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tribune may 27 1987 c23 former mayor back in fray by chris shanahan bill ballinger uxbridge townships fiesty former mayor is back in the political fray and loving every minute he vacated the mayors chair in 1985 but has now bounced back to try and cap ture the liberal nomination in the provincial riding of durhamyork mr balunger goes head-to- head with stouffvillearea equestrian centre operator vic wilson friday night may 29 during a nomination meet ing set for uxbridge secon dary school bill ballinger loves a fight the 41yearold franklin st resident said if he does gain the nomination hell face a major challenge in attemp ting to win the riding away from uxbridgebased pc in cumbent ross stevenson i enjoy a good clean fight mr ballinger said in a recent interview adding im into this thing to win and he feels he has paid his dues during 10 years in the political arena gaining neces sary experience to allow him to provide effective repre sentation at queens park the father of three especially views his past working rela tionships with all of the newly- formed ridings other mem ber municipalities whitch- urchstouffville georgina east gwillimbury and brock twp as an asset at the pro vincial level ive apprenticed and im ready physically and mental ly im up to the challenge he claimed i view it being elected mpp for durham- york as the biggest challenge of my political career and i cant wait to get started his departure from political life after five years as boss of the 12000strong municipality was intended to let him recharge my batteries and spend more time with family and business pursuits but mr ballinger found himself just as busy as before tending to his familyrun advertising specialties busi ness while maintaining a high rocker image doesnt bother wouldbe liberal candidate by chris shanahan vic wilson retired from his lofty position in the canadian music industry back on dec 31 1980 but many people still refer to him as a rock prom oter but the rr 3 stouffville resident isnt overly con cerned by this somewhat- mistaken perception even as he prepares to take a run at the provincial liberal nomination in durhamyork riding mr wilson and bill ballinger go after the grit nod at a meeting friday night in community profile hes chairman of uxbridges hyd ro electric commission is chief organizer of the upcom- ing uxbridgecatawissa heritage trek and is also a member of the durham re gion plowmens association i feel comfortable when im busy and anyone who knows me will attest to that i didnt really retire i just channelled my energies in different directions accord ing to mr ballinger who cam paigned for gary herrema in 1984 when he ran for the liber als in the federal riding of ontario as far as campaign issues go the wouldbe candi date is focusing on the need for change the central thing as far as im concerned is change he said it is time for a change and time for premier david peterson to have a chance to govern he has been operat ing under a great deal of res traints uxbridge im not just a rock and rol ler i do have a lot of back ground the former manager of supergroup rush stressed in an interview the 42yearold wilson claimed he has been politi cally in touch for the past 15 years and has been busy working with the liberal par ty for the past 18 months and though he has limited handson experience at the municipal and provincial levels mr wilson feels the strong interpersonal skills he developed in the business world will enable him to rep resent the riding effectively the former whitchurch- stouffville mayoral candidate is now operator of wilsons equestrian centre inc on the southern townline where ux bridge township meets the town of whitchurch- stouffville and the 42 gold silver and platinum albums and three juno awards that adorn his spacious country home where he lives with his wife and three children say alot about the success he enjoyed as a harddriving music indus try mogul mr wilson feels premier david peterson is doing a wonderful job for the pro vince and he wants to be part of his team im a team builder and a team player he claimed noting that his field of exper tise is working with people durhamyork has a future and someone has to look after that future according to mr wilson a native torontonian who has grown to love stouff ville uxbridge and surround ing areas he has vowed to provide personal repre sentation on behalf of the en tire riding his lengthy list of important issues within durham- york include the need for more affordable housing and day care facilities mr wilson also feels there a desparate need for more youthoriented facilities and he wants more clubs and social groups cater ing to that segment of the rid ings population i owe a lot of my success to the younger generation mr wilson claimed i think something should be done and im going to do it 1 m iiiy llkvr- jmm bbl vyjs gs i a wp vic wilson people person john brouwer a garden centre landscaping where quality comes 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