman Ralph

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Hall, pictured right, as “one of the darkest days in the history of North Vancouver City.”

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Crossing union costs Sorenson his seat

THE PRICE Alderman Bill Sorenson must pay

for crossing

the Canadian Union of Public

Employees (CUPE) is his seat on North Van-

couver City council.

Surenson 1s cffectively standing down from his aldermanti sent cight months oarty as a result of acon taken by CUPE local J8Y because of his recent remarks and voting trends tno matters con vernming the union

A membership mecting

of the local voted January JO to close the union's $250 000 bank account at the North Shore Com- muntty Credit) Union, where Sorenson is manager of operations, because of comments by the alder- man. .

The resolution came just

By CHRIS LLOYD and TERRY LAVENDER

six days after Soreason had urged council members to have their stipends cut as an incentive lo en

couraging the union to forfeit) negotiated pay raises and to forget about any further increases because of the financial squeeze facing the municipality .

The motion, which offered layoffs us the only allernauve, was defeated by four votes to two, with Sorenson's only support ecommg from Alderman Stella Jo Dean

Sorenson, in hts) fourth year on council, has told the News the action taken by CUPE compels him to stand down becausc it makos it impossible for him to voté on any matter involving the union.

“Every time there is an issuc involving CUPE, lam succumbing to woaf To go

along with it) or being vindictive if | don't CUPE local J8Y

Secretary- Treasurer Diane Jolly said the closure of the account) with the credit unton was completed around February 10

“We are going to the unionized Royal Bank branch in Lynn Valley.” CONTINUED ON PAGE A9

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