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st vv v s t weekendekmay sioi i95 p3 the candidates david marquis debt fighter by joan ransberry staff reporter voters in durhamyork are talking debt ontariostyle said liberal candidate david marquis people are tuned into reality said marquis todays debt is tomorrows taxes people know this he said pulling off a liberal win on june 8 will not be done without plenty of work said marquis in his quest for a seat at queens park mar quis a 41yearold sunderland dairybeef farmer is spending 12 hours a day covering the urbanrural riding in the last election in 1990 in durhamyork less than 2000 votes separated the three front runners tvaditionally durhamyork elects mpps on the side of the government in the 1990 election after all the votes were counted bob rae was the new premier the new demo cratic party ndp formed the government and larry oconnor of the ndp was durham- yorks new mpp marquis said it doesnt matter if hes at the doors in downtown stouffville gormley good wood cedar valley ballantrae or in any other town or hamlet in the riding hes hearing the same thing its debt debt and more debt said marquis i couldnt run my busi ness the way this gov ernment has been operating nobody could ontarios debt threatens every thing we do said marquis we have to make sure the deficit is brought under control the debt threatens health care especially for seniors it threatens jobs and and it threatens safe ty in the community marquis said voters are lis tening to the liberal plan which includes balancing ontarios budget within four years cutting spending by more than 4 billion and cutting taxes by five per cent marquis said people respond when he pre sents the liberal plan dealing with welfare people who work hard for a living dont like welfare fraud i dont like it either he said liberal leader lyn mcleod is telling ontar- ians that nothing symbolizes lost opportunity more poignantly than the 13 million ontari- ans over 500000 of whom are children who depend on welfare local residents are also worried about crime said marquis people dont think the punishment fits the crime especially when crimes involve guns and sex they want the elected to send a strong message to the courts as it is people feel helpless he said marquis stressed that the grits three- pronged approach to fighting crime is tough laws tough enforcement and sensible preven tion measures the grits plan to bring in legislation to keep dangerous sexual predators off the streets and to make it mandatory for crown attorneys to oppose bail when a man has previously bro ken a peace bond or ignored court orders to stay away from a woman stressed marquis durhamyork voters are seriousminded said the candidate the mood at the doors on the streets and in the farming community is one of respect people want to know what we have planned they dont want nonsense they dont want razamataz said marquis the media is suggesting bob rae and his party are out of the race now marquis isnt convinced as for me im working towards a win i take nothing for granted i make no predictions and i dont write anybody off he said while local progressive conservative pc candidate julia munro has sug gested that in durham york the race is between the pcs and the liberals marquis is not discounting oconnor larry oconnor is a fine person people know that said marquis but people take strong exception to some of the things his party does and so do i marquis is no stranger to public service he served on brock township council for 12 years and was on durham council for three years also hes a former chairman of the lake simcoe region conservation authority and a former director of the united cooperatives of ontario marquis was born on the family farm in sunderland the day after graduat ing from grade 13 from uxbridge sec ondary school he joined the farming operation full time hes married to brigid the cou ple have three ihildren voters can still get on electoral list for june 8 you can still get on the vot ers list even though the enu meration period is over a revision period is consid ered to be round two of draft ing the voters list its under way now and runs until june 7 the day before the election working out of her uxbridge- based office durhamyork dis trict returning officer betty laswick has assured both rural and urban residents of the riding that they can still get on the voters list last week across ontario more than 40000 enumera tors including those from durhamyork worked in pairs to identify about 6 million elec tors in the last provincial election held in 1990 61 per cent of the electorate voted in durham- york laswick pointed out that in urban areas of the riding electors must have their names on the list of electors or hold a certificate in order to vote arrangements for a cer tificatetovote can be made by calling 18006729016 said laswick people can phone and make arrangements she said laswick is also remind ing voters who are not on the voters list that they can turn up at the advance polling sta tions get on the list and vote on the spot they can vote then and there she said advance polls are being held on june 1 june 3 and june 5 from 11 am to 8 pm in rural areas voters who are not on the list on election day or who do not have a cer tificate to vote may still vote if they take an oath that they are eligible and that they are accompanied by an elector who is on the list for the same polling division and who is prepared to vote for them explained lorie wells ontarios assistant chief elec tion officer wells stressed that to be eli gible to vote in this election individuals must be 18 years of age on election day a cana dian citizen at the time of the voting and a resident of ontario for more than six months prior to election day to confirm enumeration the government sends cards to those enumerated notifying the recipients that they are qualified the location of the polling place is also confirmed on the card said wells new library proposed from page 1 the winter said kostandoff however he said some people attending the incamera meeting questioned building the new civic centre at a time vhen decentralization is fast becoming the approach of the future this a onebuilding approach may seem to be a step backwards said kostandoff not only does the plan call for expanding the municipal library it calls for a new address kostandoff declined identifying poten tial library sites the sum of 15 million has been earmarked to provide a 17000 square foot library facility the existing library measures 7000 square feet also remaining on the agenda is a fire station for the northern area of town the 66 million water system for ballantrae and musselmans lake continues to have councils blessing providing financing can be ironed out said kostandoff also discussed at the private meeting was moving the public works depot on main street near the municipal office to a parcel of land on main street w across from the ap said kostandoff a total of 15 million has been earmarked for the depot road construction carrying a 26 million pricetag was also on the table at the meeting i was looking forward to resolving items still there is a feel ing of achievement said kostandoff he added the wheels of government decisions turn slowly and this is no exception but we try to be patient while the meeting did not result in absolutes bottom lines or clear cut direction participants were generally satisfied with the outcome stressed councillor ivanka bradley she said that spending two full days going over and over the items gave her a chance to better understand her colleagues watch for these flyers on saturday may 20 1995 ultramart stouffville iga loblaws 1 sobeys newmarket fortinos dominion revlon loblaws 2 ap gjltgttj aws onty were first in distribution weve delivered 13887502 flyers door-to- door so far this year if you would like your flyers delivered by the best please call arlene madoock at 6402100 the tribune attention flyer advertisers we can 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