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The unofficial re- sults of the ref- erendum vote put the 'No' side at 49.7 per cent and the 'Yes' at 48.5 per cent with 1.8 per cent rejected. By Jerry Lamport MONTREAL - It was a banner day. Red maple leaves, fleurs de lis, and provincial flags from each and every province coast to coast. Signs from Moose Jaw, Sas- katchewan; Kincardine, Ontario; Listowel, Ontario; Burnaby, Brit- ish Columbia; Bathurst, New Brunswick echoing the same sen- timent: 'Unity'; 'One Canada'; 'Please Don't Go'; 'United We Stand, Divided We Fall'. Chants of 'Can -a -da'; 'No, No Parizeau' and 'No Merci Monsieur Bouchard!' brought a deafening roar to the crowd of an estimated 150,000 that started gath- ering for the noon rally at Place du Can- ada at 9 a.m. Place du Can- ada is located at the corner of Peel and iron- ically Rene Levesque in downtown Montreal. The highlight of the rally was speeches from: Jean Charest, Dan- iel Johnson and Prime Minister Jean Chretien, the three principles in the Federalist 'Non' campaign. A huge Canadian flag from the Peace Tower in Ottawa was held down by participants on a very windy, over- cast Friday autumn day. They came from all over Canada, including the Yukon Territories. Shirley and Ron (from Banff, Alberta) flew into "I can't believe it has come to this. I am proud to be Canadian, I can't imagine a separate Quebec." Citizen of the year named EXETER - Last Tuesday night's annual Town Banquet was held to recognize the contribution volunteers make to their community. This year two outstanding citizens were thanked for their long commit- ment to the Town of Exeter. John Stephens who has made many contributions to the town, most recently being chairperson of the Park Project Committee, was an- nounced as 1995 Exeter Citizen of the Year. Mayor Ben Hoogenboom introduced Stephens as a long-time res- ident and family man who lists among his many accomplishments spearheading the fundraising push to build the South Huron Rec- reation Centre and coordinating the McNaughton Park project. ....,..In response to the many accolades Stephens received, he accepted the award on behalf of the Lions Club and especially thanked Ted Jones who also served on the Park Project Committee. Stephens joked that everyone knew he was available for projects like the Sce- nic Garden when he retired. "It doesn't pay to retire in this town," said Stephens. Stephens also thanked council for their cooperation in the park pro- ject as well as Glen Kells and his PUC crew and the Fire Department for the work they provided which, he said, saved the project thou- sands of dollars. The second member of the community recognized at the gathering was retiring Fire Chief Gary Middleton. Middleton has served the community for 27 years as Fire Chief and retired effective October 16. Middleton worked for the Town of Exeter for 30 years and spent a total of 34 years with the fire department. John Morgan has replaced Middleton as chief after three decades of training personnel, creating fire prevention programs and fighting fires. Middleton said it won't be easy to leave the department where he has developed many friendships. John Stephens receives thanks from Mayor Hoogenboom. Montreal from Calgary at the spur of the moment. "I couldn't imagine being any- where else. We have family here in Quebec. We want them to stay a part of the Canadian family." Jane, from Montreal, came direct- ly from work to be there for the speeches, she had tears in her eyes. "I can't believe it has come to this," she said. "1 am proud to be Canadian, I can't imagine a separate Quebec." "I can't believe Parizeau and Bou- chard's ignorance and selfishness, they are tractors, pure and simple," said Brent from Trois-Rivieres. The Unity Rally culminated with speeches from each of the prin- ciples, Charest, Johnson and Chre- tien. The message was confident and direct. Canada needs Quebec; Quebec needs Canada. Each speaker was met with deafening applause. The ultimate highlight was 150,000 Canadians singing 0 Canada in unison. As the crowd dispersed, the flags and chants con- tinued for hours, 'Can -a -da', 'No, No, No' and words of the Prime Minister, 'Vive le Quebec, Vive le Canada!' Prior to the referendum vote on Monday, Jerry Lamport, con- stituency assistant for Huron -Bruce MP Paul Steckle, travelled to Mon- treal for the Unity Rally on Friday. Lamport arrived in Montreal with a bus trip organized by Patrick O'Brien, MP for London Mid- dlesex. The trip was planned due to a flood of calls from concerned constituents to area MPs. Many in- quired about the possibility of go- ing to Quebec prior to the ref- erendum to promote the 'No' side. Twelve buses left from London heading to Montreal - three from the University of Western Ontario and nine from O'Brien's office. Jerry Lamport is the Con- stituency Assisant for Huron -Bruce M.P. Paul Steckle. • `No' supporters unravel a huge' flag during the rally in Montreal on Friday. Man turns lights on to support Canadian unity LUCAN - To show their support before the outcome of Monday's 'No' victory referendum, many people in Canada promoted keeping the country together. One of them was Douglas Cassan, of Lucan, who in a private vigil decorated his house with lights to symbolize peace, harmony and good will between Quebec and the rest of Can- ada. "What is needed is some kind of signal from me as an individual that I care," said Cassan a few days before the referendum. Monday night he turned off the lights that have been glowing 24 hours a day at his home on the outskirts of Lucan. The "candle in the window" idea came to Cassan while he was cleaning out his garage one night last week, a task that inspired him to decorate until mid- night. "You feel absolutely helpless in the face of this that you want to do something," he said, adding he is very strongly in favor of the winning 'No' side, because he believes Quebec will benefit as a con- tinued part of -Canada whereas Separation, in his view, spells polit- ical and economic instability. Cassan strongly feels a familiarity with Quebec helps us to under- stand it better. While hitchhiking through Quebec in the 1960's, Cassan met an elderly widow and because she spoke French, he ex- plained, he distrusted her at first. When he approached her she hand- ed him 35 cents. "She thought I needed something," said Cassan, who had $300 with him at the time. "That, to me, more than anything else sym- bolizes Quebec," he said. "I think the kindness and the generosity was there." Although Cassan doesn't feel Quebec deserves special treatment, he believes the recognition the province seeks should be available to all of Canada. He's also concerned many people will use politicians as scapegoats instead of taking individual responsibility for keeping the country together. "Politicians by necessity must polarize the issue," he said. Cassan's wife, Susan, posted his unity message on the internet. "If one town starts," read the press release, "maybe the idea will spread. If all Canada shines its light, Quebecers will know their quest is over; they are already safely home." As a result of that message, Cassan was interviewed by the Mon- treal Gazette and, from what he heard, a few people in London and Lucan had turned their Christmas lights on early. Police cruiser damaged in high speed chase AILSA CRAIG - A police cruiser was damaged in a high speed chase Thursday when an object was tossed from the pursued vehicle. Following a break and enter at the Ailsa Craig Apothecary, Lucan OPP officers chased the stolen sus- pect vehicle at speeds reaching 160 km until it was abandoned'in Lon- don. Damage to the cruiser was esti- mated at $1,000. A set cf scales and pharmaceutical supplies were stolen from the apothecary. Tools stolen by writing false cheque EXETER - Exeter Tool and Ren- tal reported the theft of $3,388 worth of tools on October 17 after two males picked up the supplies and wrote a false business cheque as collateral. The altered cheque had a busi- ness name of Orbinson & Son Ren- ovations with a Nairn address. The addresses, phone numbers and work locations were false. Exeter OPP is in contact with a number of other police departments in Southern Ontario who are inves- tigating similar incidents. 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