MUNICIPAL ELECTION ‘83. 3 — Wednesday, November 23, 1988 - North Shore News incumbents returned in WV; Residents say no to highrises IT WAS a case of re-elec- tions, referendums and re- counts Saturday in West Vancouver District as ap- proximately 55 per cent of the municipality’s 22,000 eligible voters returned al! incumbents running for mayoral, aldermanic and school trustee seats and overwhelmingly said yes to leasing the controversial 220 Tayi.r Way property to raise municipal revenue but said no to_ high-rise development on the site. By TIMOTHY RENSHAW News Reporter West Vancouver Mayor Don Lanskail was returned for a se- cond term with a convincing vic- tory over challenger Cuthbert Fleming, finishing with 8,993 votes compared with Fleming’s 2,868. Lanskail said Monday he was pleased with his win, but his ad- ministration will work to **sharpen up’’ on such things as communication with the elec- torate over the next two years. Other projects for his next term, he said, included overhaul- ing the municipality’s noise bylaw, tackling such issues as bulk housing, blasting and clear-cutting in West Vancouver developments. Lanskail said he will also establish a long-range planning task force for West Vancouver to help the municipality and its res- idents “try to visualize what they want West Vancouver to look like in 20 years.’” In the 320 Taylor Way development referendum, 8,370 residents (71 per cent) said yes to using the 3.5-acre parcel of municipal-owned property to generate revenue for the municipality, while 3,322 said no. But 5,872 (just over 50 per cent) Ratt 7a NEWS photo Nell Lucente DOROTHY AND Gerald Camp put their ballots in the box during Saturday's municipal elections it: West Vancouver and North Vancouver District. The Camps were voting at Brookshbank Elementary School in North Vancouver District. said no to high-rise use for the property while 5,830 said yes. Lanskail said he was happy that the residents had supported the basic 1981 objective of the municipality to raise revenue from the property, but had no further comment. The developer of the property has filed a B.C. Supreme Court suit against the municipality claiming West Vancouver has reneged on a promise to allow it to construct a $66 million highrise condominium develop- ment on the property. Lanskail said council will have to examine the referendum results to decide how to proceed with 320 Taylor Way. In the race for West Van- couver’s six, two-year aldermanic terms, incumbent Ald. Mark Sager topped the polls with 9,368 votes, followed by fellow incum- bent aldermen Alex Brokenshire with 7,632 and Patricia Boname with 7,037. Andy Danyliu, who came within 36 votes of winning an aldermanic seat in 1986, was suc- cessful this time around, finishing fourth overall with 6,895. Incumbent Rod Day was returned with 6,457 votes. But the battle for the sixth and final aldermanic seat will not be finalized until the results of an official recount are determined later this afternoon. Broadcaster Barrie Clark, with 5,933 votes, was initially declared the unofficial winner of the seat, over Carol Ann Revnolds, who had 5,829 votes. But an error was subsequentiy discovered in voies added for Reynolds at ome of the municipality’s polling stations, and she now appears to have won the seat with 6,002 votes. Aldermen Dave Finlay and Gordon Rowntree did not seek re-election. All four incumbent trustees were returned in West Van- couver’s School District 45 elec- tions. Incumbent Margot Furk top- ped the polls with 8,028, follow- ed by Elizabeth Ferguson with 7,919, Michael Smith with 7,825 and Barbara Howard with 7,760. Pamela Clark, the only non- incumbent, won the fifth available two-year seat with 7,496. Michael MacDougall and Robert Inman finished with 7,299 and 6,461, respectively, Incumbent trustee George Suart did not seek re-election. All vote totals wili become of- ficial next Monday. The inaugural meeting for the new West Vancouver council will be Dec. 5. Marilyn Baker re-elected to N. Van District mayor’s chair IT WAS an easy waltz back to the mayor’s chair Satur- day for North Vancouver District mayoral incumbent Marilyn Baker. Unofficial final results show Baker picked up 11,092 votes in the municipal election. Challenger Peter Faminow earn- ed the support of 2,429 voters. Baker said she does not plan to pursue a fifth tevm as mayor: ‘‘I set out some goals and have worked with council and staff to implement them.’’ Priorities for this term will be realizing the district’s Official Community Plan in the new year, and working to improve the area’s transportation network. The implementation of a North Shore-wide recycling program is also high on Baker’s municipal Business .... Christmas News Classified Ads By MICHAEL BECKER News Reporter wish list. ‘‘We have approved a recycling task force, and we’re waiting to hear back from the two other municipalities,’’ she said. Baker, who begins her fourth term as mayor, said: ‘‘The voting results were very rewarding, and I’m very pleased to have been given the confidence for another two-year term by the voters of the district.’’ Preliminary numbers show incumbent Ald. tallied Joan Boh Hunter Lifestyles Mailbox North Shore Now Sports... TV Listings Gadsby elected for a two-year term with 10,457 votes; incum- bent Ald. Murray Dykeman elected with 9,338 vores; incum- bent Ald. Bill Rodgers elected with 8,778 votes; incumbent Ald. Craig Clark elected with 8,629 votes; aldermanic candidate Richard Buchols elected with 8,087 votes; and aldermanic can- didate Patrick Bruskiewich elected with 7,556. A recount has been called to verify the ballot numbers for Patrick Bruskiewich and incum- bent Ald. Ernie Crist. The unof- ficial results show Crist, with 7,551 votes, losing his seat to Bruskiewich by a mere five votes. Recount results are expected by next week. Crist has been a district alder- man for the past eight years. Bruskiewich, at age 27, would be the youngest member on council if he takes the seat. Unsuccessful aldermanic challengers Dallas Collis took 4,710 votes and Norman Vipond earned 6,180. Saturday’s North Vancouver District municipal election posted a 32 per cent voter turnout, with 13,703 of 42,727 listed as eligible voters marking ballots. In 1986, 27.8 per cent of eligi- ble voters turned out in the district. The four North Vancouver District school board candidates, Don Bell, Dorothy Lynas, Anne MacDonald and Richard Walton were returned by acclamation. The inaugural meeting of the new North Vancouver District Council will be Dec. 5. Second Class Registration Number 3885 Wednesday, cloudy with sunny periods. Thursday, periods of rain. Highs sear 16°C. CHUCK COOK Cook returns From nage 1 than we did. I’m going to take a few days off now for a trip to Washington to try out some free trade."’ Cook won the larger North- Vancouver-Burnaby riding in 1984 with 21,754 votes. Liberal Iona Campagnolo came second in that race with 14,073. While the North Shore Tory stronghold held Monday, the NDP won 19 of the 32 B.C. seats. The Tories took 12 and Liberal leader John Turner held on to his seat in Vancouver Quadra, Nationally, from a possible 295 seats in the House of Commons, the Conservatives won a clear ma- jority with 171 seats. The Liberals doubled their ‘seats to 81 and the NDP increased their seats to 43. MARY COLLINS Collins elected From page 1 She said, however, it was some- thing the party had to address. Environment, the federal deficit and making sure B.C. takes full advantage of the free trade deal with the United States, she said, would all be high priority issues for her in her second term. Pozer said the free trade deal hurt him in his electicn bid, and added that the Liberals failed to get across to the public that the party’s opposition to the free trade agreement was opposition to the agreement itself not opposition to trading with the Americans. Liberal tzader John Turner won the party’s only B.C. seat Monday with his victory in Vancouver Quadra. Though the NDP recorded ma- jor increases overall in B.C., the party failed to attract any more votes in Capilano-Howe Sound in Monday’s election. NDP candidate Olga Kempo finished a distant third to Collins with 6,174 votes, which was virtually the same number the party won in the !984 election. The Reform party’s Neil Thompson finished fourth with 3,528 votes, while Alfred the Alien Frinton of the Rhinoceros party took 292 votes and Libertarian candidate Bill Tomlinson finished with 174 votes, two better than his 1984 total. Across the country, the Conser- vatives finished with 171 of the 295 House of Commons seats, while the Liberals took 81 and the NDP finished with 43, the highest total in their history.