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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1984-08-01, Page 2PE1 .cli$1044EATAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1,1984 Pert Shampoo 300 MI. 249 500- ey mail - see details below 200 MI. Spray 60 MI. Roll -On 60 G. Solid Head & Shoulders Shampoo 300 MI. 249 Crest 9 Toothpaste SAVE $5.00 BY MAIL Get a '5.00 Voucher by mail, good on a future purchase in this store, when you buy 4 of the above products. Scope Mouthwash 1 L. 399 Wondra Wondra Hand Lotion 199 Photo Special stet of rd prints Offer good on original colour prin$1rolls brought In tor processing. OFFER EXPIRES: August 15, 1984 TRIANGLE DISCOUNT., o lit The Square, Goderlch/Maln Corner, Clinton/Main Corner, Seaforth (/,. 1 Goderich Men's Slow Pitch League Presents Its 6thANNUA SLOWPITCH TOURNAMENT Friday -Saturday -Sunday -Monday AUGUST 3-4-5-6 4 TEAMS Divided Into Two Divisions Teams From As Far Away As Hamilton, Brantford, London, Wallaceburg, Walkerton OVER 54000. IN PRIZE MONEY Free Dance Saturday, August 4 Music Provided By Advanced Audio Sound From Walkerton Proceeds To Diamond Improvements And Equipment Licensed Under Special Occasion Permit G e And Super Ent rtegnment C111311141CT uro CLINTON-Aruce McDonald a .30 -Year old insurance broker from .Mildn'fay will take the Hluron•$ruce Liberals to the polls tn_ the September4 federal election. McDonald earned the Liberal nod on July 26 in Clinton when more than 650 people fill- ed the high school auditorium to pick their candidate. The voters chose McDonald over Heather Redick of Zurich on the first ballot. A life long resident of the riding, McDonald was born'in Brussels and raised on a farm in Grey Township. His family has a history of involvement in community and civic affairs and his great -great- grandfather was the first reeve of Grey Township. The young Liberal candidate was educated at Walton Public School, Seaforth High School and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo. He was the owner and president of D.B. McDonald Insurance Brokers in Formosa and Mildmay in 1981 and is now a partner with Craig, McDonald, Reddon Insurance Brokers in Formosa, Mildmay and Walker- ton. McDonald has been involved in Liberal party politics for the past 12 years. He is past president of the Liberal Association and past -campaign chairman in 1979 and 80. He was a delegate to the June '84 Leader- ship Convention in Ottawa and currently serves as vice president of the Western On- tario North Liberal Association. McDonald told the Liberal audience, "What you see is what you get." He said he offers no illusions but offers, "youth, en- thusiasm and vitality." He said that the Liberal party is one of "reform and renewal....our party has, emerged renewed, revitalized....' t The Liberal candidate emphasized that government must be open to the people and proposed that he would hold two• public meetings a year and have two constituency offices. "The residents of Huron -Bruce pay the MP's salaries," he noted. McDonald stressed the need for free enterprise, and said that the backbone of the economy is based on agriculture and small business. He said he is committed to the preservation of the family farm. Family farms, he noted, have been associated with bankuptcy and foreclosure and government • era Ipolicies mud developed to help farmers. nnovative, tax •po44e0 are needed, along with reasonable long and,short term credit. • "small Ousifesses," he said, "create jobs "and can expand oily foreign market. His campaign speech stressed, "equal pay for equal work of equal value" and also emphasized that Canada cannot allow: tine t. +loyment to destroy people's dignity and i sillusion young graduates, McDonald said that the close association Huron -Bruce has to Agriculture Minister Ferguson from neighboring Lambton, Middlesex could be beneficial to the riding. "I'm concerned about the betterment. of this riding," he said. He emphasized, "Huron -Bruce needs a thorough, active MP with a voice of asser- tiveness and knowledge. Citizens of Huron - Bruce have been on the wrong side of the house for too long." He concluded his nomination speech by saying, "I did not enter this race to lose. I'm not a token candidate." McDonald's opponent in the Huron -Bruce Liberal nomination race was Heather Redick, 37, of Zurich. A Huron County resident for 12 years, she . has spent the last 10 years as general manager at the Huron Country Playhouse in Grand Bend. She said that the issues facing the Cana- dian government include the fight against , acid rain, education, rights and concerns of women, (particularly farm `women); the creation of new jobs, world peace and the strengthening of the petro industry.,", She noted that in Huron -Bruce the main area of concern is the family farm. She said that the farm was, "essential to 'the life- blood and economy of all Canadians....the family farm is•a unit that must be maintain- ed and enhanced." Mrs. Redick also supported the need for improvements at the Goderich harbor. She noted that Goderich was the hub of Huron - Bruce and the harbor services and business were essential to the riding. Guest speaker; Senator Ann Cools told the audience, "All good politicians have lost one time or another....politics is a tough, dif- ficult business....it belongs to those who have enough stamina." She noted that politics don't give many rewards, "The greatest reward is doing what you have to do to make society a little bit better." Murray Cardiff, left, was acclaimed as candidate for the Huron -Bruce Progressive Con- servatives in Brussels July 23. The MP will represent the riding at the next federal election in September. Congratulating Mr. Cardiff is Kevin Campbell, newly elected president _of the Young Progressive Conservatives of Huron -Bruce. (Photo by Ron Wassink ) 144° 6 k\4 - Thursday, Friday and Saturday, August 2, 3 and 4th Getting our store ready for you has been lime consuming, but very enjoyable. Many long hours have been spent in the planning and del ,rating stages 10 ensure that you'll find shopping in our new surroundings a pleasant e'Iperienc e. Please join us now during our grand opening days at Every//iin9 goo(' and enjoy a free cup of coffee and cheese while you browse. SMOKED CHEDDAR i-7 $ 149 Reg. '1.491h. • Ib. '7.h9 Kg. *3.29' BIDE CREAM CHEESE $ /891h, 41.58 Kg. Reg. s1.89 Ib. '12.99 Kg DELUXE MIXED NUTS $ 89 Reg' .';.991h. • Ih '11 21 Kg. `R. %8 Kg. EICORICE ALLSORTS $1599) Reg 'I 69 lb m '5.91 Kg. 1 . '1. 1 Kg o er /hing J -/ 900cr QUALITY FOODS& FRIENDLY SERVICE 7 Albert Si. ( linton, l,ni. NOM 110 PHONE: 482.1478 Bruce McDonald will take the Huron -Bruce Liberals to the polls In the September 4 federal election. McDonald earned the Liberal nod over Iigather Redick on July 26. (Photo by Shelley McPhee) Huron -Bruce riding is profiled by Stats Can For the upcoming election, Statistics Canada has profiled the country's 282 Federal Electoral Districts as a central convenient source of information on the population and economic activity of each riding. The profile on the Federal Electoral District of Huron -Bruce shows that the riding had a total population of 67,820 in 1981. This represented a decline of 0.6 per cent from the 1976 figure while the population of Ontario increased by 4.4 per cent over the same period. The greatest changes in the riding's population were a 10.5 per cent decrease in the number of children (under 15 years) and a 10.7 per cent increase in the number of senior citizens, both in line with provincial trends. The over -64 age group made up 13.9 per .cent of the riding's population, compared to 10.1 per cent for the province. The voting age population, those 18 years and over, rose from 45,545 in 1976 to 47,520 in 1981; an increase of 4.3 per cent. Married people made up 67.3 per cent of the population aged 15 and over in 1981, slightly higher than the provincial figure. The number of divorced people increased 36.5 per cent between the 1976 and 1981 Censuses, and they represented 1.1 per cent of the riding's adult population, compared to 2.5 per cent for Ontario as a ';, whole. Lone -parent families made up 7.1 per tent of the total number of the riding's families, compared to 11 per cent for the province. In the period between censuses, the number of lone -parent families in the riding increased by 13.5 per cent while there was a 3.9 per cent increase in the total number of families. Average household site in the riding was. 2.9 persons in 1981, the same as the national average. People living alone made up 18.9 per cent of the households, a slightly smaller proportion than for all Ontario. More specifically, the profile shows that Goderich had a population of 7,322 in 1981, with 3,485 of this population being male and 3,835 being female for a 0.91 ratio of males to females. For more information on the various riding profiles, call toll-free 1-800-268-1151. 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