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NIV Lo Tol: Ns IE Tol Ve [o)e Vol. 4, No. 29 Tuesday, 21, 1995 Call (905) 985-6397 2 CIRC. 13,500 173216 John O'Toole grabs Tory nomination in Durham East Durham East Conservatives have nominated John O'Toole to carry the party banner in the nein) slacti ted ih late spring or early summer. O'Toole, 51, a regional councillor for Clarington won the Memorial Service Feb. 22 for Yvonne Christie A memorial service will be held Wednesday, February 22 for Beugog's Regional councillor Yvonne Christie, who passed away peacefully early Saturday morning at Community Hospital in Port Perry. Mrs. Christie had been in hospital in Oshawa and Port Perry since early January when she suffered a serious stroke at home. A former trustee and chairman with the Durham Board of Educatioff, Mrs. Christie turned to municipal politics about eight years ago and won the Ward 1 seat on Scugog council. She completed two terms as Regional councillor for Scugog and won a third term in the elections last November. Scugog Mayor Howard Hall, who appointed Mrs. Christie to two terms as chairman of the Te hips finance confmi told the Citizen she "was a strong councillor who will be missed." The Mayor said Mrs. Christie was a councillor able to say no and she kept a tight rein on the purse strings as chairman of finance. He also noted her dedication to organizations such as the Scugog Museum and Central Seven. "She worked very hard for this community," said the Mayor in an interview with the Citizen. Regional chairman Gary Herrema also praised Mrs. Christie for her dedication to the Turn to page seven nd a a EL John Brown (right) has been taking recreational dog sledding lessons for the past five weeks with Bruce Langmaid, a champion Port Perry musher who races all over Ontario, Quebec and John's'Siberian Husky, Toby, a dog he adopted from the pound, has really the United States. kn OF WH te. 4pON. See story below. Chtizen photo Heather McCrae. nomination on the second ballot at a' crowded and noisy meeting Saturday in the Garnet Rickard Recreation Centre in Bowmanville. Close to 500 people, including 400 voting delegates, were on hand to see O'Toole get the nomination over four other candidates. On the first ballot he missed getting a victory by a single vote, and on the second ballot he was able to hold off a late charge from Llewellyn Jones, an Oshawa high school lives at Scugog Point. : The other candidates, Jack Wiley of Oshawa, Hugh Allin of Newcastle and Cathy McKeevor of Courtice, dropped out of the race after the first ballot. In his speech to the delegates, O'Toole described himself as "a listener with proven abilities in the community." He took several verbal awipes at Premier Bob Rae and the New Democrats, saying "Rae blames the federal government when something goes wrong and takes the credit if something goes right." He pledged support for local hospitals such as the ones in Port Perry and. Bowmanville, a repeal of Bill 40, workfare instead of welfare, and derided the recent suggestion that would put three-year olds into the school system. He got the loudest cheer from his throng of noisy supporters when he said "the NDP was harmless in opposition, now is the time to put them back there." O'Toole had plastered the hall with campaign signs stating "this man means ness." Turn to page two Flyers this week Toby off and running in front of the sled by Heather McCrde When John Brown read an ad in the Citizen last fhonth offering recreational dog "sledding he thought it would be an ideal thing for he and his Siberian Husky, Toby. Because his dog has been known to wander off the property on several occasions, of residents on Scugog Island Kfigw Toby. John felt this added 'recreational exercise' would be a good physical outlet for his pet. Already, on several occasions, John had hitched Toby and, with him on touring skis, the dog had pulled him across the ice and activity is quite popular in Toby have been part of a class of Europe. ten people and their dogs taking "I'd never thought hi recreational dog sledding with beyond that because I only had Bruce Langmaid of Port Perry. Toby" he told the Citizen, until Bruce has been sled dog racing he read the,ad in the paper. And the thoughts of meeting people who shared the same interests 4 " property sur ding his home. Known as ski-joring, this type of For four weeks now John and JUNIOR C PLAYOFF THURSDAY, for ten years throughout Ontario, Quebet and the northern States. B the felt, by offering lessons, he could share his exciting 'way of life'. "I enjoy getting new people into the sport and sharing their enthusiasm" Re told the Citizen, adding he's made a lot of new sport has increased in public awarenéss and popularity he