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buniper of the ¢:

LEAVE B.C. PLEASE TURN. OFF THE LIGHTS...
and similar creative. gems.. ‘One of my favorites to

date adorned the rear of a camper with
Washington licence plates. which I followed a

several miles. last summer.

those on. “the - consider «
; I mean. You.
know the kind. of thing: IF YOU CAN READ THIS &
YOU’RE TCO DAMNED. CLOSE...I’D. RATHER .

BE SAILING...WILL THE: LAST PERSON TO.

lt read: THE PROBLEM IS APATHY AND THE
TROUBLE IS NOBODY CARES. |

q was reminded of it while
thinking about the upcoming

municipal elections. which ~«

take place on November 19,

just over three weeks from .

now. That bumper sticker,
alas, might have been:
expressly composed with the
citizens of the North Shore in

‘mind when election time rolls -

round each year.

At last November’s. civic
polls only just over one out of.

| _ every three (34.7 per cent) of

North Vancouver District’s

énfranchised voters bothered.
to turn out and cast his or her
ballot to choose a. mayor,
three aldermen and a school
trustee. And even on the

basis of this sorry perfor- -

- Mance, mark you, North Van
District still led the rest of
the North Shore pack by a
country mile.

SAD PICTURE |
In West Vancouver. the

figure was only one in four.
Although | that - -well-heeled .
municipality. boasts: one of.”
the highest concentrations of
“executive and . Professional

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types. in’ Canada—natural
community. leaders,”

cent of the citizenry took the
trouble to drop into a polling
station during the {2-hour

voting period.

North Vancouver. City one
almost blushes to mention at

all, except | ‘to complete the. .
sad picture. There the total —

turnout amounted to exactly

| 1S per cent of entitled voters. —

The reason: for this mas-

- sive apathy ‘towards one of
_the most. important rights

that any citizen of democ-
racy...
exercise—the right to.choose
the people. who are going to
run the show for the next

you .
might think— a mere 25 per

is--called . upon to”

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hat’ North : ‘Shore :

‘municipal elections -are al-

‘that it’s virtually impossible

your clearly marked: neigh- -
borhood polling station.

‘of citizens who drive right. on

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2 4 _ going to cost them money to _
-- hop ‘inside for-three to four, i

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minutes and mark a piece of.

‘paper a three or. four’

crosses.

- to be highest in years. when

trict’s top-scoring. ‘(but still

‘the ‘mayor’ s chair...

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start 1978 with a completely
‘clean slate doesn’t inspire a
hefty percentage of City.

voters to do what should.

come naturally, I can’t think:
what will.

-ways held on a Saturday, and.

‘to drive more than a few.
blocks " before: falling over

Judging by. the thousands -

: a
tee

. “At least. one point usually :
- emerges—the turnout tends .

‘niserable) 34.7 per cent. fast a
November, when three can-
didates were contending for a

Next month, therefore, it ~
may be the turn of North Van. .
_ City to redeem its dismal -
1976 showing. This: year the
City is changing to a system _
of biennial: elections forthe...
entire council. That ‘means
that not only is the mayor’s::
chair -up for’ grabs, but the’
seats of all six aldermen.as_
well. If the opportunity to.

aS Sensational ‘year. Both may-.
_ ors. have. a further ‘42 er

* bes
aldermen.

members of council; and the.

way. those _ three behave |

during the” ‘next two. years -
could weigh the balance in a
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Time “and time again

during recent years local

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- other concerned citizen bod- |
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win, or at least make city hall
change direction— if: you’ve
right on your side. There is a

' counterbalance to city hall .
_ between elections, through

— “groups. of neighbors with the

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pate ‘in. the .Présentation .

a work.

7 “own. ‘suspicion is: S that,
the. ‘disturbing. degree of
; public apathy shown hitherto
towards North Shore council .
.>+ and school board. elections
; - «stems from the old, old |
we feeling. that ‘‘you can’t fight
“city. hall,’’ so what’s the use .
of bothering to vote one way.

But - “even that 7.
means-a turnover of half the —

“Artists wishing ‘to “partici- ;

House Picture Loan She ow ‘are. 7 Puen:

- ‘jurying- will be. held’ -
2 from 7.to 9-p.m.” ‘on. Friday, =.
“Nov. 4.and from 9:30 a.m.:to >”
- 12 noon ‘Nov. 5: ‘Registrifion:, 2 f
ory, cand. their incumbent... fee: is ‘$2. :
~ poard. -colleagues —
a gobble. up ‘nearly. half your |
‘taxes each: year, : they’r re’ not mS
: to be chosen,
there is anew mayor to be. ees
‘elected. This: probably acc”
ounted for North. Van: De cas

“Artists. should identity the |
‘with .

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All works 1 must t be suitably.
framed with proper screw.
eyes and Picture wire. for - ~

through ‘the ‘reports: “and -

comments of an independent

“press like ‘the North Shore «
News. —-.

ein, .

You don’t have t to ‘put up

with anything . council , hands . .

out. But it certainly helps to

choose the right kind of:
council from the start, and

that’s why ‘Saturday, Nov-.
ember 19, isa date we should:
_ring with a thick red pen’ in -

our calendars.

The great .

‘an ‘information —

card on the back of the frame _

_° of the painting, graphics,
_ oils, watercolors, or acrylic.

call Mitrv. Harper. at 980-2528

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Bor. further _ ‘information. -
or Derothy Scott’ (evenings
only) at. 987-9622 or the Arts:
Couneil ¢ office at t 988-6844.

‘one. of his. “Bpeecnes: “might
have made another. Sandy
bumper sticker. pha s o

“All that j is needed for the :
forces of evil totriumph,”’
said Burke,.‘‘is for. enough
‘good men to. do nothing.” ae

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‘polling booth’ sign as° you
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