November 24, 1993

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Burnout cited as reason few cast ballots in elections

VOTER BURNOUT is be-
ing blamed for a low voter
turnout on the North Shore
during the Saturday, Nov.
20, municipal elections.

By Surj Rattan
News Reporter

Voters stayed away from the
polls in droves in all three North
Shore municipalities again this
year as they did in the 1990
municipal elections.

@ in North Vancouver District,
the turnout of eligible voters in
1993. was 29% compared with
29.2% in 1990.

@ In North Vancouver City, the
1993 voter turnout was only 18%
compared with a 22% turnout in
1990.

@ In West Vancouver, the 1993
voter turnout was 30% compared
with a 50% voter turnout in 1990.

North Vancouver District
Mayor Murray Dykeman said he
had hoped that this year’s (urnout
would have been larger.

“One would always hope for
more. We undertook a campaign
of municipal awareness,”’
Dykeman said.

Both Dykeman and North
Vancouver City Mayor Sack
Loucks said the voting public is
tired of elections, having just cast
ballots in the Oct. 25 federal elec-
tion.

“tvs Gow voter turnout) disap-
pointing. [ got the impression
people were fed up with elections.
t's a case of voter burnout,”’ said
Loucks,

Conn. Rod Clark, who lost his
bid for the mayor’s job to

Loucks, repeated his call to fine
eligible voters who don’t cast their
ballots in municipal elections.

“Pm extremely disappointed. [
thought with the mayor's race and
(publicity about) the — underlying
problem (of voler apathy) we
would have solved the low voter
turnout problem bur obviously
that was not the case.

“TF the 20,000-plus people who
rolled over and went to bed on
Sunday morning were fined $50
each, we would have money for a
new police administration build-
ing,’’ said Clark,

A controversial motion made
earlier this year by Clark to fine
non-voters $50 was defeated by
city council,

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THIS 40-FOOT (12 m) crab boat sank Monday near the government wharf at the foot of
Gallant Avenue in Deep Cove. The vessel had earlier been damaged after it broke from its
moorings and struck rocks. North Vancouver District Fire Services firefighters are shown

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