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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-11-16, Page 1indidates speak Federal candidates answer to the issues See page 5 Election results Poll by poll results See page 13 Christmas begins Brussels merchants go on a spree See page 6 Serving Brussels, Blyth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel, Londesborough, Walton and surrounding townships. VOL. 4 NO. 46 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1988. 45 CENTS Young look to Blyth council Not only will Blyth village council have a new look, with all four sitting councillors not seeking re-election, but it will also have a young look with * several young councillors elected Monday. Topping the polls is 27-year-old Ken Browji who took 335 votes to lead all seven candidates. Dave Medd was second with 316 while Dave Lee picked up 302. Taking the final council seat was Shirley Fyfe with 289 votes. The defeated candidates were Incumbents defeated in Brussels A new wind swept through Brussels council Mon day as rate­ payers elected three new faces to council leaving only one incumbent sitting on the four-person council. Leading the polls was Dave Hastings with 353 votes with another newcomer Greg Wilson second with 334. Incumbent Bruce Hahn was next with 333 votes followed by newcomer Mary Stretton with 323. Incumbent Ruth Sauve collected 288 votes while incumbent Gertie Kellington collected 241. Newcomer Bary Engel collected 153 votes. Reeve Gordon Workman had earlier been acclaimed to his post. Voter turnout was heavy for a mu nicipal election with 68 per cent of eligible voters turning out. Hamilton-Seeger W. Wawanosh Deputy-Reeve Rhea Hamilton-Seeger of RR 2, Auburn squeezed out a narrow victory over fellow councillor Kath­ arine Todd to take the deputy­ reeve’s position on West Wawanosh township council in Monday’s muni­ cipal election. A strong lead in the Auburn poll of 95 to 18 helped Councillor Hamilton- Seeger overcome Councillor Todd’s margins of victory in the Dungannon and St. Helen’s polls to take the victory by a total of 215 to 198. There was a voter turnout of 39 per cent in the township where the race for deputy-reeve and the public school board race were the only decisions to be made. Incumbents returned in Hullett All three incumbent councillors were elected to Hullett township council in Monday's municipal election in the township. Ken Anderson, who was named to fill a vacancy part way through the last term, topped the polls with a total of 415 votes. BobSzusz.who was also a mid-term replacement, was second with 380 votes. Incum­ bent Ron Gross captured the third council position with 369 votes. Challenger Don Greidanus received 248 votes. Reeve Tom Cunningham and Deputy-Reeve JoeGibson were both returned earlier by acclamation. Voter turnout was 25.58 per cent in the township. Separated from the horrors of two World Wars by two generations and more, Darren Hemingway [left] and Jeff Elliott take part in the solemn ceremony of Remembrance, lay ing wreaths to honour the fallen at the Brussels Cenotaph on November 11 on behalf of the Brussels Boy Scouts and the Brussels Wolf Cubs. A similar ceremony took place in Blyth. Lynn Logue with 253, Sheilla Wallacewith 113and Brad Mont­ gomery, 97. Newcomer Joe Hallahan topped the polls in running for Public Utilities Commission with 356 votes. The only incumbent commissioner Jim Howson, was second with 312. Former Blyth village councillor Bill Manning was third with 147 and Frank Wilson had 120. The two top candidates plus Reeve Albert Was­ son, who had earlier been acclaimed to his post, make up the P.U.C. Blyth voters were also called on for a decision on whether or not a retail outlet for selling wine, beer and spirits should be allowed in the village. The vote was 401 to 109 in favour of permitting the retail sale of liquor for a 79 per cent approval. There was a heavy voter turnout in Blyth by comparison to many areas where municipal elections were held with 68 per cent of eligible voters casting their ballot. MacDonald nips Uhler as Grey deputy-reeve Graeme MacDonald nipped Fred Uhler by just five votes in the battle of the veteran councillors for the deputy-reeve position on Grey town­ ship council Monday. Councillor Uhler won every poll but one in the township but lost the poll atthe Lary Keffer residence by a whopping 100 to 35 to give Council­ lor MacDonald the overall win in the township by a 324 to 319 margin. In council, incumbent councillor Helen Cullen rolled up an impres­ sive win with a total of 482 votes, more than 100 votes ahead of her nearest competitor, newcomer Ro­ bin Dunbar. Mr. Dunbar had 373 votes. Taking the third and final council position was Dale Newman with 298 votes. Losing out were Gordon Cowman with 287 and Carol Boneschansker with 229. Reeve Leona Armstrong had earlier been returned by acclama­ tion. A total of 44 per cent of the eligible voters turned out for the election. Should Mr. Uhler desire a recoun­ ting of votes he has up to 20 days to ask in writing for the recount. McQuail saueaks by Culbert It was the closest of a number of close local races but Tony McQuail managed to retain his Board of Education seat by two votes in Monday’s municipal elections. With the area enlarged to include East Wawanosh as well as Ashfield and West Wawanosh, Mr. McQuail used a strong showing in East Wawanoshtoedge out Vicki Culbert by twovotes overall, 334 to 332. Donald Alton of Ashfield received 208 votes.