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VEHICLE owners can breathe a little easier this week. The proposed transit tax that would have ranged from $40 to $120 based on the weight of the vehicle was shelved Wednesday night by the board of TransLink. Last week’s proposal from TransLink was based on the concept that heavier vehicles, as a rule, pollute more. In theory, the plan sounded like it might offer some relief to owners of smaller vehicles, but only a handful of cars scrape under the 1,310-kg limit for the $40 fee. Drive a VW Golf, for instance, and you would have been pay-

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ing $75 along with a bunch of mid-sized cars. (If your car weighed over 1,650 kg like most SUVs, you would have been looking at $120 annually.) TransLink says a public opinion survey (cost: $400,000) shows that when the Strategic ‘Transportation, Plan is explained, 74% of regional residents support it, f ; - air x Ate even if they have to pay for it themselves. Nevertheless, its board decided to ask the = | * : 5 me % } x / federal government for funding before recommending any version of the transit levy. | ; Fs pet - ? |

NORTH SHORE DEMOGRAPHICS

i a] YES = NO opinion _ KNOW

Horseshoe Ba 34% 56% 3% 1%

Dundarave/ambleside 10% 72% 5% 13% British Properties 1% 59% 15% 19% — big time. Every year? I Norgate/Pemberton Heights 31% 61% 4% 4% wouldn’t like that. There’s to buy my big pickup truck. 5% too many gas taxes already. I suppose nobody ever

approves of anything but nobody has any answers.

Susan Miller

North Vancouver

Irs just an additional fee an top of everything else and insurance. What about rais- ing bus fares. Ifyou’re using transit, pay for the service.

Gabe Toste North Vancouver U think that's a pile of crap

George Robinson

North Vancouver

Hell no. I'm retired. It’s another tax. I paid my taxes

-Capilano/Deibrook Highlands 9% 82% I Lawer Lonsdale 9% 4% 4G

. Central and Upper Lonsdale 10% 80% 5% 5% Lynn Valley _. 10% 68% B% 14%

.. Blueridge/Deep Cove 10% 69% 11% 10%

_ COMBINED AVERAGE «74% 69% 8% 9% bt You HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE INQUIRING REPORTER? E-mail your comments or question ideas to: mmillerchip@nsnews.com

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THE following people

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'’ Vancouver provincial court:

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Before Judge Jerome Paradis on Oct. 12: .._ Royden James Tanner, 44, of no fixed address, received a six. month conditional sen- tence after he pleaded guilty ‘to committing arson of a house: in the 4000-block of Street in

Diebolt on Sept. 20:

Marine Drive. | North

Brian Bowman i is pleased to open the

_ newest outlet in the chain of Computer Surplus stores.

. A North Shore resident, Brian is: -,coramitted to provide value priced ‘computer components backed with -excellent service. The store offers'a

- range of computer equipment from

starter systems to top-of-the-line . Pentium Ill's. The equipment is new, “used, refurbished and end-of-the-line “components purchased from various . ‘sources across North America. Whether your ‘néeds are for business, family use ; oh =, or as a hobbyist, you'll find it here.

~Brian also emphasizes that customer

” service is very important to him."We . listen to the needs of the customer. We. Sind the solution best suited for them. -, that will get the Job done Sor the best , value,” Says Brian.’ .

‘Au equipment comes with a warranty ~ and Computer Surplus has their own ’ service department. "our customers can

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Vancouver District on Sept. 4,

Tanner. was required to do 75 hours of community work. Before Judge William

Darin Randal Lewis, 35, of West Vancouver, was jailed nine months after he pleaded guilty to break, enter and theft of a commercial premise on June 17 in the 1800-block of

The jail sentence was to

run concurrent to Lewis’ pre- sent sentence.

The judge granted a request thar Lewis be ordered to undergo DNA testing.

Before Judge William Diebolt on May 19:

David Robert Burns, 26, of West Vancouver, was jailed one day and received 12 months’ probation after he pleaded guilty to:

@ stealing merchandise from Extra Foods and Canada Safeway on Dec. 1 in West Vaneuuver;

@ failing to go to court on March 22...

Before Judge Bill Rodgers on May 17: __.

Ni Yan. Chen, 25, of Vancouver, was fined $700 after pleading guilty to: catching and retaining undersized Dungeness crabs

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on March 15 in’ North

Vancouver;

exceeding the daiiy quota;

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John Ronaid Roberts, 45,

of West Vancouver, was fined _

$350 after he pleaded guilty to possessing stolen licence plates longing to the Corporation of West Vancouver on May 19, 1999 in West Vancouver. aee Daniel John Tetzlaff, 26, of Gibsons, was jailed seven days, fined $300 and had his driver’s licence suspended for 12 months after he pleaded guilty to driving while prohib: ited on Jan. 23 in West Vancouver. . eee . - Before Judge Reginald Grandison on May 17: David Nester Roman, 67,

of North Vancouver, was jined $600 and had his driver's

- licence suspended _ for. 12

months after he pleaded not guilty to impaired driving, but. instead pleaded guilty tothe lesser or included offence of driving without consideration.

The | original — charge stemmed from a July 31, 1999 incident in North: Vancouver District.

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Zahir Mitha, 32, of North

‘Vancouver, was fined $300

and had his driver's. licence suspended for three months after he pleaded guilty to dri- =, ving without. due: care and ~ attention on Grand Boulevard” on Aptil 9 in North Vancouver,

* City.

The licence § suspension was. to run concurrent to an ICBC.”

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