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August 26, 1990 48 pages

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NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

milk goes to her calf and the other half goes to Maplewood

MAPLEWOOD FARM worker Randal Typusiak milks Daisy the
Farm animals.

cow at the North Vancouver District attraction. Half of Daisy’s

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Spaces

Baker eyes provincial politics;
Ald. Dykeman seeks mayor’s seat

NORTH VANCOUVER District Mayor Marilyn Baker has
confirmed that she will not run for a fifth term as mayor
in the Nov. 17 municipal election.

Baker said she made the official
announcement to end speculation
on whether she would try for
another term as mayor. When re-
elected in 1988, Baker had said
she would not run again.

“7 thought 1. better do it
because there are a number of
people who are saying ‘Well, are
you or aren't you? Oh, I'm sure
you won't go,” and I’m saying
"Yes, Twill”

Baker, 46, said she is consider-
ing in her plans both provincial
politics and the private sector.

“— have made no commitments

SPIRITUA

By Elizabeth Collings
News Reporter

at this point. I've been looking in
the careers column for a while.
I've been talking to a few people
and obviously the rumors have
been out that I’m looking at pro-
vincial politics,but at this point |
have no announcements to
make."

ft has long been speculated that
Social Credit MLA Angus Ree
(North) Vancouver-Capilano) will
not run for re-election and that

LLY SPEAKING:

Baker will run as the Social Credit
candidate in the newly created
North Vancouver-Lonsdale riding.
A News source confirmed Friday
that Ree is expected to make his
decision known this week.

But Bill Crompton, constituency
president for the riding, said Ree
has not announced his plans.

‘*As far as I'm concerned, he
hasn’t made an announcement.
Unul then I’m assuming he’s run-
ning,’’ Crompton said.

But Baker's announcement late
Thursday marked the beginning of
a three-month campaign period
for the mayoralty.

Ald. Murray Dykeman said
Friday he will be seeking the pasi-
tion. Dykeman, a 58-year-old

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North Vancouver District Mayor
Marilyn Baker ...‘‘no commit-
ments.""

pharmacist, has served as an
alderman for eight years.

Key issues for the candidate in-
clude availability of housing and
land use, the need for day care,

North Vancouver Ald. Murray
Dykeman ... would grapple
tand use issues.

and ongoing environmental con-
cerns.
“Certainly we've got to find a

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