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The cash-strapped federal Liberal Party claims it saved
money by paying John Turner more than $33,000 last year
for using his own apartment rather than a hotel when he
visited Toronto.
That may be true, but there seems something fun-
damentally wrong in a man being paid to live in his own
home, perhaps even more so when we consider that man is
the leader of a political party struggling to work out from
under a debt load of almost $5 million.
However, Mr. Turner's principal secretary, Peter
Connolly, 'says neither the leader nor the party makes any
apologies for this, since the unusual arrangement actually
saves the Liberals money. The 58 nights which Mr. Turner
spent in Toronto last year would have cost much more had
he used hotel suites, Mr. Connolly reasons. "An average
two-bedroom hotel suite in Toronto — average — is $575 -
before taxes, room service and everything else; and that
comes to about $32,000, and then you put a hundred bucks
on it, average, for the other things that you would spend .
and you get yourself well past the money the party is
spending, so it is a sensible arrangement."
Mr. Turner earns $122,300 a year, which includes $19,400
in a tax-free expense allowance, and his official residence,
Stornoway, i provided by the federal government at no
cost. ,Although we have no idea what he pays to rent his
Toronto apartment, it is probably safe to assume that
$2,750 monthly cuts at least a healthy portion from that
expense. Not bad for a leader whose caucus is quick to
rake Prime Minister Brian Mulroney over the coals for
borrowing from the federal Progressive Conservative
party,
There is something to be said for a man who willingly
chooses to stay in his own residence rather than burden his
party with the expense of paying, hotel bills. However, the
$33,000 payment wipes much of the lustre from the act.
Besides, it's no doubt still possible to get pretty
reasonable — and suitable for a man of Mr. Turner's
status — hotel accommodation in Toronto — for under
$33,000.
Dominant issue
A number of issues have been identified in the March 31
byelection in London North, but by far, the one most
dominating the campaign is that of Sunday shopping.
Of the five candidates seeking the seat vacated by
Liberal Ron Van Horne in December, three oppose the
government's plan to let municipalities decide whether or
not to allow Sunday shopping. Progressive Conservative
Dianne Cunningham, New Democrat Diane Whiteside and
Brenda Rowe of the. Family Coalition are all opposed. Not
surprisingly, Liberal Elaine Pensa supports the provincial
government's policy although she has had to reconcile it
with her "family-oriented background". Freedom Party
candidate Barry Malcolm, who managed to get 534 votes in
Election '87, also favors Sunday shopping.
Premier David Peterson, in opening the door to Sunday
shopping and steadfastly promising to drag into the future
any opponents to his policy of letting municipalities decide
on the issue, has painted himself into a corner on this
thorny issue.
In doing so, Mr. Peterson becomes more and more out of
touch with a large and important body of public opinion.
The Ontario Liberals now have the strongest coalition in
recent history against them. In a rare display of unity,
churches, unions, retail businesses, retailers'
associations, and even the man on the street, for one
reason or another, are now committed to the baffle against
Sunday shopping.
• Most feel that leaving the decision to the municipalities
is an almost certain guarantee that Sunday shopping will
be permitted, lust about everywhere. Even cif. a single
region in a municipality decides to allow storesitoOpart,
these people say, other mUnic!pallfles wIH have tztellow:
suit in order to avoidJOsing :bustnest-fOri eity 'Own
retailers ",' C
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MARCH 1941
A Folk School will be held at the
home of Mrs. James Anderson, fifth
line of Morris, for four days next
week. About 15 young farm people
will attend from the northern part of
Huron. Some of the subjects taken
will be Federation of Agriculture,
municipal taxation, producer and
consumer .co-operatives, health
services, the place of the church in
the rural community, public
speaking, art appreciation, music
appreciation and supervised
recreation.
Mrs. Percy Clark of Wingham
presented a silver spoon to the infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Whitfield of Atwood who was the
first baby born -in the new Listowel
Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Clark was
the first baby born in the former
hospital.
Lawrence Hiseler has been ac-
cepted iw the Ordinance Corps and
reports to London Saturday. Nor-
man Welwood,who was accepted by
the RCAF about a month ago, will
report Saturday also.
Three showers were held for Miss
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Vera Fryfogle who left for Stratford
General Hospital as a nurse -in -
training. Hostesses 'were Miss
Shirley McLean, Mrs, Clayton
Fryfogle and Mrs. Morris Swanson.
In the table tennis playoffs at. the
public school the senior winners
were Mary Forbes and Helen
Lockridge; junior, Shirley Yeoman
and Rose Ohm.
Darrell Biggs reported at the head
office of the Dominion Bank in
Toronto, to be assigned to one of the
city branches. Darrell is the 10th
Wingham youth to enter the services
of the Dominion Bank in the past five r
years.
MARCH 1954
The people of Wingham must have
rubber bones or built-in stabilizers,
or both. Nothing else could account
for the fact that they fight a six- T
month battle every year with w
Wingham's slippery sidewalks and
come out of it relatively un- w
scratched. The only things slipperier $
than Wingham's sidewalks are
Wingham's streets but residents w
don't seem to complain. They ,risk M
life and limb at every step! is
Paul Higgins of Wroxeter, 12 -year- Mr
old son of Mr. and Mrs, Stuart W
Higgins, is very happy these days. W
Paul, who has been the London Free
Press paper boy for the past three M
years, has worta trip to Maple Leaf A
Gardena to see a National League m
hockey match.
The Wroxeter Public School was c
completely gutted by fire when a de
blaze of unknotvn origin broke out in us
the basement and within two hours
left only the bare walls standing. bee
The 56 pupils of the school will be th
transported by butikto Ford:vitt. Me bo
School Was -50 years old.
The Wingham General Hospital
board will. eall for tenders on the Ma
POPtSed pew 504)edwing within the vit
„Belt- feW *eelut. Plans for the new Lis
Addition have been in the Making for Hary
the past two years. The board had
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previously estimated that they could
afford to spend approximately
$500,000 on the new wing, including
the boiler room and laundry room
now under construction.
Mrs. Elwood Barbour was re-
elected president of the St. Helens
Women's Institute when - 29 ladies
attended the March meeting. Vice-
presidents are Mrs. Andrew Gaunt
and Mrs. James Curran; Mrs. F.
McQuillin is secretary -treasurer. -
At the annual meeting of Belgrave
Co-operative Association, Martin
Grasby and Simon Hallahan were
e -elected as directors. Herman
Nethery was elected to take the
lace of Norman Coolies, retiring
director.
MARCH 1964
At the regular meeting of Howick
Township Council, William Austin
as appointed livestock -valuator.
George Ashton's application for
warble fly inspector was accepted at
1.25 per hour.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael lilavach
ere married at Hambleton
emorial Chapel, Simcoe. The bride
the fornier Betty Zinn, daughter of
. and Mrs. Kenneth Zinn, RR 3,
ingham, They will reside in
ingham.
The annual meeting of the
aitland Valley Conservation
uthority approved a recom.
endation to obtain a 229 -acre tract
near the village of Benmiller for a
onservation area. The area will be
veloped as a year-round multiple -
e area.
Mrs. Bert Pocaluyko, who has
n, hairdressing in Fordwich for
e past two years, has sold her
aines8 to Miss Carol Noll of
towel. Skipping the group was
ey Fisher, with his wife, Marie, (Continued on Page 5A)
lmerston.
Wingham rink won the Andrew
kohn Trophy at the annual in-
ational mixed bonspiel in