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Home My WebLink AboutGoderich Signal Star, 2011-09-21, Page 9• Wednesda tenter 21 2011 ers to -the editor Ikerton and Owen Sound jail closures an election issue I °ditor; th the provincial election aching, and a Liberal party win, lie of the Walkerton and Owen d Jails could he known as early .i ober 6th, with closure as early vember 201 1. To date, the tran- and relocation arrangements rll been set by the Ministry of (-tions and the present Liberal rnrnent, pending the election tl�c. increased cost to taxpayers and i nificant impact of the many support prowants and resources tir(i with these two jail closures t little (.0m -ern to our existing ,lacy Government.. h a Liberal win, Grey and Bruce v inmates housed at the 'Valk- ind Owen Sound Jails would be d to CNCL in Penetang: Duron rs- inmates at the Walkerton Jail i he moved to EMDC: in London ig no Correctional facilities in , Bruce, litiron or Wellington nes if the Liberals have their t tosure.of+ the Stratford Jail in c :minty could follow soon after. ell inmates would continue to d ()wen Sound, Walkerton and rich Courts via OPP inmate. )ort services from these distant r tical court security and "new arrest" transport costs to Penetang and London would be at the expense of the municipalities unless a new arrangement could be made to upload these costs to the provincial governrnent. Otherwise, all local municipalities should expect a 2-3% municipal tax increase. If the Progressive Conservative (PC) party is elected, Tim Hudak has promised to delay the jail closings until they conduct their own review. The PC party offers political hope but being so deep into the closing proc- ess, all that is keeping these two jails open for now is the election. With this matter los on the PC platform, this may or may not save the two local jails. The New (Democratic Party (NDP) has already :done their homework. and announced that they will main- tain local services and keep bothjails T open if elected. When the time comes, the NI)P is very interested in. thero �osal to build a new "Regional p E K Remand (and Treatment) Centre. in our area to replace these existing jails and serve all five Counties in the Mid -Western Ontario region Andrea Horwath, the NDP leader is the only party leader to tour the Walk- erton Jail and show an active interest. in this issue. Grant Robertson, the Huron -Bruce NDP candidate and ghts of Columbus provided support l thtor i� e appreciated the coverage of oderich Signal Star aboutthe ry effortsfrom the tornado. This amt. has highlighted many won- I emergency agencies, workers oiunteers. One group, .however s to have been. missed, .namely tars of the Knights of Columbus. ne diately after the tornado . Knights and their wives pro - food, comfort and support for st evacuated victims. Although sponse of the Salvation Army )I ovided food was rapid, there were critical hours before they arrived. In the meantime it was the Knights who served. Each morning, the Grand Knight, Steve Winters, and his wife Joan were at the Columbus Centre at 6 am pro- viding breakfast prior to the arrival of the Salvation Army at 9. Over the next two weeks, menthe, of the Knights were constantly at the Columbus Centre providing support and assistance to the emergency agencies,workers and victims. The Knights of Columbus provided the environment in which the recovery efforts were able to take place. 4'.411,114i- Family Coalltion Party rong Families = Au Strong Ontario CHRISTINE SCHNURR Huron Bruce www.familycoalitionparty.com thorized by the CFO for the Chltine Schnurr FCP Campaign Paul Johnstone, the Bruce -Grey - Owen Sound NDP candidate have both been very active participants and supporters since the jail closure announcement was made on March 29th, attending Queen's Park and numerous local meetings and functions. Despite two committee meetings and much attempted communica- tion with the Liberal Party and incumbent Carol Mitchell over the past six months, her involvement to date has been veru disappointing, limited and ineffective. Despite pro- viding information showing that it will actually cost more to transport inmates than keep these jails open, it does not appear that she supports this cause or has much influence in her party's policy or decision- making. There are many issues that sway a person's vote one way or another on flection Day. This jail issue is just one of them. But make no mistake; any vote for Carol Mitc=hell is a vote to close the Walkerton Jail, For those concerned about the future of Cor- rections in Mid -Western Ontario, your decision on October 6th counts and could be as easy as ABC Any- body But Carol. Paul Spitzig Walkerton Jail St. Anne's help clean up Goderich lb, Eagle's Pride with Madelaine Higgins, Minister of Public Relations This past week at St. Anne's, students both new and old embarked on a new journey; the beginning of a new school year. On Tuesday, September 6t the school gathered in the gym for this year's opening assembly, where the theme of hands up was introduced. This theme is to go "hand in hand" with last year's theme of "be included, be inclusive" by encouraging each individ- ual to participate and share their school spirit. The goal is to inspire all students to put their hands up to God in faith, to raise their hands in class and participate, to get their hands up in fitness and physical wellness, and to give a hand up to those in need of aid, rather than a hand out. Student Cabi- net had the school community energized and excited for the new school year through their engaging presentation for their fellow students, a clever performance of "Parin the STA': The fall sports teams at St. Anne'shave already began practices and tryouts, including the cross country team, field hockey, tennis, golf, basketball, and volleyball, a con- tinuation of the busy teams and clubs that ended of the last school year. As well, the "Me to We" group will be coming together once again, arid recruiting new students in their upcoming meetings. Student Cabinet encourages the grade nine students to bring their spirit to school events and have their voices heard by signing up to run for grade nine representative. On Friday, September 9, Grade 9 orientation day was organized so that students may become familiar with their peers and begin new friendships that could last their entire high school careers. A very special fundraiser is being held at St. Anne's, the "Help Clean up Goderich" campaign, where students are asked to give a hands up to the local community and bring in cleaning supplies as well as monetary donations which will be given to Sty Vincent de Paul in Goderich, rc'liil t' areal!! ill ale heart 01.1)111/field Introducing Alaina Martin, RMT Hello!! 1 graduated from Sutherland -Chan School and leaching Clinic in 2003. For the past 8 years 1 have worked as a recistered massage therapist at a busy multidisciplinary clinic in Newmarket, north of Toronto. This dins provided me with the ideal environment to build my experience and gave me the opportunity to provide a wide variety of treatments. 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