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f r) NORTH Vancouver City Coun. Bob Fearnley is continuing a lobby effort to

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Fearnley has asked Basil Stewart, chairman of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)

"Standing Committee on Economic Development to consider implementing such a support program as part of the activities of the FCM standing committee.

Fearnley said the corre- spondence to Stewart will be going in front of the FCM economic development com- mittee next month,

Said Fearnley in the letter, “The basic idea I have is to build an alliance betwecn Canadian municipalities with significant film activity and the Canadian film industry for the purpose of supporting the film industry in Canada.”

The initiative follows tur- moil in the local film industry earlier this year when Revenue Canada proposed

‘changes to taxation rules affecting foreign nationals temporarily working on film projects in Canada.

Said Fearnley in the letter, “As a result of that Revenue Canada proposal new forcign productions suddenly dried up and frankly frightened the hell out of us ... our munici- pality in cooperation with the film industry and many other municipalities from across Canada were able to head off

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Fearnley found himself in hot water in June over a let- ter he had written in May on the issue to Toronto Coun. Jack Layton.

He was admonished by colleagues.

At the tine the News reported that he was taken to task for sending a personal letter on council letterhead to Layton.

But some councillors crit- icized Fearnley for sending the letter on city letterhead and appearing to be a “spokesperson” for council on the issue without coun- cil’s knowledge.

As a result, council moved on June 14 that all corre- spondence written by an individual councillor on North Vancouver City fetter- head be accompznied with the statement that “the views expressed in this correspon- dence are those of the writer and not necessarily those of the Council of the City of North Vancouver.”

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At a pretrial hearing in Albuquerque, N.M., in March, a judge disclosed gov- ernment witnesses’ addresses over prosecutors” prote Among the evidence: a rap song recorded by the defen- dants’ gang, the Sureno 13, that included a chorus, “I gotta Kill me a witness.”

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In June in’ Christchurch, New aland, Thomas Hendry, 23, won the *How Far Will You Go?” contest at Trader MeKendry’s Tavern (prize: about $300 US) by stapling his penis to a crucifix and serting it on fire. Hendry said he needed to pay some bills and was insp «cd by an earlier contestant who merely pierced his foreskin with a safety pin: “I thought E could do better than that.” Hendry’s mother was in the bar that night and just very celieved that he won. T world have hated for some- one to go through all that and (lose).

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