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Election 2011: Advanced polls April 22-25
Tyler Kula
QMl Agency
The Lambton-Kent-Middlesex federal riding cov-
ers an area larger than Prince Edward Island and
includes more than 107,000 people, according to
the 2006 census.
The riding is made up of the townships of Brooke-
Alvinston, Dawn-Euphenia and Warwick; Kettle
Point and Walpole Island reserves in Lambton
County; part of Chatham -Kent, lying northwest of
the Thames River; and Middlesex County, exclud-
ing London and Thioles Centre.
Candidates for the May 2 election are listed
below in alphabetical order,
Joe Hill: NDP
The 69 -year-old Sarnia resident, originally from
Wallaceburg, ran in the 2008 federal election as a
last-minute replacement for a candidate that
withdrew.
1101, the NOP riding association president in Stu•-
nia-l.antbton, has four children, six grandchildren
and is in the midst of getting a divorce.
Ile worked at the Royal Hank in Wallaceburg,
Owen Sound, and ibronto, before joining Nortel to
work in field operations in his early 20s,
Based in London, Ont., he travelled across Can-
ada and the world — including a five-year sting in
the Caribbean and six years in Dallas, '11ex.
Ile returned to Canada in 2002 and picked Sarnia
to be near the water.
Hill volunteers with SHARE (Sarnia Handi-
capped Aisling for Rehabilitation and Equality), a
Sarnia organization that advocates for handicapped
people; with BPAC (the Binational Public Advisory
Council), which monitors environmental impacts
on the St. Clair river; and with Lambton Elderly
Outreach, with which he drives people to medical
appointments.
Jobs are the hot -button issue for l.tumbton-Kent-
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HYDRANT FLUSHING SCHEDULE 2011
Commencing May 9, 2011 the Municipality of Lambton Shores will be commencing the Hydrant Flushing
Maintenance Program in the following locations as scheduled below:
East Lambton Shores:
Ipperwash & Port Franks,
Grand Bend to Northville (Including all subdivision along Highway #21) May 9 to June 17
Thedford, Ancona - Rural Distribution System
and
August 2 to September 2
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Forest June 13 to June 17
West Bosanquet including Lakeview Haven, Glendale Beach, Lake Valley Grove
& Lakeshore Road to Indian Hills Golf Course Rural Distribution System June 20 to June 24
During the above maintenance procedure, you may notice some discoloration in the
water from the taps, Hushing toilets, doing laundry etc. We recommend that you run the
cold water tap for a few minutes or until the discoloration disappears.
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REMEMBER...
A big part of being a responsible pet owner is ensuring you comply with the
Dog Control By-law,
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`stoop and scoop' practices. Failure to comply with the Dog Control By-law requirements is an offence and could
result in a fine of$ 101.00
TENDER - Grass Cutting at the Arkona Cemetery
Tenders are now being solicited for the grass cutting and general land maintenance at the Arkona Cemetery.
The term of the contract will be three years commencing in May 2011, and tenders fomes are available at the
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Reminder to the Farming Community:
Please ensure that dirt and other field debris or waste is not deposited on municipal roads as it could
cause a safety hazard for the travelling public.
Middlesex this election, he said.
"The loss of jobs because of the eco-
nomic downturn, the automotive sector
is crashing, and of course our legislation
in Ontario and Canada in general, is very
weak when it comes to foreign takeo-
vers," he said.
health care privatization and seniors
living in poverty are other important
issues, he said, while the lack of voter
turnout last election is cause for
concern.
1 just want to see more people actu-
ally get engaged and conte out and vote,
period," he said.
Micheal Janssens: (:HP
The 24 -year-old Christian I leritage
Party candidate lives in Strathroy and
was born in Inwood.
Married with a 20 -month-old son,
and a daughter born this month, Jans-
sens is running in his third election —
his first was at age 19,
Chairman of the electoral district
association in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex
for CIIP, and vice president of the
Ontario council for the party, Janssens is
a financial security advisor with Free-
dom 55 Financial.
Other than work, family and time with
(:BPR Janssens is an active member at
Grace Canadian Reformed Church in
Kerwood.
"A lot of people in this election are
concealed about the economy," he said.
Economic problems are largely
caused by interference from govern-
ments, he said.
"So we're big advocates for smaller
government."
Eliminating the national debt and
eliminating income tax are major issues
for the party, he said.
Hut Janssens' reasons for running are
based on the party's moral stance, he
said.
"Our party is the only one that stands
for traditional family values as well as
standing universally against abortion
and euthanasia"
Jim Johnson: Green
A 55 -year-old llderton resident, John-
son is running in his third consecutive
election. The number of votes he
received in 2008 increased more than
50% from 2006, he said — 3,400 from
2,100. He's hoping its indicative of a
trend.
Divorced with two grown children,
the professor at the Lawrence Kinlin
School of Business at Fanshawe College
in London has volunteered with minor
baseball in London, llderton and
l.ucan.
He's also done work with the Child
Poverty Action Group, the London Dres-
sage Association, and provided strategic
planning for Helton House, a home for
adolescent girls in London;
Before teaching at Fanshawe, Johnson
was president Of Paradynamics, a soft-
ware company.
An important issue this election is
accountability in government, he said.
"We just see over and over again that
the government is ignoring parliament
and now it's starting to ignore people. I
think people are tired of that and 's
time for a big change that way."
Investing in a smart economy
investing in sustainable industries;
building strong communities with
employment opportunities in l.anlbton-
Ke'nt-Middlesex; and rebuilding 0 sense
of community are other important
issues, he said.
"Most people don't like politicians,
they don't trust them," he said. "It's time
that we brought some noble action back
to this line of work."
Bev Shipley: Conservative
Elected in 2006 and again in 2008,
Shipley is now seeking a third terns as
MR
The 63 -year-old former farmer lives
near Strathroy, has been married for 39
years and has three children and eight
grandchildren.
Before he was elected to Ottawa, Ship-
ley spent 20 years in municipal politics,
as reeve of Lobo and mayor of Middle-
sex Centre.
Ile ran federally in 2004 and lost.
Shipley simultaneously farmed cash
crops and livestock while in municipal
politics.
Ile still owns a farm 15 minutes east of
Strathroy that a young farming family
runs.
It's the same fann where he was raised
and worked with his father, before Ship-
ley eventually bought him out.
Volunteer work includes agriculture
and dairy organizations, supporting the
United Way and involvement with com-
munity fairs, he said.
1 love what I'm doing. I work hard. I
love working for constituents. 1 think
that comes with the municipal back-
ground, it tells you a little bit how impor-
tant it is to serve local people:'
Issues include addressing unemploy-
ment and helping businesses, he said.
"Particularly through tax regimes,
helping our communities be strong and
attractive to businesses. I want to con-
tinue that so we can continue to get
more people involved and employed."
Agriculture is also exciting, he saki,
noting he's on the federal agriculture
committee.
"Right now we're looking at the effects
of biotechnology and the importance of
it in agriculture," he said.
Ile also touted Canada's strength
emerging from the recent recession.
"That doesn't just happen because
you're Canada;" he said. "'that happens
because a government has done a
number of things since the recessic
started,"
Gayle Stucke: Liberal
Less than a year after retiring from her
position as director of education for the
Lambton Kent District School Board, the
65 -yettr-old Wallaceburg woman is
embarking on her first election
campaign.
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