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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-10-19, Page 1The candidates Complete municipal nomination results See page 5 & 6 Dairy Princess Auburn woman wins crown Full house convention nominates Cardiff VOL. 4 NO. 42 Serving Brussels, Blyth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel, Londesborough, Walton and surrounding townships. __________ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1988.45 CENTS Liberals name Dunlop Huron-Bruce Liberals named a candidate for the Nov. 21 federal election whosays the reason he has entered politics is to battle the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agree­ ment. Ken Dunlop, mayor of Port Elgin defeated Grand Bend-area busi­ nessman Phillip Walker in the two-way race for the nomination. The margin of victory among the 135 voters was not disclosed. The 38-year-old businessman said the days leading up to the election will decide the fate of the country leading into the 21st century, whether Canada will be a country closely associated with the United States or a country that can stand up for itself. Any increase in the 80 per cent of Canada-U.S. trade that is already free should not cost as much as this agreement will cost, he said. Canadians shouldn’t allow Brian Mulroney to sell what isn’t his to sell. Mr. Mulroney said he wanted assured access for Canadian goods to U.S. markets but the deal does not give that, he said. Mr. Dunlop went through vari­ ous clauses of the FTA that cause him concern starting with clauses thatsayCanada must give the U.S. access to a fixed proportion of Continued orT page 5 7 seek Brussels council seats Brussels will have a familiar face in the Reeve’s chair for the upcoming three-year council term but there seems to be a race to see whowill be the four members of council. Reeve Gordon Workman was acclaimed to office when nomina­ tions closed Monday at 5 with no one else seeking the office. Barring withdrawals (candidates had until 5 p.m. Tuesday night to withdraw) four newcomers will be challeng­ ing the three offour incumbents for the council seats. Running as of 5 p.m. Monday were: Barry' Engel, Dave Hastings. Bruce Hahn, Gertie Kellington, Ruth Sauve, Mary Stretton and Greg Wilson. Henry Exel and Gerry Wheeler were acclaimed to the two positions on the Public Utilities Commis­ sion. Not seeking re-election were councillor Malcolm Jacobs and utilities commissioner Harold Bridge. Ken Dunlop, named Liberal candidate in the Nov. 21 federal election campaign at the party’s nomination meeting in Lucknow Wednesday night, waves an anti-Free Trade booklet during his speech at the meeting. The 38-year-old mayor of Port Elgin says it was opposition to the Free Trade Agreement that made him decide to run in this election. One school bd. race set While Tony McQuail is kept busy running a federal election campaign two challengers will try to take his seat on Huron County Board of Education away from him in what seems to be one of the most interesting of the school board races in the area. Mr. McQuail who is the NDPcandidate in the Nov. 21 election will be challenged by Donald Alton and Vicki Culbert for the right to represent Ashfield, West Wawanosh, and East Wawa- nosh after Nov. 14. It’s one of the few elections for school board in the area. Winning by acclamation are current board chairman John Jewitt, RR 1, Londesboro for Hullett and Blyth, and incumbents Don MacDonald, RR2, Brussels for Brussels and Grey and Brian Jeffray, RR 3, Wingham for Morris and Turn­ berry. In separate school nominations Vincent Mclnnes was returned by acclamation to represent Turn­ berry, Howick, East Wawanosh, Morris, Grey, Brussels, Blyth and Wingham. For the area to the south and west however, a battle is shaping up with Louise Martin, RR 3, Goderich lined up against Gordon Phillips of Clinton for the area covering Hullett, Colborne, Ash­ field, West Wawanosh and the town of Clinton. In all cases, candidates had until 5 p.m. Tuesdayeveni ng to with­ draw their nominations. BY TOBY RAINEY The Progressive Conservative campaign in the new federal riding of Huron-Bruce got off to a strong start at the Lucknow Community Centre Thursday as local Tories acclaimed Ethel-area cash-crop farmer Murray Cardiff as their official candidate in the upcoming election. As the incumbent of the old Huron riding, Mr. Cardiff is seeking his fourth term in Ottawa, but faces new territory under the redistribution that has expanded his riding to include the south part of Bruce County. But if the support shown by the standing-room-only crowd at Lucknow is any indication of the party’s strength throughout the territory, it would appear as if localTories have little tofear in next month’s election. A large contingent of Bruce County supporters accompanied their current MP, Mr. Gary Gurbin, to Thursday’s meeting to pledge their support for their new candidate, and organizers of the meetingsaidlaterthat“alarge number” of the close to 500 new PC memberships sold throughout the evening went to northern suppor­ ters. Dr. Gurbin, who will not seek re-election under the redistribu­ tion which eliminated his old riding of Grey-Bruce from the electoral map, spoke in support of Mr. Cardiff, as did Dr. Harry Bright- well, PC incumbent in the old riding of Perth who is now seeking his second term in office in the new riding of Perth-Wellington-Water­ loo. ‘‘Mr. Cardiff is a very active and vigorous person, and it takes a lot to keep up with him,” Dr. Gurbin said, after making the nomination which was seconded by Ken Campbell of RR 1, Dublin. In his acceptance speech, Mr. Cardiff promised to promote agri­ culture, tourism and a clean environment if he is re-elected, but managed to talk around the Free Trade issue without once calling it by name, as did the evening’s keynote speaker, federal defence minister Perrin Beatty. Both men spoke of the issue only as “Canada’s trade agreement,” and both mentioned it only briefly, and on a positive note. “Canadian Continued on page 5 Election on for council, PUC in Blyth Despite losing all four of the sitting councillors, Blyth residents could see an exciting race for council and Public Utilities Com­ mission seats in the municipal election. Barring withdrawals (candi­ dates had until 5 p.m. Tuesday night to withdraw) Blyth residents willbegoingtothepollstoelect both councillors and Public Utili­ ties Commissioners. They will, however, have afamiliarface as reeve after Albert Wasson was acclaimed to the position. Reeve Wasson had been undecided on whether to seek office again for several weeks. Running for council are: Ken Brown, Shirley Fyfe, David Lee, Dave Medd, Brad Montgomery, Lyn nor a Logue and Sheila Wal­ lace. Running for PUC are Joe Hal la han, Jim Howson. Bill Mann­ ing and Frank Wilson. Election day is November 14.