Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), September 11, 1975, p. 2

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2 the tribune thursdayseftillws 4vuxbjudjbef denture clinic cocnpiele denture service j d thapar- d t j mtmtw oicvnlur society of onmrio -ji- v 51 wttpfrfcts york- north j f s mrs britneu is trying people should get outto motivate that in- and get more involved in volvement asshe carries local affairs- is a major the liberals hopes of thrust of king township unseating york north- mayor margaret brit cells own philosophy of life- the terrifying motion picture from the terrifying no 1 best seller mpp william hodgson mrs- britneu has always taken an active a she failed to gain the mayoralty in 1970 but took that position in 1973 she is in her second term as mayor c mrs britnell feels that she is hamstrung to some extent at the local mayor x she has been one of concerning many local the more outspoken issues were made at the members of- york provincial ievelshe told interest in politics but level and that is why she her career began in 1970 has entered the provin- when she served as a rial field stating- the councillor in the old king province is still the senior township j yr- jlevel of government regional council and i hope to be a thorn in the side at the provincial level as well i felt after a year as mayor that something was wrong she told the tribune in an interview she realized that all the major decisions about how shocked she was when she attended a session of the legislature i never saw a more lackadaisical bunch- in my life she said thats not who i want representing me in her campaign mrs britneu has slammed the con servative government for regional government which she says has taken power away from the local municipality responsibility for severances and sewer and water facilities in rural areas shoud be at the local level she said it sewer and water can be managed more effectively at the local level she added she gave her vote to the regional police setup which she said is a good idea but it has to be worked at mrs britneu also said that the regional official plan should be a top priority but that it can never be effective without a provincial land use plan- backed by legislation no more regional governments for on tario she said echoing the statements of party leader robert nixon there they do exist we wul tput them under review she expressed the concern that the regional system removes decision making from the local areas on another tact she said that her main con cern is that t elected representatives should question some of things beingdone she feels that after 32 years the con servatives dont question some of the institutional decision making s mrs britneu maintains that the education system is at rock bottom and that the direction should be back to core curriculum the 3 rs the province of ontario is spending 4 billion for education she said we must have some discernible stari- margaret britnell more involvment needed dards with which to judge the and now designated it for the pickering airport ndp hopeful opposition mpp called best for york north mrs britneu is also against the proposed pickering airport and blames the provincial government for choosing the pickering site it was their decision to put it there she said now that its election time they say they wont pay for the roads people demand a little more honesty from elected representatives she said she said that growth she said that farhi- land must be preserved and supports the farm insurance scheme put forward by the liberal party providing income security for farmers i mrs britneu said that the public relations budget of the provincial government would be cut in half if the liberals are elected she also decried strikes that have hurt the- economy she summed up the k should be decentralized tory government as from toronto and she felt cynical and that a good site for the manipulative and thats ministry of agriculture is something i dont like take advantage of any adyancppll in your electoral district if you are on the list of voters but expect to be unable to vote at your regular polling place on election dayseptember vlovydu can takeadvan tage of the advance poll to be held from 900 am -j- tosoo pm- edt on september 12 and from 12 noon to 900 pm edt nm september 13 and 15 i physically handicapped and elderly v- persons handicapped and elderly persons it is to their advantage to make e advance polls since in nearly location has been chosen for its accessibility such as wide doors no stairs etc york north after running second to mpp bill hodgson in 1971 ndp hopeful in york north bob lewis feels that following the sept 18 election his party will represent the riding at queens park mr lewis a resident of whitchurchstouffville is a systems analyst at ibm he is married and has three sons ted david and greg he served one term on stouffville council and a term on the former whitchurch township council mr lewis supports the policies put forward by the provincial ndp- which have been stated as energy housing landuse and people he feels most 6fthe policies have relevance to this riding s i would like to york north newmarket stuart scott public school 247 lome ave- whitchurchstouffville stouffville nursing home 0bicthstentrance aurora -7- st andrews presbyterian ic- y toria st v king king secondary school kingsideroad e vaughan woodbridgememorial recreation jj v arwia highway no7 0- j- v v v take the ttcs t0wngentre express m ji x it rt this advertisement published by the chief election officer of ontario a new express bus service between scarborough town centre and downtown toronto well express youthere in close to 30 minutes via 401 and the parkway service every 10 minutes in rush hous 30 minutes midday monday to friday free parking at scarborough town centre at the north end of the parking lot adjacent to progress avenue convenient stpps downtown on richmond street westbound at jarvis church yonge bay and york streets i on adelaide street eastbound at university bay yonge church and jarvis streets- leave scarborough town centre parting lot 700 am900 am 900 am300 pm 300 pni550 pm monday to friday i n every 10 minutes every30 minutes ever y10 minutes leave downtown slmcoeand adelaide 730 arri930 am 930 am330 pm 330 pm620 pm 2 adult tickets or 75cath each way no reduced rates or senior cttkens children or students on this special express service t 1 no transfers issued or accepted 7 h ii ttc information 4844544 stick to issues he said not get into a dog and cat fight with davis and nixon he feels that whatever party formsthe government it would benefit york north to be represented by an op position member regional government is one bone of contention with very little public input mr lewis strongly opposes the pickering airport and the north pickering project because both will take up good agricultural land it is a resource that cannot be replaced once asphalt goes over it he said 1 he also opposes the way it has been imposed on the people j- one main- ndp- program- isi ar farm- stabilization program to provide a steady wage for farmers to take away the feast or famine cycle this would in clude a basic income guarantee to farmers to keep them on the land hesaid that a similar voluntary plan in british columbia includes 90 per cent of farmers r mr lewis said that ontario federation of agriculture favors such a plan for ontario t a comprehensive- provincial land use plan also necessary ac- cording to mr lewis although planning should be done at the local level he feels that it should be within the frame work of a provincial plan in the field of housing mr lewis said that there was a 31 per cent drop in housing starts from july 1974 to july of this year i the ndp he said will build 120000 houses a year these would be moderately priced homes with the government owning the land and leasing it to home owners as far- as cam- paigning is concerned mr lewis said that the ndp will spend about 6000 in york north mailing is being used for the first time- v we hope to contact everybody in york north riding mr lewis said if we cant do it per- sonally we will mail pamphlets we must convince people that we are creditable he added mr lewis has had a personal interest conservation and says that he is in favor of natural growth and doesnt condone ar- tificial growth while he is a con servationist mr lewis j feels that he is notanti- jdevelopment and puts himself in the category of vmoderate a we dont want massive growth in one area the ndp can didate said the energy situation he said is not really being dealt with by the provincial governments freeze on gasoline prices my only- prediction is that the five cents asked for- by the oil companies will be eight cents when the freeze is lifted later this yearjhe said robert lewis opposition needed here the real alternative in york north ndp lewis bob lewis came second in the last ejection 2000 votes ahead of the liberal candidate bob is the obvious choice to represent york north at queens park can 7274252 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