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showed Epp still in the lead by as votes. As supporters anxiously awaited more re- sults there were, murmurs in the crowd that figures at the Conservative headquarters a few doors down showed E p falling into second pace. A local radio station had declared McLean the winner and the Conservative candidate had already given his victory speech. With only seven more poll- to come In. Frank in allowed a "l vote lead. At this point, NDP mute, Robert Needham entered the Liberal headquarters and conceded to Mt. Epp. The defeated condtdate drew a response from the crowd when he told “hen! party supporters, “you may have lost because of us. you my have won. I'm not Tories and Grits fought close battle (MM hum on. 1) Liberal and Conant-ave candidates in close all on", with “than Id In III-yin: Int-lea! chain in that 'tnee'., - die front of the room results huit eomirig in an figttre, on the blackboard l Needham showed up at the King St. office to offer his congratulations before McLean had appeared while Epp of- fered a routine handshake at the Tory celebration party at the Waterloo Motor Inn later in the evening. ' Epp shaken . . l '.', _")' _ by defeat "m-a.... injority “bani! govern- -uEari,iGGr i,irtiiTi, Ts, -a "iriii"s"'urtler,, saying "Credit should go to all of you...give yourselves a clap" as A! ' pun., cry In It paw M It pm a gtsortirUKer ll pm. a vi- Softly after " pm. the When in court. Peachy explains. the case automa- tically becomes an adversary situation. where one perutteti-eetttittgttteottter.Citeadets,ttoe, not made a u"will-hue situation. and don't try to The second type of dispute handled by the service is serious enough to go to court. but comes to CMS first because those involved don't want to go to that extent if a simpler solution is avallable. Not long ago, those were your only options. unless you forgave your neighbor, or punched him out. Now. thanks to a resourceful group of Waterloo area resi- dents there's a free service to help with this type of dispute. , It's called the Community Mediation Service. and is housed in the Mennonite Central Committee building on Kent M., Kitchener. The first type of dispute isn‘t serious enough to take to court as a rule. But the parties involved may still feel the problem is serious emtugh to need some help from an objective third party. CMtris such a party. Working with the complainants. the mediator tries to lead them toward: a mutually agreeable solution to the problem - which hormatiy would so unresolved indefinitely. By Howard Elliott Would. “all writ-r You and your neighbor were once on good terms. Then he started complaining about a branch hanging over his back yard. Claimed the leaves made a mess. and clogged a drainage grate which in turn flooded his basement. You denied it. of course. and found the branch lying on your front step one morning. Do you call the police. take him to court. we the wand-so. all over a dead piece of wood? According to Dean Peachey. coordinator of the ser- tie., there are two basic types of disputes handled by Why fight when you can mediate? Due to the close margin of votes, the local Liberals will request a recount and the results will be made public at a later date. Before leaving to meet Walter McLean at the Wa- terloo Motor Inn, Mr. Epp said the campaign went " well " could have been ex- pected and he had no, re- David Rich, 1 campaign worker. said the spirit of this campaign wasmuch different than the lest and he viewed it as a real cam- "Next time we'll enter into it " campaign) with the lame kind of spirit. That’s what it's all about." said Mr. Rich. he said. " went into this campaign knowing I could win, thinking I could win and still knowing I could pliett1oPhmkEtsp “My mm Frank Em). ftagthatt by an ear-lei' " ganizers. emerged from a - room and tMd than] support that Walter Keuagt was Watch» “(a MP. With his wife by“: aide. Mr. Spy thanked " up- portcl-a tor “working to haul (of munching you be- lieve in." . .' "Nat time. under tqttar circumumi, we will elect a Litteml_eartdidnte," McLean stressed his concern about the national trend, saying "the direction of the new government has been th- warted” but that "it was not the end of the Conservative Party nationally speaking." He said that he has 'delighted at the prospect of looking McLean Peachey says response has been excellent so far. and CMS is now ready to take on a higher profile. He and Kathleen Cleland were recently hired as the pro- gram's first part-time mu members. Cleland will seize gs administrntive assistant to the program. 7 Of the ettgtftieU sweaty the program thus far, the success ratio is very good Peachy aye. ant. lie-adds. he‘ll continue todochecksmthepertiestomakemre the mttttyet um solved. THE CHAMP - Progmaiva' Conservativa campaign managar Glen Wriiht holds up 'ht.tr'd of Walter McLean in a signal of victory after tho Tories took a 14040:. margin in Waurloo Riding. CMS is officially sponsored by the Mennonite Cen- tral Committee, and receives a tot-lot 50 per cent of its turning from that group and other local private and public sources. The other 50 per cent comes from provincial and federal sources. The program started on a low key. so organizers could assess potential demand and problems. At first, referrals were taken from Waterloo Regional Police, and mediators took only a few clients. The idea of a Community Mediation Service was born a couple of years ago. A number of professional people were discussing vhrious emtnict-soiving teeb niques, and expressed the wish that a non-judicial me- diation service be formed. Ttie service is “cheaper. faster and less of an adver- sag syttem than glue eottru,"Peadhey says. Some examples of conflicts CMS can help with are landlord tenant disputes, neighborhood noise com- plaints, non-commercial or non-industrial pollution complaints, and common neighbor problems like shared driveways, smokey chimmneys. snow shovel" ing 3nd offending lines. A A "We'rearimpiy there to facilitate eomnttmicatitm," he says of the mediators' job. CMS foettaaeson people who want to continue some sort of relationship with the person they're in conflict with. prove one person wrong and the other right. All the mediator tries to do is.help find a solution that both parties can live with. . He conclude?! bfsafing “as sad as it is today“ [$38qu the Liberal majority, "Walter's got a job for at least four years." V _tt-%eroim'gtm,gttottm-r_rvgtt.tNtt-rt." ahead" as he pointed out his party's campaigners "hard work" and!» “strength and commitment of the party in this area." _ Campaign Manager Glen Wright said that "there would be no problem" with the recount promised by Mr. Epp. Wright also congratulated the party workers saying that "every part of the campaign went like clockwork...we got tough and we got going." . Volunteers, with supervision he says. can be just as effective or more than professionals because their work is “fresh end exciting to them. It‘s something they want to do." "Volunteers will be screened and will go though training sessions to learn some formal technimes, but tor the most part Peachey wants people who are good One thing Peachey is firm about is that CRIS is not designed or set up to deal with domestic diaputea. Conflicts of that type are better on in the hands of long-term councellors. he said. CMS mediators usually meet with parties only once to resolve the txmfliet, although further meetings are pogslble if necessaljy. A A __ __ People interested in becoming volunteers for CMS, or in using the free service to retolve some tNatfliet should either write or call the program office at 50 Kent Ave., JCttetteeter,MG tRI. mm. So next time you find yourself involved in a txtetfliet and you thm't want togotoantrtand rid minim: life-ion enemy. wider the Conwunity Mediatio- Serviee. It beats a black eye. The Twin Cities CMS is the first of its kind in On- tario and one of the first in Canada. Initially, or- gtutiaer0qtetorurttheprogramforthreeyearsoo trial basis and then decide which direction to go. Although Peachey does a good part of the" Coun- selling BOW, he hopes to have mt conflicts handled by trained volunteers in the near future. 7 "We're looking more at the person...peop|e who like to work with other people and are willing lode a lot of listening," he says. 7 - “We'll do ongoing followups in the future, and that‘ll be the Judge," he said. 's Other places with programs like CMS are having good, success; The United States congress recently allotted operating money to the services and about 100 are starting in place; allover the US. _ --