HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-04-22, Page 3Nico Peters acclaimed
as Huron PC candidate
BY TED SPOONER
Over 400 Huron County Progressive Con- FE 1 TA T ,
servatives turned out on a rainy night last
week to select Nico Peters as their can-
didate for the unannounced but expected REpORT
Provincial election.
"There are still a lot of Tories in Huron
County," Peters told delegates who packed
the gymnasium of Central Huron Secondary
School in Clinton last Tuesday.
Peters, who was the only nominee and
won by acclimation, attacked the Ontario
Government under David Peterson for in-
creasing taxes when the booming Ontario
economy is generating more government -
revenue while allowing the deficit to
increase.
"Its not right for this government to take
credit for something they didn't do. More
importantly, it is wrong for this government
to dig deeper into our back pockets for no
other reason than to spend their way into the
hearts of the voters later on," -said Peters in
his acceptance speech.
According to Peters, the Ontario Govern-
ment has $1 billion in tax revenue sitting
around for no other reason than to buy the
love of the public. It is the people of this pro-
vince who are responsible for the present
booming economy, he said.
Entrepreneurial spirit is shown when peo-
ple build a strong economy after a major
recession, and this kind of individual con-
fidence and vigor did not magically appear
in just the last two years, he said, but after
many years of steady good government.
It 'is apparent, said Peters, that the
Liberal approach is to look at private in-
itiative and tax it and distribute the bounty.
The Huron County farming community is
Kinloss Council
supports
new arena
Kinloss Township Council supported a
resolution to build new dressing rooms at
the Lucknow Arena, giving the first phase
of the project wnanimous support from the
four municipalities involved.
Council agreed to pay the deficit, if any,
after funding from the Ministry of Tourism
and Recreation and the Arena Fund -
Raising Committee. The township will
enter into the funding on a 25 per cent
shared basis with the village of Lucknow,
and West Wawanosh and Ashfield
Townships.
In other business, building permit ap-
plications were accepted for additions to
exisiting residences for Harold F. Howald,
Earl Stever and William Hayes.
The following tenders,,,were accepted:
Croft Contracting Limited to load, haul
and spread approximately 25,000 ,cubic
yards of pit run gravel at 49 cents for the
first kilometre and 10 cents for each addi-
tional kilometre thereafter; Joe Kerr Ltd.
to crush, haul and spread approximately
34,000 cubic yards of "A" gravel at $1.90
per cubic yard, stockpile crushed gravel at
$1.18 per yard and to supply, crush, haul
and spread gravel on Township
ratepayer's private roads at $2.85 per
cubic yard;' Pollard Bros. to supply and
apply approximately 140 flake tonnes of
calcium chloride at $204.80 per ton to be
delivered at the road superintendent's
discretion.
• A motion was passed accepting the
resignation of Art Stanley, grader
operator, effective on April 1.
At a special meeting on March 23,
tenders were accepted for $4,200 for the
Kinloss Township Hall, $970 for all the old
chairs and one bench, $204 for two wooden
pews and $2,050 for the oak rolltop desk in
the clerk's office.
Councillor Dave Eadie was appointed to
confer with Culross and Greenock
Townships to arrive at a solution of
maintenance for the Black Creek
Municipal Drain.
Council motioned to place ads in the
Lucknow Sentinel for a part-time
caretaker for the former Kinloss school
and for sonieone to cut grass there.
General accounts of $22,240.48 and road
accounts for $7,909.83 were approved by
council.
still being hit hard. Peters said the world-
wide subsidy wars and over production are
not going to pass quickly. Long-term, sensi-
ble programs aimed at those most in need
are necessary.
"It is all too simplistic to ignore the pro-
blems of agriculture by turning one segment
of the industry against the other as was done
not long ago to the beef producers. That suc-
ceeds in pitting farmer against farmer.
That is not providing direction or leader-
ship," he told the gathering.
Peters said his campaign will show that
the Tories share the principals of the people
of Huron, by stessing the importance of
family.
He feels the issue of beer and wine in cor-
ner stores is a family issue because drunks
behind steering wheels kill fathers,
mothers, teenagers and children.
The PC party understands the need for
care and dignity on behalf of the elderly in
Huron; the need for jobs and a sense of pur-
pose for youth; and, they recognize and
speak out for the rights of the unborn in On-
tario, he said.
According to Peters, he has been told it
may take two elections to return Huron to
the PCs. Peters feels if it is done right the
first time it will only take one.
"Remember, there are still a lot of Tories
in Huron County. Do you know who said
that? It was the Liberal member for Huron,
Jack Riddell," said Peters.
Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, April 22, 1987—Page 3
Progressive Conservative candidate for Huron, Nico Peters delivers his acceptance at Cen-
tral Huron Secondary School in Clinton last Tues. More than 400 PCs filled the school's gym.
Peters was the only candidate nominated and won by acclamation. ( photo by Ted Spooner)
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