Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 26, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free october 26 1995 a3 civic vote Duguid says goodbye to City Hall by Stevens wild City Hall reporter Terry Duguid put on a Brave face last night As he watched his dream of becoming mayor of Winnipeg Dis with his wife Linda by his the North Kildonan councillor conceded defeat to a crowd of supporters at his Headquarters 90 minutes after the polls losing is never Duguid told his dispirited supporters As he gave Susan Thompson his Best wishes for the Start of her second Duguid talked to his supporters with his usually Calm Demeanour despite running third with Only per cent of the we ran our Campaign Accord ing to Duguid we Felt we were out we raised the we set the after dug ids 10minute speech the crowd burst into a round of for Hes a Jolly Good we fought the Good said supporter Anne Duguid also congratulated Peter he ran a spirited he came from he attributed Thompsons Suc Cess to the Power of and he attributed Kaufmannn Strong showing to Public Discon Peter Kaufmann moved to the Middle ground which should have been said Jim dug ids Campaign his policies never suffered the defeat Marks the end of his City Hall career for he has been a member of City Council for the last six the last three As chairman of the influential works and operations a former executive director of the Manitoba Liberal Duguid was viewed As the party unofficial Duguid prided himself As having support from across the political he received the grudging support of Winnipeg left after Glen Murray fort Rouge decided not to seek the top in in recent Duguid and his Campaign team made it Clear that they regarded Kaufmann As their most serious Duguid May have been hobbled by his image As an insider because of his prominence on Kaufmann stole the protest vote away from running a Well organized Campaign deliberately focused on the Duguid held almost daily press conferences at a Range of venues that varied from the Law courts to the Mcphillips Street station Bingo but attendance fell off As the Media began to ignore his Cam some of his including a proposal for a special tax on the municipalities that sur round ran into heavy other such As Low interest Loans for seniors to install Security equipment in their Homes were seen As coun the height of his Campaign came when with a dra Matic Duguid signed an action plan for the first 90 Days of his the sign was still posted last night As his work ers mourned their candidates Thomass Council rivals split vote continued from a1 Jeff free press Kaufmann gives mayor Thompson congratulatory kiss last his wife Sandra looks Kaufmann sees Victory in Strong 2 showing by Treena Khan staff reporter t Osing mayoral candidate i Jeter Kaufmann refused to his second place finish a defeat last i feel it was a coming from five per cent name recognition to nearly grasping the brass ring but i never expected we would be in the victors i had no great but he also chided Terry Duguid for the War of words Between the two men in the last Days of the terrys a Little a Little and he made some unfortunate remarks about it will be Back to the business of groceries for Kauf who promised to stay in touch with the issues and said he would take Thompson up on her invitation to sit on a civic com Lawrence Kauf Manns Campaign said Given a Little More his candidate would have clinched the mayors but he said Kauf Manns grassroots team now has the experience to propel their Man to the top in certainly Kaufmann turned an otherwise lifeless Campaign into a colourful race in the last few emerging from the fringe to give mayor Susan Thompson and Terry Duguid a run for their Campaign when it was just Duguid and i want even going to said voter Brad owner of quicksilver messenger but Kaufmann comes across As being a Small business while Duguid just seems part of the old boys and i blame her for losing the he Kaufmannn a Little like Steve even without Kaufmann in the mayors Winnipeg Busi Ness Community will come out said Trevor chair Man of the Winnipeg chamber of he brought the issues to the table that concern Hayden said of Kaufmannn Campaign promises to eliminate the business tax and to contract out City he played a major role in the he wont come out a Kaufmann served As City councillor from 1989 to representing Seine he also served As a school trustee from 1983 to Winnipeg in the nineties incumbent Thomas escaped being turfed out when her two righting Chal lengers split the opposition political pundits believe Thomas was Hurt by her opposition to pub Lic spending for an Arena for the Winnipeg Glen a win member who won a Clear said the Fate of the social Justice group came out a draw in yesterdays staying with three Mem Vandal is also associated with Murray said the increased num ber of conservative councillors is despite what most people think bad for he said Many of the alleged pro business councillors actually supported business tax increases that Hurt he the debt Council is firmly business leaders speculated the new Council would give Thompson More support for implementing tight fiscal Susan Thompson had Good ideas but get the support of we should have a Little bit better said Peter Manitoba taxpayers association Thompson complained bitterly that she freeze property taxes and make changes to the civil service because there we rent enough councillors supporting but political scientist Leo said Many of Thompsons problems were her own Early in her last she i dont do i dont think she is a coalition maybe Shell try a different approach her Sec Ond time said dug ids poor showing no Surprise Thompson continued from a1 Thompson told reporters moments later that dug ids poor third place showing came As no Duguid didst watch election Cov turning off the to after watching the referendum speeches at he ironed his shirt and sat Down to write his Victory and loss hunched Over his desk under the Glare of a fluorescent after finishing his Victory he turned to a photographer and said prophetically because he didst know any num Bers i wont be saying this one he said he was psych ing himself up in Case he when the Call came it was Short you put the kids to its Duguid kissed his wife and went Down to Campaign Headquarters to be with his who has consistently said she will Only serve two said she is sincere that this will be her Thompson ran a Cowkey Cam with virtually no promises of she avoided All but a handful of mayoral Midway through the Thompson told the free press she considered herself Halfway through a six year term in which shed already made significant Progress towards Many of her the said Campaign manager Meryle was Susan Thompson needs to be there another three years to continue the no one had to caution Thompson not to take the gloves off and get into the squabbling with Duguid and Dembinsky that not her Shes a principled spending limits were much lower than in but Dembinsky refused to say if the Money would have been there had Thompson been Able to spend above the last time she was virtually while this time Thomp son had no problem with name we reconciled our selves to that what it that the and limited to commercials to the news on Thompson will continue working towards a tax even though she struck out three times in her bid for Zero rationalizing that she produced the lowest property tax increases in years despite a recalcitrant she continually touted her ability to work outside Council help ing bring the 1999 Panama games and february International win Ter cities conference to Thompson made a potential jobs in the win port Multi modal Trade project at Winnipeg International Airport her major Jobre action she said she wants to work to Yard greater contracting out and while persuading Council and City workers to eliminate the costly sick leave benefits that outrage this time Thompson wants Council to Back her plans to bring in an outside negotiator to get Tough in police and fire depart ment which gets under Way in a few councils inaugural meeting is and Thompson plans to have the 1996 budget passed by 1995 Bow 31 Sti a Bow priced for those Rich in common All the engineering and technology that make it a but at a Price so reasonable it just makes sense to see us Tor a test drive from Birchwood Bow 276 Colony 7832445 the ultimate driving 19941995 program car sell Down Charles Penner Penners Cutlass Vale 81 4 3100 at Wilh lilt Abs airbag restraint much 3 of v t choose All priced at can they have a word with you Here Are some of the More color Ful quotes yesterday from the civic election Campaign from what i heard at the this girl Lillian Thomas is going to have to Start getting her act if she they the voters will assassinate Ive been in Elm Wood since can relate to unfortunately it cant relate to Ray who lost to Thomas in Brunka failed for the seventh straight time yesterday to regain the Council seat he lost in most people Are highly they have to realize much of the traffic comes from Many peo ple Here own several Garth elected yester Day in River where former councillor Sandy Hyman proposed traffic changes that Drew opposition from Many Why dont you speak to the new democrats about who is a very Good Friend of theirs now there represented by a when they phone to complain about poverty who Are they going to com Plain to Sandy who lost her Council seat in River Heights Vandal was the lesser of two an unidentified Boniface voter who opted for Daniel Vandal Over Evelyne Rick Boychuk is still better than the better the Devil you know than the Devil you dont an Anonymous Transcona voter who supported who lost to Shirley in a and now i feel i really dont know How to you cannot get out there and Cam she had an Excel Lent progressive conservative machine behind who lost to Pat Phillips in Charles had a Long Chat with him this he was the Only one who addressed neighbourhood that Why i voted for John a Charles Ward talked to Mel a Defeated candidate in the 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