7 | 3 PTA LOBBY agreem 0 finance. i oe Barrett; teaderof* the Sition, stressed the need for . A By BETH CHOBOTUK n February 17th. more than 200 P.T.A. delegates from Van- Couver Island and the lower mainland assembled on the steps of the Legislature and ee cee to the Committee San) i iti aa the various political ae delegates — some of whom ib een travelling since 5 a.m.. a nd the corridors of the eg ment rooms completely s Cked off by guards who pro- aimed *‘no admittance.” A pe ely arranged meeting eae Mr. Brothers, Minister oa ucation, and all the peranes at the Museum Audi- ae Was cancelled by the Min- an: In favor of a small cae the top Federation sane much milling around and ae ings of disgust, the dele- fey met with three Roi : from the Liberal Party. ones people crowded into the Rane room to present their the qyautiterium was utilized by aes 2, members to hear rari: and problems from ae pues: Many delegates oaia Ke Opinion that the tax eee c taken off land for Shane finance, and money a be allocated from ae revenue. Both the ~--and Liberals expressed ent with this mode of . to fight for isi : provision of ae a care for Students. He ae appalling the state of he ee because families Sie: € to afford the high sae co Another facility Care facilities ae ae moblems raised were ate aa forensic clinics for hone enders, educational eee overloaded and under- TH ee health units, the ~ < a the Public School Act cee ee Capital expendi- anne Regional Colleges ‘on na aoe S of local taxpayers, ee unds to provide greater oe Schools for community the Beaver Transfer : Moving * Packing = Storage 573 East Hastings St. __Phone 254-3711 Mothers take fight | for education to Victoria recreation, and most important of all was the government finance formula of 110% and its effect on every school district. All delegates described the seriousness of the cut-backs on school spending in their areas. which their local Boards had been forced to make under Bill 86. A general feeling of anger and dejection prevailed when the Education Minister refused to meet and discuss problems with them. It was very evident by his afternoon address in the Legislature that no hasty changes would be made in educa- tion spending and that he con- sidered B.C.’s education the best. Brothers treated the assembled delegates, (those that were able to get into the public gallery at all,) and the House, to a capsule documentary on the Socred school building program and made the ridiculous assertion that all technical school graduates were placed in jobs. Boarding the buses at 4 p.m. for the homeward journey, the lower mainland delegation, while tired and disappointed, voiced the conviction, ‘We'll be back, in bigger numbers!” ANDREI VOZNESENSKY, leading Soviet poet, who is touring universities from coast to coast by arrangement of the external affairs department, held two readings of his poems at UBC last Wednesday. The full houses and press applauded his perfor- mance. The Soviet artist, who already visited Toronto and London before coming to Vancouver, left for a stop over at McGill and Catholic Laval Universities in Montreal. While in Vancouver Voznesensky, the director of cultural relations of the USSR embassy in Ottawa, and the Canadian correspondent of Pravada paid a visit to Joe Wallace at his home in Vancouver. They brought greetings from his friends and collegues in Moscow and discussed with him the possibility of a future journey to the USSR. Fraser Valley C.P. urges The. annual membership conference of ‘the Fraser Valley Region of the Communist Party meeting last week in the Dell Hotel in Surrey, passed several ‘resolutions dealing with pro- vincial problems, one in particular dealing with the critical hospital situation in the New Westminster-Fraser Valley area. Other resolutions being sent to provincial cabinet members concerned, dealt with tenants rights, taxing of natural resources, taxation assess- ments, and education financing. The conference also passed a resolution which condemned the Emergency Powers Act as repressive legislation aimed at suppressing the movement for national self-determination among the people of French Canada. The resolution said there has been no evidence brought forward by the Liberal government to substantiate its claim there was a state of BEAT THE ESS - GLOBE 253-1 221 | Your Choice of: ® Hawaii ® Mexico ae © Cuba 2679 E. Hastings St., Vancouver 6, B.C. WINTER! TOURS 254-2313 action on hospital needs — “apprehended insurrection’” in Quebec. Resolutions urging action on the unemployment situation, pollution, the Indochina war, and the Arab-Israeli hostilities were sent to Prime Minister Trudeau and External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp. Ernie Crist, circulation manager of the Pacific Tribune, presented Lenin's biography to three New Westminster club members for an outstanding job of selling Tribunes. The White Rock club was also congratulated on winning the provincial shield. Paul Bjarnson brought greetings to the conference from the YCL, and Maurice Rush, of the provincial office, spoke on the 100th centennial of B.C. and the 50th Centennary of the Communist Party of the pro- vince which is being celebrated this year. He dealt as well with the situation in Indochina and the ~ dangerous developments there within the last few weeks. Workers Benevolent Assn. Of Canada Progressive Fraternal Society Caters 10 all your needs in the Life Insurance field a 1 eal LIFE INSURANCE ENDOWMENTS PENSION PLANS WEEKLY BENEFITS Apply to: 8.C. office at 805 East Pender St. or National Office at 595 Pritchard Ave. Winnipeg 4, Manitoba Land assessments curious affair If you are bored with figurés, “don’t bother to read this item. If you are under the illusion there is fair assessment of land in the city of Vancouver, by all means read this item— and weep! The figures in question were presented to the Court of Revision last week by Mrs. Alice MacKenzie, who has been sluething the tax situation in the city since she was close to being squeezed out of her property many years ago. : Mrs. MacKenzie, on behalf of the Central Council of Rate- payers, stated in her appeal last week ‘‘Again, in 1971, I respect- fully request an explanation (in writing) of the following apparent inequalities: . . .” Mrs. MacKenzie did not receive an answer adequate to satisfy her, nor anyone else with a curious mind. She dealt with several specific cases of assess- ment increases which, for no good reason she could find, varied from a high of 82 percent to a low of 1.5 percent. (In the latter case, it was Mayor Campbell’s property involved. ) In a later article, we will deal “é with the first part of Mrs. MacKenzie’s brief, but in the meantime here are some added facts that are to say the least, extremely puzzling: American Can, on Alexander Street, land in 1950 was assessed, for general purposes, at $260,000. In 1968 it was assessed at only $208,000 and in 1970 at $210,000! Bank of Montreal, Granville Street, land in 1950 assessed, for general purposes, at $576,840; In 1960, $456,960. In 1970, $487,000! B.C. Sugar Refining: Land, 1950, general purpose assess- ment — $813,740; 1970, $946,915; 1971, no increase— $946,915. Eatons and Woodwards: No increase in assessment from 1967 to 1971. In the case of Wood- wards , land stays assessed at $1,540,400. Eatons land is assessed at $1,485,870 as it was in 1967— four years ago. Many taxpayers, along with Mrs. MacKenzie, should be very curious as to how & why the land mentioned above depreciated in value, in some cases, between 1950 and 1971, while land in every other corner of this fair city and province appreciated in value. What indeed is the explanation? NEW WESTMINSTER — DELTA AREA INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY TEA SUNDAY MARCH 7th 1:30 P.M. NORDIC CENTRE — 7820 - 6th St. Guest Speaker: SHEILA YOUNG Musical Program — Tea — Home Baking All Welcome Ausp: Fraser Valley Int'l Women’s Day C'ttee Burnaby Sees ee ee ee Classified advertising COMING EVENTS HALLS FOR RENT INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY TEA will be held at the SWEDISH HALL (Hastings & Clarke Dr.) on SUNDAY, MARCH 7th at 1:30 P.M. _ GUEST SPEAKERS MADAM JEANETTE WALSH of MONTREAL and MRS. M. BEAGLE speaking on Action on Women’s Rights. Bake sale, Tea, Musical Program. All Welcome. Admission $1.00. COME, HEAR, and SEE— KOREA TODAY. Eye witness report. SATURDAY MARCH 6th at 7:30 PM. 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