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Terry James Chronicle Special When Lynne Woolstencroft isn‘t helping her children with their homework, overseeing their music practice or cheering them on in their chosen sport, she could be involved in any number of activities. Perhaps preparing lessons and marking papers as an instructor at Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology, attending Waterloo County Board of Education meetings as a Waterloo trustee, or driving to a meeting in Toronto, which she does on an average of three or four times a week, as president of the Association of Large School Boards of Ontario. Do her 14â€"hour days make her yearn for a more subdued lifestyle? On the contrary. The 4iâ€"yearâ€"old Waterloo resident views her family life, her job, her work in the community and her national, provincial and municipal political experience as solid training in her bid to provide another public service â€" the opportunity of serving as Member of Provincial Parliament for the Waterloo North riding. Tuesday, Sept. 25, with more than 150 Waterloo North riding Progressive Conservatives backing her and, more importantly, the full support of her family, an overâ€" whelmed Woolstencroft became a candidate for the next provincial election. What prompted the already politicallyâ€"active and influential Woolstencroft to throw her hat into another political ring? For starters, she views politics as another form of public service. Woolstencroft said she first gave the idea serious consideration after she was approached by numerous people. With a twinkle in her eye she added she never quite believed stories candidates have told her in the past about being approached. "I always thought it was something where you were ambitious about it or you weren‘t," she said. Wild enthusiasm Woolstencroft said that because she had been involved provincially for close to four years through her work with the Association of Large School Boards, she felt she was more predisposed to entertain those suggestions. Woolstencroft said the second reason she decided to stand as a candidate was because through her involveâ€" ment with various committees in the community she has come to realize that, despite local initiatives, the real policy and lawâ€"making branch is provincial. Woolstencroft said last but not least her family‘s "wild enthusiasm* led her to seek the nomination as candidate. After weeks of discussions, her husband Peter, a professor at University of Waterloo, and children Anne, 13; and Robert, 10, gave her their blessing and pledged their support. She said the children made a commitment to be more independent in terms of their musical and athletic activities and have taken on a few extra household chores . Peter is serving as a campaign director along with Brian Turnbull, a Waterloo Alderman, and Don Craig, an accountant and major force behind MP Walter McLean‘s successful bid for reâ€"election. John Kendall, a Waterioo lawyer, is serving as her campaign manager. C‘"it‘s very frustrating to be just an advisor on a provincial committee because the minister can or cannot take your advice," she said. â€" â€" B O‘ If anything, Woolstencroft said she believes success in the provincial election would mean a more stable family life. "It would be nice to have a job in Toronto where I knew I was going and I think our family life in some ways would be stabilized because I wouldn‘t be doing so many different jobs." o _ With strong backing, highâ€"profile Lynne Woolstencroft becomes Tory hopeful If Woolstencroft is successful in the next provincial election, she is required by law to give up her school board trusteeship, a position she has held for 12 years, and she can no longer be involved with the Association of Large School Boards. She would be granted a leave of absence from her duties at Conestoga College for the duration of her first term. _ Woolstencroft said her decision to run as a candidate was also influenced by the fact she is a woman and "I Nifty time think it‘s a nifty time to be a woman."" She said there are bets that no woman could ever take the riding and would like to test that theory. â€" S _‘â€"lid\;/éivéi. one thing'Woolstencrol't wants to make clear is that she is not running a campaign against anybody. â€" _ "I think I‘m a pretty positive person in my involvement and I want to present people with positive reasons for running." o â€" _ Should she be successful in the provincial election, Woolstencroft has no intention of putting aside her interest in education. â€" o "I know I‘ve been a strong spokesman for education in general in this community, provincially and nationally, for at least four years," she said. "I realize that a lot of the responsibility for education policy rests at Queens Park and I suppose I haven‘t heard anyone truly defending education in any form, college, university or education in general, for a really long time in the house." Woolstencroft said in her estimation the last person who defended public education was Stephen Lewis. She said her referral to public education includes the separate school system, which, with the exception of the last two years, she considers to be a public system. Until the election, Woolstencrofi is free to continue her activities with the local school board and the Association of Large School Boards but she said she is going to discuss at length with her executive the options available to her and the association through the campaign period. She said at this point the concensus of the executive is there is no reason for her to take a leave of absence. However, she said there could be occasions when she could find herself in direct conflict with party policy. She said as it stands now the executive trusts her ability to make that judgment. How long has Woolstencroft been an active Tory? "I said at my nomination that the easy answer is that I was born one and then I said but my mother‘s gray hair tells you how hard I worked to choose to be one," she said. e Fountain Downing Phone orders accepted with Visa or Mastercharge "A pick me up Bouquet" 57 Queen St. S., Kitchener 743â€"2657 Available options Get a Smile to go have attitude that your word is your bond, resulting in an element of traditionalism. Other issues Woolstencroft is prepared to look into as an MPP include the problem of economic growth. She sees a need for more emphasis on apprenticeship programs and research and development. She believes more can be done in terms of environmental problems in the riding and also wants to take a closer look at family law and problems facing singleâ€"parent families, including assistance for the children in these circumstances. Agriculture is a major concern of Woolstencroft‘s, and in particular the need for protection of small farmers, the maintenance of family farms, the high cost of getting started and economic security for farm women. Woolâ€" stencroft said she has close ties with her family and the fact that they represent many gdifferent professions will be an asset in terms of understanding problems and issues facing constituents. Woolstencroft said she is genuinely concerned about the aging in the community, pointing out there are few places where senior citizens can live in this community with a measure of independence combined with the security of somebody checking on them. She is concerned with the state of hospitals where people are kept waiting for months to receive the treatment they need, the funding of postâ€"secondary institutions and the lack of dormitory facilities at Conestoga College. Woolstencroft said she is never too optimistic as she enters an election campaign but what she does have a lot of is hope and.drive. To date she has received tremendous support which she finds both astonishing and gratifying. Woolstencroft considers herself a good Tory rep because, politically, she‘s had to learn her way around the city, the region and the province and acquaint herself with the federal and provincial balance. She also has a background which is both rural and urban. Woolstencroft said she has gained a reputation for hard work and has become known in education circles for being fair and acâ€" cessible. _ "‘I would like to bring these qualities to an MPPship." she said. Should she be successful in the next provincial election Woolstencroft said she will not be content to be a backâ€" bencher. â€"‘"I don‘t intend to be one of the backbenchers who sits with my coloring book," she said. What she wants to do is roll up her sleeves and get to work. 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