“Page 8, May 9, 1979 - North Shore News election countdown PROVINCIAL ELECTION, MAY 10 B.C. leaders — wind itallup — Premier Bill Bennett and Opposition leader Dave Barrett delivered the last major speeches of their campaigns Monday night with striking differences in theme and tone. Bennett addressed the province at a large-scale rally attended by approximately 10,000 people in Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum—preceded by vo hours of hoopla including bands. dancers. disco- music and Health Minister Bob | McClelland riding an elephant. The Premier devoted much of his speech to a blistering attack on the NDP who. he said. had waged -2 campaign of half-truths. untruths and deceit. He charged that they bad taunched a fear cam- paign against the people of B.C.—but warned rhat an apathetic electorate might sti result in an NDP goverament by default. “..” By contrast. Barrett. ad- dressing an overflow crowd of about 1.100 in Haney. struck a surprisingly concili- atory note. opes hits Socreds’ lwaterfront plan for North Van ~Hon 7% ar aay 8 - of OO) rams yacrut ae aes i Z evet ett rar He spoke briefly of NDP «| plans for job creation in forestry. shipyards and re- sources. but concentrated > mainiy upon asking the voters fora second chance— commenting that he was now “a little srever, older and wiser.” ; 7 The NDP leader told his ‘audience that his party was fighting- bad ideas. not bad people. He appealed for people to help him and not demand everything at once. Bennett's speech reflected the continuing sharp concern of Social Credit over 2 suspected resurgence of NDP sentiment in the province—a concern widely believed to have prompted the Premier's sudden election call. escape rae MINORITY PARTY LEADERS -- FE: left, Vic Stephens (Progressive Conservative), right, lev Tothill (Liberal candidate im North Vancouver-Seymour). Both are hopeful of making their party’s voice heard - and count -- in the next legislature. Tough battle seen A hard-fought battle may - about be shaping up at tomorrow's provincial election in North Vancouver-Capilano. accord- ing to last week's advance poll. The returning officer for the riding reports “‘the heavtest advance poll ever’. with 1.227 voter casting : their ballots. The normal Barrett. meanwhile, was clearly anxious to leave a closing impression of a new and more moderate NDP. ready to cooperate with all people of goodwill—animage which he has been assid- uously cultivating during the past vear or two. Mike: Copes, NDP can- didate for North Vancouver- Capilano, issued a challenge . to the Socred candidate to explain his stand on waterfront development at an all candidates meeting at Woodcroft last Friday night. Copes was concerned because current Socred plans calling for 2 t5-storey office tower and a 12-storey. block-long apartment building clearly contravene the zoning regulatons and disregard the wishes of the toca! community. Copes remmded the meet- ting that many residents of Rade VFY 2 o¥yNCe umrecaes oF 7OO OM number at advance polls in earlier elections has been about 860. The ovo other North Shore rdings—North Vancouver- Seymour and West Vancou- ver-Howe Sound—reported “normal” advance polls of_ the Lower Lonsdale area have repeatediy called for an ft-acre park in the area. vet the Socreds are recommend- ing that only +4 acres be “devoted, to parkland. “With only 60 feet of waterfront access between Cates Park and Ambleside,” Copes questioned. “how can anyone seriously suggest that this Land should be turned mito 2 massive commercial development? FE am navt against development. but why can't that development take olace three blocks tp the hill? : e i | . of. fate Sadie een North Van-Capilano | adding. also that he needed 1.000 and respectively. 1.098 Since the election is not being held during a vacation period. the North Van- Capilano advance poll may be an indication of 2 heavy . voter turnout in that riding tomorrow, when the main _ election polls are open from 8 ‘a.m. t 8 p.m. - Large voter turnouts at past elections have tended to favor candidates opposed to the government. “The * Provincial Government's top highway priority. for North Van- couver bas to be the rebuilding of the Coach ‘House interchange on the Upper Levels Highway and construction of a link across the Seymour River to the Seymour Parkway.” Jack Davis, Social Credit can- didate for North Vancouver- Seymour, said Monday. “They can be built in 18 months for a total cost of $6. million ."” OO “Victoria will put up all of the cost of the interchange and 100% of the cost of the new four-lane bridge across. the Seymour River. It will plso pay 50% of the cost of the approaches,” Davis explained. “This highway redevelopment program will do two things. It will eliminate the hazardous -fanction near the Coach House where Keith Road joins the Upper Levels Highway. Far too many accidents have occurred there already. And it will interchange as a top priority - Davis - the ay Pag kartntmaen a a gc MEA i Sanya era replace the one-lagp Grantham Street Bridge wi a connector between th Seymour area and the rest North Shore, whic should have been built man years ago. : “The main hold-up to dat has been the lack of agreement with th Squamish Indian Barid,” sai Davis. “Now, all parti agree, including the Distri of North Vancouver and th provincial highwa department, that the Coac House Interchange and th Grantham Street Bridg replacement link should b dealt with separately from: other highway issues on the: North Shore. — : “Matters like a low level’ road crossing over the: Capilano River should not: have been included in the first place." he continued. “But now that they are being: dealt with separately, there: is every likelihood that: highway construction will: get under way this fall on the. Coach House Interchange’ and a new crossing over the Seymour River.”