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A26 - Wednesday, November 18, 1981 - North Shore News

MEE candidates

WEST VAN COUNCIL candidates (i to r) Bert Flem-
ing, °Diana Hutchinson, James Mercier, Gordon
Rowntree: asterisk before the name indicates incum-
bent seeking re-election

RALPH HALL LISTENS
... RALPH HALL CARES

RE-ELECT ALDERMAN
RALPH HALL IN
N.V. CITY |
NOVEMBER 21

AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE AND
LIFELONG N.V. RESIDENT WHO KNOWS
THE CITY AS'NO OTHER CANDIDATE DOES.

e An Alderman for three years

© Chairman of the City’s housing and parks
and recreation committees

¢ Former member of the N.V. City Public
Library Board

e City representative on the North Shore
Emergency Measures Program and Presen-
tation House

e Represented former Mayor Reid on Greater
Vancouver Regional District Board

° As a.'N.V. Community newspaper editor for

over 25 years, served as N.V.'s unofficial
ombudsman

* Was prominent in campaigns that led to the
construction of Lions Gate Hospital, N.V.
City Public Library and City Hall, N.V.
Recreation Centre, North Shore
‘Neighborhood House, Silver Harbor Manor
and senior citizens’ housing, new schools
‘and improved parks and recreation facilities

© Active in sports for many years as an
athiete, coach, manager and league official

e As.a volunteer, helped run basketball pro-
grams at N.V. Recreation Centre for boys
and girls ;

® One of the first to press the provincial

government to turn over land for a water-
front park.

RALPH HALL’S PLATFORM

© Conversion of North Shore Neighbourhood
House into a mini recreation centre through
the addition of a covered swimming pool,
construction of dressing rooms and
showers so that the existing gymnasium
can be used to its full potential, a health
spa (saunas, etc.) similar to those already
in place under the direction of the N.V
Recreation Commission, plus, possibly, rac-
quetbali courts.

¢ Development of the Lonsdale Quay water-
front park as a people place with a pier for
fishing and viewing the harbour, picnic
areas, children’s playground, and a bands-
tand for outdoor entertainment

* Low to medium density tor housing tn the
Hamilton-Fell and Tempe Heights areas

* Construction of a unique low-rise shopping
centre on City-owned land in Lower
Lonsdale to provide a commercial heart tor
the City and help create hundreds of new
jobs

¢ A review of all City bylaws aimed at
eliminating red tape and unnecessary
restrictions thereby making It easier for
business and ordinary people to function
more easily There is too much govern
ment

* Continue my fight to keep taxes as low as
possible (My proposal that all of interes!
trom City land sales be used in the year «
Is received to reduce taxation was en
dorsed by City Council This amounts tc.
nearly $1 OOO ,000 annually }

* Enactment of BC os best freedom of witer
maton bylaw My proposal that such a
bylaw be brought in was endorsed by
Council and is now tn prpearaton Citizens
will know exactly what information thay ¢ an

get at City Hall and will be able to get
without a hassle

BUSINESS
EDITOR

HALL. RALPH EXWARD

A CANDIDATE YOU CAN TRUST

FLEMING, Bert

BACKGROUND: President of the
Central Ratepayers Association.
Service in’ executive or advisory
capacities with the YMCA, West
Van Baptist Church, the Library, the
Legion and the Cypress Bowl
Committee.

Past president of the Ambleside
Business Association, Pauline
Johnson PTA and West Van
Chamber of Commerce.

Aged 58. Manufacturer's agent.
Married with three children and one
grandchild. Three years RCAF
service. West Van resident for 40
years.

PLATFORM: Taxation and
assessment system improvements to
relieve the burden on homeowners.

Control of schoo! costs in a time of
declining enrolment.

A hard look at the effects of large
corporate organizauions operating in
West Van's real estate market.

Improved flood control measures.

*HUTCHINSON, Diana

BACKGROUND: Incumbent
alderman seeking re-election.

Six years in municipal office -- four
on the Parks and Recreation Ad-
visory Commission, two on Council.
Chairman of the North Shore Union
Board of Health. Member of the
Lions Gate Hospital board. In-
stigated Marine Needs Task Force.

West Van resident for 23 years.
Married with three children. Former
legal secretary.

PLATFORM: No .rezoning of
marina waterfront for multiple
housing.

ELECT
DANA

TAYLOR

GIy
LDERMAN
DANA MOORE TAYLOR

tar treatment for

SARSFIELD
Ernest

SARSFIELD

Aiderman
North Vancouver City

If elected | shall serve all sections of the
Community whether Homeowner, Tenant,
Business or Industry The future prosper
ty of North Vancouver City depends on

economical operation of the City of North
Vabe ouver is my Major CONCeMN

_a reliable choice

all Efficient and

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Park status for Hollyburn Ridge.

Pressure Greater Vancouver
Regional District to decide on a new
bus depot location, so that the foot of
14th St. can be developed as a
“people place”.

Alternate ferry locations and an
alternate route to Whistler.

Overall budget restraint.

MERCIER, James

BACKGROUND: Former Burnaby
alderman before taking up residence
in West Van six years ago.

Aged 40. Chartered accountant
and president of a Western Canadian
distribution business. Married with
three children. Coaches youth

soccer.

PLATFORM: Control further
development above the Upper Levels
Highway.

Preserve single family character of
West Van neighbourhoods

Multiple housing development not
to expand beyond the = existing
apartment areas.

Preserve views wherever possible
“while allowing for the majntenance
of the beautiful weed character of
our community”.

ROWNTREE, Gordon

BACKGROUND: This year making
his tenth bid for elected office in
West Vancouver. Lost last year by 16
votes.

Past presidént of a West Van
homeowners association. Founding
chairman of a loca! church. Former
Memorial Library trustee Vice-
chairman of the West Van Foun-
dation Society

West Van resident for 27 vears.
Married with two grown-up children,
both graduates of Sentine! and U BC

PLATFORM: Reducton of traffic
congestion, with pressure on the
provincial government to build a new
highway to Squamish thal bvpasses
West Van

Development of 320 Laylor Way to
provide substanhal lease revenues
that will help control taxes

Relocation of the present bus
depot cast of the Capilano to serve
North Van as well

Full cooperation with council on
all other current matters

SCHOOL
BOARD

FRITH, Darrell

BACKGROUND: Three years
service on Parks and Recreation
Advisory Commission, the last two as
chairman. Past director of Cypress
Estates Homeowners Association
Active coaching of girls’ and boys’
soccer for four years.

Business man. Married with one

school-age child. West Van resident
for 37 years.
PLATFORM: An cquitabie return
for West Van from the provincial-
municipal school cost-sharing
formula (net school taxes in West
Van presently average $819 com.
pared to provincial average. outside
of Greater Vancouver of only $15")

A more cost-efficient schools
budget by West Van trustees.

Early retirement for certain high-
semiority teachers were individual
cases prove cost-effective.

Maintenance of high educational
standards based on fiscal respon
sibility to taxpayers.

To the Electors of
the City of
North Vancouver...

Can we make the North
Vancouver Municipalities
more cost efficient by
amalgamation and keep
our property taxes down?

To get the answer to this
and other questions —
vote YES for Bylaw NO. 5365
lets STUDY the question
A YES vote is a vote to
STUDY . On November 2 1
be involved and VOTE!

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THE NORTH VANCOUVER CHAMBER OOF COMME RCI