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The annual Big Brothers' Big
Sisters' Bowl for Kids Sake
took place in Lucknow again
this year at Lucknow Bowl.
Wingham Optimist members
Betty Shaw and Dave Shaw
(also an organizer) dressed to
the them Mediaeval Times, as
did Camden Hamilton of
Brussels. The Shaws took
time to give Camden a few
tips prior to the event getting
underway. While the event is
a national fundraiser, all
monies raised to the North
Huron area stay in the area
and go towards the mentor-
ing program. In three loca-
tions in North Huron, total
revenue generated was
$15,000. The Lucknow event
raised $6,800. (Pat Livingston
Phi)
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BY CHERYL HEATH
• Clinton N Record Staff
Huron -Bt roe MPP Carol Mitchell is call-
ing the ' Liberal party's March 26 midget a
good -news one, though she .is quick to
acknowledge it -requires further explanation.
Indeed, Mitchell's constituency offices
are in the process of*nailing � out household-
ers
ers f signed to spell out what the province's
plan to hanncmize the provincial sales and
.Goods and Services Tax will mean when it
comes to nickels and cents.
'That's where it becomes a longconver-
sation,"
sation," she says: f
What's most inwortant to note, ` says
Mitchell, is 93 per can of OntalianS will not
see their change purses negatively impacted
by the move, which is set to take effect in
2010.
There are iters, like diappers and chil-
dren's clothing, that will be " exempt, andthe
province also plans to, set up a rebate sys-
tem, with
ys-tem,;with an immediate effect of rebating up
to $1,000 per family, to ensure the harmo-
nized sales tax doesn't chip away at family
savings.
The province is also =ping up its child -
tax credit increase of up to $1,100 fry the
current $600 figure.
While the province was able to honour its
2.1.per cent increase in funding to health-
care, Mitchell acknowledges there are some
• tough times ahead given the province is pro-
jected, to . receive a $2.3 billion cut in rev-
enue in the years .to come.
eral budget
Ve're going to have to work at it togeth-
er," she says,- noting the province has made
a commitment to the province's 50 Family
Health Teams.
Mitchell points to pledged $32.5 -billion
in infrastructurets, expected to create
146,000 in 200940 and 168,000 jobs
in 2010-11; and -energy
positive moves. She is also pi wit
$700 million in additional skills
training."We'd going to wed : that inv;�
she says. The budget also includes increased
g :ftw, summer -employ tit oppotitt
uties for youth.
Anther, Mitchell is pleased with ` the
province's ` pledge to further promote
Ontario. food production via the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture Food. and Rtw l
Affairs tough an $8 million per year pna-
gram. There is also $40 million eannarked
to support destinafion narking in Ontario
tourism regions.
Asked about.thie province's five per cent
planned cut to the public service, Mitchell
notes those jobs are represented in areas that
currently handle provincial sales tax and
since the taxes are being harmonized, the
tax collection will fall under the federal gov-
e mment's purview.
Mitchell reports hearing few comments,
thus far, about the budget from constituents.
She notes the budget is eyeing a $14 bil-
lion deficit over the next two years, but it is
committed to eliminating that by the year
2015-16.
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