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Fig dio Mp "HE Vol. 129 No. 45 COPY 65¢ (61¢ = 4¢ GST) A i Ew BRAID PE PWD ER ET ARS RRNA SL SR Sp SRNR 28 Pages Allegations flying after Grit meeting By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star Allegations are still flying in the wake of a meeting in Blackstock Thursday night that saw an uncontested slate of candidates seize control of the Durham Liberal riding associa- tion. Supporters of Durham MP Alex Shepherd were out in force for the meeting in the Blackstock arena, and were jubilant after wrestling control of the riding association executive from a group some claim are pro-lifers who have controlled the body for the past three years, and don't support Mr. Shepherd. But deposed president Fred Jones said late Monday his group will appeal the election -- and they won't recognize the new officers. a. He's appealing directly to Prime Minister Jean Chretien over what he sees as irregularities in the way in which the meeting was conducted by Jack Siegel, a representative of the Liberal Party of Ontario Canada (LPCO) who was in Blackstock to conduct the meeting. "The new executive won't be recognized by the old executive, and the old executive will continue to operate as if the election never happened," said Mr. Jones. Mr. Siegel acknowledged that he had met with Mr. Jones prior to the meeting, and examined an agenda that had been put together by the president. It called for a number of state- ments -- including an address by the president, and the trea- surer's report -- to open the meeting, with voting for a new executive coming later. Mr. Siegel disagreed, saying he would hold elections first. Turnto Page 14 Council paper on GTA is. released It's not broken, so don't fix it. That's the message Scugog council has sent to the provin- cial commission that's current- ly considering changes to regional government and the future of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). In a submission to the Golden Commission that was approved last week, the local politicians say that Scugog has fared well within the frame- work of regional government, and should continue to do so in the future. The position paper is to be signed by Mayor Howard Hall. In it, he says that in the past pg the township and ave "demonstrated an "ability to look after our own heeds." "Changes with the bound- aries will only culminate in a further eroding of the already shaken public confidence in the political arena," the paper says. That's in response to the proposal put forth this summer by Metro council. Politicians Turnto Page 5 Fire Dept. to have display To mark Fire Prevention Week, Scugog's fire depart- ment has planned an open house for Saturday, Oct. 14. Open houses will be held at stations in both Port Perry and Caesarea from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the publicisinvit- ed to come out and take a look around. There will be fire preven- tion and equipment displays, as well as automobile extri- cation demonstrations throughout the day. NE ET IE TE TT IE IIR eal mre,