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H AWKESBURY
Voters’ anger is rising along with
Zellers
electricity rates, say Progressive
Conservatives, who believe that the price
of power may help return them to power
richard.mahoney@eap.on.ca
in October.
H AWKESBURY
Higher electricity rates and taxes are
vexing electors, says Marilissa Gosselin,
who will represent the Progressive
ItwillbebusinessasusualattheZellers
Conservatives in Glengarry-Prescott-
store inHawkesbury for at least this year
Russell in the October 6 election.
as American retail giant Target Corp.
In this region, hydro rates will increase
decides what to do with its newly-
by about $60 a month, says Gosselin, who
acquired outlets.
along with Nepean-Carleton M.P.P. Lisa
“All Zellers stores across Canada will
Hillier in Hill
MacLeod visited Hawkesbury Hydro last
continuetooperateasusualthrough2011,”
week to bash Premier Dalton McGuinty
saysHudson’sBayCompanyspokesperson
TheOntarioProgressiveConservative
andpromoteConservativepartyleaderTim
FredaColbourne.“Duringthistime,Target
ridingassociationisholdingafundraiser
Hudak’s energy policy. A typical
will be reviewing each market and
in Vankleek Hill at Beau’s Brewery
Hawkesbury family pays $104.77 a month
determining which of the locations will
Saturday, February 5, with special guest
Photo Richard Mahoney
in hydro expenses, the Tories say. They cite
openasaTargetstore,whichwillbesoldto
Randy Hillier, M.P.P. for Lanark–
Marilissa Gosselin (right) and Nepean-
an analysis conducted by the Canadian
otherretailerswhohaveexpressedinterest
Frontenac– Lennox and Addington.
Carleton M.P.P. Lisa MacLeod .
Manufacturers and Exporters which
and which will remain a Zellers store. No
Tickets to the 3 p.m. event at Beau’s, 10
predicts that Hawkesbury area residents
decisions have been made surrounding
Terry Fox Drive, are $35 per person or
according to Dalton McGuinty’s own lowball
willseethisbillriseto$165.77amonthover
specificstores. In2012andbeyond,Zellers
$50acoupleandcanbepurchasedonline
estimate. Tim Hudak and the Ontario PCs
the next five years, an increase of $732 a
will continue to operate a smaller chain of
atwww.ontariopc.com/gprorbycalling
believe energy policy should be treated as
year.
storesintotheforeseeablefuture.” Experts
613-370-0132. “We need to win the
economic policy, and not as a social program.
The Conservatives charge that
predict that the retail scene will be altered
election this year so that we can make
AnOntarioPCGovernmentwilldeliveralong-
“McGuinty’sexpensiveenergyexperiments
dramatically now that Target is entering
sure our seniors, our families, and our
term, pragmatic energy plan for Ontario that
are driving Hawkesbury Hydro rates
Canada through a $1.8-billion takeover of
communities get a real voice in a new
puts consumers first.” MacLeod declares: “In
through the roof and hurting the family
about200Zellersleasesacrossthecountry.
provincial government,” says Gosselin.
January, usually it’s the credit card bill families
budget.”
Consumers are expected to benefit from
“With the McGuinty Liberals bringing
are most afraid to open when it arrives in the
The Tories state: “From smart meters, to
in the largest income tax and sales tax
the increased competition as Target vows
mail. This year, it’s the hydro bill. We must
increases in Ontario history, and with
theGreen EnergyAct, tomassive subsidies
tomatchthepricesofothermajorretailers.
hydro rates going up 75% under their
place the consumer’s ability to pay at the
to the foreign corporation Samsung,
Studies have shown that Target stores in
watch, it’s time to put Ontario families
forefront of all energy sector decisions and
electricity bills are skyrocketing under
the States are popular destinations for
first. An Ontario PC government will
respect that they pay the bills.” She adds:
Dalton McGuinty to pay for his expensive
Canadians consumers — about ten per
providerealreliefforfamilies.”Sheadds:
“When you add in the impact of the HST and
energy experiments. Under Dalton
cent of Canadians have paid a visit to a
“But to win the election we need to run
otherrateincreases,risinghydrobillsareforcing
McGuinty’s watch hydro rates have
Target outlet. There are 279 Zellers outlets
thebestcampaignwecan,andcampaigns
many families to make difficult decisions such
increased by 75 per cent – or over 100 per
across Canada. Target has said it wants to
are expensive. So we’re excited that
as whether they can afford to keep the kids in
cent if your so-called smart meter has been
open100to150storesinCanadabeginning
Randy Hillier has agreed to come show
minor hockey or figure skating or go on family
activated. Worse yet, bills are going up
in 2013. Based in Minneapolis, the
hissupportatoureventsothatwecanbe
outings that help to bolster the local economy.”
prepared for the election.”
further 46 per cent within five years
corporation has 1,752 stores in the U.S.
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