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PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, August 5, 1987 -- 5 Viewpoint by John B. McClelland So, Ontario is going to the polls on September 10. Premier David Peterson made the election call last week and it came as no real surprise. What is a bit of a surprise is the date. A lot of people had been expec- ting an election later in the fall. In fact, not four weeks ago, one strong Liberal in the Scugog area told me point- blank the election would be the first Thursday after Thanksgiving. Scugog Township of course is in a new riding for this election, and I suspect there is a fair degree of con- fusion among voters here. First of all, there are a lot of new residents in the area who have never voted here provincially or federally. And secondly, the riding boun- dary changes and name changes are confusing in themselves. : For the record, all of Scugog Township is in the riding of Durham East. The riding also includes the town of Newcastle, the Township of Manvers and the portions of Oshawa and Whitby north of Taunton Road. The western boudary of the riding is Durham Road 23. There are somewhere between 45 and 50,000 voters in Durham East. The three candidates are Sam Cureatz for the Con- servatives. He's the incumbent. Diane Hamre of Orono is carrying the Liberal banner and Marg Wilbur from Scugog Township is running for the New Democrats. If I may say so, the voters of Durham East this elec- tion have three excellent candidates to choose from. Mr. Cureatz is a hard working politician at the grass roots He's likeable and approachable. Diane Hamre brings a wealth of political experience at the municipal level into this campaign. She's been a Regional councillor from Newcastle for seven years and has been very active in numerous community organizations in her home area. Mrs. Hamre is outgoing, easy to talk to and en- thusiastic. Of the three candidates, she is the only one who had to fight for her party's nomination in this riding. Marg Wilbur for the NDP is one of the nicest peo- ple you will ever run into. Words like dedicated, com- mitted and caring come to mind when I think of Mrs. Wilbur. Her roots with the NDP go deep as her late father Andrew Brewin was a federal MP in Toronto for many years. Mrs. Wilbur herself has run on the NDP ticket in previous elections and served as campaign manager for others. She is active in local community organizations like the Library Board. As I said before, in my opinion, the people of Durham East will be well served by whoevér emerges on top when the last vote is counted on September 10. The election campaign in this riding will be fought on issues, not conflicting and snarling personalities. My hunch is that the outcome in Durham East may well be determined by the candidates with the strongest organization to get out the vote and the one who can reach all those new residents who have just moved in- to this area. It will be interesting to watch the campaign any great secret that the way the political winds are blowing in Ontario and across Canada these days, Durham East is up for grabs as the saying goes. There will be some interesting forces at work in this riding this election. NDP fortunes federally are very high right now (three by-election victories in recent weeks attest to that ). Of course the NDP popularity at the federal level is due in no small part to the fact that Canadians are turned off by Brian Mulroney and not really turned on by John Turner. Whether this will translate in to votes for the NDP provincially remains to be seen, but I suspect it will. Certainly Ed Broadbent will be campaigning hard in the province and the pumped up spirits of federal NDP organizers can't help but spill over into the provincial campaigns. As for the provincial Liberals, they are riding a pretty high crest of their own right now. David Peter- son is a popular man who has made a few major mistakes over the past couple of years. If the polls start to suggest that Peterson is heading for a majority government, there will be a "bandwagon" affect as voters scramble to jump on. Peterson must avoid mak- ing a serious gaffe during the campaign and he had bet- ter carefully put some distance between himself and John Turner in Ottawa. While the Liberals and the NDP have crests to ride, the same can't be said about the Conservatives. The name Brian Mulroney is a liability for all provincial can- didates in this election, and they are going to feel the heat over federal politices when they knock on doors ir. Ontario. (Turn to page 8) level and he has been an MPP for the past several years. progress over the next few weeks, and I don't think it's \ - Yesterday's Memories 70 YEARS AGO Wednesday, August 2, 1917 A successful barn raising took place on the farm of Mr. Frank Brown of Myrtle Station. Prominent men who were present were Dr. J. Moore, Brooklin and Mr. Chas. Calder, MPP. The structure was framed by Mr. Jos. Smith of Utica. Sidewalks in town are being laid rapidly. Contractor Waddell and his men are putting them down at the rate of 100 square feet per man per day. 2 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 6, 1942 Mr. Arthur Brock has purchased the J.F. McClintock property of Lilla Street. ; Flying Officer Joel Aldred has been promoted to Flight Lieutenant. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart MacFarlan have received word that their son Reed McFarlan has arrived safely in England. 35 YEARS AGO } Thursday, July 31, 1952 A $50,000 fire at Nestleton on the farm of Laverne Suggitt, levelled a huge L-shaped barn and destroyed its contents. After eliminating the Lawn Bowling teams in the district, Art Cox, Joe Allin, John Murray and Fred DeNure will go to Cornwall to compete with other districts in that area. 20 YEARS AGO .. Congratulations go to David Jefford who has bested all com- petitors in the Big Cedar Association Field Day at Lake Simcoe on Civic Holiday. He won the Junior Championship Silver Cup. Ontario County Dairy Princess, Audrey Stiver, 22, of Uxbridge, will compete against princesses from other countries in the Province of Ontario (counties) at the Canadian National Exhibition. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, August 3, 1977 A massive clean-up of Prince Albert School was to get under- way Tuesday following a two-day spree of vandalism over the long weekend which left parts of the school in a complete shambles. Damage was estimated at approximately $10,000. Janet Canfield was chosen Regatta Queen for 1977 at Caesarea Saturday morning. Friends and relatives gathered last Thursday evening at Town Hall 1873, for a farewell party in honour of well-known Scugog resi- dent Catherine Christie, who was an active member of the commit- tee to save the landmark building. Letters Comments on Beach controversy To The Editor: Re the thoughtful reporting by Mr. Hvidsten on the front page of the July 28, 1987, edition of the Port Perry Star concerning the Sunrise Beach/Aldred's Beach North con- troversy, I wish to make several brief comments. 1) The affected residents should have been notified of Council's in- tent mid-December, 1986, to change a previous motion barring the con- nection by road of the two residen- tial neighbourhoods. 2) The Township by resolution, will not own the planned road, until it has been completed by the private developer. Mayor Taylor's position was incorrect. . 3) Part of the land to be used for what is still a private roadway, is subject at the present time, to some form of litigation. 4) To say that there will not be residential development by the owner of the land, Mr. Fitchett, or someone else is blue sky thinking. Nobody offers to give a paved road- Had a great trip To The Editor: When the Port Perry Lions Club asked the clients and staff of Central 7 Workshops if we were interested in going on a yacht trip our group gladly accepted. We had no idea, however, what a fabulous day it would be. We met at our office in the morn- ing where we boarded a bus bound for Keswick. Then it was all aboard and we set sail. Everyone toured the 42 foot yacht and got a chance to drive while the owner of the boat, Mr. Don Alland, took a picture for each of us. We anchored just off shore from a small island. Some enjoyed swim- ing in the refreshing Lake Simcoe water and we had a barbeque for Looking for A Place to Advertise Your Business? LOOK HERE! Where consumers in need shop for the professionals in business! Call: 985-7383 for more information. lunch. After lunch we cruised back to the marina. Unfortunately this was the end of a great day. We are all very appreciative of the invitation and we would like to thank the Lions Club, especially the members who accompanied us, John Olivera, Sam Johnston and vice-president Ken Clark. A special thank you must be extended to Mr. Alland for his generosity and kindness. Dawn Korbak, Recreation Director, Central 7. way to the Township, with no strings attached. 5) Mayor Jerome Taylor's numbered subdivision company was not required to extend the Township roadway at Stevenson's Point, for its subdivision purposes, prior to Township approval. Why does Mr. Fitchett have to build a roadway ex- tension, to Township standards prior to getting Township subdivi- sion approval? 6) We regret that Ward Three Councillor, Mr. Cochrane, has chosen to ignore the wishes of the ratepayers he is supposed to repre- sent. With virtually all residents of both beaches by petition, objecting to connecting the roadways because it will radically change the character of their neighbourhoods, we find the position of Mr. Cochrane, Mr. Taylor and Council, unsound and without merit. In fact, they are catering only to the wishes of one subdivider. Let's hope this Council spawned Scugog Island mess, does not become another Fairgrounds fiasco, - with its unnecessary attendant public and private expense. Respectfully, Joel W. Aldred, R.R.3, Port Perry. ter to the editor. Letters to the Editor ~... our policy It has always been the policy of this newpspaper to encourage our readers to make use of the letters to the editor column. Our readers have a right to freely express their opinions and view- points on just about any subject, and we feel that a lively letters col- umn helps make a better community newspaper. . We insist, however, that a lefter writer sign his or her name. 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