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andidates set to meet in Goderich Sept. 26
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writ has been dropped
,t. provincial election cam
ahead of the Oct. 6 elec-
s in full swing in Huron -
The candidates will
to the election issues in a
2ti meeting in Goderich at
t•gion sponsored by the
rich and district Chamber
nttnerce and the Goderich
1 -Star. Doors open. at 6.30
lid the agenda begins at 7
roan -Bruce Liberal MPP and
ter of Agriculture and Rural
Carol Mitchell launched
wn campaign in Goderich
'ednesday and the seat in
ding is being contested by
ndidate Lisa Thompson,
Robertson is running for
1 -DP and Ben Paint from
lam is carrying the Green
banner in the riding.
candidates already partic-
d in debate in Walkerton
iclrsday with the closing of
i ovincial jail taking centre
in the proceedings.
P Mitchell visited her
campaign office in Goderich last
week and told supporters the
Liberal Party has "the right plat-
form for Ontario."
"The race is on and this elec-
tion is exciting,". she said. "I'm
energized by the strength in
liuron-Bruce and we have the
right platform. There *will be
more investment in the province
and a commitment to young
people so they don't have to
leave the community.
"We re placing our investment
with young people and investing
in Ontario. The senior property
tax credit will allow seniors to
invest in their hornes toserve
their needs where they are
healthiest and happiest."
Earlier in the day, Mitchell
made stops in Port Elgin and
Walkerton and said the party's
rural strategy would he
announced later.
PC candidate, Lisa 'Thompson
was born and raised in East
Wawanosh Township ion a farm
near Wtngharn. Married and the
mother to three stepchildren,
she resides on a century farm in
Culross Township.
The president of the I-luron-
Bruce Provincial riding associa-
don from 2006-2009, 'Thompson
is a graduate of the University of
Guelph and a Rural Community
Advisor for OMASKA. She is the
Vice -chair of Ontario Agri -Food
Education Inc. has chaired the
International Goat symposium
and was chair of the Ontario 441
Foundation.
Robertson is well known in
riding political circles and ran as
the NDP candidate in the May 2 •
federal election. A Teeswater
area farmer and library supervi-
sor, the married father of three
has been a strong voice on rural
and agricultural issues as
Ontario co-ordinator of the
National Farmers' Union (NFU).
"Families in Huron Bruce want
this election to be about the
issues that matter
to them, not.
who can hurl
the best insult.
It's time for . t
that kind of
politics to
end: he said of -
attack politics
adding that ''..
rural Ontario
has been
ignored and that
he would stand
up for commu-
nities: and their
needs.
lnformation on
the Green Party
candidate, Ben
Paint, was not available.
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Campaign begins
Carol Mitchell greets a
campaign volunteer at her
campaign office in Godeii%h
last week. The candidates will
debate in Goderich Sept. 26.
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