NORTH SHORE MEETINGS Provincial candidates to debate the issues NORTH SHORE residents will have at least four oppor- tunities in the coming week to cross-examine candidates running in all three local ridings. North Vancouver-Seymour NDP candidate David Schreck and the riding’s incumbent Social Credit MLA Jack Davis will kick off the week with an Oct. 13 debate on the Jack Webster show starting at 5 p.m. on BCTV. On Tuesday, an al! candidates meeting, organized by the United Way, has been scheduled to begin at noon at the Lucas Continuing Education Gymnasium, Hamilton Ave., North Vancouver. To press time Friday, candidates who have accepted invitation to at- tend the meeting include Schreck, fellow NDP candidate in North Vancouver-Capilano, Olga Kem- po, West Vancouver-Howe Sound NDP candidate David Manning, West Vancouver-Howe Sound Liberal candidate Edgar Carlin, North Vancouver-Capilano Liber- tarian candidate Bill Tomlinson, new North Vancouver-Capilano Liberal candidate Mike Downing and fellow Liberal in North Van- couver-Seymour Michael Karabelas. : OPEN FORUM North Vancouver-Capilano MLA Angus Ree said Friday he had not heard about the meeting, but would be attending an open forum with Tomlinson scheduled to take place at the Carson WHICH RIDING 2132 ° By TIMOTHY RENSHAW News Reporter Graham Secondary school cafete- tia 9 a.m. Tuesday. An all candidates meeting ten- tatively arranged by the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce and scheduled to be held in the North Vancouver District Halt Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. has been cancelled. CAP STUDENTS Organized by the Capilano Col- lege Students Society, the first of two Wednesday all candidates meetings will begin at noon in the college’s south campus cafeteria. Allthe andidates that have thus far accepted invitations to Tuesday afternoon's meeting have said they wil] attend the Capilano College meeting. Davis’s campaign manager Roberta Kelly said Thursday the minister of energy, mines and pet- roleum resources will also be at- tending. At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, another all candidates meeting, this one organized by the North Shore Women’s Centre (NSWC), will take place at Boundary Com- munity School, 750 East 26th Street. ARE YOU IN? To press time Friday, no Social Credit candidates had accepted in- vitations to attend the meeting. NSWC coordinator Peggy McLaughlin said those invitations will remain open to all three in- cumbent MLA's to. participate, “and we expect they will be there. We will be disappointed and | think the community will be disappointed if they don’t show up. It is supposed to be an aff can- didates meeting." But West Vancouver-Howe Sound MLA John Reynolds said he would be speaking in Squamish on Wednesday. “Besides, why would I want to be there anyway, it’s not my riding. I'm not afraid to debate. 1 love to debate. But really, there’s no point for me to go to it if it’s in another riding. I’ve been at meetings before where all nine candidates are participating and nobody gets a chance to sav anything.’’ PUBLIC INVITED Reynolds said he would instead be attending a West Vancouver- Howe Sound ail candidates meeting scheduled to run from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday at West Van- couver Senior Secondary School's theatre. Carlin and Manning have also accepted the invitation. The meeting is primariiy for the school’s students, but the public can attend. Unravelling the North Shore electoral district boundaries MOST NORTH Shore residents will know which provincial electoral district they live in, but for those who lave moved recently or live on or near the borders of the three ridings things might not be so clear. North Vancouver-Seymour’s eastern boundary stops at Indian Arm. Its northern boundary is Seymour Mountain and its southern boundary is Burrard In- let. On its western extremity, the riding’s boundary runs north up Lonsdale Avenue to Esplanade where it shifts two blocks east to St. Andrews Avenue. The bound- ary then continues north up St. Andrews until it reaches 29th Street at which point it moves one block west to St. Georges Avenue, where it stays until reaching its northern boundary. The North Vancouver-Seymour electoral district was created in 1966 with portions taken from North Vancouver and Lillooet electoral districts. It covers 132 sq. mi. (341 sq. km.) and has an approximate population of 51,350. 19 SFATIONS Returning officer for the district Nola Embley said Thursday North Vancouver-Seymour had 30,519 registered voters as of Oct. 4. The district will have 19 polling stations available for the Oct. 22 provincial election. The eastern boundary of North Vancouver-Capilano is North By TIMOTHY RENSHAW News Reporter Vancouver-Seymour’s boundary. The ridings northern and southern extremities are bounded by Grouse Mountain and Burrard Inlet respectively. North Vancouver-Capilano’s western boundary is the Capilano River. western RIDING SPLIT The riding was created in 1966 when the electoral district of North Vancouver, which was created in 1915, was split in two. North Vancouver-Capilano covers an area of 64 sq. mi. (166 sq. km.) and has an approximate population of 51,600. The district’s returning officer Norma MacArthur said Thursday 31,226 voters were registered in the district as of Oct. 3. North Vancouver-Capilano will have 16 polling stations available for the upcoming election. The North Shore’s largest elec- toral district is West Wancouver- Howe Sound, which covers 3,895 sq. mi. (10,100 sq. km.) . lis eastern border runs from the town of Darcy in its northeast corner, south along Lillooet Lake and Rogers River to Chilliwack, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody. From its northwest corner of Cascade Bridge, the district’s boundary runs south along the Elaho River just east of Jervis Inlet to Howe Sound. The district, which was created in 1966, has a population of about 55,500 and will have 108 polling stations on election day. West Vancouver-Howe Sound returning officer Pat Crawford said 32,700 voters were registered in the district as of Aug. 4. Advance polls for the Oct. 22 election will be held in all B.C. electoral districts Oct. 15 to 18, The last early date for early voting will be Oct. 14. Two previous early voting dates were held on Oct. 1Q and 11. Voting times in the advance polls will be from 1 to 9 p.m. In early voting, polls will be open from 4 to 8 p.m. Registration to vote in the elec- tion closed Oct. 3. IDENTIFICATION Anyone not registered but still wishing to vote can do so on elec- tion day by taking two pieces of identification to any polling sta- tion. The North Vancouver-Seymour district returning office telephone number is 980-2041; for the North Vancouver-Capilano office call 980-2031; for the West Van- couver-Howe Sound office call 925-4460. 3 - Sunday, October 12, 1986 - North Shore News FIRE PREVENTION WEEK News triumphs in Bucket Brigade tournament PLAN TO Get Out Alive was the message behind the Second Annual Bucket Brigade Tournament, held this week at the Expo 86 Kodak Bowl. Helping to promote fire safety was the North Shore News team, who won first place in the tour- nament finals in the media cate- gory. Members Janice Silver, Terry Peters, Mike Goodsell, Corrinne Schmidt, Trevor Mellish and Kim Pemberton beat out rival team CFMI Radio. The News’ winning time, to fill a 45-gallon drum with water, was one minute, 37 seconds. Under the community day cat- egory, the winner was Sandman Inn Hotel on Howe Street, with a time of one minute, 15 seconds. The Surrey Fire Department, the defending champions from last year under the firefighters cate- gory, won again, this time with a time of one minute, one second, against the North Vancouver City Fire Department team, which was a split second behind. Organizer Insp. Gavin Soanes, of North Vancouver City Fire Department, said the overall grana prize winner was the Sur- rey Fire Department. “It was poetry in motion,’’ said Soanes, of Surrey’s game play. West Vancouver District Fire Department was also invited back to the finals, but did not place. WVYVDFD's time was one minute, 58 seconds. Each winning team member received a smoke alarm, con- tributed by Beaver Lumber, and a certificate from Plan to Get Out Alive sponsor McDonald’s Restaurants. The national fire drill, held Thursday at 7 p.m., was also a success, said Soanes. He said the statistics showing North Shore participation are currently being compiled. NEWS photo Stuart Davis MEMBERS OF the North Shore News’ Bucket Brigade team pose atop 2 vintage fire truck at the Expo Kodak Bowl, before racing against CFMI Radio. The News’ team came in first place at Thurs- day's tournament finals, for the media category. Helping to promote fire safety are, from left to right, Kim Pemberton, Janice Silver, Mike Goodsell, Corrinne Schmidt, Trevor Mellish and Terry Peters. Weather: Sunday through Tuesday, sunny. Highs 15°C. INDEX Business Classified Ads Doug Collins Editorial Pays. Fashion Bob Hunter Lifestyles Mailbox... Sports... TV Listings Travel What's Going On....