All - Sunday, November 11, 1984 - North Shore News GEM election countdown WEST VANCOUVER Humphreys, Reid face hecklers C4 From page A3 employee personnel matters and also to discuss property matters, with those meetings open to Council and staff only,’’ said Reid. When accused of manag- ing the editorial content of the North Shore News for his own benefit, Humphreys said his friendship) with editor-in-chief Noel Wright did not affect the news con- tent of the newspaper. ‘“*‘We have had a gentlemen’s agreement for several years that never would | use my political association and never would he use his newspaper association for each other's benefit. | never know what he’s written until | read it,’ said Humphreys. SCHOOL BOARD School board candidates Rev. Bill Perry, Hugh Stark, Michael Smith, Pat Boname and Fran McDowell dealt with questions ranging from teacher evaluation to French immersion, but it) was McDowell who was on the hotseat for most of the ques- tion period. Going for her third term as a trustee, McDowell said the current education = fi- nance formula favors the West Vancouver taxpayer — ‘*We've paid too much for too long’? — saying she does not favor further school closures. She said the struggle for the school system is not over, adding although declining enrollment has not yet resulted in any staff layoffs, that one of the key problems to be addressed in the coming years will be how to decide “‘who stays and who goes.’’ Perry, campaigning on his years aS am community ac- tivist in the city of Chilliwack, said he was in- terested in serving the com- munity, pledging ‘‘to give to the best of my ability.”’ He cited as special con- cerns the Distnct’s French immersion program and the teacher evaluation process. Incumbent Michael Smith said his major concern 1s that children are taught the necessary skills and knowl- edge in order to keep up with a changing world, and stressed his contributions to the District’s financial piann- ing process. Smith also said he favored the marketptace deciding whether the District’s French immersion program increas- ed or decreased in size. Pat Boname said she is committed to more consulta- tion between school boards and teachers, adding the District must look to the field of high technology to proceed competitively. A non-aligned candidate, Boname said she understood the complexities of the dem- Ocralic system, crediting her business experience and vol- unteer activiuies with the Necessary exposure [to the democratic process. CO-OPERATION Hugh Stark told the crowd the school board ‘‘needs unified, cooperative direc- tion,’’ which he said he plans to bring to the board. Stark said he also felt it was nhecesary to keep top teachers in the West Van- couver system because ‘‘we need them for our future,’’ adding although he supports a teacher evaluation system that he does ‘‘not want to kick out the old just for the sake of having some new teachers.’ Of che five aldermanic candidates, incumbent Ald. Alex Brokenshire appeared to win the audience with his concise answers dealing with topics ranging from in- camera meetings to zoning changes. He said suggestions that in-camera meetings were fur- — tive ‘‘impugn my integrity,”’ and, after citing the section of the Municipal Act dealing with in-camera sessions, said West Vancouver Council ‘‘has at no time transcended the rules of the Municipal Act.”’ And Brokenshire pledged that, if elected, he would provide ‘*‘sound, sensible ac- countable government.”’ Incumbent Donald Grif- fiths called for useful, con- Structive change within the municipality, saying Council must retain the best services possible at the current tax levels. + Fight the Lung Cripplers Emphysema, Asthma, Tuberculosis, Chronic Bronchitis, Air Pollubon Use Christmas Seals DEMOCRATIC business community) on Challenger Burt Fleming Council. He spoke out said although he hopes against Sunday shopping and called for the installa- tion of a well-designed lum. beryard in the municipality to prevent further loss of Council continues to be democratic that several inci. dents in the past, namely the 1981 creek problems, should be averted in the future. business from shoppers. Fleming also commended Mark Sager said if elected local ratepayers’ groups, tell- 10 Council, he would be ing local residents that if committed to his post, citing they have problems to go to his past experience as a West their ratepayers’ associa- Vancouver School Board trustee. He added that as a local businessman, he understands the needs and concerns of the community and promised to be a ‘‘well- researched’’ councillor. uions: ‘If you go to Council, you'll never hear about it.’”” Frank Howard said he was running for office in efforts to get a representative of the LOGO DESIGN e TRADE MARK SELECTION No Fee. 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