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Beil returned as mayor, but
three incumbents defeated

Katharine Kamei
News Reporter kathnrine@nsnews.com

IT was out with the oid and in with
the political neophytes when the
votes were tallied up in North
Vancouver District over the weekend.

incumbent Mayor Don Bell was returned to office
for a second consecutive term, with 9,639 votes to
challenger Dd.
Sadler's 5,640. Third
candidate Peter
Faminow racked up Election 1999
320 vores. ee .

But long-time dis-
trict Coun. Pat
Munroe was turted, as were incumbents Trevor
Carolan and Glenys Deering- Robb.

The slate chosen by electors was almost exactly
thar recommended by the somewhat ephemeral
North Shore Concerned Citizens Association.

“1 don’t think we've ever scen a slate like that in
the district before id Deering Robb. “That slate

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Katharine Hamer
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“THERE’S a celebration of bells
ringing throughout the City,” said a
breathless Dorothy Beil, with only a

modicum of irony.

The newly-elected schoo! trustee for District
topped the schaol board polls on Saturday, and helped
make the election a family affair: husband Bill Bell was
also chosen as a North Vancouver City counciller.

“Pm thrilled,” Dorothy said. *V all worked so
hard. Already teachers have phoned me, janitors have
phoned me ... I’m so looking forward to starting. I
plan on having a lot of fun.”

Dorothy has been a school trustee before -- and
Bill was on city council before they decided ro take a
break.

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THE Don is back: North Van District Mayor Don Bell gives a big thumbs-up to the voters
who returned him to office for a second consecutive term in Saturday's elections.

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VETERAN West
Vancouver Coun.
Ron Wood emerged
the victor in a four-
way race for the
mayor’s chair

Saturday.

Woad captured 4,967
votes, or 48 01% of the popu-
lar vote, outpolling fellow chal-
lengers Russ Fraser and Andy
Danvlia by healthy margins.
He was the top vote-getter at
all 12 polling stations.

Incumbent Mayor — Pat
Boname finished 2) surprising
-—~ and distant — last with
ELAS votes, just 10.42% of
bailots cast.

“We're pleased of course,
surprised at the strength of the
win; we felt itwas going to be
a closer race than it was going
to be,” Weod said

“TE frankly tele if L won it by
300 to 200 votes Pd be torr:
nate. The magnitude of the
win was surprising to all of us.”

Wood said the result indi-
cates a desire for change
among West Vancouver voters,
some of whom disliked Ma:
Pat Boname’s management
style.

Counc inchides newcom-
ers John Clark, Jean Ferguson
and Ken Haycock with incum-
bents Victor Durman, Bill
Soprovich and Allan Williams.
Wiliams led council voting
with 7,239 vores.

“We've got three very
strong people coming back
and the three coming on who T
figure are very representative
of the community and highly
experienced — people,” Wood
said. “I’m looking forward to a
good blend there.”

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