Classifieds 986-6222 Office, Editorial 965-2131 FRIDAY Tes¢ drive the VW Passat Syncro Automotives: 25 Display Adv--:ising 980-0571 Distribution 986-1337 25¢ WEST VANCOUVER Police Const. Rick Grindrod and Trooper (above) showed their stuff at police dog team competitions earlier this month. The team was recognized in Lethbridge at the Canadian National Police Service Dog Trials for outstanding work and bravery. The team, along with Const. lan Craib and police dog Wotan, placed well in numerous categories at the B.C. Police Dog Tria!s in Vancouver. Craib and Wotan placed first in tracking and shared second place for best overall team with Grindrod and Trooper. The West Vancouver Police Department will be hosting the 1992 Canadian National Police Service Dog Triats in August. Premier Rita Johnston sets Oct. 17 as provincial election date ing in third place in public opi- B.C. PREMIER Rita Johnston announced fate Thursday that provincial voters on the North Shore and around the province will go to the polls Oct. #7. The announcement — follows weeks Of speculation over when the provineial election would be called. Qn the North Shore both the Socreds and the New Democratic Party are ready to do batde with one another in the four new North By Sursj Rattan News Reporter Shore ridings. But the BoC. Liberal Party. which bas consistently been cur nion polls, is off io a slow start in the West) Vancouver-Garibaldi riding where it has yet to bold a nomination meeting. The deadline for nominating provincial candidates is the l6th day after an ckeerion has been called. As a result of changes to the provincial electors! boundanes, there are now “fou: cidings on the Shore: North Vancouver- Lonsdale, North Vancouver- Seymour, West Van- couver-Capilano and West Van- couver-Garibaldi. In North Vancouver-Lonsdale, former North Vancouver District mayor Marilyn Baker is carrying the Socred banner; she is up agains’ New Democrat David Schreck, who has run unsue- cessfully in past provincial elec- tions in North Vancouver. The Green Party has nominated Phillip Petrik to run in the ciding. Baker said she is glad the elee- tion has been called. “Pin expecting the race fo be tight and busy. We'se been cam: patenting hard and were ready to North go,"’ said Baker. Schreck. a self-employed eco- nomic consultant, said he is con- fident of an NDP win. “T have never met so people who want a change.” Schreck. In| North Vancouver-Seymour, Socred Gordon Frampton is cunn- ing against the NDP's Dominique Roelants. Frampton, a real estate ap. praiser and property counsellor, was nominated in the riding after the death in March of Jack Davis, who had held the riding tor the Socreds sittce 1975, And Prunpton sad the riding many said See Liberals pave § REACHING EVERY DOOR ON THE NORTH SHORE SINCE 1969