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I Vol. 118 No. 37 Tuesday, August 14, 1984 32 pages Rhino on the ballot ~ a first in this riding If Brian Flynn gets enough votes on September 4, he'll gc from being unemployed to a member of the Cana- dian Parliament earning a salary of about $54,00¢ per year. ~That will never hap- pen, of course, as Mr. Flynn's chances of winn- ing the Durham North- umberland riding for the Rhino Party are less than nil. And he knows it. But $200 deposit. the 30 year old graduate of Trent University will have his name on the ballot this riding. He won't get more than a handful of votes which means he will forfeit the «» ! ve ™~ I Rr Ty, "4 rei Ea \ TT a "8 TE SR pa ae oy L Rhino Brian Flynn and son Colin Rhino Party candidate, Brian Flynn, 30, ning in Durham-Northumberland and he a of Peterborough is run- dmits he has next to no chance of getting elected. With him is son Colin, nine months. Flynn says if the national parties of Canada were not would be no room for the Rhinos. (See story) doing so badly there Police rule out foul play in shooting death Durham Region Police have ruled out any foul play in the shooting death of a young Oshawa man who was found early Thur- sday morning behind the wheel of his car just east of Port Perry. A police spokesman said the 23-year old single man who worked at General Motors was found with a single bullet wound to the right temple. A 38 calibre revolver was found in the front seat of the 1978 blue and white Camaro automobile. A police investigation into the incident found that the man had been suffering from depression over his job and personal relations with members of his family. The car was found parked on the south side of Highway 7A, abou. one-quarter mile east of the Port Perry town limits, Police were called to the scene by a passing motorist just af- ter 8:00 a.m. August 9. The Rhino Party is a registered political organiztion in Canada which has fielded can- didates since the 1979 federal election. This is the first time a Rhino has run in Durham Northumberland, and Mr. Flynn says there are 89.5 candidates carrying the party colours in riding across the coun- try. The half a candidate stems from a dispute in British Columbia over whether a Green Party candidate is actually a member of the Rhino Party. Mr. Flynn doesn't even live in the Durham- Northumberland riding, but he says that doesn't matter as parachute can- didates are a long time fact of life in Canadian politics. And this is not the first time he has trooped the Rhino colours in a federal election. Running in Peterborough in 1979, he finished with about 160 votes, and points out that at least he beat the Marxist-Leninist candidate. If all this sounds a lit- tle farcical, it is. The Rhino Party came out of Montreal five years ago and members are anything but serious about getting elected to Parliament. The Party leader is a black rhino, Cornelius the First, who spends his days in the San Diego Zoo. Mr. Flynn says that if elected, the first thing the Party wold do is bring the leader home and put him up in the Bowmanville Zoo. Another plank in the platform would be the formation of CAN-EAT (like Petro-Can) which would nationalize the Parliamentary retaurant 80 all Canadians can en- joy subsidized meals the way MP's do. They also want a new national anthem and would sponsor a contest to get one. It should be a song that everyone can dance to, says Mr. Flynn. They are also calling for a freeze on the cruise. In fact, cruising would (Turn to page 10) Stan Grills of Prince Albert was selected winner of the Bicenten- nial Ontario in Bloom flower competition sponsored by the Pine Ridge Garden Club. The judges found the entries to be of very high quality. Mr. Grills is especially proud of the begonias around his home, which are tall and a brilliant ora inside this issue) nge in colour. (Second photo Are you on voters list? Any resident of Scugog Township eligible to vote in the September 4 federal election, whose name is not on the voters lists, must contact the enumerator before 10:00 P.M. tomorrow (Wednesday, August 15). Jean Capling, return- ing officer for the Durham Northumber- land riding, said last week that persons who do not know who the enumerator is for their particular area, should phone the returning of- fice in Port Hope collect at 885-4594. But she said that anyone phoning to find out who the enumerator is, should be prepared to give their street number if they live in an urban area or the lot and con- cession number if they live in a rural area of Scugog Township. Voters lists were published last week and are posted in the Post Of- fice lobby on Queen Street in Port Perry. Enumerators for the 31 polling stations in Scugog Township are required by law to be at their residences up to 10:00 P.M. on August 1., to receive enquiries 'rom persons who are not on the voting lists. Ms. Capling said that persons who are still not on the voting lists by election day, may still vote if they have another person vouch for their identity at the polling station on September 4. As far as advance polls are concerned, there will be one location of Scugog residents. The advance poll will be held August 25, 27 and 28 from noon to 8:00 P.M. at the Anglican Church on North Street in Port Perry. The returning officer estimates there are 53,980 eligible voters in the Durham Northum- berland riding for this federal election. Any person needing in- formation about voting, advance polls, and voting lists should contact the returning office at 51 King Street in Port Hope, by calling 885-4594 collect. Inside the Star