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st weekjendeic satoftday mavitd 1m715 reputation the most important thing to liberal wilfert this b the first in a series of pro files on the local candidates in this years federal election today we look at oak ridges liberal candidate bryon wilfert mike adler staff reporter as a young university student in 1972 bryon wilfert went to miami to work on hubert humphreys presiden tial campaign twenty five years later wilfert still thinks of humphrey as a role model politician a decent human being who told it like it is and who had an excellent reputation i dont think theres anything more important to a politician wilfert the liberal candidate for the new riding of oak ridges said this week a richmond hill town councillor since 1985 he claims a reputation of his own as someone who doesnt for get his constituents no matter what the issue wilfert 44 pledged this week everybody gets a phone call from me everybody gets a letter he still holds regular meetings to hear people in his ward and said he will set up community councils one in the town another in stouffville and a third in an area including north markham if hes elected im going to work hard and im going to communicate he said at his yonge st campaign office other than that im not gonna promise you anything an only child of profes sional par ents he gained a mas ters in politi cal economy and a bache lor of education at the university of toronto he has taught history and politics to girls at havergal college a private school for 19 years a conservativelydressed man he takes pride bein president of wilfert two national organizations the canadian parks and recreation association and the federation of canadian municipalities a post he currently holds its an extremely high honor because youre carrying the weight of municipal governments across canada- he said election posters on the walls show a beaming wilfert with prime minister jean chretien both men holding up a tshirt designed by a richmond hill artist the photo was taken on chretiens team canada trade mission to manila this year where wilfert seized a chance to address both chretien and provin cial premiers at once he describes himself as non partisan and said he wont talk about his election opponents or other parties even in his cam paign literature but wilfert says hes comfortable running for the liberals a party out to create the gentler more tolerant society he believes in but although he believes gov ernment should have a social con science wilfert also thinks in some cases government should let business people do their jobs with less interference and con centrate on creating an economic climate for prosperity more than once he recalled he demonstrated his aversion to red tape or endless debate by putting a pair of scissors on the table at a meeting and saying lets get on with it but he also believes in process the proper way to reach a goal and added he found the ontario governments merger of metro toronto municipalities extremely offensive because it ran roughshod over local leaders after wilfert became a council lor he studied for two years to become an accredited municipal clerk or treasurer just so he could better understand the job politicians dont do these things he admitted 1 997 pontiac grand am se sedan 31 litre v6 15 wheels 4 spd auto transmission 4wheelabs air conditioning dual air bags amfm cassette rear spoiler residential and commercial cleaning service wayne armstrong 9054712357 servicing york region lawyer peter j lewarne matrimonial person injury legal aid accepted small business law bankruptcy real estate wills over 20 years experience low rates quality service 4701 highway no 7 at kennedy rd unionville ontario l3r 1m7 tel 4774381 fax 4777668 24 hour availability 36 months 1500 down while supply lasts 36 month lease downpayment 1500 350 security deposit reqd annual kilometre limit 20000 08e per excess km freight 620 lie admin taxes are extra t plus irt 620 lie admin taxes extra sales hours mon thurs 900 900fri 900 530 sat 900 530 service hours mon thurs 730 730 fri 730 530 sat 800 1 00 unionville motors pontiacbuickgmc 4630 hwy 7 unionville at kennedy rd 4771666