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Vol. 118 No. 35 Tuesday, July 31, 1984 32 pages No surprise as Allan Lawrence gets nod Allan Lawrence cer- tainly had his work cut out for him last Wednes- day night. Some 400 Conser- vatives gathered in Newcastle's Clarke High School to re-affirm their faith in the Durham Northumberland MP and to acclaim him as their torch-bearer in the September 4 election. It'll be Mr. Lawrence's fifth election campaign. "Seems to me I was much younger and had a heck of a lot more hair when I started out," he quipped after accepting the uncontested nomina- tion. "I just hope and pray I can live up to your expectations." Guest speaker at the meeting, Broadview- Greenwood Tory can- didate Peter Wor- thington said, 'I feel especially privileged to see Al Lawrence go the Guiness Book of Records for the fifth election. Some of us don't have it that easy. In fact, some of us have torun as anin- dependent to prove we're worthy of the Conser- vative party." If the meeting started out as a mutual admira- tion society, filled with thank-yous and tributes to various members of the Tory riding associa- tion, it quickly turned in- to a handy bit of elec- tioneering with Mr. Lawrence using the op- portunity to pledge his concern for the country's economy. "Of course, the greatest question is jobs, jobs and more jobs,' he said, launching into pro- mises to try and lower in- terest rates. "How anyone, especially young people can start off their lives today facing such high interest rates is simply beyond me." The 57 year old MP said the Liberals' mishandling of the economy will be a major issue in the upcoming election campaign. As Solicitor-General in the short-lived Joe Clark government and the PC justice critic in the last House, Mr. Lawrence derided the Turner government for continu- ing the Trudeau policy of setting Canadian interest rates above those of the United States. "When we were in power, you must remember, we set the in- terest rate under the U.S. rate and there was no disaster, as the Liberals say there would be if our rates go below the U.S. rates." Mr. Lawrence said 15 per cent interest rates are devasting for young people just starting out to - buy homes, farms or to set up businesses. "But we had the courage to set our own rates and we proved that we can do it and help our own economy no matter what happens in the us." He also reminded his audience that Prime Minister John Turner was finance minister when the country's economic downturn " began. "And when I look over the cabinet I see 23 faces out of 28 left over from the former government." "If you want real, meaningful change, you'll not only change the figurehead on the boat, you'll change the whole darn crew," he said. The party's campagin room opened at Conway Gardens in Port Perry last Friday night. i" was a big night for Durham-Northumberland Conservatives when they acclaimed Allan Lawrence (right) as their candidate in the September 4 election. Broadview-Greenwood candidate Peter Worthington was at last Wednesday's meeting as guest speaker and to lend a little moral support to Mr. Lawrence. See story for details. Apartments may be built in spring Although it appears as if all the red tape has been cleared away for a Just love at first sight It was love at first sight when eight year old Shelby Burke of Sunderland set eyes on Sam, a pony at Hoskins Blackstock. Shelby is just one of the students Stable near at the stable's summer horsemanship school, where young people learn about grooming and tacking up, as well as riding. (See story and photos on pages) new 60 unit apartment building in Port Perry, construction may not get underway until next spring. Peter Koropisz, a rep- resentative for Carlan Developments, told Scugog council last week that a final decis- ion on whether to start construction this fall or next spring, has not yet been made by the com- pany. All the zoning and Regional official plan requirements for the project have been approved by local council and Durham Region. The site for the new building is located on the north side of Dur- ham Road 8, between Simcoe and Lilla Streets, in the northwest corner of Port Perry. The design of the build- ing will be very similar to the apartment block at the corner of Lilla and Durham Road 8, which is owned by Carlan. Plans for the new building have been in the works for several years, and Mr. Koropisz told council Carlan so far has received in excess of 200 enquiries from people interested in rental accommod- ation. Also last week, Mr. Koropisz told council that Carlan would like to re-zone about 16 acres of land in the same area from industrial to resid- ential for single family homes. He noted that Carlan has spent time and money over the past five years in efforts to attract new industry to the area, but this h met with a I¢t of success. Carlan still owns industrial-zoned land on the west side of Simcoe Street, north of Durham Road 8, and owns the industrial mall on the Regional Road. Council took no action on the request for the re-zoning, but the issue will be discussed at a future planning meet- ing. Regatta has a long tradition A summer tradition more than half a cent- ury old will come alive this weekend as the 52nd Lake Scugog Regatta in Caesarea gets under- way Saturday morning and continues on Sun- day and Monday. The first event on Saturday morning will be the kiddies parade which forms at the Caesarea Fire Hall at 10:30 and makes its way to Putsey Park. Opening ceremonies and the crowning of Miss Regatta will take place in Putsey Park starting at 11:00 a.m. On Sunday, there are sail boat races, and a variety of sporting events such as volley- ball, baseball and horse- shoes 7» the civic holiday Monday, there will be a full schedule of water events such as swimming and canoe races.