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Whitby Free Press, 5 Sep 1990, p. 12

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j PAE 1, W[TBYREEPflS, WDNEDAY SEPEMBR5,1990 Brooki . I ofil ONARO Lthone 8-6111 TIM 'CEOOKALL <IKKEPGORD MLTS MARLYNPEARCE> "HARRYTUBDG cLao Cureatz > 'ByMike KoweIskiOntario-, Legimsiature, Saàm - When Durham East.,residents Cureatz osurprisedhis, oensti- te I iwiôowa famliarname tuants earlier this, summer bX will b. missingfromthe ballot. Ater- a yeyear career in the deciding not t seek ne-lection.. <As a resuit the veteran Tory's ___1~ Persoexal *3' 3lerofAg *Apple Farmner e Happily- marriéd to Sheila and proud fathe>r of séon, Eric, * Life -long .residntofhearea. ,CommunityInvolvement Director-of Bowmanville Lions Club *Former Juniior ' l 'hoc key pae *Director ofra'rious -,'axm organizations Is'sues of Concern *This election is necless and is wasting $40 ililion, of your money *Peterson has added 32 tax increases -Consérvatives wiJJ freeze taxes .Sün4ay shopping chas, ForpJsitive, results on l issues in Durhm Estjoin teKemp ,,campaign ForInformation, pimS. al Otaif% IftPeniy- 985&972 OSDdate ofthe -IEurbam East7PC. Asocation retirement ha., made Durham East the most difficult, niding in Durhamý Region.-te predict the outcome. Five candidates are in the-'race te inherit thi. Queen's Park seat Cureatz lha.-heid, ince defeating former- New Demiocrat I>p >Doug Moffattmin1977. Created- in 1975, the riding ýoriginally included,-.the Townof Newcastle asud a .majorpo[31Cion of northeast Oshawa.* Foliowin*g redistribution prior te the 1987 electionà,,tii. ,mixed urban-rural-riding now -includes Wh tby sud ., Oaaanorth of Taunton Rd. cggTownhip the Town of -Ïewase sud Man- vers Township.. Last time out,- Cureats topped the poli. ýwith -Il'301, Votes. Liberal Disue Hamne was second withS9866 while ýNew Democrat Marg*iibùrý traiid with 6,80R. Accordin te returning' officer Francine Newton - thé initial enumeration .prociuced 57,500 ýeligibie voter. but- the number was expected te incrase -by élec- tion day. Bowmeville-area appie fan5- mer Kirk, Kemp hopes the. nid- ing's- "Big Blue Machine" still ha puh fuel left in the tank to BEast In -the' Prgrssve ConsrativeCam*P. Afirst-time candidate, Kemp, 31, is optimistic about *hW chances for victory, based. on what votera told himi at the -door-. H. said peopleare stil upsoet' witii Premie David Peterson for oellinq an élection oniy three yearsmite hi. mandate. "I thought that. feeling' wouid. go aay ftr th. first week or so but Fm stiui hearîng it," siaid Kemp. "People. intend te pay him (P eterson) baâck, they don't afpreciate wastin money on an iection rigiit now. Kemp said that while residents ,are confcerned about taxes, ti4e environment sud transportation, he believes 'the, penson wiio can best represent the. niding wll <"People are looking for BC"]n representation at; -theélcalleveé someone wiio will epresent'ai tiie people," said Kemp. "They're ued ý te it with Sam' sud they feel oùf tbewith a young penson lie Myself, somieone who i. wflng o ork As a rooie,.Ipolitici".,KM.P said h... enteored the race witliý weewide 'open," but was smwat. sunprised, at -the.level. mises, they know it wiil-coot toc> *much or the promises won'tbâ Apas.n t-president 'Of t14e Dur- * ham-Northumbeniand AppIe Growers Association, Kemp -aiso owns a travel agency in, Oshawa with bisWife Sheiia. Libéral candidate Marilyn', Pearce -agrees with her _Conser- vative.coumterpart 'that whoever can best serve'tii. ding will wi Dunham'East. 1< "The issue Fin hoping that wil determine it is the people decid- ig who they .wanîtto go -te ~ ensPark and best represent teir comnmunity"said'Pearce. ' «Nowý that we'vegoacmit ment'from the, government *for GO transit tà Bowmnàville sud Peterbôoùogh, we need'someone te wifor thée-stations sud linkage.» Pearce, 42, a Scugog«Townsi counicili, said the riding needs' someone who wiii Nfit t pre- serve -farémiand sud 'Protect. environmentaiiy sensitive ra suéh asthé Oak RidgeMor.ýaine" - fromAeéôiètý *P Peread the southernpor tiof Durham: EastAis"o heavy», in residential' deveiop- ment.sud iacks a commercial-., industriai base te offset »property taxes. "W. have a ilied .Workfore sud ýcomipetitive land prices but no transportation. Hopefijythis trains." Pearce said thatwhiIe výoters, are, conoerned, about poical issues, they want loalmatters addressed. ,"Peopie tell me they wsut back-to-the-basics stuif, -sewers, water sund roads. Protect. our> health care sud education but fix up our infrastructure first.n Prior te, politics, Pearce 's roqam -coordiator fori. MunmRegion FaMfly YimCA (N~ortherm Extension) ax4d a te a- chier at Denis, OConnor 11igi School, when the 'school wss in Whitby. According te, New.,Démocratie Pat andidate Gord Mille, mes î . ~commnir ppe are aralt "t _tme ora cbang-rnd 7hey've tried the' Tories, the.Yve tried 'the. Libeais, if they want -te change this -province around - theeH 'have tvotefor- theNDP.7 A former tai udtowith -the.- Mil-le said'-.protecting thée envirornent and' preserving. farialand -are issues frequeniti mdntioned but these are noèt the on.. cited most often by voter. Istill think the biggetis*u in thisri»ding isthiecos o Iivi and taxation ý.and- with t ýhe. G8 it'sgotten ouý ofhand." A forer adermnini(Barrie, Miii. said- the -ovrnment, has failèd the peope von_ auomi- surance, educadtion-and health' care. Referring te recent public opinion pol. Mili said votera feéel the NPil'athe best party to deal.itýný hOhe.environment and taxation.. ~dn «~ If you, want té get tig o' atQueen's Park you néedpe in thfere who wii do it.» * Brooklin re.ident H "arry Tun- bridge'-i. runnirig for the Con- federation-- off on .(COR) * 'AndustriaI engineer,- Tan- bridge,. 53,sa9id his partysmes- .ge of returning conitrol of Canada. ,,and',,.Ontario',te' the ýpOopléis well reoeived. COR supports inig efr .endumos' on; major issues and favrs"PP recéail' shoûld the' poli mia ot, rof1ect,,the. wishes oéfhis/eronstituen 0 < Tunbridg&a7-ddo that COR'. 'policy ofworkplace promotions based où,merit ha aio .dawn sý carý if«y'rebck bore'o have three _heads.if thu'e l.best --qualified for, the sbý ýhould get Jst, said 'Tun- COR opýposes.. legialated bilinguaism antsa ýrepeéalýOf the Young Offenders A ct'and le.. gove'rnixntstpen ding and taxes. First-timnecandidate'TMm C Joka>, a musician who coun- seéls- young,,people agana du abuse, represents the Famii y CoaitonPaty (FCP). A Ctourtice-areýa resident rokl,32, said',many peopl are resPondntosarysai for a return te "ire ona1 fanily )a

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