WhitbyS music imaker page 9' applroval n"r B nli'ef 914 mael4 Rednenbe~* seasn over page 15 VVFTTI Inmatespetitont et'guard' Stars o DOUG GILMOUR (Ieft) of the Toronto Maple Leafs joined Gary Roberts of the Calgary Flames (right) on Monday for a hockey school session at Iroquois Park. Brothers Gary and By Mike Kowalski Ontario's New Democratic Party governnient is not afraid of facing an apparently hostile elec- torate wben it comes time te seek re-election, MPP Drum- mond White insists. But it will be next spring at tbe earliest before voters cari gs *udffent on tbe provmnce's l: dministration, White admits. The government still has a great deal of 'legitimate" unfin- ished business te, complete prior to figbting an election campaign, tbe Durham Centre representa- tive says. MPPs are scbeduled te, return to Queen's Park in October for a resumption of the current ses- sion of tbe Ontario legislature. Greg Roberts, both Whitby natives, are running the school this week for players aged 7 to 14. Photo by Jamemy Dresar, Whtby Free Press Althougb there is an unofficial tradition in Canada of .xajority governments calling elections after four years in power, this will not be the case inOntarjo. Elected witb an unexpected majority in September 1990, Pre- mier Bob Rae s New Democrats have been running a poor third in public opinion poils for about two years. I{ae himself bas ruled out seeking a renewal of bis govern- xnent's mandate before next spring. Yet White denies that tbe NDP is clinging to power for as long as it can. "We bave a- number of buis in comnittee that are coming back M ~pAG 9' )b bac k ByMieKOwalsId A omrWitby Jail guard's figt t ge br job backba received somne unexpected and unwanted belp. A petition signed by 26 pri- soners demands the reinstate- ment of the temporary guard wbose contract was not renewed after it expired on June 30. Irimate and petition author Robert Mulleni hopes to send the petition to Ontario governinent officiais so that it may be used to help the uard's grievance of her But botb tbe. quard -- wboe naine bas *been withheld for per- sonal reasons -- and ber union, want notbing te do witb tbe petition. They feel tbe irimates' action wiIl only hurt'tbe union's- efforts and possibly binder tbe guard's future careerin'correctional. ser- vices. The former eiployee, wboin- SEE PAGE 5 A Toronto coach faces assault charges",after losing bis temper and striking a referee and officiai at a Whitby under-13 soccer tournament. The incident took p lace Satur- day afternoon, July 23 at Forest Heights Park. Police say the coach of the West. End United soccer teain, which was playing a Whitby tam, gt imto an argument with te reeree, a 15-:year-oldl Furrow Drive resident. The disagreement continued until the ref red-carded the coach and ejected him froin the gaine. "Mhe coach attempted to grab the red card from the referee's hand and then slapped- him lightly on the nose two or three times,» says Durham Regional Police Inspector Walter Hall. "Shortly after tbis, the referee called the gaine. The two teains lined up to shalce banda and the coach tripped the referee.» Hall sayse the coach also alle- gedly headbutted'a league con- vener who came to the referee's aid. Matthew. Omolayole, 33, of Queen's Quay West, Toronto, was cbarged witb two counts of assault level one. He's scbeduled to appear in Osbawa provincial court later this montb.