4 - Friday, August 31, 1990 - North Shore News

Bruskiewich
resigns post;
plans to run
for alderma

A SELF-described ‘‘in-
dependent and plain-speak-
ing individual’? announced
Monday his intention to run
for alderman in North Van-
couver District in the
November municipal elec-
tions.

By Surj Rattan
News Reporter

Patrick Bruskiewich, 29, ran
for an aldermanic seat in the
municipality two years ago and
lost to Ald. Emie Crist by a slim
five votes.

A maverick member of the
North Vancouver District Adviso-
ry Planning Commitiee (APC), he
submitted his resignation from
that committee to Mayor Marilyn
Baker recently, after he said he
was asked to resign for being too
“‘outspoken.”’

And Bruskiewich, who has sat
on the APC for the past two
years, criticized the district coun-
cil, which appointed him to the
APC, for not paying enough at-
tention to what he called ‘‘serious
problems’” occurring in the
district.

Instead, said Bruskiewich,
council has chosen to spend most
of its time on the controversial
Northlands golf course proposal
which he said most people do not
want.

“The Advisory Planning Com-
mittee asked me to resign because
I'm too outspoken. Whar is one
to do when you see serious prob-
lems,’”” said Bruskiewich. *“‘Coun-
cil is spending too much time on
the golf course which is going
against the express wishes of the
community.”’

Bruskiewich said he has been
outspoken on the golf course
issue, the issues of installing a
traffic light at Mount Seymour
Parkway and Berkley Road, what
he sees as an increasingly serious
drug trafficking problem in North

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Patrick Bruskiewich ...‘‘serious
drug issw2 in the community.’’

Vancouver and a shortage of
daycare facilities.

**There’s a serious drug issue in
the community,’’ said
Bruskiewich, ‘‘It’s an issue that is
not being dealt with by council.

“I cannot, with a clear con-
science, sit and watch these crisis
issues grow out of control. We
have to deal with these issues. The
other members of the committee
are comfortable to be a closed

”

Bruskiewich charged council
with having ‘‘a lack of focus.”’

Bue APC chairman Jacquie
Murfitt said the APC did not ask
Bruskiewich to resign, but rather
voted unanimously to ask council
to seek Bruskiewich’s resignation.

**The APC members came to
this decision with great regret and
it was not because Patrick was
outspoken per se,’ said Murfitt.
“While the committee members
share Patrick’s concerns, Patrick
was asked several times to
disassociate his personal com-
ments from those of the commit-

She added that Bruskiewich had
started to use the APC as a ‘‘plat-
form’’ for making public state-
ments and as an example pointed
to an Avg. 12 News story in
which Bruskiewich called for the
installation of traffic lights along
Mount Seymour Parkway.

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