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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 8 Dec 1976, p. 2

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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, December 8, 1976 Five Newcomers On Council (From Page One) Mayoralty In the mayoralty contest, 61-year-old Garnet Rickard, a veteran in municipal politics, defeated councillor Ken Lyall by a final tally of 5,771 to 3,643. His victory over newspaper- man-turned councillor, Ken Lyall, seemed evenly spread across all three wards. In ward three, Mayor Rickard polled 1692 to Lyall's 1270. In ward two it was Rickard 2138, and Lyall 1338. In ward one, Rickard polled 1941 to Lyall's 1035. Councillor Ken Lyall is the incumbent ward three region- al councillor, representing Orono, Newcastle Village and Clarke. Ward One The battle for the ward one regional council seat was a see-saw fight with the final tally showing only 78 votes separating the winner, Bruce Taylor from the second place, Ann Cowman. Bruce Taylor is a farmer who lives near Enniskillen and Ann Cowman is the incumbent ward one local councillor from Courtice. She was trying this year for a regional seat. Bruce Taylor gathered 1183 votes and Ann Cowman polled 1105. Third place finisher, David Tonkin had 679. One of the big success stories of Monday night was on the ward one local council scene, where Jasper Holliday, of Hampton, overwhelmed his two opponents. Mr. Holliday, who had campaigned on a platform of getting the best deal possible from the Darlington Nuclear generating plant, racked up 1591 votes. FLOWERS * DRIED * FRESH * TROPICAL * GREEN PLANTS 3 STORES: r StNHighway No. 2 .King St. E., Oshawa Smcoe St. N., Oshawa Running second, was Bernhard Heming, of Tyrone and with 671 and Russell Dow, with 620. Ward Three In ward three, it was only when the final votes came in around midnight that Ted Woodyard, a former Clarke township reeve, was sure of a victory. Mr. Woodyard picked up support from Orono, for a total of 1101 votes to 999 for his closest opponent, Keith Barr, of Newcastle. Not far behind was regional candidate, Bill Clarke, of Newtonville. Ward three's local council race saw one candidate from Newcastle defeat two candi- dates from Orono. Alf Gray, a Newcastle village business- man obtained 1355 votes on Monday, compared with 722 for Larry Pooler and 794 for Doug Simpson. Bowmanville's regional councillor, Ivan Hobbs ran third in a three way race in Bowmanville. Ahead of him, were Bob Dykstra with 1654, Maurice Prout, a former school trustee, with 1083. Councillor Hobbs polled 756 votes. Don Allin, who was re-elect- ed in ward two, was well ahead of his closest contender when the final columns were added up. He had 1133. Second was Keith Shackelton, with 836 and Jim Robinson, with 806.placed third. Fourth and fifth were Allan Anderson and Benny Wilson. Incumbent councillors, Kirk Entwisle .(ward three) and Bruce Tink (ward one) did not seek re-election this fall. Bruce Tink is retiring from politics and Kirk Entwisle said business pressures forced him to withdraw from the race this year. Electors Youngest (From Page One) Vern Asselstine will be re- elected but only eight votes separate him from his closest rival, Howard Hall. Mr. Asselstine, of R.R.2, For Your Fancy Food or Fruit Basket CALL DYKSTRA'S Delicatessen Food Market Blackstock had 1903 votes to 1895 for Howard Hall, of Port Perry. As of noon yesterday, it was not known whether a re-count would be requested. The third man in the area councillor race was Joe Pod- res, also of Port Perry. In other election returns from Scugog Township Mayor Lawrence Malcolm was re- elected to a second term in a close race with Jerry Jack- man. The final totals were Mal- colm 2,330 and Jackman 2.119. Regional councillor, Reg Rose was re-elected for two more years at the region after a three way race with Arthur Catton and Neil Hunter. Incumbent trustees Yvonne Christie and Gordon Goode were re-elected to the Durham Board of Education. Five were in the running for trustees' positions in Scugog. New Mayor Chosen in Port Hope Michael Wladyka was re- turned to the mayor's office in Port Hope this week after a two year absence from munic- ipal politics. Mayor elect Wladyka de- feated Port Hope councillor Joan Frederickson, who placed second and incumbent mayor. Cyril (Bus) Hewson, who ran third. Port Hope reeve, V.A. (Mike) Vosburgh was ac- claimed this year, but William Wyatt was elected deputy reeve after out-polling one challenger. Manvers Vote Favors the Incumbents In Manvers township, an estimated 1,024 voters who went to the polls this week favored the incumbents. Incumbent deputy reeve, Lorne Curtin, was re-elected as well as incumbent council- dors, Lewis McGill and Norine Propp. Manvers Reeve, George H. Neals had already been re- elected by acclamation. The only newcomer to the 623-3541 Look! 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A liquor possession charge was with- drawn and liquor confiscated. Mrs. Josephine Harrison, 172 Way St. Brooklin, pleaded 'guilty' to a charge laid October 22 of speeding 64 miles in a 30 mile zone. The fine was $34 and costs, in default 3 days. Willard Wheaton, 44, 109 King St. Newcastle, was charged July 6 'did drive after consuming over .08.' He plead- ed 'guilty'. Const. Fitzgerald investigated an accident at Clarke High School parking lot. The crown asked for a short jail term. The fine was $250 and costs in default 10 days. Emerson Jones, 52, Newton- ville, pleaded 'guilty' to driv- ing after consuming over .08 on October 28. He was observed by Const. Markle driving eastbound when he lost control. His car ended up in the ditch. He was taken to the detachment by Const. Hyrachuk. Tests were .16 and .14. The fine was $150 and costs, in default 7 days. License suspension three months. Roy Bacon, 56, 24 Wellington St., Bowmanville, pleaded guilty' to driving after con- suming over 08 on October 19. by There was a single vehicle accident on highway 2. He went off on to the north shoulder. Tests were .19 and .17. The crown asked for a jail term The fine was $150 and costs, in default 7 days. His physical condition was taken into account. Terrence J. Obie, 20, R.R.1 Ridgmount, pleaded 'guilty' to two separate charges of driv- ing while disqualified. One charge was September 26 and second October 16. His sus- pension was for unpaid fines. The September 26 charge was withdrawn as the fine had been paid. On the second charge the fine was $100 and costs, in default 5 days. Ernest Rogerson, 23, New- castle, was charged October 2, 'did drive after consuming over .08.' He pleaded 'guilty'. He was involved in a head on collision in Newcastle after travelling in the wrong lane going around a curve. Const. Moon was the investigating officer. A blood sample was .190 millilitre per 100 mil- lemetre. The fine was $100 and costs, in default 5 days. Steven Porter, 21, 2260 Lawrence Ave. E., Toronto, Apt. 206, was levied a fine $500 and costs, in default 10 days after pleading 'guilty' to driving after consuming over .08 on August 22. Const. Fitzgerald investigated a complaint of a car driving west in an erratic manner. Tests were .16 and .15. The crown asked for a short jail term. There will be an autornatic license suspension. Maria Fitze pleaded 'guilty' to taking 3 items from a local store, not exceeding $200. There will be a conditional discharge given following pro- bation for two years. She is to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. Clifton Warner, was placed on a $500 bond for one year following a threat to a neighbour over a boundary line. Roger Hoffman, Harwood, was charged November 22, with making a threat by telephone. He was put on probation for 2 years, to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. He is to report to probation officer once a month. He is to observe a 9 p.m. curfew for the first 6 months. He is to let the officer know of any change in address. A bench warrant was issued for Patrick Goodwin. Richard Harper, 18, 10 Sunset Blvd. Bowmanville, pleaded 'guilty' to committing mischief by smashing a win- dow of a bus along_ with one other on September 10. His sentence report was not fa- vourable. He was put on probation for 2 years, to report once a month to probation officer, to wholly abstain from alcohol. He is not to enter a licensed premise. He is to reside with grandparents and not to change address without consent of court. He is not to have any drugs in his posses- sion. He is not to associate with Gordon McNab or David Hough or anyone with a criminal record. Restitution in the amount of $296 is to be made within 6 months along with G. McNab. He is to observe a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew for 6 months. Hope Electors Pick three Couneillors, Three council seats were at stake in the Hope Township elections and the voters filled those seats with one incum- bent and two challengers. Leading at the polis was Roger Wilson, tof R.R. 1, Campbelleroft. Mr. Wilson had 494 votes. Tr second place wasGeorge Postes Canada Canada I Post Up to and including 1 oz2 2oZ 4 oz I 8oz 16oz Air mail to al countries (exc. USA) [ $0.25 $0.45q $0.60 $1.20 Aerogrammes $0.25 Small Packets, Printed Papers & Books Maximum 1 lb. Up to and including SHES "Your Family Footwear Headquarters" 49 King Street West 623-5941 Air mail to all countries (exo. USA) Surface to all cou ntries (exc. USA) - Small Packets - Printed Papers and Books $2.35 I Direct Bags Surface only to ail countries except USA: $1.38 each 2 lb. up to 60 lb. maximum Other Services Parcels up to 22 lb. can be sent via International Mail. Rates vary from country to country. *International air and surface parcel rates are not being changed at this time. PLEASE CALL YOUR POSTMASTER FOR-INFORMATION ON REGISTRATION, INSURANCE AND SPECIAL DELIVERY. Stapleton, with 382 and Mari- lyn McHolm with 462. Marilyn McHolm, the in-. cumbent councillor, is from R.R.1, Port Hope and George Stapleton lives at R.R.4, Port Hope. Out of the running were incumbent Jane McColl, who finished in fourth place and Grant Ogden who was fifth. Hope Towhship Reeve How- ard Quantrill, was elected by acclamation and David Gray, who was nominated for Dep- uty Reeve was also acclaim- ed. SEAP Moets E 1 Energy Federal Energy Minister, Hon. Allastair Gillespie gave his assurance Monday, Nov. 29th that the public*will be consulted on the question of Eldorado'à future operations in the Port Granby area. "It is our understanding that we will be consulted before the fact," SEAP chair- man John Veldhuis told the Statesman. Mr. Veldhuis said a delega- tion from SEAP (Save the Environment from Atomic Pollution) met with the energy minister in a closed door session. Mr. Veldhuis, who was one of the three SEAP delegates, said the federal minister is now aware that his group will oppose any further Eldorado development near Port Gran- by unless there are guaran- tees that the development will be safe and beneficial. He stated that Mr. Gillespie said the cabinet would decide on the principal of a new nuclear refinery by Christ- mas. Port Granby is one of foi sites being considered for a Eldorado refinery. Mr. Veldhuis said the other sites are Sprague, Burwash and Sudbury. Ontario Hydro reports ary energy totalled 7,594,09, 000 kilowatt-hours during the month, up about 12 per cent, from October, 1975. Totals for the first 10 months of the year are 6.5 per cent ahead of those for the corresponding period in '75. Peak demand during Octo- ber '76 was 13,082,000 kilo- watts. 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