NOVEMBER 19, 1999

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Get out
‘and vote

. THE 1999 munici-
pal election cam-
paign has all but
run its course,

We hope you've been pay-
ing close attention. News cov-
erage of the campaign in all
three North Shore municipali-
ties began at the end of
September and has covered
key issues and aif-candidates

‘meetings in North Varicouver
City and North and West
Vancouver districts.

Profiles of all 82 candidates
secking council, mayoral and
schoal board seats have been
included in the foliow
News issues: West Vancouver
Nistrict 45 school board
(Sunday, Nov, 7); North
Vancouver District 44 school
board (Wednesday, Nov. 10);
West Vancouve fict coun-
cii (Friday, Ne 2); North
Yancouver ity counci}
(Sunday, Nov, 14); and North
Vancouver District. council
(Wednesday, Nov. 17).

In today’s issuc, we include
a listing cf polling stations in
aj three municipalities. (See
page 5.)

The candidates have done
their part in secking your sup-
port and raising the issues in
their areas. Now it’s up te you.

‘Take the time tomorrow to
consider the best candidates
for council, mayor and school
board and vote.

It's your democratic duty.

Results of the Saturday
elections on the North Shore
will be carried on the North

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health of your neighbourhood
and your community.

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THE law has spoken in favour of
Barbara Sharp.

The North Vancouver City councillor, running, for
the mayor's chair in tomorrow's municipal elections,
has been cleared of all charges of conflict of interest by
the Supreme Court of B.C.

In a verdict issued iate Wednesday afternoon, Chief
Justice Bryan Williams found Coun. Sharp not guilty
of any wrongdoing. He dismissed the petition brought

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Judge dismisses conflict
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against her by Coun. Bob Fearnley, ordering Fearnley
to pay for 4 portion of Sharp’s legal bills (a gure Sharp
was not able to calculate exactly, but, she said, amount-
ed to “thousards” of dollars).

“¥ said all along { hadn’s done anything wrong,” a
jubilant Sharp said on Wednesday. “Now I've been
comple onerated.”

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cil level. He suggested that Sharp was engaged in a
contlict of interest by voting on fire department issues
at council — particularly in the city’s search for a new
fire chief —- because ber husband Brian Pollitt is a city
fire department captain and president of the North
Vancouver firefighters union local.

Coun. Fearnicy failed in his attempt to have Sharp
removed from office. She was cleared by both her col-
leagues on council (except for Coun. Fearnley and
Coun. Stella Jo Dean) and the council solicitor before
Fearnley took his complaint to che Supreme Court.

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