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PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 16, 1992 - 5 "A Family Tradition for 126 Years" Port Perry Star wins four awards for excellence ~_I¥'s been a remarkable year for staff at the Port Perry Star, Just a few short months after winning. three awards from the Ontario Community Newspaper Association (OCNA), the Star has been notified it will received another four awards. This time the awards come from the Canadian Community Newspaper Association (CCNA), which - represents more than 690 English language news- papers across the country, and will be presented at "the group's annual convention in Edmonton next "month. : By far, the most gratifying honor was learning 'the Port Perry Star has been judged by its peers as the "Best All-Round Community Newspaper" in its circulation class in Canada. ~ Proud, you bet we are! In addition to this most prestigious award, the Port Perry Star will also receive a First Place for 'Best Editorial Page, Second for Best Front Page, and a Blue Ribbon Award for finishing in the top one-third of its class. Both the CCNA and OCNA newspaper competitions are designed to recognize out- standing overall achievement in the community press. In both competitions there are classes for General Excellence and Premier Awards. In the General Excellence competition, judging is based on the entire newspaper, with points given for front page, editorial page, community news, pictures, advertising, typography, make-up, local features and columns. The Star came first! There are a number of different classes in General Excellence (the Star falls into the class of newspapers with a circulation of between 5,000 and 12,499 copies), which enables newspapers of similar size and format to compete favorably. Larger and smaller circulation newspapers compete for these awards in different classes. Although receiving awards is not a new experience for the Port Perry Star, (28 awards in the past 10 years) winning six awards in one year is a first. While this accomplishment is extremely gratifying and fulfilling for staff and management of the Star, it should also be considered an honor for the community. Star publisher J. Peter Hvidsten praised his 1s first as Best Community Newspaper entire staff saying "it was their spirit of dedication, co-operation and commitment to be the best, which proved to be the winning formula." But Mr. Hvidsten also said, "while it's nice to be recognized by our peers as one of the top community newspapers in Canada, winning awards in competitions is not what community newspapers are all about." "We don't take our role in the community lightly," he said, emphasizing that serving the residents, organizations and institutions, which make up Scugog Township, has been the Star's number one priority for the past 126 years. The Port Perry Star would like to salute its loyal staff, advertisers, contributors and readers, for their help in making these awards possible. Only through the joint efforts of all these parties can a community hope to enjoy the benefits of a strong, healthy and respected publication. We all thank you for continuing to make the Port Perry Star your number one newspaper choice in Scugog Township. It is an honor to have been chosen as one of the Best All-Round Community Newspapers in Canada. | Party wants real referendums D. J. TAYLOR From Page 1 therefore help point the way to solutions that have stymied the politicians." He says those same politi- cians do not believe that the public has enough knowledge or sound enough judgement to help make decisions on complex issues. "Reformers say that all laws and policies, no matter how complex, eventually come down to a yes or no vote in Parliament anyway. And if you don't trust the people to make important decisions, you don't believe in democracy, and ought not to be sitting in a democratic parlia- ment." While on the subject of refe- rendums, Mr. Manning took a shot at Bill C-81, or as he calls it "Mulroney's Referendum Legis- lation." "The current legislation, while a step in the right direc- tion, still falls far short of the real referendum legislation that a modern democracy re- quires," he said. He called the legislation "not binding", adding the goverment will act on the people's wishes if it is what the government also wantsoritcan ignore the people altogether. Mr. Manning said the legisla- tion does not take into account Canada's regional character, does not oblige the government to stage a so-called national ref- erendum in all provinces, and is designed to advance the Conser- vative government's "partisan agenda." "For all these reasons, Re- formers say there is a great deal INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. 169 North St., Port Perry LOL 1B7 Guaranteed Investment (Rates Subject to Change without Notice) Certificates PHONE 985-8416 Ontarian's reforming Manning says party's popularity is growing The Reform Party of Canada is on its way to becoming the largest national political party in terms of direct citizen partici- pation, and alarge percentage of that growth isin Ontario. So says Preston Manning, party leader and guest speaker ata Reform Party luncheon held at the Mill Run Golf and Country Club near Uxbridge on Wednesday. The Reform Party came to Ontario just over one year ago after the western membership voted in a party-wide referendum to become a "truly national party" and extend its activity across the Manitoba-Ontario border all the way to the Atlantic, Mr. Manning said. "One year ago, we had about 60,000 members in the west and less than 10,000 in Ontario," the leader said. "Today...we have about 35,000 members in Ontario and 130,000 across the coun- try. The Reform Party is well on its way to becoming the largest political party in Canadain terms of direct citizen participation. This is an indication of significant interest and real progress." He said the idea of a Reform Party for Canada was first for- mally raised and endorsed at a Vancouver conference five years ago. Its initial support came from disaffected Conservatives in Alberta and British Columbia. "Today almost 65 per cent of our members are people who have had no previous federal or provincial party affiliation, and the remaining 35 per cent include increasing numbers of people who have previously voted Liberal or NDP," Mr. Manning said. "In other words, our political base is broadening, and that too is progress." More than 70 constituency associations capable of recruiting and nominating candidates for a federal election have formed in Ontario, the leader said, adding he expects that number to in- crease to 99 by the fall. He expects more than 200 Reform Party candidates will seek seats in the House of Commons in the next federal election. Due to this "progress", the leader feels the party has complet- ed its first round of activity and is ready to get on to the next lev- el which includes pre-election campaignsin the federal ridings. "If this second round of Reform activity is anywhere near as successful as the first round, I believe it is realistic to predict that a significant number of Reformers will be elected to the next federal Parliament," Mr. Manning said. "There we will at long last have an opportunity to represent and present in legis- lative form those reforms which we believe are necessary to get Canada's constitutional, fiscal, and parliamentary houses in or- der for the 21st century." of work to be done to give Cana- da a real referendum bill, and | MUTUAL FUNDS Invest Wisely ROBERT J. GOW 434-6161 (TORONTO LINE) 683-1081 RICHARDSON GREENSHIELDS we would very much appreciate your support in sending mem- bers to the Canadian Parlia- ment to carry that work for- ward." Robert J. 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