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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2004-03-04, Page 6Class adverti fieds ents The Citi en are now availabl on our website www.northhuron.on.ca ¤ • n • March arrive ARCH FO SAVINGS. ¤ • • Sides of B $189 lb. Lean Ground Beef 10 lb. X1 490 Beef Patties 10 lb. $1890 •, Our own smoked sausage $217 • Pure Pork Sausage I 9 8 lb. (Plain, garlic, honey garlic) Call for price on sides of pork Prices in effect until March 13 - We do custom slaughtering, cutting, wrapping & freezing BACHERT MEATS LTD. 519-887-9328 1 mile east of Walton Retail Hours: Closed Mon. & Tues.; Open Wed. - Fri. 8 to 5; Sat. 8 - 12 • • • • • n 4 • • • • • PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2004. Letter to the editor Steckle wants to correct misinformation THE EDITOR, I am writing to ask for your help in clearing up a matter that has recently been brought to my attention. Early last week, I began receiving constituent complaints regarding a mailing being sent. to residents of Huron-Bruce by Conservative- Alliance MPs Stephen Harper, Carol Skelton, David Chatters, James Moore and Chuck Cadman. The said mailing read, in part: "Your Member of Parliament, Paul Steckle likes to boast that he voted against the Liberal gulf registry in 1995. If Paul Steckle is so opposed to the registry, why didn't he vote against wasting another $59 million on it in 2003? Now, instead of scrapping the costly gun registry, Paul Martin has put Paul Steckle in charge of "improving" this billion- dollar sinkhole." Furthermore, on the back of the postcard-like mailing, printed under the words "Office of the Leader of the Opposition" was the official logo of the Conservative Party of Canada. It should also be noted I have also been told of a similar mailing advising my constituents that Rose- Marie Ur is their Member of Parliament. While I am not asking you to help forward partisan information to your readership, I am asking for your assistance in clarifying the blatant misinformation that is being circulated by the Conservative- Alliance in this taxpayer-funded partisan mailing. • Firstly, I am Member of Parliament for Huron-Bruce. I know that some residents of Huron- Bruce have been told by the Conservative-Alliance that Rose- Marie Ur is their MP however, this is simply not true. • Secondly, I voted against Bill C- 68 (the gun bill) in 1995 because the majority of my constituents told me to do so. Perhaps Stephen Harper (the soon-to-be leader of the Conservative-Alliance) could explain why he voted in favour of the firearms registry to 1995? • Thirdly, the prime minister has not placed me "in charge" of the firearms registry. If I were in charge of it — it would be gone. I would be interested in knowing why Mr. Harper and his felloW Conservative-Alliance MPs are Letter THE EDITOR, 1 would like to reply to the letter from Pat Jenkins. I do not understand her statement that she thought she lived in a caring community but she was wrong. It really sounds directed at the firefighters as being those who don't care. The fire department, to my understanding, is all volunteer, so, those who belong did not join because they had to or because it was a job. They all joined because they care about people and want to be, there. They interrupt their sleep, meals, holidays and even their jobs using tax dollars to misrepresent the facts surrounding this issue? In closing, your readership should be aware that I have brought this matter to the attention of the Speaker of the House of Commons. It is my hope that he will instruct the MPs involved that this is an to help out, whether it is a fire, car accident or medical emergency. They have put in countless hours and plenty of sweat to build the training centre so I would say they contribute plenty. The training centre may someday help each one of us because of the training the fire departments will get. The fire department appreciates each and every donation they get and will attend fundraising events if they can. I would like to know if Mrs. Jenkins approached the fire department regarding the fundraiser so everyone knew when and where it inappropriate use of public resources. In the meantime, all constituents should know that I am your MP and that I will continue to work to put an end to the excessive waste of the firearms registry. Sincerely, Paul Steckle, MP Huron-Bruce. was or afterwards to find out why none of them were there before she wrote her letter. Yours truly, Connie Tasker. Work placements no longer need to be easy commute Writer defends firefighters Continued from page 1 Bridges to Agriculture. With "co-op." co-operative work placement hosts will no longer have to be within easy commuting distance of Huron and Perth Counties. Instead, they'll opt for having co-op students do their work remotely, through the internet. According to AMDEC faculty member Sherry Mason, this option might be particularly appealing for some of the school's out-of-board clients, such as Department of National Defense personnel in Europe. And possible work placement partners might be involved in software development, webpage design, translation, journalism, or space-age engineering. Agricultural co-op co-ordinator Trevor Riehl, meanwhile, said it's the students from within Avon Maitland territory who will benefit most from the revamped Bridges to Agriculture. That program was funded on a one-time basis from outside the regular education ministry budget, and the board wasn't able to commit further funding of its own once that funding wound down. Riehl noted the on-line version of agricultural co-op won't suffer from one drawback of the Bridges program — that it was tied to a particular location and had. to move from school to school around the board, with some students either waiting until it arrived in their town or driving a significant distance to take part. He also said co-op education Zits in well with another board- administered program called the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP); work hours compiled while on co-op placement can be put toward the completion of an apprenticeship. Riehl told trustees that about 120 students went through. the Bridges to Agriculture program over its three- year existence, and it filled a need among the area's businesses for building a future employment base. "The Avon Maitland board needs an agricultural co-op," Riehl stressed. "Agribusiness is demanding an increasingly skilled workforce, and this is one way to make sure kids are thinking about agriculture and related fields as a career."