NW. SHORE MLAs SET FOR RACE Socred candidates returned to ridings THE NORTH SHORE’s Social Credit Party candidates got off to a running start for the Oct. 22 provincial election as all three were acclaimed in separate nomination meetings. On Tuesday night, West Van- couver-Howe Sound MLA John Reynolds was returned unopposed as the riding’s Socred candidate by an overflow crowd of 250 at the Gleneagles golf course club house. The 44-year-old stock promoter will be seeking his second terni. In the 1983 provincial election, Reynolds took the riding with 61.4 per cent of the vote. The NDP candidate in the riding is David Manning. The 47-year-old Howe Sound Secondury School teacher is taking his first run st provincial politics. He ran for Vancouver school board election in the early '70’s on the COPE (Committee of Prog- ressive Electors) platform. Liberal and conservative can- didates have not yet been Nominated in West Vancouver- Howe Sound. About 220 Social Credit Party faithful turned out Wednesday night to the Canyon Gardens to acclaim North Van- couver-Capilano MLA Angus Ree as the riding’s Social Credit can- didate in the upcoming provincial election. _NY WEST VANCOUVER-HOWE SOUND MLA John Reynolds... seeking second term. “Cm just overwhelmed at the number of peop.s who have turned out,” Ree said after his nomina- tion. Thanking the voting members for their support, Ree said, ‘It’s now up to me to show it's well placed."’ Reaffirming his 1982) nomina- tion promise to work the full term, the MLA vowed to continue to represent ‘individual people.” “T think we are going to see a new light in our government,” he said. oo, Ree, 57. will be seeking his third term. He first won the riding in 1979 and was returned to office in 1983 with 62.1 per cent of the vote. The NDP North Vancouver- Capilano candidate will be Olga Kempo, who was acclaimed by her party Oct. 4, 1985. Kempo, a Capilano College pro- fessor fost to Ree in the 1983 elec- n. She said Thursday that she haa been knocking on doors in the riding since May. “And | think | have a good feel- ing of what is happening out there. The people want stronger repre: sentation for the North Shore.”" Kempo added the riding’s MILA had been far too quiet on such crucial local issues as Versatile Pacific Shipyards’ bid to get the Bs TIMOTHY RENSHAW News Meprarter contract to build the $450 million Polar Class 8 icebreaker. To press time Thursday, the only other candidate nominated in the riding was 52-year-old Bill Tomlin- son of the B.C. Libertarian Party. NORTH VANCOQUVER-CAPI- LANO MLA Angus Ree... vows to represent “individual people.” North Vancouver-Seymour MLA Jack Davis, who was recent- ly appointed provincial minister of energy, mines and petroleum resources, was acclaimed in a Wednesday night nominating meeting at the North Shore Winter Club. About 160 people attended. The 71-year-old Davis, a former North Vancouver MP, has been North Vancouver-Seymour'’s MLA since 1975. He cook the seat in the 1983 provincial election with 59.2) per cent of the vote, Davis said he expected to retain his seat through hard work: ‘1 covered far more doors than any other candidate in the last election. Vil cover over half the doors in the riding this time, which will proba- bly be about 10,000 doors.” NORTH VANCOUVE MOUR MLA Jack Davis... wifl “cover a lot of doors.” David Schreck, 39, was acclaim ed as the NDP’s candidate in the riding Oct. 22, 1988, The general manager of CU&C Health Services was defeated as both the NDP candidate for North Vancouver-Seymour in the 1983 provincial etection and tue North Vancouver-Burnabv candidate in the 1984 federal election. “There's no question that bam the underdog (in this riding), but 1 think To am certainly better recounized in the area than [ was in 1983."° To press ume Thursday. no other candidates had been nominated in the North Van- couver-Sevmour riding. Weather: Friday, cloudy with sunny periods, highs near 15° C. Saturday, mainly cloudy with isolated showers. 3 - Fridays, Septentber 26, 1986 - North Shore News INDEX Classified Ads....... 34 Qoug Collins......... 5 Comics ............ 22 Editorial Page....... 6 Home & Garden...... "1 Horoscope.......... 22 Bob Hunter.......... 4 Lifestyles .......... 23 Mailbox............ 7 TV Listings......... 31 What's Going On..... 19 Grace McCarthy attends Ree nomination ttt wee ere. ee eee rer te: ere SS ’ ; t ‘ i 3 ' ? ? 1 1: +: Hy 3 ' ’ y meeting Ree hte aaa Prowse NEWS photo Neil Lucente SOCIAL CREDIT MLA Angus Ree, right, addresses 220 of his party faithful Wednesday evening at his nomination meeting. Constituency president Bill Crompton, center, was on hand to see Ree returned by ac- clamation, after being nominated by provincial deputy premier Grace MeCarthy, left. Minister predicts recession over THE PROVINCE can took forward to a ‘‘new and brighter time ahead,”’ an enthusiastic Grace McCarthy told North Vancouver Social Credit supporters Wednesday night. Speaking to about 220 people at North Vancouver-Capilano MLA Angus Ree's nontination meeting, the deputy premier spoke of the government's recent achievements, including Expo, but gave few details of future plans, Ree. who was officially nominated by MeCarthy. was returned by acclamation at the Canyon Gardens meeting. McCarthy, also) minister for economic development, lauded Expo and blasted Vancouver Cen- tre NDP MLA Gary Lauk for his scepticism preceeding the fair. Before the locaticn of Expo 86 was finalized, Lauk sent a telegram to the commissioner of worid ex- positions urging that the fair not be held in British Columbia. “You don't forget that do you?" she asked the crowd. Vancouver's trade and com tion centre, slated to open in by “is going to make a difference to the economy of this constituency.” McCarthy said. Tourist dollars attracted by the centre come to the North Shore ats en By STEPHEN BARRINGTON Contributing Writer convention goers flock to local at- tractions, she said. ‘And then we can spend some of that money on people, on social services, on hos- pitals." key role in the plan. Referring to the recent federal move to transfer administration of airports to other Sevels of gov- emment, McCarthy said the air- port had thousands of developable ueres, Noting Amsterdam's shopper- oriented airport, McCarthy sug- gested Vancouver might eventually have something similar. ‘*They haven't seen anything yet,"’ she said. ‘‘Just wait until Vancouver Noting Amsterdam’s shopper-oriented airport, McCarthy suggested Vancouver might eventually have something similar. Efforts are continuing to have the Polar § shipbuilding contract awarded in the constituency, she said. *We sure hope te get it” MeCarths predicted thar the days of the recession were over and that the provinee was on its way to an ‘incredible high after Expo 86," hinting thar the Vancouver International Airport might play a gets its shopping centre.” Questioned later by the News, McCarthy explained the idea was to have the airport as a separate zone where goods would not of- figially enter the province, some- thing similar to the duty-free ports of Hong Kong and Singapore. “The beginnings of that sort of thing," she said.