Spare us
the sour
grapes

Dear Editor:

I hope a local entreprenenr
will take advantage of this
opportunity to make use of the
‘bumper crop of sour cS
hoarded by defeated Gisttice
councillors.

‘This could put us on the
map as the western capital of
balsamic vinegar production.

‘The losers, because they are

-such . perfect examples of

. humanity, are certainly not to
blame for their demise. It has
to _be ‘someone or something
else, rather than them.

Their defeat hasn’t changed
the fact that they continue ro

~ insult the. intelligence of dis-
‘trict voters.) -
First they voted against fur-

ther: discussion and a sensible _

and honest question regarding

‘the’: waterfront | referendum : :

question and: now they insult
us again by calling us stupid’
and "following someone else

like sheep,

Perhaps someone 1e'did bet.

the wool ower
they did!
~ Congratulations: to the
three incumbents who were re-

If you check the results of
¢- Deep Cove: polls you will -
‘find; that the: wateriront refer...

n Deep Cove with 3, 027 votes:
st! : There: aren't: 3 4000

deep
waterfront. owners ‘Or- owners
nd:

peals: here:

Time to work together

Dear Editor:
The election is over and
most of the signs are down.

It should be a time of

reflection for those who lost
and those who won a seat on
council. I came within 317
votes of winning a seat.

1am not bitter.

Tam amazed that I man-

aged to come within a hair of

winning over a seasoned
politician.
There has been more than

enough venom directed at the -

victors.

I think we should be eval-
uating the reasons why three
new candidates won out over
seasoned municipal council-
lurs.

To say that the victors won
a sear because they believe the

clectorate had cnough of

council shenanigans and per-
sonal agendas would be sim-
plifring our politics to the
extreme,

1 believe, for the most part,
that voters were seeking coun-
cil who promoted protession-
alism, experience, and had a

commitment to attacking
issues not personal

I think there is a lesson in
this election.

I would recommend
strongly that our newly re-
elected Mayor Don Bell not
tolerate any outbursts and
personal attacks by council,
on camera or behind the
scenes,

The electorate has spoken.

fork together to build a bet-
ter North Vancouver District.
Maureen McKeon Holmes
North Vancouver

Winners deserve applause

Dear Editor: _ ;
As the first runner-up in the election, I
would like to congratulate North Vancouver

- City Council winners Barbara Sharp as Mayor

and Councillors John Braithwaite,’ Barbara
Perrault, Darrell Mussatto, | Bill Bell, Craig
Keating “and Bob Fearnley...

» My best wishes to all of th a8 they begin

to address the challenges. that face‘ North

Vancouv 1 City as we enter the new millenni-.

malthough Thad hoped to be a part of the
new council, my commitment to this commu-

city residents as an individual and as the co-
chairman . of he ‘Lonsdale Citizens
Association. TLCA is a volunteer group that
tries to present the perspective of Citizens.

It will continue to act as an advocate for
those who need information or assistance:
Please contact: me at the organization at

_dea@portal.ca if we can be of help.

Many thanks to all who came out to vote,

“and to all rhe candidates. It was great to see the

voter turnout increase from under 19% to top
25%. - :

Jim Ramsay -

North Vancouver

nity remains strong. I will continue to

york for

Part ‘politics wins |

Dear Editor : =
‘My only regret it running

‘for mayor, of our fair city. is
‘that I was not able to go head
- to, head with Ms.

Sha a:
ca had. to * fig’ ht, the
NDP/CUPE. coalition, “as

“well as smiling Jack and final-
the charge that somchow I .

was: behind the conflict of
interest charges against’ my
“which ‘of course'l

; Party politics is now firml
ntrenched at city-hall.

Barbara

“nature are divisive for any
‘comnuunity.

They require that: choices
be made.

The people have made
their choice and I wish our
new mayor and her council
the very best in. their deliber-
ations on behalf of all of us.

I wish to: thank my-many
supporters © vue WO Offered. a
positive progam and this is
democracy’ at its very bi

Rod Clark
“~ North Vancouver -
y - RodClark@go.to ©

fan, 984-6700)

1637 Lonsdale Aven. N.
W. Van. 926-7710

Candidate concerned
about use of name

Dear Editor:

During the recent local election, my name appeared on neo
separate lists suggesting you vote for me. A CUPE representative
informed me, by phone, that my name had been chosen for their
list of supported candidates.

It should be noted that even though my name appeared on this
fist, I received no financial support from the union. The second list
was distributed by an unknown group, and without my prior
knowledge. While it contained a point of view that [do not total-
ly agree with, their reasoning was interesting.

Neither of these lists was presented in the media during the
week before the election, and therefore probably had lide inf:
ence on the outcome of the ballot.

¢ all have a democratic right to offer our opinions on “any

ver, Tam concerned that any candidate’s name

might be used with or without prior knowledge by those who will

not state exactly who they are or who exert intlucnce over end
above the ethical norm.

I thank the almost 4,000 residents who voted for me —inchid-
ing those who did not agree with everything I said, but made that
choice themselves. Victor Hugo wrote, “Popularity i is but the ~
crumbs of greatness.” Let’s hope democracy is not crumbling i in
North Vancouver District. .
Margaret Fraser
Candidate
North Vancovver District council

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