The Ottawa Citizen from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • 32

Page 32, The Citizen, Ottawa, Tuesday, December 7, 1976 Owens ousted MacQuarrie coasts to victory as Stewart pulls upset By Robert Sinclair over the next two years with the emphasis on liGGVG Citizen staff writer long-term planning. ll''rv' Councillor Betty Stewart defeated incumbent Mr Whitmore attributed his defeat to lack of MacQuarrie 6,683 Mitch Owens for deputy reeve of Gloucester experience and being an unfamiliar face in the Whitmore ..1,698 with 4,171 votes to 2,490 for Mr. Owens. township, but said he would be back next time. As expected reeve Bob MacQuarrie coasted to V6 an easy victory over challenger Douglas Whit- wpuij tt 'h a tn former federal NDP candidate Doris Shackleton 111 Mrs.

Stewart attributed her victory to a Owens 2,490 feeling of discontent among township residents, "msning second. Keenan 1,029 saying council had not been close enough to the Mr. Barrett said he had not run a "profes- Lanoue 773 people sional" campaign, but had benefited by being Council would have to consider a ward well known in the township. COUFlCjl system, she said, but residents had to be Mrs. Shackleton greeted her victory as show- consulted before council approached the Ontario ing a desire for change in the community, Barrett 3,680 Municipal Board with any proposals for reform.

especially in the field of development. Shackleton ..........................3,319 A Pn.5 The large crowd of spectators gradually thin- lfmre said he had served 10 good I years ned councillor Eugene Bellemare, and HoUin. 3, 10 In his first contest as reeve of Gloucester Allen 3.106 challengers Harry Allen and John Hollins scrap- III he won by acclamation in the last two elections 6 Hunter 2.553 i. a a f.91 peo UP to the last result which came in nunier 'JJJ Mr. MacQuarrie held his seat with 6,683 for the third council position Evans 1,149 votes to 1,698 for Mr.

Whitmore. aoout 3 am" lor tne tmrfl counc" O'Connor 882 The reeve said he looked forward to carrying Mr. Bellemare retained his seat with 3,141 Hodson .615 out a "household operation" in the township votes to 3,110 for Mr. Hollins. MacGowan 533 a If Bryct Flynn, Citizen Gloucester's new deputy reeve Betty Stewart 1 I RIDEAU TOWNSHIP Brooks becomes only newcomer -v candidate, says he believes councillors should be more accessible to township residents, and should get information people before proposals become law.

Mayor Tupper acclaimed Wardl Brooks 61 8 Donnelly 547 Seabrook 445 Kapron 165 Murray 71 By Dave Mulholland Citizen staff writer There will be only one new voice on the seven-man Rideau Township council for the coming term. Challenger Glenn Brooks led the polls in Ward 1, taking 618 of the 1,846 votes cast amongst five contenders. Incumbent Garnet Donnelly retains his seat, polling 547 votes. Each of the three wards is represented by two councillors, so incumbent John Seabrook who managed only 445 votes, was defeated. In Ward 2, incumbent Alton Good led the poles with 432 votes, followed by incumbent John Wilson with 406.

Mayor Bill Tupper was acclaimed for another term, as were Ward 3 incumbents David Bartlett and Richard McDonald. There were about 2,200 eligible voters in each of Wards 1 and 2. Mr. Brooks, a 36-year-old teacher who had the most votes of any Ward 2 Good 432 Wilson 406 Hopson 165 Bryce Flynn, Citizen Bob Kingham congratulates new reeve Marianne Wilkinson don't want any lease really. But The new council reflects the we do have to get our money rural-urban population division back." which has determined the distribu- Not surprisingly, out-going reeve tion of seats in past elections.

John Mlacak waited for the re- Kathleen Howland is from rural turns with other March voters. March, while Patrick J. Carroll, His reaction to the outcome? Judy Kuhns and incumbent Bill "There were no surprises." Lund, all live in Kanata. Ward 3 Bartlett acclaimed McDonald acclaimed i 1 WEST CARLETON Record turnout but Munro victory slim MARCH TOWNSHIP Strong turnout picks Wilkinson By Sarah Henry derstandably leery about council's Citizen staff writer past overspending. The 56-per-cent voter turnout jt became apparent early in the told the tale in March.

evening that Marianne Wilkinson, Not only did it reflect the a 38-year-old Parks Canada em-strong community spirit in this pi0yee who lost resoundingly to township of 8,000, but it also Jonn Mlacak in 1974, would be illustrated voters desire for per- March's new reeve, sonal involvement in keeping a Hers was a grass roots cam. tight rein on municipal spending. pajgni wjtn a promise to keep the With the National Capital pubijc informed of all expenditures Equestrian Park debt not yet council will undertake in the corn-resolved, March residents are un- jng tcrm. Before losing the reeve-ship in 1974, Mrs. Wilkinson served on council for five years.

J66VC With a vote of 1,710, she finished close to 600 votes ahead Wilkinson 1,710 of her opponcnt Bob Kinghamt 3g Km8ham U3 who has held a seat on council for the past two years. tfiimfil ne sees as one ner mam UUIMLII jobs on council her work on Carroll ..........1,823 council to reflect "a change of I lowland .............................1,816 attitude. I want fewer in camera Lund ....................................1,548 meetings and things done more Kuhns openly." BiHowes 1 127 Regarding the horsepark, plans Rimmer alreadv underway to reduce Vorobej 284 the 50-year lease to five years. I GOULBOURN TOWNSHIP Mayor re-elected in close, bitter contest By Kit Collins disappointed at her small margin, cnuen staff writer and attributed it to the fact that Goulbourn Township mayor Bet- several council incumbents were ty Hill won a shaky 49-vote pushing Mr. Chapman's election victory Monday in an election during their canvassing, marked by bitterness, charges of "They wanted a mayor they procedural "irregularities" and her could push around." opponent's refusal to concede the Mrs.

Hill said she is thinking of election. asking for a recount because "I The final result: Hill, didn't think ii would be as close Don Chapman, 2,801. as it was." An incident in one of the Glen There were reports that between Cairn polls delayed results until 20 and 40 new voters in Glen well after midnight and a crowd Cairn were ordered out of their of 300 sat in suspense at the poll at 8 p.m. before they had a Goulbourn public school staring at chance to vote, near-final results. Some reports indicated the vot- Voters elected one incumbent ers were new residents and had and a new alderman in each of not been included on the voters the four wards, but Mayor Hill list, andv were asked to leave decried the fact that not one because they had not been sworn person representing the 65,000 in before the 8 p.m.

deadline, rural acres in the ward was elect- Town clerk Reg Gagner said ed. results were not final and would She told cheering, but obviously be recounted before final tallies disappointed supporters after the were released Thursday, results were in that she was Mr. Gagner said he would look OSG00DE TOWNSHIP Cooper finally captures fourth seat on council By Dave Mulholland Albert Bouwers was acclaimed Citizen naff writer reeve, replacing Dr. Arnold Taylor Osgoode Township council will who stepped down to run for the have the benefit of a woman's chairmanship of regional council, point of view along with the The 42-year old Mrs. Cooper voices of three incumbents for the accused the present council of coming term.

being mediaeval in its attitude to In her second bid for election, giving information to township Mary Cooper captured the fourth residents. council seat with 1,137 votes. She says she will push for more Fred Alexander led the polls open council meetings, more infor- with 1,251 votes out of 2,500 cast. matl0nf to public and more input from the community. He was followed by Albert MfS Coopcr says she favors McKeown with 1,243, and Philip building up Osgoode, but not at McEvoy with 1,139.

the expense of its quiet, relaxed Paul Coulson, a 26-year old nature. lawyer, managed to get 903 votes. Farming is still the main" indust- He was followed far down the line ry in Osgoode, but council will be by Gordon Kirkland with 470 coming to grips with the enroach- votes and Joe Pacholik with 400. ment of high-pressure city life on votes. tne community.

the Fitzroy Harbor area where he divided the vote evenly with Mr. Marchington. Mr. Munro topped the pools in Torbolton, Ward 1, and Mr. Marchington led in Huntley, Ward 3.

Mr. Munro polled 2,116 votes compared to Mr. Marchington's 2, 048. Incumbents re-elected are: Ward Andrew Baldwin; Ward 2, Eric Greene, and Bert Reitsma; Ward 3, Gerald Belisle, and Ivan Baird. Donald Munro Almost had nervous fit Ward 2 Greene 856 Reitsma 630 Bunge 398 Waddell 318 Day 220 By Kit Collins Citizen staff writer West Carleton Mayor Donald Munro's said Monday his re-election victory Monday was so close it "pretty well gave me a nervous fit." He won by a slim 68-vote majority over Frank Marchington, who lost in his second bid for mayor.

A record number of voters went to the polls in the township's second election since its formation in 1974. Five incumbent councillors were re-elected, along with one newcomer, high school teacher Bill Edwards, who polled 474 votes in Ward 1 unseating incumbent Garnet Smith, who had 461 votes. Mr. Edwards led the citizen's group fight against the township's new market value tax assessment, an action which Mayor Munro said "helped him, but took away from my vote." The mayor said the tough election fight was centred mainly in Betty Hill Night of suspense into the alleged irregularities, but cautioned that rumors both that voters were ordered out of the polls before casting votes and that people were let in to vote past the deadline. Kirk Devenny, an organizer for Mr.

Chapman, said his candidate in no way conceded the election and indicated he would ask for a judicial recount. Mayor 2,116 2,048 Monro Marchington Wardl Ward 3 Mayor Baldwin 521 Edwards 474 Smith 461 Conway 417 McCaffrey 289 Hughes 270 Belisle 833 Baird 792 Wyatt 536 Skinner 321 Richards 107 Hill 2,850 2,801 Chapman Ward 1 CUMBERLAND COUNCIL Rocque's return less decisive Burnett (incumbent) .........1,298 Wallace Brown 1,142 Porter 128 Ward 2 with 1,173 votes, Cecil Miller, with 915 and Michael Lackner who, despite illness throughout the campaign, 531 votes. Bell (incumbent) 553 Griffiths 394 Thomas 329 Stevenson 302 Reeve Rocque 1 203 1,032 Ward 3 Hayes Jackson 1,011 Staff 173 .854 Storey (incumbent) Carleton federal byelection. The main bone of contention was Mr. Rocque's poor attendance at regional council meetings, a fault his opponents were relying on to swing the vote in their favor.

In the battle for the reeveship, Cumberland farmer Adrian Hayes followed with 1,032 votes, neck in neck with Councillor Arthur Jackson who received 1,011 votes. Dennis Staff, a newcomer to municipal politics, trailed with 173 votes. Three of the four council members are newcomers to township politics. Don Boudria topped the polls with 1,844 votes. Incumbent Patricia Wright finished third with 1, 694.

Unsuccessful in their bid for a council seat were Vital Trudeau, By Sarah Henry Citizen staff writer Cumberland Township's electorate returned Henri Rocque to another term as reeve but the decisive vote of confidence seen in the last election was diminished somewhat in the four-way contest for the top job. With a voter turnout of about 44 per cent, up slightly from the last election, Mr. Rocque nevertheless won handily with 1,203 votes. But it wasn't the comfortable win of 1974, when he polled 1,874 votes, about 800 votes ahead of his opponent. At all-candidates' meetings, Cumberland's 7,814 voters expressed general contentment with their reeve, a professor at the University of Ottawa and unsuccesful Liberal candidate in the Ottawa- -536 Salter 399 Osterberg 160 Council Ward 4 .1,844 .1,721 .1,694 .1,530 Boudria Kenney Wright Spickett 637 Nakoneczmjj (incumbent) 462 MacArthur Trudeau 1,173 915 Lackner 531 Maheral 427 Rogers 323 Cunningham 263.