HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-04-23, Page 3nig Fines, Goderieli.
• is Reform candidate..
Goderich businessman
Dug Fines, 48, has
received full approval of
the Candidate Selection
Committee and will be the
Reform Party' candidate
for Huron -.Bruce riding in
the federal election,
Fines, who ruins a welding
supply/industrial: gas busi-
ness and a medical sup pply
concern in Goderich, will
be formally introduced as
the Reform Party .candi-
date at the nomination
_ night in Goderich,: April
28 at Maitland Country
' lubbeginning at 7 p.m-,
The candidacy is a nat-
ural progression for Fines
who has served on the.
Huron -Bruce Reform
Party Board for seven -
years as secretary,
fundraising, membership
and most recently, as rid-
ing association president,
In 'the last election, he
served as campaign man-
ager forReform Party can-
didate Len Lobb.
The nomination .night °
will feature guest speaker,
Rita Galloway, a native
B@ SIlZa,�
purchase:
iocally
!twill. page .
.should keep their
receipts: bee"ause'that's the
only proof' they may. have,;
Burgess aid
• "They're buying .any-:.
.thing from sunflower
seeds to pens, which you
• can buy lgcally at half' the
cost.:
• He saidai osttimes'the '
victims receive .nothing'
for their money., On occa-•
sign someone will get. 100
pens for $500
;`His ac`lvice is to shop
',locally where you get ser:.
vice and reliability And if
you're .not,. satisfied,'' you
can return the goods:.
Doug Fifes
Canadian activist wh.o'
encourages natives to join
Canadians in building a
new country. Rita and her
husband own and operate
a hunting and fishing
camp catering .to visitors
from around' the world.
Play goes
,on the
road
The cast and crew of
"Grandpa's Twin Sister"
wenton the -road Friday
night performing , the '
• .three -act .farce in ,Ripley,
where it was .very we11
received.
Rumo r has It that a
number from : Lucknow,
made the trip and `some
even Went to•.see it for the,
second time. •
-Tlie Olaf-Wiltbe-per--- -.
formed in Tiverton on
May 2 and Teeswater. on
May 3, •
If yotz havetr'r-seeir.it,
make sure you do. It's
well worth the low admis-
sion fee.
Lueknow Sentinel, Wednesday, April. 23,.1997 .- Page 3
r
ey woman seeks
nomination
She is working on a rias-
tern thesis in Education
Administration at the
University of Saskatoon
and lists, "putting fear in
people who abuse power"
as her hobby.
Fines and his wife,
IS/largo', have two children
and he is interested in pre-
serving and improving the
quality of life in Huron•
and Bruce Counties. He
wants to have an answer
when his children ask,
"What did you do for
Canada back in 1997?'
. Fines is a long-time
member of the Goderich.
Lions. Club, Goderich and
District Chamber : of
Commerce. .and. North
Street United Church.
'Election' Fever is in
the: air and the Huron -
Bruce New Democrats are
the latest political party to
come down with the bug,"
says Lynda Rotteau the
riding presid ent.
They are planning their
nomination meeting at
Blyth United. Church on
April 23 at 7 p.m.„The.
guest speaker will be
MPP. Marion Boyd, mem-
ber for Londpn Center.
and NDP Health Critic.
She will be speaking
about federal and provin-
cial funding cuts to health
care and how they impact
rural Ontario.
M the time of writing
there is one declared can-
didate for the NDP nomi-
nation, Jan Johnstone. She
describes herself as a
family andcommunity-
oriented woman with bus,
band= and three daughters
livingin the village of
.Ripley. .
Johnstone used to see
herself as a Liberal and
worked in• Paul Steckle's
1993 election campaign.
but has become disillu-
sioned with their broken.
promises and their shift to
the right
"As I saw whatwas
happening to my commu-
nity X realized that the
Liberals were letting us
down. I now see that the
New Democrats are the
only party. I can count on
towork for my concerns,”.
says: Johnstone.
Johnstone claims that
Canada's social programs
can be funded 'through
full employment and fair
taxation for individuals
and the business Commu-
nity. She points out'that
Canada has consistently
been namedthe best place.
in the world to live.
"Our social programs.
contribute to the quality
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