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Soccer coach signs up for school board ballot
“To me it’s all about the kids,” he said. One of the key priorities for Penny on a local level is more and better playground facilities for students, both at the elemen- tary and secondary levels. “As a father of four, I know how important play space is for students,” he said. “Many playgrounds in our local schools are fal- ling apart and the board needs a program to replace them without relying on parent volunteers to raise tens of thousands of dol- lars.” On a broader district level, Penny wants to balance wise fiscal management of avai-
lable budget money and other resources with making sure students are prepared to enter the 21st-century job market when they graduate. “I don’t want our kids left behind,” he said, adding that students should not just have the chance to learn how to use modern technology but also the option to learn how to design and build it. “I’d like to see a bit more emphasis on that,” he said. “There’s really no reason why we can’t have the students with the best achievements in Ontario living here in Ot- tawa-Orléans.”
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ORLÉANS | He’s been involved for years in parents school council affairs and as a coach for youth soccer. So Keith Penny thinks it is only natural to put his name in as a school board candidate in this year’s civic election. “I think becoming a (school) trustee is a logical extension,” Penny said, regarding his decision to run for the Zone 8 Orléans- Cumberland seat on the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB). “Ensuring student achievement goes from good to great is very important to me”, said Penny. “There’s no reason why Ottawa’s public schools shouldn’t be performing among the best in the province.” The 52-year-old father of four is a software engineer and manager in the local avia-
tion industry. His focus is on safety-related concerns. Outside of work he was one of the founding members of the Maple Ridge Parents Council and a past chairman for the group. He is an active director of the Cum- berland United Soccer Club and feels that his combined background in parent-school and youth sports matters will serve him well as a school district trustee.
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OTTAWA | The fiscal year isn’t over yet but so far the regional health network is en- joying a very healthy financial review. The Champlain Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) board reviewed the third- quarter report on its 2013-2014 fiscal year of operations. The third-quarter results are the same as the first- and second-quarter reports with operation expenses in all areas below bud- get projections for that period. “During the first three-quarters of fis- cal year 2013-14,” stated Chantale LeClerc, Good news on health network budget Champlain LHIN chief executive officer, in an email, “the Champlain Local Health Inte- gration Network has maintained operatio- nal expenses below anticipated amounts, and we expect to have a balanced budget by the end of the fiscal year.” The LHIN is responsible for financial ma- nagement and policy planning for health services within the Champlain region in Eastern Ontario. The area includes the City of Ottawa, the Five Counties, Renfrew and Lanark counties and part of Leeds-Grenville.
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