NOVEMBER 1 eope. Bright Lights , Business = Classifieds . Food Knight Mailbox Soars 2, Wright HCN Pubicaton Compary Pubksher Peter S; 31331 Gasdgle Averue, North Vancouver &C Canarkan Putteatons Mad Sales Product Agreemen: G4 Pages 7, 1983 esa 22 ooo 76 eee 55 coe 48 ecoT eee 53 coe §& CAMPAIGN TRAIL ’99 coverage hits NVI THE North Shore News’ continuing elec- tion coverage kicks off in today’s issue on page three with profiles of North Vancouver District mayoral and council candidates. The profiles continue on page eight. An analysis of deci- “sions made by t urrent North Vancouver District council during the past term is on page four. Coverage of recent all-candidares micetings in West Vancouver starts on . page 12. “And a fist of the remaining Nordi Shore allheandidares mectings leading up to the Nov. 20 municipal election day is on page 20. Katharine Hamer News Reporter tatharine@nsnews.com NORTH Vancouver RCMP are investigat- ing a number of complaints about interfer- ence with the campaign messages of elec- toral candidates. There are several reports of candidate sigt defaced, or pilfered, and North Vancouver District Mayoral can- didate Dave Sadler believes the events are far from random, Sadler said he was driving around late last Friday night in the Capilano area, putting up his own signs, when he noticed that some he'd just erected had been removed. ; “Complete devastation was all | encountered,” he said. “The ing torn down, ~ Changing: Lifestyles for about a dollar’a’ day! Kids Pages p48 Produced by West Bay elementary school students The Voice of North and West Vancouver since 1962 Sports 63 Handsworth upsets Richmond on gridiron Local restaurants create warm dining experience Sut ~ Table Hopping p15 Torched Talon RCMP investigate complaints from N. Van District candidates signs were torn down and ripped up.” Bafiled, Sader continued on to the intersection of Delbrook and Queens, where ans were still intact. “LT thoughe Pd have a stake-out,” he said, “so TP parked ina sidestreet under a tee and turned al) the lights out and waited.” Sadler said that 15 minutes later a man drove up and began attending to signs on the opposite side of the street. According to Sadler, the man then tore down several of his signs from a telephone pole. When the man returned to his car and drove off, “I followed him at a discreet distance,” Sadler said. “Then he took off like a Over 45 fitness classes weekly FIREFIGATERS extinguished a burning 1992 red Eagle Talon Munday at 8 a.m. behind the North Vancouver Masonic Temple at 1142 Lonsdale Ave. RCMP say two men were seen running from the scene of the fire through the alley to St. Georges. Both suspecis were wearing dark clothes and approximately six-foot-tall. One was Caucasian and had short brown hair. lf you have information about the possibie arson, call Const. Stephanie Taylor at 985-1311 or CrimeStoppers at 669-TiPS (8477). bat out of hell, He drove down one street with his lights off, and went through a couple of stop sigas, U abandoned the chase when it got tow fast. But | got his licence plate number.” Sadler took that information to the RCMP’s North Vancouver ign Sadler said the campaign. On Sunday evening, Sadler received a call from District Coun. Ernie Crist, who said the man in question had contacted him and asked him to intervene in persuading Sadler to drop the charges. “The man is known to me,” said Crist when contacted by the News. “He admitted he had taken one of Dave Sadler's signs for sinus page 5 Call today for your complimentary One Weck Pass and Fitness Evaluation Must be 19 years or older.