ser itcey

Seven in Capilano,
9 for NV-Burnaby

THREE NAMES have been aded to the list of
federal election candidates for North Van-
couver-Burnaby, making it one of the busiest

ridings in the province.

Heintz Beyer, representing
the seven-month-old Con-
federation of Regions, John
Clarke, running for the
Libertarian Party, and _ in-
dependent Albert Ritchie
joined others in the race as
the deadline for filing
nomination papers for the
September 4 election passed
Tuesday

Beye: and Clarke bring
the field to nine candidates,
the second highest number
of candidates contesting a
single riding in B.C

The number would have
been higher suli but Al Mor
rison, founder of the Na
tronal Party, who had
earher announced his tnten
ion to seek election, did pot
file nomination papers

The major candidates in
North Vancouver Burnaby
are incumbent) Tory MP
Chuck Cook, trying to pro
tect his 1,467 vote margin
from the 1980 federal clec
tion, and main challengers
lona Campagnolo, Liberal
party president, and the
NDP’s tough campaigning
David Schreck

Three other parties are
also represented with Phil
“Swampman™”” Marsh repre
senting the Rhinoceros Par
ty, Betty Nickerson carrying
the Gsreen Party standard
and Reg Walters running for
the Communist’ Party of
Canada

By MARK HAMILTON

The field is almost as
crowded in the Capilano
riding as well, with seven can
didates on the ballot

Current front-runner 1s
PC Mary Collins, boosted
by the 15,484 vote cushion
racked up by retiring MP
Ron Huntington ands an
almost) full month's) cam
paign head start on Liberal
challenger David) Brousson,
aformer MLA

Neither is expected to be
senmously challenged by the
NDP os Larry Whaley a
Nanaimo resident and
former provincial pos
cenment debt counsellor

Adding more than a touch

of color to that race ois
Richard the Troll Sctaller
the Rhinoceros party oan
didlate

Other aminor party can
didates are Wally Dhomas of
the Green Party. Bill
Tomlinson oof the Liber
tartans and Barrie Wall) whe
announced his candidacy as
an independent this week

North Vancouver Burnatys
candidates Heyer, Clarke
and Ritchie are featured in
the latest ap a series of ches
tion profiles in todays suc
ol the News

The minor candidates in
Captlang nding will be pro
filed in Sunday's cdition an

the final article in that series