4 ~ North Shore News — Wednesday, Sentember 13, 2000

rejects meet

Marcie Good Contributing Wrirer

FEES for using, fitness facilities of the North Vancouver Recreation Conimnission (NVRC) were jacked up on Sept. 1 — but is it worth talk- ing about?

The City of Vancouver thinks so. District does not.

At Monday night's mee ing, district council voted 5 against a motion to hold a joint

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emergency meeting with the city and the ree Commission to discuss the fee increase. At the end ef aomarnthon sion at city. hall, council decided just after midnight that 2 meeting would be a good ide. Annual memberships, good for all activines and times cost $270 — up from $246. What has angered many users, seniors, {s no longer ¢ packages for “non- prime times” or for limited facility use. Students and

semors can purchase the passes ata 28% discount.

District Coun. Ernie Crist, whe put forward the motion for an “emergency meeting.” called the increases “unreason- able.” Mavor Don Bell, while objecting to the “attention- grabbing” Linguaye of Crist’s report, also voted to pursue a

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2000 tay rates at 1999 Jevels. “Ttuis mv understanding the District of North Vancouver dirested the NVRC to reduce the overall operating subsidy established as a requirement by the Commission’s 2000) bud- get deliberations back ta 1999 levels,” she said in the lever. Because the city and the dis- trict share the recreation costs ata 30/70% breakdown, she argued, city residents ai . ing fora fee increase they did NOt request. othe Ki and without

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reduced the service levels tor city residents tor the current vear as well as implementing fee inwreases for services.”

I) a presentation to district coundl, Comunission chairman David Hobbs explained that the increases: were necessary because costs have increased while sub s have remained stable since 1996, The commis- sion had a shortfall in its bud- get of about $400,000 ro $500,000, largely due to 129% Increase in gas rates in the past vear. He also cited older equip- ment that costs more to main gin, The Parkgate

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Jan-Christian Sorensen

News Reporter jsorensen@nsnews.com

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Quakefair is about to shake things up in North Vancouver City this week- end.

he inaugural all-day affair will take place on Saturday and is designed to show North Shore residents what ro do if and when a major earthquake hits the region.

Quakefaic is being pre- sented by the city and the Neighbourhood Emergency Society of Vancouver.

The event will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the J.P Fell Armoury in’ North Vancouver.

“Quakefair is an opportu- nity to educate and inform esidents all across the region on how to prepare for an earthquake. (It’s) what you should know now in order to move forward in the event of

Community Centre recently finished its first full vear, with increase in the operating vet of the ree commission, District Coun. Lisa Mun and Coun. Doug MacKay- Duar, who represent council on the commission, both support for the

“IL believe it was the only thing they could do, given the iscal straitjacket they were in,” said MacKay-Dunn. “It was thar or close doors.”

Coun. Janice Harris sup- ported the idea of a meeting, but not at a “crisis point.”

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an earthquake,” said Michael LoVecchio, a spokesman for the Neighbourhood Emergency Society.

“For the first 72 hours people are mostly going to be on their own after an earthquake,” he said. “They have to know what to do.”

Quakefair will feature three interactive elements to educate participants:

B disaster alley — a staged production of an earthquake that uses sound, light and mirrors to simulate what it would be like during an actual earthquake;

B get ready road — a carni- val-type street with interac- tive demonstrations that por- tray how to get ready for an earthquake and what to do immediately following one. For example — how to shut off gas lines, how to shut off water and obtain a clean sup- ply and what sort of an emer- gency kit you should have ready;

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