f v s- jyi etirwmisfsuribimi ilgtt6ns666 saitc novuob6l a- ff5 j v v jr y fc bryon in federalrelection elizabethan municipal is a 1 a fl -l- 1 -vr- t oii jv v cvs s viv4o 5 liv affair for the wilferts by fred simpson staff writer for most of his years in poli tics oak ridges mp bryon wilfert has been the one wearing the political hat in his richmond hill home but that could change after mondays municipal election he might haveto share a hat rack with his wife elizabeth who has thrown herself into the battle for a council seat in richmond hills ward 6 meanwhile bryons vying for another term as a liberal me then again his wife isnt exactly an elizabethcomelately to politics having been the wife of a husband who spent 12 years in the very ward she is vying to represent- when bryon went into fed eral politics in 1997- 1 filled out the term for him in ward 6 she said people wanted me to run for it last term but i thought it wouldnt be fair instead she made a success ful bid for a richmond hill hydro commission seat placing- second among 12 candidates now she has her sights set on being a ward councillor arid the wilferts are definitely coupling their campaigns ill be campaigning right up to elizabeths election dayahd then we will both doing the same thing until my election day said an upbeat wilfert he was taking time out from a grueling doortodobr campaign- to share some of his sentiments of having his wife in the political trenches with him although on different playing fields its very important to me that people know our campaigns are separate said bryon said but im also gratified that people recognize that we are a manandwife team sharing a common theme which is service to our community he added his wife has estab lished herself as her own political person and has the knowledge experience and dedication to do thejob v x- in their previous lives wilfert was a history arid political sci- ence teacher while elizabeth taught geography and law both at private toronto schools v im running my campaign out of our home and bryon has his campaign quarters here elizabeth said i believe besides bryon and myself there are only twoother husbandandwife teams run- ning for political office one in mississauga and another in windsor while their political pathsgo in different directions their togetherness runs along the same road- ihave always beeninvolved with politics and am very sup portive of what bryon has hone arid wehave always done things together elizabeth said and bryori has the rhunicipal experience to ofler his wife the odd bit of advice see wilferts page 21 honouring the men v and women who have given so much for our country and for our way of life we remember that it is democracy and the rights and- freedoms that we cherish that they have given usand that we have been honoured by their- sacrifice and their selfleissness entrepreneiir awards go provincial by shannon walter special business people of chinese origin can celebrate their accom plishments by participating in the chinese canadian entrepreneur awards 2001 the six awards to be present ed are entrepreneur of the year 2001 best staftup most innovative most improved best community service- and honorable mention in order to be eligible entre preneurs must be nominated by a thirdparty and be of chinese origin- their business rnust also be registered and have operating offices in ontario the awards presentation take place at le pare in thorhhill on march312001 ward 3 rem ember on monday november 13th fl vote experience tfa lr vote for proven leadership vote for conscientious representation vote emmerson mayor wayne is once again asking for your support to continue to serve you as mayor the ability to make decisions reelect wayne emmerson