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Liberal Alex Shepherd at left, with his wife Carol, Is one of eight candidates who will be seeking your vote In Durham Riding In the lection O 25. Mr. Shepherd paid a visit to Durham Riding returning officer Allan McConney to file his official nomination papers last week. As of Monday afternoon, the final date for filing papers, eight names will be on the ballot In this riding. See story at right. ~~ Council to review request for school crossing guard Congestion in front of S.A Cawker Public School has become so great officials fear there. could be a tragedy waiting to happen Jean Holtby of the school's advisory committee wants Scugog Township to hire a guard for the crossing at the intersection of Old Simcoe Road and Carlan Drive Mrs. Holtby made the request as she attended Monday's council meeting with S.A All-candidates meeting Oct. 6 With a federal election coming Jats Tiled official nomination October 25, an all.candidaion meeting for Durh will be held at PoraFerry High School on W, y, October 6 This ng will be hosted by the"Kinsmen Club of Port Perry and modesated by Kinsmen Dave Robinson The meeting will include a panel representing several local organizations who will ask specific the candidates And the format will also also allow questions from the floor Durham riding candidates who questions of papers with the Returning Officer as of the filing deadline (September 28) will be invited to this meeting The meeting is scheduled to start at 7:00 PM sharp in the main auditorium at Port Perry High School on Rosa Street, and it should be over before 10:00 PM There public, but those mttending are asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the Operation Scugog Food Bank is no charge to the Cawker Kiezebrink Using diagrams she pointed out 4 council that one afternoon last week between 3:00 PM and 3:50 PM, there were 23 buses in frint of Ale school, 44 privaje¥bhicles waiting to pig up students and 140st%dents who crossed meoe Street. Bhe suggested the guard is needed in the afternoons as this is the time when the congestion is the most severe "These are very busy conditions for happy-goducky students when they get out of school," she told council The cost to the Township of a part-time (once a day guard) would be about $1500 per year, said administrator Earl Cuddie The request was met with sympathy from several councillors who safl they have witnessed the congestion in the parking lot and on the street first hand. The request will be reviewed by the finance committee principal Harry council's 147185 Lack of funds severely hurts The level of financial support for Scugog Memorial Library came under sharp criticism Monday afternoon from Library Board chairman Jim Wills. In a blunt and strongly worded address to Township council, Mr Wills said the Library has been "chronically under-funded," to the point where "we will have a white elephant on the shores of Lake Scugog that used to be a library." At one point he described the library as in a "deplorable over state," and went on to say that both the library collection (books, videos, etc) and the physical structure "are going backward" because of a lack of money "The ability of the library to function is in jeopardy," he told members of council, adding it Eight on ballot in It's going to be a crowded ballot in Durham riding when voters go to the polls in the October 25 national election There are eight candidates who filed official nomination papers the 2:00 PM Monday deadline, according to Durham riding returning offider Allan McConney The cantitdatsd in the hunt for the Durham seat are incumbent Ross Stevenson, PC; Alex as of Shepherd, Liberal, Lucy Rybka Ian Smyth, Harry Becker, NDP, Reform; WJ Pope, Scugog Library would cost about $150,000 to bring the collection up to standards of other libraries serving a population of similar size. Mr. Wills' tough comments got sympathy from some councillors, including Ward 3 rep Ken n who is a member of the Library d. "The fact if\we (council) have to raise more - But finance committee chairman Yvonne Christie said the Township has "no loose change anywhere. There could other white elephants around the Township soon," At one points she suggested the lack of money might force the library to close several days a week. "That would be repugnant Turn to page four the Durham National Party of Canada; Judy Hurvid, Green Party; Durk Bruinsma, Christian Heritage Party; and Micheal Larmand, Natural Law Party of Canada Mr. Larmand's nomination papers filed with the returning officer listed a Huntsville address and described him as a public relations officer All other candidates are residents of the riding. The returning office for Durham riding is located in the Lions Hall in Manchester David Talbot, a voice for Canada's youth. See story on pg. 6. 10) 4 Sh TIL LOLI 1 05. SON 7 18): Tei = PI © law iC M2 3 (0