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Huron Expositor, 2007-10-03, Page 7The Huron Expositor • October 3, 2007 Page 7 News How would independent candidate protect women from violent spouses, voter wants to know To the Editor, Elections are just a week away. So it is really time to research who it is we want to vote for. For the past month I have been trying to get some answers from Dennis Valenta who is running in the provincial election as an inde- pendent. He has a website, and based on the information there, and on his storefront in Clinton I wanted to ask him a few questions. I sent two short emails to his website but I received no answer. Now that feature on his site has been removed. So I thought I would try this route. I have some concerns about the things Mr. Valenta wants to change. His main platform is fami- ly law. He says on his website that family law is destroying fami- lies. Well, I believe that fam- ilies are destroyed before they get to court. I believe that if a parent (male or female) does not get. access or supervised access to the DRINKING WATER 4,-•" SOURCE PROTECTION ACT FOR CLEAN WATER Meet & Greet Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley Drinking Water Source Protection Region invites you to meet the region's newly -appointed Source Protection Committee Chair and Members When: Wednesday, October 3, 2:OOpm Where: The OMAFRA Building 100 Don Street Clinton The Source Protection Committee is responsible for creating a Source Protection Plan for drinking water, under the provisions of the Ontario Clean Water Act. For more information: sou rcewaterinfo.on.ca Ontario's current energy plan is full of gas. Something doesn't smell right. Ontario is shutting down its coal plants and fast -tracking natural gas generation — a plan that will send energy bills skyrocketing. They say natural gas, intermittent renewables like wind power, and unpredictable conservation will meet our energy needs through 2014. But with nuclear supply and new transmission lines hung up with lengthy approvals. it's the riskiest gambit. We can have affordable electricity prices, reliable service. environmental safeguards and abundant supply if we: 1) finish retrofitting our coal stations with proven, readily available clean -coal technology; 2) co -fire biomass like they do in Europe; 3) expedite nuclear supply. For the full story visit www,abStt rengrigp1aii Ca POWER WORKERS' UNION A voice of reason children involved, then there must says he wants to represent the peo- be a good reason for this! I would ple. So my question to him would like to know what qualifications be, "How would he change the laws Mr. Valenta has, as he seems to that are currently not effective in think he knows more than the protecting women from their abu- judges in Huron County. sive spouses or ex spouses?" I have to say kudos to him for Our women's shelters are con - keeping up child support, even stantly full ,and there are still too though he does not see his children. many murder suicides, even with (again taken from his big poster on restraining orders. Children are the old Triangle Discount). living in fear because one or both of To my knowledge children over the parents have anger issues. the age of 16 can choose if they Families need to be seen as indi- want to spend time with the non vidual cases, as no two are alike, custodial parent, as I believe his and always should the best interest children are. of the children come first! Mr. Valenta's big issue is how Thank you, unfairly fathers are treated in Brigitte Nobel divorce situations. Huron County resident Well, I have a different issue. He Dinner raised needed funds for Huron County 4-H programs From Page 6 preparation, baking of pies, set up and clean up. 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