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Greens in, page A3 “L feel very strongly that I can provide firm and intelligent lead- ership for the area,” D’Arcy said Monday. “I want to offer voters a third credible alternative.” D'Arcy, who has represented Rossland-Trail as a New Demo- crat since 1972, was defeated by Ed Conroy at an NDP nomination convention in May 1990. D’Arcy had said as late as last Friday that he was not interested in seeking re-election after being ousted as the NDP’s ee tive in Rossland-Trail. He said he miade the decision to run Saturday afternoon pact a number of people offering zation and financing called him a him at home. He said he also felt there was a need for a third candidate. “have no quarrel with the oth- er candidates, but I think there is a lack of excitement with the po- litieal parties involved and their leaders.” Conroy s said D'Arcy is simply in- on to power. “It's not done out of a philo- commitment,” Conroy The News on Tuesday. “It’s not done out of wanting to help people, that will ‘always | be said. SWAPPING BUSINESS CARDS Tuesday and will discuss a phot by Thomas Bink Mayor Audrey Moore greets members of a delepnbon from the city of Yueyang in the People's Republic of China. The pon oer arrived ip with C: Fire chief loses job @ City dismisses allegations of ‘financial improprieties’ against Bob Mann; mayor . Says settlement ‘fair and just’ NEWS REPORTER Castlegar city council has dis- missed the allegations of “finan- cial improprieties” against Castle- gar fire chief Bob Mann, but he will lose his job just the same. Council heard from admini. comment fur- rr. An investiga- tion was launch- ed after city offi- cials said “a number of indi- Bob Mann David ry; airing Meat 's lawyer tors involved in the inv: from V: , said he couldn't and from Mann on Monday at a closed meeting, Mayor Audrey Moore said, adding that all three parties were represented at the meeting by legal counsel. “After hearing the submissions, council decided that in the report there was not enough evidence of until he d the de- cision from council. “Before I comment, and I would like to comment, I would like to see exactly what the decision is. It would be hard to speculate,” he said Tuesday from his office in In the i he said, council ‘s dismissal of the the evidence must be “very clear and very conclusive,” she said. “Council deliberated further and huded that a settlement with Mr. Mann was a fair and just way to proceed. And we are proceeding with that action at this time.” Moore refused to 1 and, justified.” “But what now the city has in mind is still a bit of a mystery,” Croasin said. Mann has been on a leave of ab- sence with pay since the investi- gation got underway in late Au- gust — the standard procedure for city staff members under investi- gation. Details of the allegations or the investigation have not been released. 60SECONDS le NEWS BRIEF | Dirks reconfirmed in | Nelson-Creston | | Nowit's official | More than 75 Nelson-Creston So- | creds gathered Sunday to unanimous- ly reconfirm MLA Howard Dirks as the Party’s candidate in the Oct. 17 provin- cial election. The B.C. Social Credit Party consti- tution requires nominated candidates to be reconfirmed if one year expires before the election call. Dirks was first nominated Sept. 15, 1990. Dirks's main challenger in the elec- tion will once again be New Democrat Corky Evans. Dirks beat Evans by just 27 votes five years ago. Campaign rocked How would you like to be Premier Rita Johnston and wake up to a Van- couver Sun front- page headline telling you that one of your candidates did research for Ernst Zundel, the Nazi disciple who Hubert Beyer claims that the holocaust was a hoax? Political colum- nist Hubert Beyer takes a look at the revelation that rocked the Socred cam- paign and other issues during the first week of Campaign ‘91. Exhibition loss The Castlegar Rebels dropped a 10-3 decision to the Beaver Valley Nite Hawks as the Rebels management evaluates the roster to see who'll stick around for the regular season. page B1 @ WEATHER Mostly sunny, details page A2