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Vol. 129 No. 29 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1995 COPY 65¢ 61¢ = 4¢ GSD O'Toole's elected as Durham goes with Team Harris By David Stell Port Perry Star Color the riding of Durham East Progressive Conservative blue. That's what voters did in showing overwhelming support for MPP elect John O'Toole, who took an easy win and cele- brated a convincing victory in last Thursday's election. He racked up almost two votes for each NDP and Liberal ballot counted June 8. More than 24,000 voters in a riding that stretches from Clarington Ontario Election '95 How Durham "East Voted Eligible Voters 60,222 Actual Vote Turnout - 64.5% 8,520 6,515 JOHN GORD MARY O'TOOL ~~ MILLS KOVAK PC. N.D.P. LIBERAL and northern portions of Oshawa and Whitby, all the way to Port Perry, turned out to give Mr. O'Toole the nod to lead them for the next five years. The Conservative victory was one of many for the party across the province. The celebration started shortly after 9 p.m. at the Flying Dutchman Motel in Bowmanville when vote totals being called in from across the riding continued to hold the GM supervisor in first place at each polling station. Supporters were coloring each poll blue on a map of the riding for each time Mr. O'Toole won a poll. By the end of the night it was a Tory blue riding for Mr. O'Toole and the Progressive Conservatives. Conservative supporters cheered and enjoyed their win while watching their best hopes come true on television with Toronto's City TV coverage reporting the Tory sweep in Durham and the overwhelming fact that 82 Conservative can- didates will be making the charge to Queen's Park with Premier-elect Mike Harris leading the way. Supporters on hand were ecstatic when Mr. O'Toole final- ly joined the celebration. He walked in to thunderous applause, but the MPP elect was quite restrained as he thanked his team of supporters and prepared to meet the Turnto Page 8 Q More coverage, pages 4, 5 tr Beary, beary cuddly KELLY LOWN / PORT PERRY STAR Colleen McLaughlin and Jenny Hall were just two of many vendors to take part in the 6th Annual Port Perry Antique and Craft Show held at Scugog Arena over the weekend. The show is a major fundraiser for the arena board and is always well attended. Boy airlifted after bike crash A local boy was airlifted to hospital in Toronto Sunday after being thrown from his dirt bike, Durham Regional Police have reported. Police said Monday morning neighbors found 13-year-old Steven Wygerde lying by his bike in a field near his home on Nestleton Rd., north of the hamlet. The bike had apparently flipped a number of times. The boy, who is believed to have suffered an Toronto. injury to his neck, was conscious but in a great deal of pain when neighbors found him around 4:30 Sunday, police said. He was taken by ambulance to Community Memorial Hospital in Port Perry, and later air- lifted to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in There was no word on his condition Monday, police said. / / Photo winners are in We had fabulous response to our call for entries in The Star's first-ever photo contest, and today, you'll get a glimpse of just some of the quality work entered. Judges had a tough time selecting winners, but even- tually chose an entry by John Hatherly of Port Perry as the Grand Prize winner, and also selected several other top fin- ishers. You can find some of the top photos reproduced on pages 10 and 11 of today's Star, and more details on when they'll be on display. ~~ RIA i --- a is Ps ol \ 4 { : 4 : d