Dear Editor:

My sincere and heartfelt
thanks to all those who
worked so hard in my
campaign and to those who
voted for me. I do not look
on my re-election as just a
personal victory. It was a
clear demonstration that the
voters want action from our
District council on the key
issues which I raised —
affordable housing, a fairer
System of taxation,
protection of our en-
vironment, adequate and
affordable recreation
facilities, community
planning and rapid transit as
well as accessibility to
council.

‘Witch-hunters’ lost out

In my campaign I stayed
with the issues and avoided
personalities, ideologies or
party politics. ’'m sorry that
I can’t say the same for
others. Unable or unwilling
to chalienge my record or
debate the issues. they
stooped to witch-hunting
and smear ads and were even
too cowardly to sign their
names and identify them-
selves. The fact that, in spite
of this, my vote went up by
some 30% and Betty Griffin
came within 93 votes of
being elected proved that
the voters are a lot more
intelligent than the witch-
hunters give them credit for.
I am sure that Betty Griffin,
who emerged in this cam-

paign as a staunch champion
of community nceds, will be
heard from again in the
months ahead.

I will, of course, continue
to fight for the program on
which I campaigned and I
will continue to report back
to the voters on what
happens in our District
council.

Again, my thanks for your
vote of confidence and you
have my pledge that I will do
my utmost to see that your
confidence m me and my
program is not misplaced.

Ernic Crist
Alderman
North Van Dsstrict

Campaign ‘never dirtier’

Dear Editor:

Sincerest thanks to all who
supported me at the polls
last Saturday.

For me, this election
featured two dramatic
departures from past
contests. ;

1) For the first time
candidates were supported
by the leading provincial
political parties. Is this the
end of independent can-
didates in the District of
North Vancouver?

2)1 whave never ex-
perienced a dirtier campaign
in the three years of can-
didacy. There was unsigned

hate literature and Late night
crank phone calls that would
have done Joe McCarthy
proud. Disagreement with
one particular candidate
brought such calls to my
home from this lunatic
fringe.

But I will not be deterred
from watchdogging your
mayor and council. I
charged your government
with losing control of staff
within the hall during the
campaign and warned that it
was going to cost you in the
future. I said that the
engineering dept. was mept
in its management of the
garbage dump and _inef-

fective in the area of flood

control and called for an.

independent investigation of
the flooding problems in
Delbrook, Capilano
Highlands and Upper Lynn
Valley and finally, an in-
vestigation into the

leadership of this depart-
ment.
Stay tuned as your mayor

gement. ;
Let’s have an even bigger
turn out next year!

Jim Fraser
North Vancouver

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Party ties
should be
revealed

Dear Editor:

With reference to the full
page advertisement on AY of |’
the Sunday News, November |
15, we shauld like to ask — -
who are the group of con- |
cerned citizens “who feel it
may be of interest to voters —

in the November 21
Municipal elections”? sx eee wy
We as a group do not — .

actively support Alderman -
Crist. Within our mem-
bership there are probably:
some who will vote for him ,.
and others who will not.
What we are concerned with
is an erosion of the - ow we ep os pap eeye rp tret. Sy
democratic process. i - ve
We do not object to | $
citizens who wish to spend
their money running a full ;
page political advertisement; _- se pk ° fate
that is their nght in a free a wo
society. However we do -
deplore what seems to be an
inability to understand fair
and straightforward elec-
tioneering practices. We .
consider even more — >
deplorable their obvious |
reluctance to sign their
names and party allegiances;
if parties are an issue in local
elections which their ad-.
vertisement appears to
imply.
Nerys Blown, President
Anne-Marie Lawrence, Vice-
President
North
Centre

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