Mark
Sager

Patricia
Boname

- Andy.
: Danyliu

Diana

A career politician with boundless energy, Sager is successful at
goal setting, consensus building, problem solving and running orga-
nized mectings. The rest of council and staff don’t always appear to

be “in the picture.” Smooth style. but. losing patience with the |

resentful council watchdogs that yup at his feet. One wonders where
. this carefully constructed image ends and the real person begins.

With a long record of council and community involvement, Boname
brings warmth and caring to her role as chatelaine of the arts.
Supports youth, seniors, recreation and other “soft” issues, but will
fight for her beliefs, if necessary. She lacks a killer political instinct
and tends to be less composed and effective during nasty exchanges
with fellow councillors.

Danyliu promotes financial accountability and defends West Van's
version of the working: guy, his family and his neighborhood.
Somewhat excluded from the “establishment,” but protects the sta-
tus quo. An impassioned and entertaining speaker, Danyliu gets
-eye¢s rolling when he gets’ on about “our sick society. Would
improve with a more considered approach.

If West Vancouver had an esthetics police, Day would be the chief.
Interested in planning and design issues, he has cast a critical eye on
monster houses, streetfront garages. large facades, security company
’ signs and other visual affronts. Effective in that area. An adept speak-
er but seems to have less time to devote to commitice work and prepa-
ration. Until recently appeared to be coasting through this term.

Chooses her words more carefully these days, but is still known

“By oir re. for ap; roaching i issues, in a straightforward manner, Not loathe
HUICHINSOn P

Allan - :
Wiaes

to take a position and argue her point: brings a humorous. com-
“ mon-sense approach to council business. Involved in the devel-
opment of health care regionalization. but has thus far struck
out-in finding places for seniors of limited means.

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An extremely experienced politician’ with a wide perspective,

. Williams ‘is often willing to take a contrary stand ‘on issues..The
‘result can be tivelier debate amongst council members. His outlook
cun be refreshing. crusty or scolding. Good at summing up.an
issue's salient points, but can drone on, leaving listeners laboring to
follow line of Teasoning. ;

A: winner + under. the “most improved” category. Wood entered his.
: “second term by asking more questions and taking 4 more active part
. in council discussion. Interested i in the financial aspect of municipal

management and‘is known for committee work and behind-the-
enes, _cecomplishments Has. failed to, shake his mild- mannered

West Vancouver council-
lors are all. competent
municipal representatives,
but — possess — varying
strengths in such qualities
as speaking abilities, goal-
setting and achievement,
community and committee
involvement, — teamwork,
personal integrity and

enthusiasm that’ council

reporter Maureen, Curtis consid-
ered essential to success in this
mid-term council report card.

SAVING THE media from landing on
the floor in a stupefied heap and doing
themselves an injury, the [993-96
West Vancoitver District. Council
quickly shook off the sleepy ambience
of the previous council and began to
disagree, Thank you!

A cordial atmosphere prevails but
this a more confident council that is
less willing to vote as a pack. Perhaps
the /new “addition, Allan. Williams,
showed that it was possible to take ‘a
contrary; stand without bringing coun-
cil business to a halt.

Meetings are well run. under the

mayor's strong leadership, but he only’
votes to break a tie.
Councillors appear well-informed

~and committed to doing whatever is

necessary to preserve and improve the
muinicipaiity. Political leanings are not

“an /issue“in a group thal ranges from:
; the right-wing toa conservative brand
' OF liberalism. But councillors disagree

on how the municipality should” ‘sup?’
port local cultural values. 025000.

: A proposed rezoning for a multi-
level care facility for seniors, sparked”
anger in the community and on coun-_

A liligietin effort to.

establish. a comprehen- :

: ‘redevelopment
‘ for: the... Par
‘Royal’ Hotel “neighbor
“hood needed. a: vote. of
council support before
alterations to:the zoning:
from. commercial «to -a'
“re sidential/commerc ial
imix could be started.

— March 2 20, 1995

$2.8M FOR |

‘BC RAIL.

PROPERTY |

Council ung iogether ak
their ‘decision’ to" spend
an: additional $2.8 mil- J
| lion to purchase mores t-
“BC Rail.tand for future’ }

public use inithe western

part of the. community, :

‘SENIORS’ v

CARE

FACILITY.

° ‘Diana .
Hutchinson .saw .that§

‘Even © Coun.

defeat was inevitable

“and withdrew support

for'a facility, for seniors,

proposed for-a residen-}

tial Cedardale neighbor-
hood. The motion: to
amend: the bylaw ‘and
rezone wa: s de, peated.

_— March 6,-1995

Boname................ Yaa

‘Danyliu..

oT Nay a
Hutchinson.......Nay

. Hutchinson...

‘SEAWALK
‘SEWER,
LINE

Public reaction 10 a@ pro-
poséd $3.1-million sewer
project that would signif-
icantly .alter : West
Vancouver's... favorite

_seawalk. was: consider-
able. Council decided to §

hire a second engineer-

‘ing consultant to. review

the. proposal and work
done by the initial con-
sultant” :

_ February 27, 1995:

Boname............ Yea.
Danyliu......:.
Day.

+B.

NO TO

LATER
HOURS

Large Park Royal retail-,

ers, in competition with
malls ‘in, more. lenient

ers in ananempt to have’
hours. of -opening,.an

Wednesday extended ta 9 &

p.m. Council agreed not

— December 5,:1994 |

Boname.......Yea

Danyliu.............. Yea:

DAY ene ..¥ea:
Hutchinson......Yea “y

‘districts, were © pitted ¥
against small shopkeep~’|

to change the stams quo, |

COUNCH, REPORTER MAUREEN CURTIS

¢il that lasted for months.

‘Despite a hold-the-line budget in.
1994, a group of critics view council
and staff as elitist spendthrifts who are
negligent in their. defence of the
bylaws and the official community
plan. :
Are council's high legal costs the
result of errors or an increasingly liti-
gious society? .

Despite. the: poor economy, West

Vancouver has managed to improve ils...

library. and ‘develop 2- va.
museum/archives. The acquisition of * ,
BC Rail-land in the’ Gleneagles ‘area:
will help reduce the recreational facil--.,
ity. shortage in _/ western West.”
Vancouver. 2
Although there is a successful and °
expanding - seniors: recreation centre,
seniors of declining means are. strug-
gling to remain’ in, the community. :
Council has postured and: promised, ©:
but has been unwilling to take the flak.’ *:

necessary to build affordable facilities -. .
in’ residential neighborhoods. or take“:
“the proactive steps to find a “suitable”
Site. .

Faced with; ideveloprhent pressure, :

«council is striving. 0. make: the leap
“from “react’” to “act? mode to protect:
the integrity of established ‘neighbor:

hoods and the natural, features of unde
veloped. areas! ey . :