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It was the banquet for the Warden who is not to be: - Saturday night at the Big Apple, politicians from across the county gathered with friends. family and co-workers of Doug Cali to wish him well as he leaves the county's top spot. Gall resigned as warden Tuesday, May 4, after having resigned as reeve of Cramahe Township the night before. By Eileen Argyris He was ordergd by Ontario's Deputy Minister of Agriculture Rita Burak to give up the war- den's job because of a "real or perceived con0lct of interest" between the county post and his profession as head of the agriculture ministry's veteri- nary lab in Brighton. Time takenwaway from his regular job to attend to pollu- cal duties was also cited as a factor tn the demand for his resignation. Late paper next week Have a wonderful -- arid safe 'FV- holiday weekend. and enjoy Apple Blossom Tyme, May 22. Although regret was expressed by all of the evening's many speakers, the overall tone of the evening was upbeat, more like a roast than the traditional warden's ban- quet. Due to the holiday. Monday, May 24, next weeks Colbarne Chronicle will reach readers a lday late, on Thursday, May 27, instead oryrefryesday, This supplement has been designed with Apple Blossom Tyme in mind and will be available ’at tourism information booths throughout the area during this tourlst season. It is free to all our subscribers inside their May 18 Colbame Chronicle, Warden's banquet has definite flavor of /roatstl, Special issue Inside this week Inside this week's Colborne Chronicle, you will find a special tabluld supplement entitled Take A Tour Through Apple Country, Gait sad he was voluntarily resigning as reeve because the M97 trle restrictions his employer. the provincial government. wanted to place on him would have made him, in his words, "a lame duck." When Galt learned that he was going to have to leave the warden's chair. plans for the traditional warder1's banquet had already been made. It is customary for the municipality from which the warden comes to have a banquet in his or her honor during the warden's one-year term. Normally praliti- cians from across the county are invited to be present, and this warden's banquet was tic exception in that respect. Stewart had saia at the time of Galt's announcement that forcing him to resign was con- irary to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Northumberland MPP Joan Fawcett said she had come to bring greetings from the Province of Ontario, but. she admitted, "l don't suppose you give two hosts about the Province of Ontario right now." - "riiranGridiia; grated with loud cheers. _ Northumberland MP Christine Stewart was among the speakers. She told Galt that not only his rights, "but the rights of all of us," had been infringed upon by the enforced resignation. "if; Slates-lent provoked a Iearty rognd‘of applause. -'?i,i/aL/ne Reeve Walter Rutherford had been appoint- Humor -- Former county warden, Doug Galt, appeared relaxed at Warden's Banquet Saturday night with his wife, Catherine. The evening turned into a kind of roast tar Gait. Phota by Eileen Argyris lluaauu u. my fish, Rutherford added that the "worst part." of the year, the budget process. was over, and said it was a pity that Galt was not to be allowed to finish his term, which would normally have ended in December, ed to bring greetings from the county and he pointed out that Doug Galt's leadership will be missed at the county. Other speakers included Galt's longtime friend, Jack Honey; his daughter, Alana; Port Hope Reeve Gloria Spence-Schlegel, who numiv nated him for Warden. Cramahe Deputy Reeve Stu Oliver. Cramahe Councillors George Blyth, Howard Whaley and Jim Williams and past county wardens Joan Chalovich of Cobourg, Ken Ferguson of Brighton Township and Bill Petherick of Seymour. TKE/rdf), the occasion could have descended into sadness or bitterness, it was obviously Gall himself made a lengthy address in which he thanked members of the county and township staffs, fellow council members, the press and his family for their support, both while he was in municipal Poli- tics and upon his reslgnation. The county's current warden, Don Clarke, who was acclaimed after Galt's resigna- tion, was present but did not speak. See Roast Page 3 events lead- wing his res- Iles coaster ed the fact ‘d as warden to dispose of age in this as to buy a and then he nark consu- rceived con- d conflict of ly Galt's sig- _ asking the y to consid- rn and soy umberland by the poor t year, that 11 posts. a last Saturday night, resigning county warden and memento of his contribution to the township. Conn. I bird to his wife, Catherine. Puma by Eileen Argyris cle, Tuesday, May 18, 1993 continuedfrom page 1 But beputy-Reeve Walter Broegelmann of Alnwlck Township said he had a sohr tion. He presented Galt with a pen which. he said. held disap- pearing ink, so that Gait could sign letters to the provincial and federal governments and his signature would not appear. Gift presentations were made to' Galt and to his wife. Catherine. by the Cramahe Township staffand council. Present for the special occav slon were the Galts' three daughters. Alana, Laurel and Darcy; Doug's mother. Florence Galt and Catherines mother. Margaret Lounsbury. Page 3