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Exeter, Ontario, Canada
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
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Biddulph Central student Matt McFalls makes an impressive long jump during his school's
track and field day May 17. Students also participated in events such as high jump, the 400 -
metre run and triple long jump.The Thames Valley District School Board's Regional Track
and Field Meet takes place next Tuesday at North Middlesex District High School, with the
finals June 6. See page 10 for more photos. (photo/Scott Nixon)
Steckle votes 'no'
By Nina Van Lieshout
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
OTTAWA — Huron Bruce MP Paul Steckle voted last
week against extending Canada's military mission in
Afghanistan for two more years.
"I voted against but it has nothing to do with the
extension," says Steckle.
The vote was 149 to 145, to continue the mission.
Steckle was on the minority side.
Steckle says he wasn't pleased with the amount of
time given by Prime Minister Stephen Harper — just
six hours — to the MPs for such an important deci- PAUL STECKLE
sion, especially since the Afghan military mission
would not expire until February.
"Holland and Britain were given five to six months," says Steckle.
Steckle says although he voted no, he was "prepared to vote yes all day"
but quickly changed his mind when Harper began his debate in front of
the House of Commons last May 17.
Harper spoke of ignoring the minority opponents, extending the mission
another year and then asking Canadian voters to vote for a two-year
extension in an election.
Steckle says this is another way to divide the Parliament and says, "I
feel Canadians are not being treated fairly."
Steckle also says he hasn't been engaged in a situation like this in "my
13 years of Parliament."
"This has the fingerprints of George W. Bush," says Steckle.
Wise running in Hensall
By Scott Nixon
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
HENSALL — Hensall's Kay Wise
is the latest candidate to throw her
hat in the ring for the 2006
Bluewater municipal election.
Wise, running for council for the
first time, is running for the coun-
cillor position in the Hensall Ward.
"My decision to seek the leader-
ship for the Hensall Ward of the
Bluewater municipality was one
I've taken a great deal of time and
soul-searching to reach," she told
the Times -Advocate last week.
"And I think what probably the
remaining decision -maker was —
along with many other issues — I
feel strongly about the ambitions of
our present mayor (Bill Dowson) to
do away with the ward system."
Wise says scrapping the ward
system "would totally destroy
democracy in our area."
Wise's name has been in the
news over the last couple of years
through her bid to have Hensall
deamalgamate from the rest of
Bluewater. While the deamalgama-
tion committee still exists, Wise has
stepped down to focus on council.
Among her community work is
her role as chairperson of the
Hensall Spring Fair committee and
the Hensall Community
Development Action Committee
working to improve the communi-
ty.
She says council needs someone
who has "a strong and focused atti-
tude."
Wise would also like to see more
transparency and accountability
from council on items such as pro-
jects, contracting and "a zero -
based budget."
Wise has a background in person-
nel and administration in law
enforcement and resources and
says she would also like to take a
closer look at the municipality's
human resources practices,
regarding reviews and perfor-
mance appraisals. She says there
See WISE page 2
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