Black was ahead, both in terms of votes and money
By Bill Rea

It is reality that to get elected to office, one is expected to raise and spend money.

And that reality has been spelled out in the financial statements submitted by the candidates in King in November's municipal elections.

With the exception of James Durbano, who ran unsuccessfully for the Ward 5 council seat, all the candidates for mayor and council have submitted their statements.

Between them, the candidates for mayor of King spent $78,395.51 in their electoral bids, although those figures are a little misleading.

Mark Healy, who did little in the way of active campaigning for the 101 votes he received, did even less when it came to raising and spending money. His statement form largely consisted of blanks, as he claimed no campaign income or expenses.

Mayor Margaret Black claimed $50,483.15 in expenses, but $16,881.91 was spent on her election night victory celebrations and thank-you notes, and another $13,358.37 was the cost of a fund-raising function she held in September (a party which raised a total of $20,320).

Former councillor Steve Pellegrini spent $27,912.36 in his bid, but $8,829 of that was devoted to his post-election celebration and activities.

Each candidate was restricted to a spending ceiling of $17,751.50, and both Black and Pellegrini were below that level for expenses covered by that restriction.

Black's statement included $3,151.38 she spent on advertising, $129.32 in bank charges, $5,709.47 on brochures, $23.99 on office expenses, $600 on salaries, benefits and professional fees, $6,517.91 on election signs and $786.28 in postage, for a total $16,918.35 in spending covered by the limit. Other expenses were not subject to the limitations, including the costs for the victory party and fund-raiser, along with $3,000 in accounting and audit fees, $15 in bank charges and $309.52 in office expenses.

Pellegrini's expenses fell just $5.67 short of the limit. They included $3,811.24 in advertising, $184.90 in bank charges, $1,531.78 in office expenses, $11,467.91 in signs and printing and $750 for his campaign Web site. His expenses not covered by the limitations included his postelection party, $848 for accounting and audit services, $466.82 for advertising and $22 in bank charges,

When it came to raising money, Black was well in the lead, collecting $50,410 to Pellegrini's $28,375. That figure for Black includes the 248 tickets that were sold for her September fund-raiser at $75 apiece, along with another $1,720 taken in at the accompanying silent auction. It also includes $4,195 for people contributing $100 or less.

The law requires her to identify anyone contributing more than $100.

The maximum contribution permitted is $750, and Black received that amount from John and Margaret Bahen of King City, Dieter and Sigrid Beer of Schomberg, Clearway Const. INC. of Concord, Countryside Insurance Ltd. of Nobleton, Seymour and Gloria Epstein of Toronto, Four-Valleys Excavating Grading Ltd. of Concord, Angelo and Frances Gabriele of Woodbridge, Leslie Hobson of King City, K.J. Beamish Const. Co., LHM Technologies Inc. of Woodbridge, Paul Little of King City, Masters Insurance Ltd. of Vaughan, Moffat Dunlap Real Estate Ltd. of King City, Quintino Alfano Holdings Ltd. of King City, Royden and Beverley Richardson of Schomberg, Maureen Richardson of Schomberg, Donald Rogers of Kettleby, Sheraton Parkway of Richmond Hill, Dennis Starritt of Toronto, Maria Stritzl of King City, The Bench Press Ltd. of Gormley, Transfer Tool Technologies Inc. of Woodbridge and W.B. Beatty and Ass. of Bolton.

Contributions of $650 came from 759085 Ontario Ltd., Peter Boyd of King City and John Rumble of Schomberg,

Malone Given Parsons Ltd. of Markham provided $600.

Laceby Real Estate Ltd. of King City contributed $525.

Miller and Terri Alloway of King City contributed $500, as did B.C. Instruments of Schomberg, Britta and Bruno Conzelmann of Alliston, Pitway Holdings of Kettleby, Schaeffer and Associates Ltd. of Concord, Ann Schickedanz of Schomberg, Strachan Family Trust of King City, Carl and Jacquie Whitten of King City and Zander Sod Co. of Kettleby.

A contribution of $450 came from Maple Drapery and Carpet of Concord.

Cole Engineering of Markham contributed $400, as did Alam Rattray of King City.

Financial assistance to the tune of $380 came from Donal and Gail Dalziel of Nobleton and Patricia Koblizek of King City.

A contribution of $375 came from 614128 Ontario Ltd.,

Alfred and Margarete Budweth of Nobleton provided $350, as did David Dunlap of King City and Joseph and Muriel Gleason of Schomberg.

Contributions of $300 came from 1104783 Ontario inc. of King City, Paul Coulter of Toronto, Eleanor and George Craib of Bolton, Don Mills Golf Centre Limited of Markham, Charles Field- Marsham of Toronto, Nobleton Truck Wreckers Ltd. of Nobleton, Jacqueline Riddell of Bolton, Dom and Doreen Romeo of King City, William and Carmen Salmon of Kettleby, Sandhill Disposal and Rec. Inc. of Caledon East, Stans Farm Service of Bolton, Taffy Hill Inc. of King City, The Birkshire Group Inc. of Newmarket and Younge Steeles Vet. Services of Thornhill. Jane Glassco of Schomberg made contribution of $275.

Catherine or Leigh Abel of King City contributed $265.

Diana Dunlap of King City contributed $250, along with Chuck and Shirley Ormsby of King City, Rogers Group of Co. of Don Mills, Schomberg Farm of Schomberg,

Mr. and Mrs. E. Ferrante of King City supplied $225, as did Helen and Andrea Lucas of King City.

Ronald Boudreau of King City provided $210.

Contributions of $200 were provided by Melville and Louise Atkins of Bradford, Cameron and Kathleen Bell of King City, Glen and Nancy Broad of Nobleton, Darlo Gentilini of King City, Holancin Farms Produce Co. of Kettleby, Connie Inouye of King City, William and Anne Mcnamara of Schomberg, Miller Paving Limited of Markham, Arthur and Reta Moore of King City, Rexlea Jerseys Inc. of Schomberg, Selira Ltd. Philip E. Brand Q.C. of Toronto, Mike and Petra Sidon of Schomberg and Bruce and Tamara Simmonds of King City,

Bob Dennis of Schomberg made a contribution of $190, as did Jorg Reichert of Schomberg.

Rubt Stoffregen of Schomberg made a contribution of $175, as did George Webster of Richmond Hill

There were $150 contributions from John Ardill of Schomberg, Bancroft Management Services Inc. of Kettleby, William and Helen Bible of Nobleton, Stella and Virgino Bordignon of Schomberg, F. Alexander and Valerie Boultbee of Kettleby, David Chale of Schomberg, David Cole of Bond Head, Rodger and Nancy Cummins of Toronto, Susanne Davis of King City, Karl and Barbara Davis of Nobleton, Marie Devald of Kettleby, Edward Dowbiggin of Kettleby, Keith and Mardilyn Duncan of Woodbridge, Raphael and John Dunlap of Toronto, Laura Fava of Nobleton, Robert and Lee-anne Favaro of King City, John Fenton of Kettleby, Gaynel Fenton of Kettleby, William F. and June A. Ford of Nobleton, G.M. Smith Ltd. of Aurora, Heffernan Heating of Nobleton, Alan and Joan Henderson of King City, Hugh Heron of Willowdale, Edison Inouye of King City, Erling and Marjorie Iverson of Schomberg, King Brewery Inc. of Nobleton, King Station Inc. of Toronto, Michael Laceby of Nobleton, John and Eithne Lant of King City, Marylou Little of King City, McCallum Farms of Bradford, Jackie McCassey of King City, Eleanor Mcdonald of Schomberg, Neil McGreachy of Kettleby, Michael and Janesse McPhillips of King City, Midpoint Info Tech. Inc. of Nobleton, Paul Moraes of Nobleton, Nobleton Feedmill Ltd. of Nobleton, Linda Pabst of Schomberg, Vivian Perry of Schomberg, Anita Phillips of Schomberg, Donald and Bernice Prince of Brampton, Ridge Port Const. Inc. of Nobleton, Roalde Inc. of Schomberg, Schomberg Sheet Metal Ltd. of Schomberg, Gordon Schwab of Schomberg, Debra and Laary Seed of Schomberg, Wayne Smith of King City, Sprucewood Leasing Ltd. of King City, Denise Starritt of Toronto, Stratmark Inc of Toronto, Rudolf and Edwina Vanotterdyk of Schomberg, Bob and Grace Voorberg of Kettleby and Catherine Webster of Richmond Hill.

Janesse McPhillips of King City put up $125.

As far as the financial contributions to the Pellegrini campaign were concerned, $1,900 of them were in amounts of $100 or less.

There were $750 contributions from Paul Armstrong of Schomberg, Brian and Sue Beamish of Irbeus Holdings Inc. of Kitchener, Keith Beckley of King City, Wayne Burt of Burlington, Anne Carter of North York, John Di Poce of Di Poce Management Limited of Concord, Lurline Hoo of Oakville, Hal Jackman of Toronto, Allan Jurgens of Toronto, Bruce Kerr of Slokker Canada Corp. of Mississauga, John Leitch of King City, Orest Markowsky of Brampton, L. Masucci of Woodbridge, Joe Melo of Allstone Quarry Products Inc. of Schomberg, Marc Neeb of Magna International Inc. of Aurora, Walter Pontiero of King Station Inc. of Toronto, Harry Sutton of Vaughan, Hugh Taylor (no address given), Carol Ann Trabert of Kettleby and Gavin and Gill Watt of King City.

Contributions of $500 came Brad Butt of the Greater Toronto Apartment Association of Toronto, Bob Callow of Budget Propane Corporation of Gravenhurst, Peter Clark of King City, Harry Dahme of King City, Helen Girardin of King City, Dorothy Izzard of King City, Catherine Leitch of King City, Paul and MaryLou Little of King City, Ed Panziera of Axiomatic Products of Concord and Gord Sloan of 759085 Ontario Limited o/a Gord Sloan Rentals of Schomberg.

Judith Tenenbaum of King City contributed $400.

A contribution of $350 came from Vaughn Goettler of King City.

Those contributing $300 included Vicki Hotte of Kettleby, Blair McArthur of The Miller Group of Markham, Bob Wilson of Accurate Railroad Construction Ltd. of Nobleton and Frank Zechner of Greater Toronto Sewer and Watermain Contractors Association of Mississauga.

Contributors of $250 included Walter Bick of Richmond Hill, John Bush of Bushco Net of Nobleton, Ted and Susan Dzialowski of Kettleby, Cameron Grant of King City, Sarah Larcombe of Schomberg and Susan and Ron Swail of Nobleton.

Contributors of $200 included Paul Anisman of Manhattan Capital Corporation of Toronto, Margaret Coburn of Schomberg, Bruce and Nina Graham of King City, Irene Harvey of King City, Carol Houlihan of King City, Dr. Robert Madronich of King City, Hans Martin of King City, Jim Muir of King City, Paul Pellegrini of Vaughan, Deanna Pellegrini of Toronto, Don Romeo of King City, Bill Salter of Caledon and Dorothy Zajac of Newmarket.

Christopher Bolt of Nobleton and Rob Wilson of King City each contributed $150, and Margery Samuels of King City sent in $125.

Ward 1 council

Campaign dollars spent are not always going to add up to votes, as Liina Peacock learned in the Ward 1 council race.

The spending limit in the ward was $6,937.60, and Peacock spent $6,100 in her unsuccessful campaign, which broke even. Cleve Mortelliti's campaign finished with a deficit, but he only spent $4,261.63. Stephen Kornblum garnered 48 votes in his campaign, which also broke even, raising and spending $319.88.

The statement filed by Kornblum contained no other details.

He also reported receiving $4,050 in campaign contributions, and $250 of that was in increments of $100 or less.

His campaign received $750 contributions from Gavin Watt of King City and J.B. Siarkis Enterprises of King City. He also received $500 from Steven MacGiver of Woodbridge, $400 from Keith Beckley of King City, $250 from Western Larch Limited of King City and Gwen Curran of King City and $200 from James Craig of King City and Irene Harvey of King City.

Peacock's statement listed $6,100 in contributions she received, and $1,950 were in increments of $100 or less.

There were contributions of $750 from EMC Group Limited of Vaughan and Maria Stritzl of King City; $500 from Janesse McPhillips of King City and Laceby Real Estate Limited of King City; $250 from Clearview Motors Limited of King City; and $200 from Kurt Scott of King City, Cardinal Golf Club of Kettleby, Melville and Louise Atkins of Bradford, Alma Rattray of King City, J. Moffat Dunlap of King City, Cameron and Kathleen Bell of King City and Connie Inouye of King City.

Ward 2 council

Incumbent Peter Grandilli was ahead in the spending department in the Ward 2 council race. His statement said he spent $6,794.23, short of the $7,004.80 limit in the race. Challenger Jeff Laidlaw, who won the seat, reported spending a total of $5,487.08, and his statement indicated $33.75 of that was not subject to the limitations.

In terms of raising money, Grandilli was well ahead with $8,950, and $8,450 of that came from sources that had to be listed.

Grandilli received $750 from G. Baldasarra of Woodbridge, Cosmocare Services of Nobleton, Anna DePede of Etobicoke, DiPoce Management of Concord, England Commercial of Woodbridge, Royal Pine Landscaping of Toronto, Slokker Canada Corp. of Mississauga and Village Masonry Const. of Toronto; $500 from Flat-Iron Corporation of Toronto and Jo-Tech Electrical of Concord; $400 from J. Riddel of Bolton; $250 from Gord Sloan Gradall of Schomberg and Schickendanz Bros. Limited of Willowdale; $200 from Altwood Garage Doors of Downsview and Crossroads Development of Woodbridge; and $150 from Tont Spinelli of Nobleton.

Laidlaw's campaign took in a total of $5,441.05 in contributions, and $5,003.01 of that was subject to disclosure.

Laidlaw received $750 from Rita Hammega, Henry Jackman of Toronto and Breck Carter of Nobleton; $500 from Gavin Watt of King City and James Strebb of Nobleton; $428.01 from F.W. Jessop of Schomberg; $400 from Denya Massey Clarke of Toronto; $300 from Nancy Hopkinson of Nobleton; $250 from Emil Alilovic and Susan McArthur, both of Nobleton; and $125 from Branch Busters of Nobleton.

Ward 3 council

There was not much of a contest in Ward 3 in terms of money raised, money spent or votes garnered. Incumbent Linda Pabst easily led in all three categories over challenger Emil Alilovic.

The spending limit in this contest was $6,417.50, and Pabst's campaign spent $5,694.74 to $919.22 for Alilovic. In terms of campaign contributions, Pabst received $5,975.10 to $1,200 for Alilovic.

Alilovic put up $300 of his own money. In addition, he received a $600 contribution from J. Leitch of King City and $150 each from Branch Busters of Nobleton and Nancy Hopkinson of Nobleton.

Pabst received $1,725 from people putting up $100 or less. Of the rest, she received $750 from Manfred Gingl of Aurora; $500 from Ann Schickendanz of Schomberg; $350 from Gord Sloan Gradall Rentals Ltd. of Schomberg and Stan's Farm Services of Bolton; $300 from Jacqueline Riddell of Bolton and Cardinal Golf Club of Kettleby; $250 from Alf Budweth of Nobleton and Schickendanz Bros. Limited of Toronto; and $200 from Jennifer Edwards of Nobleton, Armstrong Petroleums of Bolton, Edmond Creed of Schomberg, Paul Coulter of Toronto, the Greater Toronto Sewer and Watermain Contractors' Association of Mississauga and Dennis Starritt of Toronto.

Ward 4 council

There wasn't much to report from the Ward 4 council race because incumbent Bill Cober was returned by acclamation.

He did report he had $731.32 in campaign expenses, which he funded from a surplus from his 2003 campaign.

Cober listed no financial contributions.

Ward 5 council

Incumbent Jane Underhill reported $5,213.15 in campaign expenses ($692.56 she said was not subject to limitations). The spending limit in the ward was $6,900.50.

Underhill reported the contributions of $100 or less totaled $775. Of the remainder, she received $750 from H.J. Sutton of Vaughan and H.N.R. Jackman of Toronto; $700 from J. Tenenbaum of King City; $500 from Harten Financial of Toronto; $350 from A.K. Aagaard of Newmarket; $300 from N. Hopkinson of Nobleton; $250 from P. Schneiders of King City; $200 from H. Martin of King City, N. Graham of Richmond hill and J. Bodi of King City; and $150 from Airtime Canada of King City.

Ward 6 council

The council race in Ward 6 was a close affair, with challenger Clayton De Vries winning in the money-raised and money-spent categories. Incumbent Jack Rupke was in the lead in terms of votes, however.

The spending limit in the ward was $5,935.20, and De Vries spent $4,560.07 to Rupke's $3,632.41.

De Vries reported total contributions of $5,529, and $479 of that was in increments of $100 or less. Of the outstanding amount, his statement listed contributors to the tune of $1,650, with a notation that that figure didn't include contributions from the candidate ($3,600). The other contributions included $650 from Deborah Weiss of Newmarket; and $200 from Pitway Holdings Ltd. of Kettleby, Latham C. Burns of Toronto, 1299219 Ontario Ltd. of Newmarket and Gerry De Vries of Newmarket.

Rupke reported $4,100 in campaign contributions, $1,200 from people who did not have to be named. Of the remaining, he received $750 from Slokker Canada Corp. of Mississauga; $500 from Toronto Real Estate Board of Don Mills, Budget Propane Corp. of Gravenhurst and the Greater Toronto Sewer and Watermain Contractors' Association of Mississauga; $350 from 759085 Ontario Ltd. of Schomberg; and $300 from Pitway Holdings Limited, care of Cardinal Golf Club of Kettleby.