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-------- Es en ---- da A RE ----------_- 10 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 11, 1992 Local Liberals excited about future of party By Scott Anderson Local members of the Liberal Party of Ontario are excited about the future following the election of a new leader on Sat- urday. In a long and gruelling battle, Fort William M.P.P. Lyn McLe- od was chosen as the new lead- er, narrowly beating out Mur- ray Elston by nine votes. Marilyn Pearce, who was de- feated by NDP candidate Gord Mills in the 1990 provincial elec- tion, attended the weekend con- vention in Hamilton as a dele- gate. Mrs. Pearce said the party has made "a change of direc- tion." She noted that its mem- bers chose a relative newcomer instead of Mr. Elston, who had more than 10 years of political experience. Mrs. McLeod was firstelected in 1987. "We're moving now into the future instead of dwelling on past mistakes," Mrs. Pearce said. Although she did not indicate who she supported throughout the weekend, she did say she was "pleased with the outcome." Mrs. Pearce said the fact that the party elected its first wom- Managing Director REACHING OUT Since 1986 there has been an Undertaker/Funeral Director at the corner of Queen and Perry Streets in downtown Port Perry. In August 1990 I bought this Funeral Home from Harold Wagg who wished to retire many years in funeral service. I grew up in Aurora when it was only;a little bigger than Port Perry is today. My introduction into 9 Funeral Service was with the Marshall Funeral Home in Richmond Hill in 1980; after graduating from Humber College in Rexdale, I stayed with Marshall's as a Licensed Funeral - Director until 1988. The two years prior to coming to Port Perry | spent with the Ward Funeral Home in Toronto (which I have been told is the largest in Canada). Since moving into the apartment over the Wagg Funeral Home a year and a half ago, I realized that to be a part of the community you have to be involved in it. With this in mind 1 joined B.LLA., the Chamber of Commerce, the Knights of Columbus and Warriner Lodge #75 of the Oddfellows. The Wagg Funeral Home McDermott-Panabaker Chapel is also a member of the Ontario Funeral Service Association, the Bay of Quinte Funeral Service Association (of which I am a Diréctor), and the Canadian Independent Funeral Homes. I am looking forward to continuing the caring and distinctive service to my community that my redecessors Harold and Bill Wage, Grant McDermott and Ant Panabaker, Archie McDermott, Merle and Bill Letcher and W.J. Davis (who began here in 1846) gave when called upon to do so, day or night, summer or winter. Wagg Funeral Home Ltd. McDERMOTT-PANABAKER CHAPEL 216 Queen Street, Port Perry 985-2171 a NN a an leader, had no bearing on the decision. She said both Mrs. McLeod and Mr. Elston were ex- cellent choices, but felt Mrs. McLeod was more the direction they wanted to move towards. ° She said the fact that Mr. Els- ton was associated with the past may have hurt his chances. Ken Carruthers, a director of the Durham Liberal Party, said the weekend "was very excit- ing." "I don't know if I've ever seen a more exciting and tight elec- tion." He said the election of the first woman to leader of an On- tario political party was " a posi- tive step." "The age of women in key po- sitions is with us," he said. He said Mrs. McLeod repre- sents a new voice on the issue of reform. Although confident that the party made the right choice, Mr. Carruthers said some of the old- er members of the party felt "un- comfortable" with the decision. But he says most people made the decision based on leader- ship qualities instead of one based on sex. "She was the best overall can- didate. She worked hard," he said. He added that her cam- paign was "masterfully orches- trated." "If that's any indication of what she can do, then I'm very excited about the future," he said. Despite throwing his support PORT PERRY DENTAL CENTRE 238 Queen St. 985-8451 Dr. A. Chia, Dr. J. Cottrell, Dr. M. Garfat, Dr. J. Hardy Dr. T. King - (Orthodontist) Open: Monday - Thursday 8:30 am to 8:00 pm Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Saturday 9:00 am to 12:00 noon behind Murray Elston, Bill Bal- linger, an immediate past mem- ber of the Ontario Legislature, said he believes the Liberal Par- ty isin good shape. He says Mrs. McLeod is a "good leader, hard worker and is bright." Throughout the weekend, the party delegates were told that they weren't just picking a new Liberal leader, they were choos- ing "the next premier of Onta- rio." Now that the leader has been chosen, the members say it 1s time to rebuild the party. Mrs. Pearce says they "must now take a look at the big pic- ture." She says the NDP have only short-term goals and are just "reacting to the problems of the day." The Liberals must devise long-term strategies. Mr. Carruthers says the par- ty must now establish itself as the challenger in the next elec- tion. He says the number one priority is to redevelop the par- ty, which he says has been at a standstill since its defeat in Sep- tember, 1990. He said there was a good feel- ing within the party at the con- vention and he hopes this feel- ing continues. "I'm quite excited about the future," he said. Mr. Ballinger said the week- end was the first step in the re- surgence of the Liberal Party in Ontario. He said there is no question that it was the begin- ning of the end for the NDP Par- ty in Ontario. Saturday & eve a DURHAM We welcome all new patients with open -arme mouths. ] intments available u uest. "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice™ SC As A ST The organization "The Victims of Violence" were the recip- lents of a cheque for $850 from Kevin Wilson (left) and Steve Armstrong. They presented the money, which they raised at a New Year's Eve party at Mr. Wilson's home in Cawker Creek, to Carol Poirier, a volunteer with the organization. Each year Mr. Wilson holds a party and donates the proceeds to a different cause. D. J. TAYLOR INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. 169 North St., Port Perry LOL 1B7 Guaranteed Investment Certificates (Rates Subject to Change without Notice) PHONE 985-8416 WEIGHT RESTRICTION REGULATIONS will be in force on roads under the jurisdiction of the Regional Municipality of Durham, effective March 1 to approximately May 1, 1992 Vehicle loads are restricted to FIVE TONNES per axle in accordance with Durham Region By-law Number 251-89. Signs will be erected on all Regional Roads to which these Weight restrictions apply. V.A. Silgailis, P. Eng. 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