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st weekender saturdavmay jo 1997 p3 no more lies family election 97 the tribune is following the federal election through the eyes of four local groups of peo ple who look to the federal government on varied issues today we introduce you to the har graves family in upcoming issues well provide updates on how the voters decide which party theyll vote for joan ransberry staff reporter a stream of broken promises have left glenn and shelly hargraves less than enthu siastic about the upcoming federal election im sorry but i have to say this politi cians lie to us said shelly 30 i dont know what to make of what the parties are promising their word isnt worth much still the couple is following the campaign in the hew riding of oak ridges and most definitely theyll vote on june 2 glenn 30 has already ruled out the liber als as for the prime minister none of the party leaders exactly inspire me my least favorite is the liberal with jean chretien theres just been too many broken promis es he said shellys not stuck on the new democrats i didnt like what former ontario premier bob rae did in the province so i cant go along with the ndp for ottawa she said like many canadians the hargraves count their pennies cant save much for a rainy day and wonder if things will ever change they live in a small twobedroom apartment located above a store on main street stouffville home ownership is out of reach and they think about their childrens future rickie 5 jenniffer 2 and megan three months run the risk of being caught on the poverty treadmill if they cant get educatedthe children could face unemploy ment or earn minimum wage with tuition costs so high the only way my children will make it beyond high school is through scholarships said shelly hard work doesnt always cut it shelly pointed out the couple has an impressive employment record glenn and shelly both work at a markhambased electrical compa ny glenn a shipper receiver has been there eight years while shelly a machine opera tor has 10 years seniority between them the hargraves earn about 23 an hour i will always work said shelly while the local candidates are now out hustling for votes the hargraves havent as yet had a personal meeting we dont know the candidates said glenn oak ridges voters glenn and shelly hargraves with their children rickie 5 jenniffer 2 and megan three months phot0 by steve s0merville moms the world after all is said and done there is really only one and mommy is her name the children at my first school day care have their priorities straight moth ers day is number one on the agenda the daycare centres fouryearolds took a few minutes out of their busy day to let the tribune know why mommy is this special joan ransberry adam vahamaki said his mother brenda has very long hair i love mommy and mommy loves me thats all ill say claire mccune said her mother gets to play quite a bit im giving her a picture of a girl my mommy is 30 she wants to be 16 said claire adam vahamaki sydney mann said mommy makes me food mommy kisses me and she kisses lawson but thats all i made her a picture 3ti v jesse cook sydney mann jesse cooks mothers name is cindy mommy watches all of my brother she doesnt want him to fall down and hurt himself his name is baby ben im get ting a present for mommy ive got lots of money clair mccune christopher arse- neau said his mothers name is just mommy if christopher had some cash hed do the moth ers day shopping id buy her a real red truck he said dylan watson pictured on page 1 said his mother lucia has always been a mommy there will be pre sents handed out at the watson house tomorrow my dads giving me a present said dylan photos by steve somerville christopher arseneau clients defrauded of thousands from page 1 it was a long and unusual case said vanderheyden kissen was arrested outside a toronto court about three years ago his unsuspecting clients came from both toronto york region and durham region a man from scarborough suffered the biggest financial loss after paying kissen more than 40000 in legal fees toronto resident enid thorning was stung for 4000 while professional hockey player justin lund 24 gave kissen 1200 to handle a case involving an injury sustained before he went to the hockey farm team the international hockey league in houston texas new complex pricetag rising trout p in works for little rgu i i o o the little rouee river is eettine a mini sirrs is also sending a message to the con from page 1 without a public review meeting i think the people should be able to say what they want if they want it at all e watson said hell study the oneandahalf inch thick report in detail over the weekend about 30 architects have shown an interest in the project said emmerson it will be narrowed down to about five theyll give us proposals and let us know their price at this stage i dont know if it will cost 34 mil lion or 1 million well see if its feasible to build it before we go on the complex price could inch up to hit the 4million mark ward 1 councillor ivanka bradley is warning with projects like this there are always costs we underestimate said bradley while some have long maintained the municipality has outgrown the existing town hall bradley is not one of them i dont understand why were entertaining the remotest thought of a new town hall when we know damn well we wont be a municipality after three years besides were still in hard economic times people are still losing their jobs said bradley emmerson continues to hold the position that there will always be a whitchurch- stouffville the municipality is not about to become part of a city in york region he stressed the little rouge river is getting a mini makeover today a section of the little rouge river near the corner of stouffville and kennedy roads is being rerouted around a standing pond which slows the movement of water and allows for nutrients and sediments to settle to the bottom of the pond said sue sirrs a project representative the plan is to create a channel around an existing pond allowing the river to remain in motion hopefully well be able to create a trout stream said sirrs for now at least the new channel will have to empty into the century mill pond where it will remain stagnant sirrs is also sending a message to the com munity that they are eager to help out other landowners with river or pond concerns for more information call sue sirrs at 4162840257 fnokp rpsu u the winner of the election sales as a voter barometer fhe ndp u is ele followed closely by the pcs at 98 next is the liberals with 43 then the reform ewsci were first in distribution weve delivered 17273095 flyers doortodoor so far this year for further information on how wecan deliver your flyers call joan or ruth at 6402100 thetribfne watch for these flyers on saturday may 10 1997 walmart weston produce loblawssupercentre m m meats stouffville sears sears today iga stouffville coupon clipper s canadian tire stouffville ivory body wash sample 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