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VVTYT~ Off and e le running in Ontario By Mike Kowaloid After monthe of waiting at the starting gate, federal election candidates in Ontario riding are off and runnig. None of the major political p arties were caughýt off guard by Pimne Minister Kinm Campbell s announcement last week that Canadians will go te the poils Oct. 25. Candidates for ail parties had been nominated and eIection pre- parations were well under way long before Campbell replaced Brian Mulroney as Progressive Conservative' leader and prime minister in June. In fact, candidates for both the Reform and Liberal parties have been out knocking on doors in the predominantly urban riding for more than a year now. Ontario riding, which takes in Pickering, Ajax and Whitby south oF Taunton Read, has approximately 117,300 e1iib1e voters based on the votera list from last year's referendum. A Tory stronghold since 1979, Ontario riding has been repre- sented by former Ajax municipal councillor Rene Soetens for the last five years. Soetens is being challenged by Liberal Dan McTefgue, New Democrat Lynn Jacklin, Don Sul- livan of the Reforni Party, and Robert McMenemy, candidat for the fledging National Party of Canada. WVhile they do not agree on much, ail five candidates believe that national issues, specifically the economy, will determine the outcome iii Ontario ridbng. Although there are some scat- tered local concerne such as future development on land expropriate for the defunct air- port in i nrtl 'Pickering, no one issue is uni jue te the riding, candidates luie. Soetens, a former sales mana- ger for Co-Steel Lasco in Whitby, said the economy -- interest rates, the deficit, unemployment», -- is the major concern of riding residents. «There's ne specific single suE PAGE 18 Thecandidateàs ONTARIO R[DING [*in cI- New Deocratic Party ~ietMcMeey- Nationa Party Dan weToaus l- La>"n Dm sumrn ~- Rariaruty DURHAM HIDING farry apa - NaU"na Party LocyRbka-Bocke NDP A=sh hd-Li lin amyh RCioParty Fa .M e«MMM -PrugruaivaCaavativa GRADE 9 students at Father Leo J. Austin dents. Grade 9 students had to make an reach high to catch peanuts falling from animal noise each time they snared a the sky in one of the I'silly games" the peanut; the team with the most nuts won. school staged Fniday to 'onent' new stu- Photo by Mark Rees«i' WhItby Fre. Press. Town w.nts public's help- to, deter vandaliM By Mike Kowalski Town officiais want Whitby residents té help- stop vandalism in the municipal*ity. Town cunci1 was informed Monday that dam~ from van- dalism has cost Whity tax- payera nearly $85,000 during the past two yreara. As a rekult, councîl approved a serne of piessures aimed at con- trollin tby's vandalism pro- bleui. 1inlude: ' incrMsing't1w rewadi for reporting actsý"of vanéf1ism which lead te the apprehension and conviýction cf vandals from $200 te WO *a pubhiic education prograin, utilizing local media, which will emphasize the cost of vandalieni to t he municipality; * posters aimed at deterring vancfal sm ià l be displayed in ail municipal recreation facili- ties. Declaring that I'this kind of behaviour will ,not ?>e toler ted in WhiWtby," Mayor om Edwards cite grini statistic of how much vandalas is cwsti g the mun4i- pality. Referring tuo ai' staff report, Edwards E!aid damage to parka fr o;ari MlmtoItaed $24,900 inl992 and as qf- the end of August, the figure ýfor 1993 was $20 000. «ereonly at the minth month of our operation and ý%e*ve almost reached the amount for aIl of last year " he said. Some of tue more flagrant examples of vandalismn in Wiby this year include the following: * in July shingles tom 'ofT the roof of the Pringle Creek Park fileldhouse cost $1,800 to replace; * soceer iighta at Peel Park, which are 60 feet in heigh1t, were destroyed. A bucket truck, which costa $100 per hour, was required te repair the lights; *a series of lires <ré set at Rotary Centennial Part; *a number cf vandlc hields and sportfield larnps uttl Wil- low Park lacrosse facilitv were SE PAGE 9 rding