Campaign contributions
included beer and wine

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worth of “beer for victory party” from Pacific Western Brewing

A company owned by Bell and based in his home called “B.C.
Political Strategies” contributed $350 worth of “campaign
labour.”

“Bell and Bell Enterprises” also based in Bell’s home con-
tributed $1,600. Bell’s wife Dorothy Bell, who won a school
trustee seat in the election, contributed $818.15 to her husband’s
campaign. Bell himself contributed $2,382.77 to his campaign.

Incumbent Darrell Mussatto spent $4,686.80 of the $6,075 in
contributions to his successful campaign. ‘Among Mussatto’s con-
tributors was CUPE B.C.-National with $2,500, CUPE Local
389 with $750 and Ambulance Paramedics CUPE 873 with
$500.Jack Lonsdale’s Pub contributed $150 to the campaign.

Incumbent Bob Fearnley logged $4,257.20 in expenses with
$6,030.00 in contributions including $400 from Pacific Honda
and $100 from Jack Lonsdale’s Pub.

Incumbent Coun. John Braithwaite spent $4,044.93 on his
successful campaign. He recorded $2,550 in contributions includ-
ing $750 coming from CUPE Local 389 and $500 from North
Shore Taxi.

Caro! McQuarrie claimed $5,556.87 expenses and $3,160 in
conributions for her failed run at a council seat. McQuarrie
received $700 for OTEIU Local 378, $750 from CUPE and a
$200 contribution from the Vancouver District Labour Council.

She included $2,000 in lost wages as a campaign expense.

Other failed candidates included Elko Kroon, who spent
$4,817.59, Sid Mirhashemy ($4,250), Stephani Samaridis
($3, 183: 96), Hamid Hajian ($5,200), Diarmuid O”Dea
($1,599.02) and. James Ramsay ($2,682.21). Failed candidates
who spent less than $1,000 on their campaigns included Stephen
Mitchelf ($892.62), Robert Kessel ($710.95), Terry W. Long

. ($612: 56), Andrea Winterbottom ($555.15), John Harvey
($200), Barry DeMeyer ($46.60), Sue Cook ($20), Perry Dane
($20), Eva : Bundala ($0) and Bill Tomlinson ($0).

A city councillor receives $19,485.75 a year in what is referred
to va an indemnity.
On the schoo! trustee front, Dorothy Bell received $6,769.66
in campaign contributions and recorded $5,236.08 expenses.

Like her husband Coun. Bill Bell, Dorothy Bell claimed $300

_ in “beer for victory party” from Pacific Western Brewing Co. She
ihained $250 for “wine for victory party” from Cascadia Brands
Inc. B.C. Political Strategies was recorded as a $350 contribution
for “campaign labour”, Bell and Bell Enterprises $1,600

“Bill Bell contributed $1,135.15 to his wife’s campaign and
Dorothy Bell donated $2, 382.78 to her campai

Richard White spent $7; 975 in his suce bid for a trustee
seat. He received $6,365. 55 in contributions, including $600
from CUPE Local 389 and $225 from Jack Lonsdale’s Put $100.

New trustee Tim Morris.logged $2,081.12 in ¢:
received $2,311.17 in contributions including $1,711.17 of hie

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brochure or in an ad published in the
North Shore News.

Council members recently showed
concern about whether they had to claim
unsolicited campaign donations, such as
the money the Concerned Citizens spent.
On Feb. 14, council voted to bring the
issue of anonymous campaign advertising
to the attention of the Union of B.C.
Municipalities. The district is requesting
the UBCM ask the Minister of Municipal
Affairs to review what the Municipal Act
says on the issue.

Because the slate chosen by the group
so closely resembled the elected council,
with Coun. Ernie Crist the only excep-
tion, debate raged between the victorious
and the defeated councillors about
whether the Concerned Citizens’ cam-
paign had affected the results.

Coun. Janice Harris argued at the
time that her record spoke louder than

Friday, April 7, 2000 — North Shore News - 5

Coun. Harris spent least

any amount of advertising.
Her campaign finances
support that theory: clect-
ed with the most votes of
any councillor, she also
spent the least. Without
the unwanted help of the
Concerned Citizens, her
campaign cost $1,070.07.
That inciuded $117.79
spent on media ads,
$150.16 on signs or
brochures, $705.58 on
postage and courier costs,
and §96.54 on gas. The
unsolicited ads more than
doubled her total to $2,142.59.

Coun. Lisa Muri, who placed third
among the candidates, also ran a relative-
ly tight campaign, claiming $3,617.80.

Newcomer Doug MacKay- Dunn,
however, spent $22,874.32, including
$11,496.79 of his own money. His
spending included $8,198.69 on media

butions.

NVD Mayor Don Bell
... Claimed $8,896.65
in campaign contri-

ads, $7,338.29 on signs or
brochures, $2,733.18 on
postage or courier costs,
and $2,140 on research
and polling. The campaign
was successful: he was
elected with the second-
highest number of votes
for district councillors.
Coun. Ernie Crist claimed
$12,145.95 in expenses,
and listed $11,793.60 of
his own moncy. Most of
that was spent on media
ads. Coun. Bill Denault
claimed $7,424.77; Coun.
Heather Dunsford claimed $7,822.72.

Mayor Don Bell claimed $8, 896.65 in
campaign contributions, which included
$5,166.65 of his own money.

His expenses included $2,457.65 on
media ads, $2,786.90 on signs or
brochures, and $2,659.07 on courier ser-
vice or postage.

Fraser's expenses included ‘bridge crew snacks’

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declaration book, like Erwen Smith of
the Friends of Dundarave Improvement
Society.

Smith opposed plans to rezone the
Dundarave Cafe as a pub.

He donated $100 to the respective
campaigns of Ron Wood, John Clark,
Russ Fraser, Bill Soprovich, and Alian
Williams

Barry Lloyd, president of the West
Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, con-
tributed $250 each to John Clark and
Ron Wood.

Former West Vancouver mayor
Derrick Humphreys gave $100 to Wood,
while North Shore Taxi backed him to
the tune of $500.

West Vancouver-based Bonavista

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Management gave $300 cach to Wood
and his opponent, outgoing mayor Pac
Boname..

Next to Wood’s $26,695 expendi-
ture, of which he funded $3,045.
Bonamne shelled out $15,048 for her
campaign (including $3,325 of her own
money).

Everyone except Coun. Allan
Williams had a budget for advertising
placements in the media. Williams relied
cn his own signage and the distribution
skills of the WVCGG to get his message
out to the public.

Mayoral contender Russ Fraser spent
$13,295, all in contibuted funds, on
such additional items as “bridge crew
snacks” ($414.79) and “coveralls”
($96.94) — while Andy Danyliu spent a
total of $13,649.

With the exception of John : Clark,
who rang up $10,448 in expenses, candi-
dates battling for a council slot were
closer to. the $5,000 ballpark when it
came to campaign spending.

Victor Durman spent $6,233; Ken -
Haycock, $6,156; Bill Soprovich,
$5,416; Allan Williams, $5,735; and
Jean Ferguson, a mere $2, 502.

School trustee Mary Fawley spent :
$5,596 on her campaign, but otherwise
school board election casts were low:
David Stevenson, who was. returned as
chairman, managed to get by on a bud- |

et of $615, all his own money. Of that
igure, $300 went to the WVCGG.

Vice-chairman Clive Bird’s costs
came to $525, while Erica Bell-

Lowther’s funds totalled. $605: again,
with $500 going to the WVCGG.

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