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WHAT'S a political
race without candi-
dates sharing their
feelings about pretty
much everything

under the sun?

Yo further that process
for the 1999 municipal
council and school board
race, the News presents
Soapbox, an untiltered snvat-
tering of unsolicited fulmina-
tion, sentiment and personal
conviction.

North Vancouver City
mayoral candidate Rod Clark
submis:

“The issue of the playing
field shortage is coming toa
head.

“With our growing youth
population and the current

ositive trend of youth
hecoming involved in orga-
nized team sport, it: should
come as no surprise.

“Yet, city council seems to
find it so,

“North Vancouver City is
only five square miles. We
must seck creative solutions,
such as the use of artificial
turf.

“This

solution — offers

many benefits. Artificial turf

fields can be used at a 6-1
ratio.

“Building one artificial
turf field is the equivalent of
six turf fields.

“This surface can be used
year-round with no resting
cycle and with no closures
dye to rain.

. - “The new technology
artificial turf is no longer the

In fact, it isa

style.
be sater

surface proven to
than real curt
and definitely
safer than the
gravel we are
forcing our
children to
play on
today,

No need to
mow the
grass or aerate it.

“Dollar for dollar, artiti-
cial turfis the mest economy
ic use of land; game for game
itis cheaper than any other
type.

“How can this be?

“A safer, cheaper field
that ois environmentally
friendly requires virtually no
upkeep and goes a very long
way to solve the field short-
age problem, yet North
Vancouver City dogs not
have one?

“The real question is, why
hasn't this sort of creative
solution been seggested and
acted upon before?

“Our children deserve no
less.”

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West Vancouver District
council candidate Stephen
Hynes submits:

“Direct Democracy is get-
ting pretty good coverage in
North Vancouver, but not a
mention in West Vancouver,
where it is equally imporrant.

“Trevor Lautens covered
the West Vancouver Citizens
for Good Government
“endorsation” meeting.

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lot of people
voted for me,
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be able to
vote on
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“Totumed tothe other
candidates and said ‘1 hope
vou are watching this?

“Nor one mentioned the
auc, und not one since has
mentioned the issiie, almost

as if it will simply go away if

they don’t notice it.

“Iris clear art this stage
that T would be the sole
couicillor supporting direct
democracy.

“But the people will have
it, even if it controls only one
vote on council.

“Major issues will be open
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“Twili vote in accordance
with the majority on any
issue that receives more than
250 signatures.

“Powill ake propose to
council any bylaw endorsed
by the same number of West
Vancouver citizens, and [will
e-mail and report the results
of all of this to anvone who
signs up to reeeive the infor-
mation.

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