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Photos by Justine Alkema Clinton News Record
Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli and Huron -Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson at the
recent small business roundtable discussions at Clinton in the REACH
Centre.
A photo of all the guests at the event.
Lisa Thompson looks for input at roundtable discussions
Justine Alkema
Clinton News Record
Huron -Bruce MPP Lisa
Thompson recently gathered
with local business owners,
residents, politicians and
BIA representatives in Clin-
ton to discuss issues impact-
ing local small businesses.
Joined by Thompson was
Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli
who is the PC Financial
Critic.
Thompson said she
invited Fedeli because
"pre -budget consultations
have started, and I wanted
him to hear directly from
small business in Huron -
Bruce what the issues
were."
Thompson said they are
looking for input in light of
the upcoming provincial
election to be on June 7,
2018.
"What I hear from you
today, I'll be sharing in the
house and will be referenc-
ing because we all are work-
ing towards this election
cycle," said Thompson at the
start of the event, after every-
one around the table had
introduced themselves.
"Huron Bruce and specifi-
cally small towns, small
business and rural Ontario
need to have their voices
heard [...] I am unapologetic
when I talk about Huron -
Bruce in the house."
One issue that Thompson
addressed as important were
hydro costs. "Hydro is a
number one issue," she said.
"We know that."
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She also expressed the
need for infrastructure in
rural Ontario, which has dif-
ferent infrastructure needs
than urban Ontario.
Thompson also addressed
the importance of support-
ing small businesses, recruit-
ment for businesses and
education for training young
people "for the jobs of 2016
and beyond':
Throughout the hour and
a half session, various com-
munity members had the
opportunity to express com-
ments and concerns. From
that discussion, Thompson
told the News Record after-
wards that three main
themes expressed were
hydro issues, red tape and
taxation rates for vacant
property.
There was one other simi-
lar event in Port Elgin later
that same day on November
28. Thompson said similar
concerns were brought up
there, as well as "some issues
raised from a PSW
perspective."
As for how the roundtable
discussions went overall,
Thompson said, "I was
happy with the willingness
of participants to share and
the number that turned out
in both Clinton and Port
Elgin. I appreciated their
time to attend."
There are two upcoming
events in Goderich and
Walkerton with the Hydro
One Ombudsman for those
concerned about hydro
costs. The event in Goderich
is on Thursday, January 12 at
the Goderich Knights of
Columbus Hall from 3-5
p.m., and the event in Walk-
erton is at the Walkerton
Agricultural Society Board-
room from 7-9 p.m.
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