ROW NIECIPAL HLECTION '93 WEST VANCOUVER DISTRICT COUNCIL 14 candidates vie for district council positions ON SATURDAY, Nov. 20, Wes! Vancouver residents will ’ be asked to elect six council- lors to serve for a three-year term on council. Mayor Mark Sager faces no challengers and therefore retains his position by accla- mation. News contributing writer Maureen Curtis, a veteran reporter on the scene at West Vancouver municipal hali, offers the following opinion piece regarding the perfor- mance. of the individual incumbents during the past term of office. After you've read the end- of-term report card, turn to Car fire investigated WEST VANCOUVER Fire Department Capt. Joe Haggerty examines the remains of a car that was set on fire Thursday night in the parking lot of Cypress Bowl. Fire department investigators said the car was torched and then pushed over a nearby embankment. Police and fire officials are investigating the incident. READERS’ VOICE CALL US: 983-2208 page 14 and get to know the incumbents and challengers a bit better with our special cov- erage of all of the candidates attempting to. win a seat with West Vancouver council this year. On page 41 of your Sunday edition of the News you will find coverage about the upcoming parks referendums in West Vancouver and North Vancouver District. See West Vancouver District candidate biographies on page 14 Sunday, November 7, 1993 - North Shore News - 3 — Pat Boname Andy Danyliu Don Griffiths A caring and involved woniin, Boname is too ladylike to blow her horn about her long record of conscientious public service and interest in arts, recreation and youth issues. Could improve her public speaking and assertiveness. Lightens the mood at council with his sense of humor and colorful com- mentary that occasionally borders on grandstanding. He is concerned . about environmental issues and likes to help build consensus in neigh- borhood disputes and ensure that the public understands the decision- making process. : A good communicator and champion of established neighborhoods and esthetics, Day has pushed for legislation to control monster houses and soften the impact of new housing. For some West Vancouver residents, however, the Bulk Housing bylaws and new Open Lands policies to pre- serve natural features above the highway were too long in coming. He is interested and knowledgeable about engineering concerns, such as waste disposal, improvements to the blasting and soil removal bylaws, municipal infrastructure and the environment. Griffiths has a common- sense and decisive approach to issues and is succinct in his commentary. Diana Hutchinson Adept at playing the politician with wit and charm and without being Ron Wood too obvious. Hutchinson is always ready to speak her mind and can be tenacious in defending her position. She is interested in health issues, preserving public land and options for seniors’ housing. With a reputation for conscientiousness, Wood may be better behind the scenes than at public meetings, where he keeps a low profile. Cannot be accused of toring the public with gratuitous comments on the issues. Only councillor on his first term. NEWS photo Cindy Goodman TO PROVIDE North Shore voters with more input into the cam- paign leading up to the Nov. 20 municipal election, the North _ Shore News’ election coverage will focus on your opinions and Jennifer North Vancouver District I want to express my displeasure with (North Vancouver District Mayor Murray) Dykeman's behavior, especially over this district slide. I think it’s appall- ‘ing. Marlene North Vancouver District I'm not happy with our municipa} council whatsoever. How they treated the Vodnaks and the Lawsons with the stide area in Lynn Valley scares the living daylights out of me. Coroner makes 11 recommendations ollowing tragedy — Inquiry into Howe Sound drownings - ELEVEN RECOMMENDATIONS were made this week by Vancouver regional coroner Larry Campbell following the drowning deaths of three students at Anvil Island in Howe Sound in March. Anvil Island is located between Horseshoe Bay and Squamish. The three who died, Raymond Yan, 17, Winston Lee, !7, and Ronald Luan, 17, were with a group of 18 students from David Thompson secondary school in Vancouver who were attending the Daybreak Point Bible camp on Anvil Island. At some point during the day of March 19, the three decided to go canoeing. The three travelled in one canoe. Campbell noted the students did not tell any of the three counsellors, who accompanied the group on the trip, where they were going. The three also ignored a camp rule stipulating that only By Surj Rattan News Reporter two people were allowed in one’ canoe, Shortly: after 5. p.m.;. the Squamish: winds began to pick up. A weather station. at Pam Rocks recorded wind gusts of 24 knots. School counsellor Raiph Bagshaw was returning to the island in a power boat from Lions Bay when he came across two canoes caught in the wind. , He assisted one of the canoes to shore and transferred the two canoeists from the canoe into the See Safeguards page 8 concerns. You can only cast one vote, but you can express yourself every day by dialling 983-2208. Ruth North Vancouver District No I'm .not happy with the present municipal ‘council. The councillors themselves do a wonderful job, but ... I believe the way he (the mayor) handled the Mac’s Milk situation is disgraceful, 1 want to see Dykeman out. THIS WEEK’S QUESTION: Are you happy with your present municipal council? Ron North Vancouver District I'm not happy with the present council. One of the issues that hasn't been resolved is the Mon- trcyal connector. It’s. been an issues that has. festered for 20 to 25 years. The unrest in this area is rising. .