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MP Ben Lobb, MPP Lisa Thompson and HCFA President Erica Murray were the head -table
participants in a roundtable discussion at the Clinton legion on Friday, Feb. 24.
Huron County Federation
of Agriculture meets
with local politicians
Justine Alkema
Postmedia Network
The annual MP/MPP/
Local Politician Forum
hosted by the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture
(HCFA) focused on some key
agricultural issues on Friday,
Feb. 24, at the Clinton legion.
The four-hour meeting
and lunch gave the opportu-
nity for representatives from
various commodity groups
in Huron County to give
short presentations on
current issues related to
their respective groups.
As the name implies,
Huron -Bruce MP Ben
Lobb, Huron -Bruce MPP
Lisa Thompson and other
local politicians were pre-
sent at the meeting. HCFA
president Erica Murray
was also at the confer-
ence, and explained that
the meeting gave "every-
one the opportunity to
exchange ideas and gain a
better insight into some of
the topics that have an
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Groups presenting at the
session included the HCFA
property/land use commit-
tee, Huron County Beef Pro-
ducers, Ontario Sheet Mar-
keting Agency, HCFA farm
finance committee, Huron
County Egg Farmers, Grain
Farmers of Ontario, Huron
County Pork Producers,
Huron County Dairy Pro-
ducers, the HCFA public
relations committee, Lobb
and Thompson.
Melissa Rathwell, Huron Bruce MP Ben Lobb, Lalit Krishna and Lori Merner (left to right)
helped announce the fourth annual Hometown Heroes "Raise a Little Health" Charity Hockey
Game. The July 20 fundraising game at the Gocerich-Huron YMCA will feature current NHLers
for the Buffalo Sabres, NHL All Star Ryan O'Reilly and Cal O'Reilly, and former NHLer and
Stanley Cup winner Boyd Devereaux. Organizers hope to raise $70,000 for the YMCA Strong
Kids program, the Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health and Alexandra Marine &
General Hospital.Tickets can be purchased at Ben Lobb's offices in Goderich and Port Elgin,
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Health Unit Wants Public Input
The Huron County health
unit is looking at priorities
for public health in Huron
County in the next few
years and wants the pub-
lic's input.
The focus of public
health is, on the whole,
population. Public health
works to prevent illness
and injury, promote well-
being, and protect health.
The health unit's work is
diverse and includes:
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• policy development to
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the healthy choice is the easy
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• monitoring patterns of
health and wellness in the
community to help decide
what response is needed;
• individual services in
clinics like immunizations,
dental care, STI testing and
infant feeding support;
• education in, for exam-
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food safety, quit smoking,
prenatal care, parenting
and protect yourself out-
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• inspections for food and
water safety.
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to answer three questions:
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you are with health unit
services?
• What do you think the pri-
orities should be across the
County to improve the public
health of our community?
• What one thing do you
think is the greatest threat to
the public health of people
living in Huron County?
Residents can go to www.
huronhealthunit.ca to find
the link to complete the
survey questions. If you
don't have Internet access,
you can call the health unit,
press 0 and the receptionist
will be able to record your
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