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"Those are the immediate things," said Docherty, adding she has also been thinking about how to create opportunities to interact more with the public. Docherty said between now and her inaugural board meeting Dec. 1st, she has a series of orientation meetings scheduled and she is also reviewing board minutes, rules of order and last year‘s budget. With her debut campaign behind her, Docherty said, "I think the voters were very thoughtful and while they were concerned with the cost of education, they are committed to giving kids high quality education. I think I touched a chord with voters in that respect." Arleen Reinsborough offers nothing but congratulations and best wishes to Anise Docherty. nise Docherty believes that A education is the biggest issue j in our lives today and she is "‘very excited" about the opportunity to be a part of the decisionâ€"making proâ€" cess, and involved in the development of education, at this time. "I feel great. I‘m very happy," said Docherty, the new Ward 2 public school trustee. "I‘m hoping people keep my _ Anise Docherty flyer and phone number and remember that I can‘t do this without them." Clark‘s first order of business will be to launch a newsletter and to attempt to reach members of her community, such as seniors, who don‘t have children in the school system. Clark was thankful to Smith for a cleanAcampaigh â€" "He was a gentleman throughout" â€" and her father for his "tireless" effort and "hours and hours of work" on her campaign. "It was a good campaign," said |â€" Clark, who believed her edge lay in the fact that Ward 1 taxpayers supported the educational issues as opposed to the botâ€" tom line. Her opponent Ken Smith‘s Lynne Clark approach was that the board be operated like a business it is big business." "With Ward 1 constituents, the kids come first," said Clark who defeated Smith with 2,368 votes as compared to 1,253. ith her decisive victory in Ward 1, public school trustee incumbent Lynne Clark was handed a third term to repreâ€" sent her constituents. We try to keep party politics out of local politics. I work for such a range of people that I really don‘t know what importance should be placed on the fact I was a candidate for the NDP more than 10 years ago. I mean, the last political event I was at was a Liberal party fundraiser!" said Flynn, adding the tactic wouldn‘t have been used if provincial premier Bob Rae was popular or at the top of the polls. The letter, signed only â€" a concerned neighbor â€" tied Flynn to the NDP. ... one.of my neighbors showed me some news clippings and I read that Flynn didn‘t think socialism would kill us. That‘s a lauch because the NDP A night for the incumbents in Halton Board of Education races Docherty new face in Ward 2 November 16, 1994 Flynn‘s comments were directed at a lastâ€"minute letter inserted into his challenger‘s election pamphlet, referring to Flynn‘s prior history as an NDP candidate. Flynn ran unsuccessfully as an NDP candidate in provincial and federal elections in the early ‘80s. Flynn, 39, a selfâ€"employed businessman is now in his third term at the region. McDougall â€" a chartered financial analyst â€" was involved in the Riggs Road parkland issue. "I‘d be interested to know just who is introducing party politics at the local level where it has no business," commented Flynn, who successfully held off a challenge for his Ward 1 regional seat from newcomer Cameron McDougall, during Monday‘s municipal election. Kevin Flynn returns as Ward 1 regional councillor By DIANE HART Special to the Beaver Incumbent Kevin Flynn doesn‘t like the idea of party politics being introduced on a local level. Local councillor, Jim Smith, failed in his bid to move up to regional council in Ward 6 â€" due to a strong challenge from former school board trustee Ann Fairfield. Ann Mulvale*: 18,003 By DIANE HART Special to the Beaver Kevin Flynn*: 2,848 Cameron McDougall:1,998 Ed Schuermer: 8,743 Lynne Clark*: 2,368 ocherty: 2,122 Ken Smith: . 1,253 Arleen Reinsborough:1,550 Fairfield tops Smith in Ward 6 Regional race K Ralph Robinson:* 3,884 Cameron Roach 936 Lynne Clark returns in Ward 1 Final results of Oakville Municipal Election Nov. 14th From the start of the evening Gilbert McCraw*: acclaimed Linda Hardacre: 2,278 Ron Planche: 1,965 Theresa Rodrigues: 969 Tedd Smith*: David Amato: 3,169 2,330 Jim Stock: 1 ;051 athy Graham : 2 John Hogg: 2,368 Monday, it was clear Smith had a battle on his hands. Fairfield was more than 100 votes ahead with just a quarter of the poll results counted during the early part of the evening. She continued to widen the gap throughout the evening, finally polling 700 votes more than Smith. "No, I‘m not surprised by the "I appreciate all of the support from the voters and my campaign workers," said Cole, an instructor with another board. "I didn‘t run against anybody; I ran for something," said Cole. "Even though I lost the election I don‘t feel defeated." The woman Reid defeated, teacher Barbara Cole, said she wished Reid "every success." One of Reid‘s main areas of concern is a "fat administraâ€" tion" and he intends to bring forward information supportâ€" ing his case. Reid‘s first order of business is to create support groups for himself, to allow him to do his job as trustee better and be an informed ‘voter‘ at the board table, he said. CT. Reid said he didn‘t believe the election came down to a vote between the issue of quality education versus fiscal restraint. His mandate is to provide quality education while using current resources more wisely. "I think our ward showed a high level of concern for quality education and responsible representation. I‘m glad it all came togethâ€" Neil Reid "We go a lot of community supâ€" port," said Reid, a business executive whose platform focused on fiscal responsibility and fostering a board more receptive to public input. eil Reid is feeling exhausted but gratified after his win as Ward 3 public school trustee by a vote of 2569 to 1860. "A lot of our schools need refurbishing and in some schools, students don‘t even have their own textbooks," she said. "I‘m hoping parents and children win." Reinsborough, owner of her own computer training busiâ€" ness, said there are many things to do in Ward 2. "People wanted to know what a trustee does. That‘s 60% of our taxes and people don‘t know what a trustee does," said Reinsborough. ""Above all and beyond all, the greatest reward will be that the children win â€" and the parents," said Reinsborough who expressed pride at the way she conducted her campaign. She said she wore out twoâ€"andâ€"aâ€"half pairs of shoes, passed out 9,000 flyers and worked very hard going doorâ€"toâ€"door. Reinsborough expressed concern that Docherty implement her strategies for open communication and access for the peoâ€" ple. "The people spoke, said Reinsborough, who fell 573 votes short of a v1ctory in Ward 2. "I accept the results of the democratic process." Reid new trustee in Ward 3 Keith Bird*: 3,053 Stephen Sparling*: Liz Behrens*: 2,211 John Graham:~ 1,456 acclaimed Jim Richards: 1,638 Janet Mitchell: Debbie Marklew*: 1,491 Janice Caster: _ 1,193 Barbara Cole: 1,860 Brian Bell: "This is the second campaign like this for me, but I guess it just comes with the territory," he said. McDougall could not be reached for comment. Flynn said he was being criticized for his attendance at council meetings despite his 91% attendance record â€" a fact he checked after he learned of the rumors circulating about it. Marshall Snowball*: 12,621 John Hinkley: 9,139 Jack Brewer*: 12,497 Bernie Haines: 8,748 John Rankin*: 10.385 Bruce Craig: _ 8,361 David Froom: 7,460 "I remember sitting in her hospital room dealing with this and thinking, you know, two hours ago, I was worried about how many signs I had," he said. While dealing with the death of his mother was an added strain, Flynn said the way people pulled together for him during the stressful period was gratifying. "I don‘t know who is responsible for this, but I took personal offense by it, and I don‘t think I‘ll ever forget it," he said. On Nov. 8th, Flynn‘s mother suffered a brain hemorrhage and he had to miss the allâ€"candidates meeting scheduled for the following evening. He released a statement explaining his absence, however, the following day the letter appeared. have just about killed me and my company, and I‘m committed not to supâ€" port any of their runs forâ€"another office, even in this town..." The letter continued, "...We can‘t afford to have any NDPer or socialist running our Oakville because we can‘t afford them..." Flynn said he had no problems with the content of the original McDougall election pamphlet, but the letter came at a particularly distressâ€" ing time for the veteran councillor. With the withdrawal of regional councillor Bill Logan, the election reverted to a twoâ€"way match between the incumbent Ward 6 local councillor and the former results," said Fairfield, entering the Town Hall after the votes were counted. "I‘m pleased and happy to be back in the saddle." THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Winning this election took "a lot of hard work and determiâ€" nation, and a lot of door knocking. It was a tough race." A close race saw both candidates running almost neck and neck until the last of the 64 polls came in to put Marklew in front. ard 5 public school trustee Debbie Marklew let out a loud whoop upon hearing she had won her bid for reâ€"election as Ward 5 public school trustee Monday. She defeated challenger Janice Caster by approximately 300 votes, 1491 to 1193. An extra five or six votes per poll "would have made the difference," said Bell, father of four and a viceâ€"principal in Peel. He felt voter turnout in the ward was "below what I would have expected." "I enjoyed the campaign immensely," said Bell, adding he‘s covered at least 40 of the 45 polls in his door knocking. ‘"The people here are very friendly, very positive . . . it was a great experience." Bell added he may run again in three years‘ time. "It is certainly a possibility. I was very much encouraged by the results." She said her network of éupponer's was "just a little broadâ€" er" than her challenger‘s, who also had widespread communiâ€" ty support. Siebert, a mother of three with an extensive background in the financial field, has sat on 17 board committees, estimates she devotes between 25 and 35 hours a week on trustee work. She feels voters supported her because "they know what kind of worker I am. A lot of people have got to know me." "It was a very close race, and I‘m _ Penny Siebert obviously really, really happy," says Siebert of her reâ€"election to a second term to the Halton Board of Education. "I‘ve worked really hard over the last three years, and I‘m pleased my community recognized that, and supported me. I‘m thankâ€" ful to my supporters â€" I had a lot of people backing me." hen Penny Siebert turned on the television at a friend‘s place Monday night, she learned she was only nine votes ahead of challenger Brian Bell in a tight race for the Ward 4 public trustee seat. That small lead developed into 238 votes in her favor as she defeated Bell 1,143 to 905. Fairfield â€" the current executive director of Halton Helping Hands â€" served three terms on the Halton Incumbent Marklew in Ward 5 school board trustee. Both are very active in the town. Smith â€" who runs two private companies â€" was first elected as a local councillor in 1988 and acclaimed three years later. Siebert returns in Ward 4 Sean Weir*: acclaimed Mark Farrow: _ 991 Kurt Franklin: _ 941 Thomas Pope: 630 Murray Walker: 616 Debbie Marklew Fairfield said throughout the campaign, she was working against traditional voter apathy in municiâ€" pal politics. Monday, she said that apathy won out again. "This is the one level of governâ€" ment that is closest to the people, and here it is... another time that they just don‘t get it. I don‘t know what it takes for the community to Fairfield alluded to the campaign as "having some wrinkles," but when pressed, said only she would be pursuing some last minute attacks on the issues. She believed her history of involvement in the town made the difference in the electoral victory. "There‘s a lot of caring and conâ€" cern," she said. "It (the plaza issue) is the most divisive, and it has to go away," commented Fairfield, outside the municipal building. Even on election night, a voter raised the issue of the "plaza", statâ€" ing to Fairfield that she didn‘t get her vote because of her stance on the issue. She said she was lured back into politics by what‘s known as the Grand Boulevard Plaza issue â€" a volatile debate over the fate of the commercial site, which has split the Iroquois Ridge community into two factions. Board of Education before retiring in 1985. She anticipates the Royal Commission on Learning‘s report, due in December, may have some impact on education (See ‘Board‘ page 4) First elected three years ago to the Halton Board of Education, Lane said she is "‘very pleased the voters continue |. to have confidence in me. I‘m commitâ€" | ted to working hard over the next term, and I plan to be active." Linda Lane The great challenge facing the Halton Board of Education, said Lane, is to "continue providing the best relevant educaâ€" tion in the most costâ€"effective manner." ‘‘First thing I would like to say is to congratulate Debbie. We ran a tight race which went fairly well," said Caster, adding she will be a watchdog and may run again. "I will be watching to see what happens over the next term." inda Lane romped over her oppoâ€" nent Richard Donafeld in her bid for reâ€"election to a second term as public school trustee for Ward 6. Lane easily defeated Donafeld 1670 to 569. Challenger Janice Caster, in her firstâ€"time bid seeking a trustee seat, agreed it was a tight race, adding "I did fairly well. Marklew, currently Board Property Chair, plans to form an advisory group for the eight schools she represents. She is a former president of the Halton Council of Home and School Issues, and currently finance chair for the Ontario Federation of Home and School Associations. Marklew, mother of two and a health care professional, expressed a need for renovations at White Oaks Secondary School during her campaign, and plans to continue monitoring the board‘s budget which she‘s done since 1984. She said once the Halton Board of Education is free of its Social Contract obligations and Market Value Assessment begins in 1996, there would be "walloping tax increases" unless the board‘s spending is controlled and costâ€"cutting measures taken. Marklew has never claimed "a dime" in expenses from the board for mileage and attending conferences since she was first elected as a trustee in 1991. ‘‘Violence in the school was the No. 1 issue when I was doing my door knocking, followed by how well we‘re preparâ€" ing our kids for the workforce. The budget wasn‘t such a big issue." Marklew vowed to knock on every door in her ward. And,; instead of the implementation of Junior Kindergarten, busing distances and playground safety, Marklew found the big issues were violence and education. Lane victorious in Ward 6 * denotes incumbent Mark Farrow: _ 991 Kurt Franklin: _ 941 Thomas Pope: 630 Murray Walker: 616 Anne Fairfield: 1,897 Jim Smith: 1,235 Linda Lane*: 1,670 Richard Donafeld: 569 While the contest for the local Ward 6 council seat started out as a fourâ€"man race between Farrow, Franklin, Tom Pope and Murray Walker, the early poll results Both candidates described the evenings election returns as a "rollercoaster ride." Witness the close election for Ward 6 local council, Monday night, which saw Mark Farrow| defeat Kurt Franklin by a mere 50 votes. "It was really good in pointing| out how important every vote is," said Franklin, who was satisfied with the results, despite his loss. The next time someone say every vote counts, don‘t just shrug i off as political rhetoric. By ROD JERRED Oakville Beaver Staff Jim Smith could not be reache for comment. Farrow wins seat on local council in Ward 6 contest get involved in learning about wha their taxes actually pay for," sh said. (See ‘Farrow‘ page 11)