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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-10-06, Page 2Page 2 - Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, October 6, 1993 N&enumeiration for '93 election; use Referendum list by Tim Cumming In 1993 there will be no enumerators .knocking on your'door to remind you it's voting time. It's the responsibility of residents of the Huron -Bruce riding to make sure they are on the voters' list, said Art Bolton, Returning Officer for Huron -Bruce. "The only voters who will be concerned about getting on the list are the ones who have moved or the ones who just turned 18 or will be 18 as of election day," said Bolton. Because Canadians were enumer- ated in 1992 for the Referendum vote, an up-to-date list of electors has already been confpiled. Instead of door-to-door enumeration, Elec- tions Canada will be sending out a Voters' List Revision Card. This card is currently being sent out by first class mail The card will list the most recent information of your name. and address and will tell you the location of your polling station. You should call the return- ing offices in Seaforth or Kincardine only if .there is a mis- 'take on the card. (Phone lines at the electoral office will be clogged enough...the Returning Officer urges voters not to call if all the information on the card is correctl. "Make us a take on the c addresses si should apply new polling a deletion f This may be of the two Returning Of The main mer site o Seaforth, at 5 To phone to 2213 or 1-8 riding office located at K' y phone 3419. ware if there's amix- ard," he said. Voters w ho have changed since the Referendum to be registered in the division and complete arrri for the old poll. done by coming to one Returning Offices in Huron -Bruce or by phoning the face. Returning Office for Huron -Bruce is located at the for - f Stewart Bros. in 9 Main Street South. make a revision on your voting information call 527- 00-461-8519. A branch in Bruce County is Kininformation Highway 21 North. To phone that office you may 396-2888 ort -800-663- Only in Quebec will voters be enumerated again because a differ- ent system was used to enumerate Quebec voters in the Referendum. Although there are no door-to-door enumerators this ..year the system has been changed to make it more accessible to the elector, said Bolton. Where are you to go to vote? The location of your polling station will be listed on your Federal Voters' List Revision Card. There are at least 190 polls in the Huron -Bruce riding, each with a Deputy Return- ing Officer. There are five mobile polling stations for institutions such as nursing homes. The mobile stations were first used in Canada during last year's Referendum vote. "I found it quite successful," said Art Bolton, Returning Officer. As well as going to institutions Elections Canada has attempted to make every polling station, access- ible for voters with .handicaps, said Bolton. Shut-ins, or others unable to make the regular election polls, may apply for a special ballot. LUCKNOW - 528-300.1 We Reserve The Right To Limit Quantities To Normal Family Requirements NABOBLIBBY'S Ass't Varieties 300 g. Vac Pac- Coffee 4 `i.`',7 , ' ' Fancy ., Frozen Asst Varieties1 Kg. Bag 59 9 Vegetables x1-1.5 is Coupon SAVE .40 Off 1 - 1.5 L Jar KRAFT MIRACLE WHIP with 2.99 is.coupon. Special Price w/o Coupon 3.39 Expires Sat. Oct. 9/93 41981870L J Coca Cola 24x355 ml Tins Unit price 7.2/100 mi ■ or Sprite 750 ml Bottle Sprite. Unit Price 7.9/100 ml ■ BEATRICE 1 Litre Carton Buttermilk or Chocolate Milk ■ OUR COMPLIMENTS Asst Varieties tong Bag Cookies99 ■ HUMPTY DUMP -FY Assorted Varieties 180 g. Chips 99 SUCCESS 10 oz. Tin Mandarin Oranges 2 g ■ 99, FROZEN GRADE "A" Young Turkeys1 (All Available Sizes) 2.60 Kg. ■ I EAT ( FROZEN YOUNG Butterball Basted sizes ■ Ib. Ib Turkeys All available MAPLE LEAF Sliced Regular or Wise Choice, 33% Salt Reduced 500 g Side ■ gg KNECHTEL 33% Salt Reduced"Whole, Half or Mini 6.59 Kg. Black Forest Ham . Ib. 2Bacon PRODUCT OF ONTARIO CANADA,N1 5016 Bag • .. White IMOD d1 : ;: , .... ,:...: PRODUCT OF ONTARIO CANADA #1 Fresh, Crisp el, ■8u ea Celery Stalks Potatoes ■ ea 4 PRODUCT OF ONTARIO NC) 1 GRADE Fresh Tender 5 Ib .8aq . Carrots 1.49 PRODUCT OF ONTARIO NO 1 GRADE Fresh 64 Kg Rutabagas ■ Ib Polling night results in. 1993 will be computerized to allow almost instant tabulation,' "It worked like a dream" in 1992, said Bolton, who is working as Returning Officer for his fifth time. For the first time in election his- tory some voters will be able to take advantage of a 'special ballot.' Legislation passed in June, 1993 extended advanced voting privileges to more people. The special ballot replaces proxies and voting in the office off the returning officer. It can also be mailed in to a special office in Ottawa. Voters who may want to apply for a special ballot would be any- one who can't make it to the reg- ular polls or advanced polls. Huron - Bruce Returning Officer Art Bolton cautions that extra paperwork is involved in the special ballot and should be applied for only by those who can't make the advanced poll or the regular poll on voting day. The names of the candidates are also not listed on the special ballot. The voter must write in the candidate's name. Special ballot privileges end on Oct. 20 at 6 p.m.. Who might want to apply for the special ballot?. "Snowbirds, somebody entering the hospital, somebody going away on business," said Bolton. "It's not restricted now the way it was for- merly...it used to be that •you had to have a very definite reason for using the advanced voting privi- leges." It is also possible _ to obtain a special ballot for another electoral district in certain situations, he said. In some cases, however, it may be easier to vote in the office of the Returning Officer, instead of opting for the mail -in forms. ' "It's easier to do it here," accord- ing to the Returning Officer. "If an application for a special ballot is not correct we have to send it back." A Canadian voter who is abroad may also be eligible to vote by obtaining a special ballot kit. The ballot Would have to be returned to the special office in Ottawa by 4. p.m. on Oct. 22. This option is available for Canadian citizens at least 18 years of age who are nor- mally citizens of Canada or who will be returning to Canada within a stipulated time frame. To find out if you are eligible to vote by special ballot. contaRt Elec- tions Canada at 1 -800 -267 -VOTE (8683) toll-free from Canada and the United States. If you are deaf or hard of hearing you may phone 1- 800-361-8935 TDD/TTY. To make a written enquiry, write: Elections Canada Public Enquiries Unit 1595 Telestat Court - Ottawa, Ontario Canada K 1 A 0M6 What happens if Election Day comes and you have not yet been registered? For the first time some urban voters (in Port Elgin, Kincardine and Goderich) can register on poll- ing day. This can only take place by contacting the Polling Day Revising Officer. In rural areas the Deputy Returning Officer will be able to accept polling day applica- tions. The polling day registration option is discouraged except in special circumstances. "It's more time-consuming, it's better to have it done ahead of time," said Bolton. People have died protecting the right to vote. It is widely regarded as one of the most important, duties of a Canadian citizen. Don't forfeit your right by not being prepared. •Be sure to have proof of identity: one piece of identification contain- ing your name, address and signa- ture or two pieces of identification, one ' containing your name and signature and the other your name and address. •To vote, you must mark your ballot clearly. If you make a mis- take, istake, do not attempt to correct it. Simply ask for another ballot. Election Day 1993 is October 25: Advance polls- are scheduled for Oct. 16, 18 and 19. No more guessing when buying vehicles privately only be transferred when the pack- age is presented. Ian Montgomery, of. Montgomery Motors, Lucknow, said what the government is trying to stop is the "curb siders." This is a sale,.more common in the cities, where, as an example, a vehicle may have been purchased from a wrecking yard, had several thousands of dollars of repair work done and is subse- quently sold as "my mother's car". Mr. Montgomery said the public has no recourse in such a case, where when buying from an automotive -dealer they do. The package takes the guesswork out of buying a used vehicle from a private source. A brochure with tips on private sales is available at all driver ant vehicle licence issuing offices. Effective this week, private sellers of used vehicles must provide the province's Used Vehicle Infor- mation package to prospective buyers. And that's the law! The $20 packages contain a description of the vehicle, its registration and lien history in the province, together with average wholesale and retail values for its model and year, where available. Buyers should ask to see the package before making any decision to purchase. Sellers must also give package -to the-bilyer-whet the sale is made fatal. And there's no way of getting around it. The new owner must have the package and present it with other documents to the licence issuing office. The ownership of a used vehicle will Councillors pose tough questions to committee WASTE MANAGEMENT Bruce County's waste management committee faced some questions Tuesday, Sept. 14 from councillors who appear to be having second thoughts about . a county- wide waste management plan. Dale Wilson, Walkerton reeve, accused the waste management committee of "getting into the recycling business" by advocating pain exchange days and composters. "Why not involve BASWRA (Bruce Area Solid Waste Recycling Association)? Wilson asked com- mittee chair Stuart Reavie. Another councillor asked if municipalities will be able to use each other's landfill sites when the county plan is completed, while Amabel reeve Bill Ferris denounced county -wide waste management as "a nightmare". "They fill one site after another until they have nowhere to go," he said. Consultants defended the county master plan as the most Cost-effec- tive way of providing landfill. sites. "The nightmare will be the same for every municipality that faces it. You need a high level of cooperation in the county so everybody is looked after," said Willard Page of the Ministry of Environment. Page said the county has to show leadership if it wants to solve the waste problem. •turn to page 3