= Vote decides GVRD posits

1 Coun. Crist wins push for GVRD votes

_ Martin Millerchip

Contributing Writer miller@nsnews.com

A North Vancouver District councillor finally got what he wanted this week, but ~ admits he lost out in

* the process.

Coun. Ernie Crist has lob- bied for vears to make his council’s representatives to the Greater Vancouver Regional Discrict (GVRD) board and committees, and

* local municipal committees, * clected positions.

_.. Such a process happened - in a limited fashion for the

first time last week but Crist,

perennial poll-ropper among district politicians, lost the * yote for the only position he * wanted.

And while he said the loss was not an issue with him, subsequent comments had :’ Mayor Don Bell referring to * Crist’s “paranoia.”

.. Last Monday, council used a secret ballot ai an in-camera ‘-Meeting to determine repre- sentation where more than

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Mayor Don Crist’s

one councillor had expressed interest in serving on committees and commissions.

Formerly, the mayor would seek expressions of interest and then make unilateral appointments.

Crist’ is claiming the process “a victory for democ- racy” and a protection against “banana republics” although he would still prefer to see the GVRD board member to be voted on district-wide during municipal elections, 2 position that the disitict failed to sup- port nvo weeks ago.

The results of the new in- camera process were released at this Monday’s council mecting for ratification.

Only two positions ulti- mately went to the ballot

NVD Coun. Ernie Crist... a protection against “banana republics.”

process last week.

The GVRD board alter: nate (Bell remains the council director by acclamation) will be Coun. Frevor Carolan who won out over Coun. Pat Munroc, while the council representatives on the reere- ation commission will be Couns. Glenys Deering: Robb and Janice Harris, who won out over Cris

Council ratification on Monday was ultimately unani- mous, but not before Crist got off some shots at his replacements on the North Vancouver Recreation Commission.

“Ir's ironic that the person who has fought for democracy is me and I am the first vic- tim,” Crist told the gallery

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He said he was not com- plaining, but continued, “1 must point out that che (recreation) program is jeop- ardized because those who will replace (me) have a record of increasing the fees faster and more often than at any time in the history of coun ih”

Crist later threatened to Oppose Ue appointment: rec- ommendations, claiming Coun. Harris’ name had been placed first on the ballot for the ree commission ins her own “special space... someone was making 2 sug: gestion.”

But Mayor Don Bell

explained how the order of

three candidates for two posi- tions had been arrived at and noted in any case that discrict council had already voted in favor of random selection on municipal ballots racher than following alphabetization.

“It's dangerous when any one council member starts to consider themself indispensi- ble to the process,” said Bell.

“Hopetully we're all parr of the process and we each make our contributions and no one person is essential or critical.

“The danger gets when we start believing our own press clippings,” he continued,

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