Tory travelling roadshow pays a quick visit By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff or a political party that‘s not supposed to be campaignâ€" 4 mg yet, the federal Tories were out in force Thursday "meetâ€" ing" with voters all through Oakville. Yet other than the Sir John Colborne Senior Citizens Recreation Centre, the touring cabinet ministers restricted their Festivities begin with ‘Family Music in the Park,‘ a ‘family night â€" kids welcome‘ with entertainâ€" More than 8,000 people are expected to attend this year‘s Summerfest, the secondâ€"year that it‘s a threeâ€"day event. Summerfest expanded to three days last year, and attracted more than 7,000 peoâ€" ple. "%he 9th annual threeâ€"day Summerfest begins tonight games, Conklin rides, food and fun for the whole family at Nottinghill Gate Park in Glen Abbey. Ninth Annual Summerfest starts tonight A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 31 No. 99 Roger Bastien took advantage of the hot weather to have some fun on his Sea Lion 750 in the lakewaters just off Bronte Beach. FUN ON THE WATER On hand at the Centre were Minister of Government Services Paul Dick and Minister of International Trade Tom Hockin who were joined by mayor Ann Mulvale, the Oakvilleâ€"Milton PC candidate. Otto Jelinek, former Revenue minister in the Mulroney cabinet, lent his weight to the whirlwind stopover as well. appearances to area corporations. The road show was 45 minutes late, however, delayed during its ment by the Northern Lites, a fiveâ€" piece steel band, on stage tonight from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. The Northern Lites Steel Drums of ) GLEN ABBEY‘S FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1993 stint at Menasco Aerospace. As a result the ministers and Mulvale had time for only a quick photo opportunity before they were off to SmithKline Beecham Pharma. Their last local stop of the day was Monencoâ€"AGRA. (In total, the ministers made 22 appearâ€" ances from Mississauga to Ancaster, ranging from a pancake breakfast to a "come as a tacky tourist" luau.) Canada has has entertained at downtown Oakville‘s Midnight Madness for three years. Having missed the euchre Conklin Amusement Rides and _ ~ SANDWICH 16 oz. PEPSI Mz FORAUIMITED TIME AT PARTICIPATING TIM HORTONS. PEPSIâ€"COLA" AND "PEPST ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF PEPSICO, INC. crowd at the Colborne Centre, the group â€" with the exception of Dick â€" proved it would go any lengths for votes by taking part in a lineâ€" dancing class. The effort wasn‘t lost on Ennisclare resident Ken Walters, however. "I think it‘s a good thing. I know it‘s an election but it shows nonetheless that they‘re interestâ€" ed," he said. Saturday promises to be a busy day starting with the Kinsmen Pancake Breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m.; followed by the Conklin rides open from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. A S5â€"kilometre road race starts at 9 a.m.; pony rides begin at 10 a.m., games of chance run from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Wheels Parade starts at 10:30 a.m. for all those who have decorated their bikes, (See ‘Fun‘ page 3) Midway open, for both adults and children, Friday at about 6 p.m., along with the Bavarian Beer Garden. Mulvale was similarly upbeat, (Photo by Riziero Vertolli) 24 Pages explaining that the people she‘s met have shaken off the "recesâ€" sion mentality." Dick explained that while votâ€" ers are preâ€"occupied with the deficit and unemployment he agreed with Mulvale that the prime minister is winning them (See ‘Tory‘ page 7) "They‘re feeling good about what Kim Campbell is doing," she said. "There is a sense of optiâ€" mism." Today‘s iecsesssscssscessessesscce CLASSIFIED..................... 19â€"22 SINCERELY YOURS...........23 Details, details Boys of Summer The Income Tax Specialists Income Tax School starting soon See Pg. 13 for further details Call 681â€"8006 ext. 102 for more information Page 12 Page 16 makes events special For them hockey is never out of season 16â€"17