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Caution: children crossing

MOTORISTS BEWARE. Crossing guard Ruth Bonderud joins dozens of others on
the North Shore this week in escorting school children across busy streets. Bonderud, 2
guard for the past 11 years at 29th Street and Williams in Lynn Valley, stops traffic as
children journey on their way ¢+ school.

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Tempers flare at city council as Clark named to library board

ACCUSATIONS FLEW in North Vancouver City Council
chantbers Tuesday as the appointment af former alderman
Rod Clark to the city's Library Board of Directors was the

centre of controversy,

In a# 4-3 vote. council approved
Clark’s appointment. but not be-
fore an emotional debate that saw
every alderman speak to the mo-
tion twice,

Aldermen Allan Blair, Stella Jo
Dean and Ralph Hall loudly ex-
pressed their opposition, but
Mayor Jack Loucks broke the tie
in favor of Clark.

Ciatk made headlines dunay

and fells. the dss learnt
Vancouver City election when he
called into question the impartiuali-
ty of four aldermen elected on a
Suave The Park and Tiltord
Gardens sta backed by shopping
centre developer BCE Develop:
ment Corp, then Daon,

Counell had unanimously voted

against conaderiie the apstallanen
ofa shopping centre on the Park &
Tilford site prior te the TYss cleo-
ton whieh then saw Bhi. Dean
Halband now Ald. &tkho Kroon on
an clection-siate in support ot the
proposal, swinging the pout

vote mi tavor of the projec!

City council recently rosised its
official community plan, Ghanging
the designation of the Park &
Tilford property trom industrial te
commercial.

Blair argued Tuesdias that voting
on Clark's library board appeoint-
merc would be premature’

begause in tao montis Chirk. othe
toaho the saccade eft the hospital
board phigs to run fer alderman
aeails

Addie thar Chak tad) been
asked bs Mlasor Peuck. to tine the
aseed. O Whe supe

pecaties, bait

Bur Masor Poucks said Clark
has served the community well an
sanious hoards and aecused the
aldermen oof ‘political pan-
dermgs” that “demean council."

Clark darer contirmed ne plans
to run for council in the November

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AIG. Hall saad Clark is cbevond
contempe tor his remarks follow
ing his defeat and voted against
the appomntment,

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election, but says if he ts elected he
will ask the mavsor to allow him to
remain on the library board,

City bylaws stipulate that
aldermen may not simultaneously
act as directors of the library.