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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLakeshore Advance, 2011-09-28, Page 9Wednesday,,September 2&, 2011 • Lakeshore Advance 9% Incumbent Liberal candidate seeks third term Incumbent Liberal candidate Carol Mitchell says there's more work to be done in Huron - Bruce. Mitchell has been campaign- tg on "proven results" across the ding in her bid to win a third term in the provincial legislature on Oct. 6. Mitchell, who was born and raised in Central I luron and rose through the ranks of municipal government before voters elected her MPP in 2003, says the number one issue her constitu- ents raise is healthcare. "What we committed to was to keep healthcare as close to home as possible," she said. "In a team approach, they're able to provide healthcare to more people than there was before. So that's why we worked very hard to bring about seven family health teams within the riding." The Liberal platform includes an aging-at-hotne strategy wherein doctors would make house calls, and engage in tele- phone and online checkups to boost continuity of care. Mitchell also notes that during the Liberals' two terms in office, Ontario now has the lowest hos- pital wait times in Canada. Integrated healthcare is criti- cal, Mitchell said, and in 2006 the provincial government created Local Health Integration Net- works "to provide the local conununity the ability to provide input into decisions made because otherwise the decisions were made in'I'oronto," she said. Mitchell has been criticized for backing the Liberal Party rather than her constituents when it comes to the Green Energy Act's stripping of municipalities' authority to approve or turn away wind farms. "We know that investments needed to be made in order that we would have an energy system that would meet our needs now and into the future," she explained. "So this is an opportu- nity to invest in a system that really will address that. It's going to support clean air for our chil- dren and our grandchildren." She added that municipalities still have the ability to provide input into wind project applications. Renewable energy matters because it will eliminate coal- fired generation and create Jobs, Mitchell said. Nuclear energy accounts for 50 per cent of the production, she added, securing employment at the Bruce Power plant for decades. "Part of that energy mix is a Carol Mitchell commitment to 4,000 jobs for decades to come and 3,000 con- struction jobs at the Bruce Power site," Mitchell said. The two-time MPP maintains that the investments made in Huron -Bruce - in healthcare, education, and the econotny - over the past seven years show a strong relationship between her and residents across the riding. She explained that she listened to her constituents to bring forth the permanent business risk management program for live- stock as well as grain and oilseeds farmers earlier this year. Appointed Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister in January 2010, Mitchell worked with local farmers on the insurance pro- gram she says will lead to greater production through price pre- dictability and bankability. "We've worked very hard to develop programs that were developed by farmers for farm- ers," she said. The provincial Liberals will bring education into the agricul- ture fold with a high school Spe- cialist Iligh Skills Major program devoted to food processing that engages young people to con- sider future opportunities in agri- culture, according to Mitchell. On the issue of closing the Walkerton jail, Mitchell said she doesn't support job loss in her riding, and has worked to set up Free electronic recycling day Saturday, October 1st, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, St. Boniface Church, on Mary Street in Zurich and St. Peters Catholic Church on llwy. 21 between St. Joseph and Bay- field will become drop-off cen- tres for unwanted electronics. The Parish is raising money 41rough an Electronic Waste Col - ion Event in partnership with dEENTEC. While doing their part to protect the environment, they are providing the commu- nity with a chance to safely and responsibly dispose of unwanted electronics. Acceptable Electronics for free recycling include: • Answering Machines. Ampli- fiers. Audio/Video Players and Recorders. Cameras • Cell Phones. Computers (Desktop/latptop)Computer Peripherals(Mice, Keyboards, Speakers). Copiers• Fax Machines. iPods/MP3 Players. Monitors• Pagers & PDAs•Printers • Radios. Receivers. Scanners. Speakers. Telephones. Turnta- bles• 'Televisions. Video Projectors Horse drawn ambulance at museum CONTINUED FROM > PAGE 5 Here you will discover the only remaining horse-drawn ambulance in Ontario, the largest collection of pressed glass water pictures in Canada, a church originally built in 1867, rare John Goodison steam engines, an exceptional collection of stoves made by the Doherty Stove Co. as well as a notable collection of furniture frotn 19th century Lambton County. 'Ihe Lambton I ieritage Museum is open seven days a week; Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., weekends and holidays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m until October 31st, and weekdays during November and December. Admission is $5. adults, $4. seniors/students, $3. children, $15. family. Lambton County residents can take advantage of free admission on September 30, October 1 and 2, 2011 upon showing proof of residency. In its over thirty years of operation, the Lambton Heritage Museum, located 8 kat south of Grand Bend on highway 21, has grown to include an intriguing collection of one -of -a kind artifacts in eight buildings on a thirty acre site, visited by over 12,000 visitors each year. For more illfbrlllalioll email heritage. mlc ceum@c'ounty- lanlblon.orl.ra or visit www.lelmg. org. For more information about Lambton County, visit u'u'iv. lambtononline.ra tneetings concerning the impact on the community between affected munici- palities and Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services Jim Bradley. "What I wanted to have very firm is that there is no financial responsibility that would shift to the municipality in transferring the inmates, and also that there was strong support for the court- house;" Mitchell explained. Iiuron-Bruce has made great strides over the last eight years, Mitchell said, and if re-elected, residents can expect much more work to be done. 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