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Canada Post still pledging to
reopen Egmondville post office
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residents of Egmondville - 'i1I still be going to
the Seaforth post office for their mail," says
Creech.
"But, we hope to resolve it soon," he says.
In the meantime, Creech confirmed that a
buyer has bought the building where
Egmondville's post office was located before it
closed.
But, before anyone local can open a post
office, any Canada Post employees who are
members of the Canadian Postmasters and
Assistants Association will have first shot at
the job of Egmondville postmaster.
"We first have to go internally to see if there
is an interest in the position," says Creech.
Creech says the new ownership of the build-
ing is "a bit of a resolution" of the situation.
"There is now clear ownership of the poten-
tial location of the post office but it's not nec-
essarily going to be the final location," he
says.
Port Elgin woman rurunning
for Green PartyHuron-Bruce
in
A local Green Party candidate
has thrown her hat into the elec-
tion mix.
Port Elgin resident Victoria
Serda was nominated to run for
the Huron -Bruce riding last week
and will be pushing the Green
Party's platform to protect and
preserve the earth for future gen-
erations.
"I want to give voters a chance
to have some hope to elect some-
one with a vision to help everyone
to the best of
my ability and
voice their concerns in
government," said Serda.
Serda's family has been
a part of the area for
decades. Her family con-
sists of her husband Jamie
and nine-year-old daugh-
ter Corrina. She home -
schools her daughter and
is heavily involved with
volunteer work in the
area.
She's the spokesperson
for Green Horizons, a
Saugeen Shores environ-
mental group, is the
founder of the Lake Huron
Earth First Community, a
network of environmental
organizations, and is the
co-ordinator for Grey -
Bruce Home Schoolers.
"I'm very serious about
my civic duty," said Serda.
" I really care about peo-
ple."
She's also a part of Little
Theatre in Owen Sound
and shares a passion for
arts and culture and feels
it should be a topic of dis-
cussion in the political
process.
"Arts and culture should
have more prominence
because it promotes basic
Canadian values," she
said.
If elected, Serda and the
Green Party would press
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for amendments to the Charter
of Rights and Freedoms to
include the right of accessibility
to clean air and water and safe
food for all Canadians. The plat-
form also boasts measures to
increase equality for women,
while working to eliminate dis-
crimination of visible minorities.
"Whatever decisions are made
have to be right for future gener-
ations while addressing the
long-term impact," she said.
Serda said she can connect
with those in rural and urban
environments because of her experience in
different professions.
She spent time working in organic farming,
which she hopes to promote as much as possi-
ble, along with the reduction of pesticide use.
"I used to be a farmer, so I know how hard it
can be," she said.
She also worked as a private school teacher
and a personal care attendant in the past.
"I've done a wide variety of jobs that allow
me to recognize issues that need to be
addressed," she said.
Her platform supports proportional repre-
sentation and decentralization of government
to give more power to municipal govern-
ments. She said the current structure of the
government blocks the possibility of wider
and more effective representation.
Both changes would put the power to make
change back into the hands of the people,
regardless of their geographic location.
"It will allow people to have a lot more say
in what happens with the federal govern-
ment," said Serda, adding that decentraliza-
tion of government "would allow municipali-
ties to have more control because (policy mak-
ers) don't actually see the issues that affect
individual ridings."
Serda will be posting signs on the lawns of
supporters after the holidays and plans on
doing some door-to-door canvassing during
her campaign.
She thinks it's important for the values of
the Green Party to be promoted and wants to
see a lot of voters out to the polls.
"I'd like to be that voice for (Huron -Bruce),"
said Serda. "Personal integrity and commit-
ment to sustainability are important things to
offer the constituency"
By Troy Patterson