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the examiner Thursday Nov 1978 13 Candidates for election in Essa Township Reeve Don Elines On going over my life and municipal platform find nothing extraordinary try to be fair and openminded with everyone and to think of the majoritys good This usually calls for quiet approach was born near Beeton started school in Duntroon ran home at recess but was taught better very soon Perhaps that is where learnt tqsit quietly in the hot seat Since my father was an employee of ON mov ed around living in Alliston Allandale Cookstown and Newmarket graduated from Newmarket High with an extra year for business course Volunteered for service spent two years as sargeant in medical corps bought my arm during this period for later Given my commission in 42 for which had to have three recommendations from senior people believe that am the only Conservative who ever received reference from Sir William Mulock famous Liberal and father of Penny Post We could use him today specialized in support weapons antiaircraft anti tank heavy machine gun and mortar served with the Westminster Motor Regiment in Italy France and Holland married Yorkshire lass in 44 came home in 46 and started to farm We have four children Jane head nurse Mount Sinai Hospital Richard accountant bank of com merce Michael farm manager at home and David welder with Tekmet former councillor til my ac cident two years ago mason and past president of Canadian Legion Lions Home and School Agriculture Society and the Aurora Milk Producers Served as service officer with the Legion for several years director of South Simcoe Plowmans Association Involv ed with 4H and keep second home for Junior Farmers from the United Kingdom and Canada Charles Pridham feel that my past two years asReeve of Essa has taught me much that will be of value to both myself and Essa in the future When the present council took office Essa was involved in controversial legal suit over the Essa Township Recreation Cen tre We not on dealt in the most economica way with this matter but resolved it with fairness to all concerned Also there was controversy over large amount of land zoned into conservation These lands since then have been removed from conservation and returned to agriculture and feel all objections were dealtwith fairly The concern about the use of sludge being dumped in the township should be stopped un til it is properly policed and monitored by the ministry of the environment feel the spending and our taxes in the township have been held in line and will continue to do so if reelected would like to thank my supporters in the past and will continue to do my best if reelected Councillors Richard Andrews RICHARD ANDREWS Keith Ellis KEITH ELLIS Richard Andrews is six year resident of Essa Township He has been in the technicalvocational education field for 14 years His manufac turing facility produces teaching aids which are sold world wide He has been involv ed in auditory training pro grams across Canada with em phasis on the training of emo tionally and physically han dicapped Andrews was with the Tana dian Army during whe last war and has served on local council for four years while resident of Quebec He has four children the youngest indy Lee attends Barrie North Zollt legiate in Barrie Having decided to settle per manently in Essa Township Dick and Bev have taken an ac tive interest in community aflt fairs Bev owns and operates the Coach House Restaurant and Lounge in Angus She also Ive been asked by the newspaper to give short pro file regarding my campaign platform for councilman Essa Township No doubt many of you know me already being the fourth generation of the Ellis family to live and farm in Essa Township was born in Utopia and the family later moved to farm in Ivy Our family of three conSists of two schoolage children Mellissa who is 12 and Roger who is eight plus an energetic threeyearold Krista Our childrens school involvement keeps us well informed on the topical issues of education Our DON ELINES IIAIILES IIIIIIIIA wrote on community affairs for the Barrie Examiner and Scopc ncwspaixrs Dick is particulary interested in seeking assistance for finanr ciiig home for senior citizens in the area In this area with its easy access to varied recreational facilities he fccls that the township should bc an active promotor of all groups endcavoring to interest our young people in healthy and ac tivc sports With the predicted growth of the township Dick fccls that the council should act strongly in making its own regulations with the minimum assistance of provincial government llc feels council should seek light industry so our young people can be employed locally llc feels he is bring an activc and varied business background to council and actively solicits your vote on Nov 13 girticular concern at present ling the quality of the buses transporting our children to school am well aware of problems that mixed farmers such as myself have come across and also feel my past 11 years of ex periencc on various forms of road construction would be an asset to the Township of Essa In summing up my platform is feel could fairly represent everyone being that have liv in various areas of the township would strive to keep our tax increases to minimum yet try to maintain rea sonable standard of improve ment throughout the township Deputy Reeve Ross Whiteside RESIDENTS Ii ESSA TOWNSHIP The following are few remarks concerning my posi tion as candidate for Deputy Reeve of Essa Township have been farming in this township for 24 years It is third generation farm My ex perience in many organizations has given me good background for the position of Deputy Reeve During my previous years on Essa council took positch and common sense approach to all matters know as chairman of roads committee we had very com prehciisivc plan for the needs of the day and the futurc Itxlay feel the urge and desire to hpr serve my friends and neighbors in every corncr of Essa as their Deputy Rccvc In this position Lknow will be biy busy helping to manage the affaiis of the township look forward to thc challcngc As an intercstcd ratcpayer of James Burns is JAMES III NS Edward Guergis Ed Guergis would like to sec the taxpayers of Essa Township nowannouiiauas our township would like the opportunity to have some input into the decisions which affect us all These decisions not only affect Essa residents but affect our neighboring municipalities as well We need good understanding between ourselves and our neighbors communication is the key to this understanding feel quite competent can contribute great deal to any discussion of this nature Future dcvelopnicnl in this township is not to be overlook ed There re large number of acres in Essa already destined for development careful study must he made for thc serr vicing of these lands am look ing forward if elected to work ing with council and staff of Essa Iownship and the ounty ofSimcoc respectfully ask for your support at the polls on Nov 13 yours sinccrcly Ross Whitcsidc RUSS WIIIIIISIDE Cliff Woolner fccl onc of the important skating during Earle Williams By way of introduction my name is Earle Williams For the past two years have been your deputy reeve During this time firmly believe have always worked with your best interests at heart My wife Marion and were both born in Barrie and raised our five children there am presently semiretired and work on parttime basis at the Brewers Retail and the ministry of natural resources tseed plant in Angus am member of the Angus Lions Club the Royal Canadian Legion and the Sheba Shrine have 14 years municipal government experience behind me and feel qualified to serve you chaired the 1976 planning thc summer things for the community is to upgradi the standards of our homes through different pro vincial grants available to pen pic in all dilfcrcnt wagc brackets tccl that by doing this there can be grcatcr pridc takcn in thc community and it also would raisc thc real LSItIlI value of all our homes in the township This can oiin bc achicvcd through completi co operation betwccn council and the ratepayers would like to work directly with the administrative llpart ments of the township to work out existing problems many of which arc causcd by lack of mmmumcation me of the major answers for Angus is complctc rccrca tional facility which goes beyhnd just an arcna It should include swimming pool tcn nis courts and resurfacing of the arcna floor to permit rollcr months had originally asked council to consider that at the timc of construction but it was not done We need senior citizens hous ing in the township The need and interest became very ap parcnt after recent survey did am deeply concerned about the Robson subdivision as dont really bclicvc the people arc aware that it is not included in any sewer extensions to the proposed Angus servicing To climinatc the split in this township which is quite real the person elcctcd must bc able to uiidcrstand the nccds of the township as whole Although have not yet fully investigated the idea of ward system fecl it would be dctrimciital to the people living in lhc rural arcas because it would really split the pcoplc Who is Jim Burns Jim and lsobcl have bccn maiTicd for 25¢ ycars and havc tlircc married children and six grandchildren The liurns livcd in liordcn for iiiorc than 11 years and have livcd on the 2nd Linc of Essa for thc past seven years He retired from thc aiiadian Armed Forces four ycars ago altcr 211 years and is presently salesman Burns has served thrcc ycars as councillor on tlic ominunity ouncil in liordcn Activc in Scouting he has been with the Boy Scouts of taiiada for to ycars six yeah on lhc staff of Nottawasaga District and three years as district commissioner llc holds the 11 and Scout Womlbadgc llc has scivcd on thc provm cial training cm and the nav tioiial reading tcain and is now thc Lions Iiason to the Angus iroupCommittcc Burns has nearly 14 years pcrfcct attendance in the Angus Lions lub and iicarly cvcry of ficc including prcsidcnt past 7on0 chairman past deputy spend their money wiscly in serving their best interests To accomplish this he is seeking councillors seat in the Nov 13 municipalelection At this stage in my life and with two brothers to run our busincss there is nothing to keep me from giving 100 per cent to the position of township councillor he said In his daily dealings with the public over the past 15 years Guergis has got to know people in the area and has listened to their comments about inu nicipalaffairs feel have good understanding of people in general and this township in particular This is an important aspect of municipal govern ment Too many people in politics forget how to listen to the people who elected them and its one mistake wont make he said Guergis 42 former trustee for the village of Angus brings experience gained through district governor chairman of cffcctivc spcaking for In years and district cffcctivc spcaking chairman for three years llc has been chairman of tlic Essa cntcnnial lark What liiii would like to see in Essa Township Scrious thought should be givcn to the ward system as morc fair and equal representa tion in the township comprchcnsivc road plan flexible enough to maintain the many good roads in the township and improve the much needed poorer ones tax rebate system for carly payment of lakes should rcducc llic nccd to borrow from the bank Evcn prime intcicst ratcs are not low and if were going to give moncy away why not give it to ourown lhc biisincss people of Essa should be encouraged to submit bids on tenders for juipmcnt and jobs that in thc past havc gonc outsidc thc township For councillor who will do his best for all of the township elcct Jim turns on Nov 13 close association with his fathcr George Guergis during his term as Reevcof Essa Township from 1970101974 Married to his wife Alice in 1956 lucrgis is the father of Natalie 21 and Edward Jr 17 He moved to Angus in 1953 luergis is member of the Kerr Lodge Barrie the Sheba Shrine Iub of liarric and is former jiqu instructor having instructed at the Barrie YMCA Angus and Canadian Forces Base ltordcn II was also in strumcntal in founding the Aqiiatccrs of nada As councillor Guergis says he intends to sec that farmers gain back the right to say what happens to their land Guergis has been involved in many community affairs and was first fund raising chair man for the Essa Township Arena As successful businessman he has developed strong sense of what is good business Mike Doohan Mike Hart My intention as councillor in Essa is to ensure that all MIKE IIARS board and in 197778 chaired the council Finance and Essa Disposal Site committees served for two years on the Essa Township planning board and committee of adjustments represented the Essa Council Elmgrove Community Centre Centennial Parks Board Library Board Essa Township Arena Management Committee and the Royal Victoria Hospital Board have nothing to buy nothing to sell all can offer you is to work in the best interests of Essa Township the township love Please give me your support for Deputy Reeve in the upcom ing 197980 election Thank you LIFF WOOLNER was born in Glasgow Scotland in 1927 and emigrated to anada in 1929 retired from the Canadian army as sargeant in 1966 had served in Canada United Kingdom Northwest Europe Korea and Japan organized Tote directed and MCd army shows have run construction business in Essa for the past 10 years Married in 1917 my wifes name is Betty We have four daughters and one son Michael who attends North Collegiate in Barrie in Grade l2 am conccmcd citizen who is very upset over the engineered hostility between the Village of Angus and the re mainder of Essa Township will make good on promise to keep all awake at council table and to represent all the voters of Essa will work diligently and tirelessly to the best of my ability believe that being business man with sense of residents are treated in fair and unbiased manner Commonsense decisions bas ed on researched information are needed not only for plann ed growth of the entire township but also for the everyday items which are im portant to the individual All issues must be uiidcrstood explained fully to those concerned then acted on fairly There should be open communication factual in formation available aiid good news coverage on regular basis If our residents are able to participate more be better informed and really believe that they are being dealt with honestly and fairly then they will have more confidence in their local government and themselves There should be efficient use of funds combined with pro gross that is beneficial The individual citizen is ini portant and must not be ig nored EARLE WILLIAMS humor is an asset as am also easily bored would sooner go right to the heart of the pro blem than skirt around the edges am forceful person but able to let everyone have their say My belief is that its time to put all the squabbles of the past in the past and look to tomorrow Would like to con tribute towards leaving our children as debt free as is humanly possible and leave Essa in better shape then ever also believe the present reeve has done good job but that some new blood and fresh ideas would be of help in an otherwise dull routine The promise make is that if its good for Essa and the peo ple of Essa then it warrants my support solicit your vote on Nov 13 for councillor for the 197980 term of office If you wish my views on any or all township problems please phone me at 4241668 If Im not at home please leave your name and number and will call you back on my return Agriculture is of primary im portance to our economy but it is also necessary to coordinate this with urban and industrial development to provide well balanced desirable place to live now and in the future am presently pilot with Air Canada and have small beef operation My wife Lynne and an actively involved in both the urban and rural coni inunities and believe that have the time available to devote to the position of coun cillor am accessible at any time for suggestions and com mcnts and will listen Each voter must decide deepdown who is going to make an honest effort to act in the best interest of the ratepayers in responsible and efficient manner then get out on Nov 13 to vote for his or her choice Turn page