HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-05-09, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013. PAGE 11. Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa
Thompson believes that the recently
presented provincial budget will not
address problems that exist in
Huron-Bruce.
“I looked for instances of energy
becoming more affordable and
found no mention of it and I found
no mention of the Green Energy
Act,” Thompson said. “Agriculture
was only mentioned twice, at best,
throughout the entire budget. There
isn’t a lot for Huron-Bruce except a
mention of a local food initiative that
doesn’t have any details.”
One of Thompson’s major
complaints about the budget, which
was presented last week by
Minister of Finance Charles Sousa,
is that it lacks clarity in many
circumstances.
“There aren’t details and this is
coming from a government that has
proven untrustworthy in the past,”
she said.
Another major concern that
Thompson has with the budget isthat it isn’t containing spending.“Two out of three ministries arecontinuing to increase their spending
under this budget,” she said. “That
worries me.”
She said that the Liberal’s
‘pandering’ to the NDP is something
she feels isn’t good for the province
going forward.
“It’s interesting to watch the dance
between the two parties,” she said.
“The NDP calls the Liberals liars for
the chaos and arrogance displayed
with the gas plant, but now it looks
like they will be cozying up to them
because of the Liberal spending
proposed.”
Thompson also said that the oft-
discussed 15 per cent reduction in
auto insurance premiums isn’t
exactly as it appears.
“We have met with the insurance
stakeholders to discuss the
possibility for savings and things
just aren’t adding up,” she said.
“There are no details for the
reduction, no timeline and it might
apply to everyone, even those with
poor driving records.“Fraud in the Greater TorontoArea is what hurts auto insurancecosts and what the Liberals are
suggesting doesn’t address that issue
at all,” she said. “I’m afraid of how
these reductions might be rolled out.We may end up paying less here inHuron County, but we might end upwith less benefits and covering more
of the costs in the GTA.”
The budget was tabled on May 2
and NDP leader Andrea Horwathhas neither confirmed nor denied theNDP’s support of it, stating thatthere need to be measures to insure
proper application of spending put
into the document.
Nothing in budget for Huron-Bruce says Thompson
The big finish
North Woods Elementary School students took to the stage to dance and sing their hearts out
last Wednesday for their spring concert. Performing their big finale are, front row, from left:
Maeva Lichtensteiger, Taylor Daw, Ashton Baxter and Sarah Hastings. Back row, from left:
Jayden Fraser and Bianka Hiebert. (Denny Scott photo)
A good find
Brook Ohm, left, and Kayla Cowan were busy looking for a
good deal on Saturday morning as Auburn hosted its
annual village-wide yard sale. (Vicky Bremner photo)
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both locally and internationally.
From Brussels, Mutter says, both
Gary Pipe and Tim Prior spoke on
their experience with an earlier
Brussels Leo Club before it folded.
They spoke about what they took
from the club and how it has helped
mold them into the people they are
today, Mutter said.
The club was in operation decades
ago and Pipe and Prior told potential
members stories about projects they
took on as Leos, such as Christmas
tree sales and assisting a local
family in need. Both recounted the
fun they had and the leadership
skills they developed while doing
good in the community.
The evening also included a
question-and-answer period,
although Mutter says that there
weren’t that many questions.
Most of the questions were from
parents, Mutter says, who were
curious to know what happened next
with the club.
He says that within the next week
or so, the Lions Club will be
appointing a Leo Club advisor and
then an advisory committee that will
consist of three or four members of
the Lions Club.
At that point, once the advisory
committee has been named, Mutter
says there will need to be a second
organizational meeting for the club
where the Leo Club’s executive,
including a president, vice-
president, treasurer and secretary,
will all be chosen by the prospective
Leo members.
These steps have to happen in a
timely fashion, Mutter says, because
the advisor’s name, and the names of
the new Leo executive, must be
submitted with the application for a
charter from Lions International.
Mutter says the goal is to have the
club up and running and planning its
first meeting by the end of June.
While some young members of
the community may have missed the
first information night, there is still
time to get involved, Mutter says.
The Lions Club will be advertising
for the Leo Club’s second
organizational meeting in The
Citizen, so he says to watch for that
notice in the coming weeks. Those
who were at the first meeting and
left their e-mail addresses, Mutter
says, will also be contacted through
e-mail.
In the meantime, Mutter says to
call him at 519-887-6117 or Gord
Mitchell at 519-887-6556 for more
information on joining the club.
Leo Club response
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