NORTH Vancouver City 2 - Wednesday, November 13, 1985 - North Shore News ELECTION ‘85: NAME “North Vancouver City Council residents are gearing up for the municipality’s November 16 election. Six independent aldermen are running against one in- dependent and a slate of five competitors called the Community Electors’ Association Candidates for the two-year aldermanic positions. A JOHN BRAITHWAITE Incumbent John Braithwaite has served three two-year terms as alderman, topping the polis in each of these elections. A resident of North Vancouver City for 29 years, Braithwaite says he is “an experienced and in- dependent alderman” with “a long record of communi- ty service.’* If reelected, Braithwaite says he will work for “careful, long range com- munity planning and development, both physical and social,’’ and ‘‘imagina- tive development of the city-owned lands in the Lower Lonsdale area.” The 56-year-old alderman works for the Ministry of Human Resources as a social worker and he is the former director of North Shore Neighbourhood House. Braithwaite has acted as vice-chairman of the Recre- ation Commisssion, and he says he has ‘‘a particular in- terest in providing needed recreational facilities and programs, and making sure city residents get the best value for their recreational dollars.’’ RGD CLARK Incumbent Rod Clark, running for his second two- year term as alderman, says he would like to see ‘‘a con- tinuation of the city’s effec- tive management’? if he returns to North Vancouver City Council. Clark says he is interested in seeing city-owned lands, particularly those in Lower Lonsdale, developed into a com- prehensive development, in- cluding retail facilities, a theatre and a museum. Clark says he would also like to see the 60 acres of Fullerton Fill lands developed into a mixed commercial and light in- dustrial, with’ public water- front access. The 33-year-old alderman serves aS chairman on the North Shore Union Board of Health, trustee of Lions innovatively -§ Gate Hospital, director of North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce and council appointee to the United Way. A university graduate and business man, the 10-year ci- ty homeowner and taxpayer is married and has one daughter. eeeee Incumbent Stella Jo Dean has served as an alderman in North Vancouver City for 15 years, The alderman who says she is over SO has lived in North Vancouver for 32 years and has run a bookstore in Lower Lonsdale for the past 12 years. STELLA JO DEAN In 1984 Dean made a mo- tion to council to have the city’s Lower Lonsdale land developed comprehensively and to have the land interna- tionally advertised to attract investors. Dean also was involved in the Lower Lonsdale revitalization project that has just been approved by the municipal and provincial government and she is the chairman of North Van- couver City’s Expo commit- tee. Dean has worked for ae- tive and passive parks, open spaces, waterfront access, and for controls on noise, water, air and visual pollu- tion. . She is a member of the Greater Vancouver Regional District Parks Committee, Board of Volunteers for Residents in Care Facilities, and Board of Lonsdale Quay. eeoes Seeking his fourth term on North Vancouver City Council, incumbent Raiph Hall says the main issue in the municipal election ‘‘is the continuation of a stable, effective administration to guarantee further improve- ment of the quality of life for city residents.”’ RALPH HALL “City council has kept taxes down without adversely af- fecting the quality of’ ser- vices, Hall says, stating: “One of the reasons is that all money derived from the sale of city land is put in a special fund and the interest is used each year to fund major projects. The ‘prin- cipal is never touched. The ‘management fact that council adopted this proposal of mine gives me great satisfaction." Born and raised in North Vancouver, the 58-year-old alderman has been a news- paperman all his life. He is the editor of the Richmond News. he runs his own communications consulting business and he was the assistant publisher of the now defunct Citizen. As alderman, Hall has served on the City Library Board, the North and West Vancouver Emergency Pro- gram, the Parks and Recre- ation Committee and the Athletic Commission. eceee Incumbent Dana Taylor is seeking his second term as a city alderman. The 35-year- old married Lower Lonsdale homeowner with two young sons says the issues in this year’s clection campaign are “leadership, complacency and the role of party politics in North Vancouver municipal government."’ ‘IT believe it to be the role of a council member to present new ideas, identify a goal and to show his or her colleagues the way to achieve those goals,’’ Taylor said. “*We shouldn't sit by the phone awaiting a crisis to react to." Taylor would like to see 90-minute free customer parking lots on Lonsdale to alleviate parking problems, new industry and new jobs, expanded parks and recre- ation facilities including a children’s water park and continued social service fun- ding. DANA TAYLOR Taylor has served on community groups such as the Citizens’ Association of Lower Lonsdale, North Shore Neighbourhood ° House and the North Van- couver Community Arts Council, ~ Taylor has worked as a administrator with a construction associa- tion for the past five years. © eooen Incumbent Allan Blair was elected a city alderman in this year's byelection when Ald. Frank Marcino passed away. ALLAN BLAIR The 47-year-old married man who has two teenage children has lived in North on, Vancouver City for 21 years. He runs his own financial management company, and has a background in com- puter systems and project nianagement. Blair served as chairman of the North Vancouver City Library Board, and he cur- rently serves on the B.C, Library Trustees Associa- tlon. He attends the West Vancouver Baptist’ Church and is a representative on the church’s Keats Island board of management. If reelected, Blair would like ‘‘to continue city development in an orderly way,'’ and he would like ‘‘to keep taxes down by continu- ing to practice strong fiscal management and _ responsi- bility,” and “to increase social services funding, by better managing what we have already.’” “The task is effective hard work,’’ Blair said, ‘“‘to get even more value from dollars we are currently rais- ing and spending.”’ mw ELKO KROON Elko Kroon, a former North Vancouver City alderman. (1977-83), says there is no reason to raise taxes as the city has had good fiscal management. He also feels proper fun- ding to, the Recreation Commission, Silver Harbour Manor and Neighbourhood House should be continued. He supports the proposal to upgrade Mahon Park’s field. ; ‘The 42-year-old lawyer says the city has to develop strategies for selling the ci- ty’s Lower Lonsdale proper- ties now that Lonsdale Quay is underway. Kroon, born in Holland, is presently a member of the city’s Advisory Planning Commission and the Rotary Club. : BILL BELL For 26-year North Shore resident Bill Bell, economic planning is the biggest issue facing the City of North Vancouver. “t don’t think we have a strategy to base development ” said Bell who is cur- rently an administator at Douglas College, and part of the slate of five called the Community Electors’ Association Candidates. Many’ of the contentious issues such as the Park and Tilford Gardens and Lonsdale Quay revolve around this, Bell says. He also feels the present council hasn't taken a strong enough stand against service cuts made by the provincial and federal governments. Bell has been an executive member of the Nerth Van- couver Seymour New Dem- ocratic Party and has work- ed with the B.C. Economic Policy Institute as well as be- ing active in several tocal community actions groups. BOB DAVIS Bob Davis, a nine-year resident of North Van- couver, thinks information is what the city needs. “City council needs more available and better orga- nized data on present economic activity in North Vancouver, Davis, a member of the five-person slate, said. “When controversial pro- posals are received, this data is needed to make correct and timely decisions concer- ning rezoning and public in- vestment.”” A professional engineer and wolf cub leader with ex- perience ia professional and community groups, Davis says the city should exploit its natural advantages. “North Vancouver is an attractive place for technical based industries because the greatest resource required in this industry is people and North Vancouver is a good place for people to live,’’ Davis said, He also suspects an economic profile of North Vancouver would reveal a concentration of firms active in the development and ap- plication of marine technology.” , Y wa TRUDY GALPIN Trudy Galpin, belonging to the slate, says she has gained her knowledge about community from the grassroots level, gleaned from her involvement with numerous political cam- paigns. Environmental issues are top of the list for this long- time educator and Capilano library employee. With the North Shore dump closing, Galpin says citizens are worried about the cost of waste disposal. They are also worried about the movement of hazardous wastes. Galpin wants to make sure % the companies transporting these wastes are not holding people for ransom over a clean environment, If elected Galpin says she will offer policies that are non-confrontational because the present council is ‘‘like a three-ring circus.” Galpin has been active as an executive member of the J.C. Rotary Baseball Organization, the North Vancouver Seymour NDP Association and several charity and educational groups, eocce Ensuring the work and ser- vice of the city are of the highest quality and pro- viding city residents with the needed tools to make in- formed decisions are Bar- bara Sharp's priorities if she is elected to city council. Sharp, another member of the slate, thinks city council needs more input from the public and more com- munication with its citizens. She also believes the city Should look at obtaining an economic profile with help’ from the federal government rather than participating in the provincial Partners in _Enterprise scheme. ‘BARBARA SHARP AS a past executive board member and current repre- sentative of the Office and Technical Employees Union as well as-a_ volunteer worker, Sharp says she has the drive and abilities to be a valuable ‘addition. to city council. ‘ She has experience in budget and finance, educa- tion, job evaluation, policy development and implemen- tation. enero Best known for her work against pornography, Donna Stewart is the final member of the five-person slate. She has served with the Canadian Mental Health Association, the North Shore Women’s Centre and _ the Legal Counselling Advi- sory Committee. : oe DONNA STEWART Stewart's background in- cludes her work as an educator and as a volunteer in many community organizations including daycare, the YMCA and church groups. This mother of five says her priorities are to ensure an equitable, safe and sup- portive environment for all individuals.