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_ THE McKenzie Barge site In the Dollarton area was in the eye of a storm of controversy
recently regarding development. The Cates Landing proposal was ultimately rejected.

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through legal suites and limited
single-farnily, low-density devel-
opments east of Seymour if sup-
portable’ by existing .infrastruc-
ture.” ‘

Don Bell, North Vancouver
District mayor-elect: “The cur-
rent Official Community Plan
(OCP) targets-a population of
93,000 (Currently 80,000) by
the year 2011. The GVRD
Livable Region Strategic Plan
projects 104,000 by the year
2021... Te,

“The district-wide OCP is
currently under review and will
be updated by council in the

process

coming year. Where new devel-
opment should occur will be
generally addressed in the dis-
trict-wide OCP, but is, or will be,
specifically addressed in the
neighborhood OCPs that have
been recently completed, are
presently under way, or will be
reviewed through public process
in the near future.”

Steve Canning, North
Vancouver District council
candidate: “The issue is not
whether you are pro or anti-
development. The issue is one of
managing change and develop-
ment to maximize the benefit to
our district while maintaining
community continuity and the

least impact on schools, recre-

ation facilities and traffic flow. ”

We presently have a community
plan that shows where develop-
ment is likely to rake place and
any changes should be reviewed

on their own merit with input .

from local residents aid district
staff.”

Pat Munroe, North Van-
couver District incumbent
council candidate:

“Undeveloped land is a scarei-
ty in most areas of the district
excepting the eastern portion.

“However = comprehensive
expansion of housing and. many
amenities cast of the Seymour
River over the past 15 or so years
leaves less need or desire for any
further development by the resi-
dents of that portion of the dis-
trict.” :

Wednesday, November

Bessy . 2

Residence:

i)
(0)

North Vancouver
Age: 54
Occupation:
Mayor-elect
Former public
affairs director,
Canada Safeway

“Avoiding major.

q tax.increases'as
he result of con-.°

‘tinued download-
ing‘of'services
‘and costs by the.
federal'and -)

om
livabili

5, f

ANDERSEN

Residence:
North Vancouver
Age: 41
Occupation:
Shipping agency
manager

Key issue:
Community
involvement is of

 paramaunt impor-

tance. Only
through further
participation from

“ the existing resi-

dents can we
shape the com-
munity that we

« want. This can be
- done through

strengthened
community asso-
ciations and more
community. input
in the decision-

" making process.

This should be
encouraged over

4 and above the

public participa-
tion in the Official
Community Plans
(OCP). Residents
should have more
say in what hous-
ing options and
services are need-
ed in their own
neighborhoods.
District hall

° should be more
responsive to resi-

* dents.

13, 1996 -- North

BS

BUCHOLS

Residence:

North Vancouver
Ape: 47
Occupation:
Accountant (CGA)

Key issue:
Referendum:
against. Cannot
see the logic of
increasing laxes to
current residents
so that future resi-
dents’ taxes are
tower. If there is
money available
in district
accounts (I.
believe there is)
and if the capital
projects are valid,
then that’s where
the money should
come from.

(am not in agree-
ment with the phi-
losophy/actions of
current council. |
represent the mid-
dle ground of the
political spectrum.
| have always
tried to be a voice
for the 95% of
residents who do.
not belong to any
special interest
group. | hope to
encourage a cul-
ture within coun-
cil to efficiently
deliver govern-
ment.

Shore News — 15

STEVE
CANNING

Residence:
North Vancouver
Age: 44
Occupation:
Director of busi-
ness develop-
ment, Ns Credit
Union

Key issue:
Maintaining stan-
dards of service to
residents with
ever-shrinking
resources. We will
be faced with less
grants from the
province, an ever-
aging infrastruc-
ture and the pos-
sibility of millions
of dollars in set-
tlement claims
from Canada
Mortgage and
Housing over the

‘zoning change to

the Mountain
Forest. To offset
shrinking rev-
enues we should
look at user fees
for services that
are provided by
all but used by
only a few. 1
believe we should
partner with pri-
vate enterprise to
explore cost
reductions in
some district
functions.

++ = INCUMBENTS SCREENED AREA = MAYOR BY ACCLAMATION

§ CAROLAN

Residence:

North Vancouver

b Age: 45

Occupation:

4 College instructor

ke issue:

8 This election isn’t

YB simply about

NORTH. VANCOUVER :DISTRIC

A development. It’s

about whether
we're willing to
elect a council
dedicated to the
hard work of
ensuring that
when we do -
approve of
growth, it’s of a
igh quality, low-

g impact nature.

This means secur-
ing councillors
who'll listen to
your voice; who'll
genuinely involve
your community
at the front end of
decision-making
in issues affecting
‘our local, daily
ife, That's the
kind of deep-in-
the-bone democ-

f racy our elders
a were willing to

fight ancl die to

# protect for us.

Remaining faithful
ta the people, first
and last — that’s
the real issue
here.

GLENYS

DEERING-ROBB '

Residence:

North Vancouver
Age: 48 i:
Occupation: °
Family business

Key issue:
Protecting the
quality of life and
character of dis-
trict neighbor-
hoods is the pri-

. mary reason | am

running for coun-
cil, and has been
a key component
of all community
organizations with
which | have
heen involved.

In the next few
years, we will be
facing extreme
pressure for
change through
development.

We must not lose
sight of why we
chose to live in
North Vancouver:
the proximity to
nature. A broad,
citizen-based
community plan-
ning process is
the only way to
resolve the con-
flict between the
pressure to clevel-
op and the need
to protect the
character of our
neighborhoods.

‘ERNIE

CRIST+

Residence:
North Vancouver
Age: 68
Occupation:
Retired

Key issue:

The full restora-
tion of civic
democracy in the
District of North
Vancouver is the
prerequisite
which makes the
solution of all
other issues possi-
ble. Extensive vio-
lations and inter-
ference of the
democratic
process during the
ast six years have
led to serious
shortcomings not
only in opera:
tional efficiency,
performance but
also morale. It has
also prevented
effective leader-
ship and the time-
ly resolution of
critical issues
such as improved
public transit, the
arts, watershed
management, mis-
management of
the district’s land
assets.
Government can
function only if it
is open.

JOE .
CUBBAGE

Residence:

North Vancouver
Age: 34
Occupation:
Carpenter

Key issue:
Support for resi-
dential and com-
mercial growth.
There is a need
for more afford-
able housing for
young families
who were born
and raised on the
North Shore and
want to raise their
families here.
Seniors should
have the opportu-
nity to own com-
tortable and
affordable accom-
modation as they
advance into
retirement.

Also need com-
mercial/retail
development to
service a growing
community, There
appears to be
room along the
lower areas of the
North Shore and
east of the
Seymour for high-
er density redevel-
opment. There
must be input
from the commu-
nity.

JANIC
HARRIS+

Residence:
North Vancouver
Age: 41
Occupation:
Parent of two.
children, district
councillor for six
years

Key issue:
Beyond develop-
ment and redevel-
opment issues,
the key challenge
in our district will
be our ability to
deal with revenue
shortfalls, largely
due to the
reduced contribu-
tion from the
provincial govern-
ment, including
the loss of tax rev-
enue from BC
Rail. We will
need strong lead-
ership to maintain
the district’s high
quality of munici-
pal services. We
will get a good
indication of the
community’s
commitment to
maintain this level
of services
through the
results of the loan
authorization
bylaw, of which |
am in full support.

PAT
MUNROE+

Residence:
North Vancouver

’ Age: N/A

Occupation:

‘Investment and
_ commercial real

estate

Key issue:

| feel that the peo-
ple of the munici-
pality could sup-
port the reténtion
of residents who
wish to stay with-
in their communi-
ties depending on
the general will-
ingness

to accept change.
Expansion of the
present housing to
accommodate
newcomers is
given less

support by the
residents.
However, consid-
eration must be
given to providing
some minimal
change for chang-
ing lifestyles with
aging and to pro-
tect residents from
being displaced
when new resi-
dents move into
the area and take
over existing
homes.

“LISA”

MURI
Residence:

North Vancouver
Age: 31 i
Occupation:
Assistant manager,
Gus’ Hardware

Key issue:
Growth, growth,
growth. The one
common denomi-
nator in the dis-
trict that nearly
every issue seems
to surround.
Pressures on our
schvols, services,
roads and bridges,
the budget, the
environment and
our quality of life.
tthink it is time to
slow down, catch
our breath and
start planning far
more carefully for
our future and our
childrens’.

“SCHRECK ©

VID,

Residence:
North Vancouver

"Age: 49°
Occupation:
Consulting econo-
mist

Key issue:

There is no single
key issue. Council
must function
effectively ona -
wide variety of
issues and coun-
cillors must listen
to and act on
behalf of con-
stituents on many -
matters.
Maintaining and
improving our
quality of fife on
the North Shore,
in spite of the
pressure of
increased growth,
is one of the
issues, The sale
over the past 10
years of over
$100 million of
district land, and
the plan to sell
over $33 million
more over the
next three years
contributes to the
growth problem
while disguising a
deficit.

3.1, PAUL
“~ TURNER

Residence:

North Vancouver
Age: 50
Occupation: High
school teacher

Key issue:

A government that
works with you
will build a liv-
able future. Strong
neighborhoods

~ are built by citi-
“zens. We must

empower those
who volunteer
their skills.

My sponsorship of
a question period
at council has
increased public
participation at
council. The
Waterfront Task
Force delivered a
visionary plan for
public access to
the waterfront.
Citizens have
planted thousands
of trees and revi-
talized salmon
streams. Qur
Official
Community Plan
processes can
pive acighbor-
hoods control
over develop-
ment. These are
blueprints for citi-
zen power, Build
on this.

DONS. .
WILLIAMS

Residence:

North Vancouver
Age: 58
Occupation:
Producer, director,
actor

Key issue:
Protecting the
special qualities .
of the municipali-
ty that made it
our choice for
home. We must
make careful
decisions about
growth and devel-
opment so that
the district doesn’t
become just
another suburb.
We need to sup-
port local busi-
nesses, which will
provide jobs so
fewer peuple
have to travel
across the inlet to
work,