HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-08-18, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2011. PAGE 11.
Provincial Huron-Bruce
candidate Lisa Thompson officially
opened her main campaign office
Monday night in Blyth at the
southwest corner of Queen and
Dinsley Streets.
Thompson spoke to dozens of
supporters who came out to see her
and her team cut the ribbon on the
Blyth office. An East Wawanosh
native, Thompson said an office in
Blyth was a natural decision for her
as it’s the geographical centre of
Huron County.
“It’s the heart of the county,” she
said. “It just made sense.”
Thompson went so far as to say
that if she is victorious in
this October’s election, Blyth
would make an excellent location
for a full-time constituency
office.
When introducing Thompson, one
of her campaign leads, Ken
Robertson, said that Thompson is
three things: smart, tough and she’s
making a difference. Huron-Bruce
MP and fellow PC Ben Lobb, who
was in Blyth on Monday night,
added a fourth heading to
Thompson’s accolades, saying that
she has heart.
Lobb told a story about a Huron
County man who was diagnosed
with cancer. He wanted to begin
raising money for others with
cancer so they wouldn’t have to
suffer as he had. Lobb and
Thompson were in his hospital
room, Lobb said, with Thompson
being there out of the kindness of
her heart, not to hand out a cheque
or for a photo opportunity.
Former MPP Murray Cardiff of
the Brussels area was also in
attendance to offer Thompson
some words of wisdom as she
set out to embark on the campaign
trail.
“Campaigning is a great way to
lose weight,” he said.
Lobb also referenced Thompson’s
mobility, calling her a “door-
knocker” much like he is and
that connecting with the people
of Huron-Bruce on a one-on-one
basis is what Thompson was all
about.
Thompson says she has already
been knocking on doors throughout
the riding, telling stories of her and
her young assists speaking to people
in Teeswater.
Haldimand-Norfolk MPP and PC
Environmental Critic Toby Barrett
was in Blyth for Thompson’s office
opening and he said Thompson will
help to put Huron-Bruce on the
map.
“You deserve better and you
deserve someone like Lisa. You
deserve victory,” he said. “We have
to get Huron-Bruce back on the
map.”
Thompson, who had visited both
Goderich and Exeter throughout the
day, said her party’s focus in the
upcoming election is going to be
public services such as education
and healthcare.
Thompson’s campaign will be
part of a province-wide “blue blitz”
this Saturday where candidates from
all over Ontario will be out
canvassing. Thompson’s people
hope to be at several locations
throughout the Huron-Bruce riding,
including Brussels between 10 a.m.
and 2 p.m.
Cutting the ribbon
Lisa Thompson, centre, celebrated the official opening of her campaign office in downtown
Blyth on Monday night. Thompson called Blyth the ‘heart of the county’ and said it just made
sense for her to open an office in the village. If she is elected, she said she may open a full-
time constituency office in Blyth. Celebrating the ribbon cutting was Thompson and her team,
in the foreground from left: Sarah Ross, Dennis Schiestel, Thompson, Deidra Schiestel and
Shelby Ross. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
Euchre
held in
Cranbrook
The Friday night euchre party at
the Cranbrook hall, hosted by
Eleanor Stevenson and her helpers
was held on Aug. 5 with six tables at
play.
Winners were share the wealth,
Viola Adams and Myrna Burnett;
travelling lone hand, Viola Adams;
high lady, Helen Cullen; high man,
Delphine Dewar; ladies’ lone hand,
Myrna Burnett and Isabelle
Bremner; men’s lone hand, Allan
Martin and Mary Davidson; skunks,
Marguerite Beirnes and Jean Dewar;
tally winners, Judy Hahn, Murray
Hoover, Dorothy Martin, Keith
Turnbull, Eileen Ament, Allan
Edgar, Dorothy Dilworth and Joan
Jacobs.
The next euchre is on Friday, Aug.
19 at 8 p.m.
Thompson opensoffice in Blyth
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By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen