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Tory hopeful hopes to emulate dad
MAXVILLE | Roxane Villeneuve-Robert- son, daughter of former M.P.P. and cabi- net minister Noble Villeneuve, will carry the Conservative banner in the next pro- vincial election in Glengarry-Prescott- Russell. She defeated Jocelyn Ferguson at the riding association’s nomination meeting last week. “Better da y s are ahead for Ontario, but onl y if we get our fiscal house in order and our econo m ic funda m entals back in line,” said Villeneuve-Robertson. Referring to the province’s deficit and “an ongoing jobs crisis,” she said: “The PC Part y has been ahead of the curve on the econo my fro m the start. Our part y is the onl y one talking seriousl y about how we get private sec- tor job growth back on track.” Ontario PC Leader Ti m Hudak congratulated her on her no m ination and thanked her for her “unwavering focus on reducing the size and cost of govern m ent and kick-start- ing the econo my to create private-sector jobs.” Hudak added: “Roxane understands the urgenc y to stop reckless overspend- ing so we able to invest in the priorities
we need. While the current govern m ent continues to deepen Ontario’s econo m ic crisis, the Ontario PC Part y is pro m oting solutions to create new jobs and rein in govern m ent spending.”
“We need policies that will encourage growth and put us on the path to prosper- it y ,” stated Villeneuve-Robertson. The part y ’s private sector job growth plan includes balancing the budget to encourage
businesses to ex- pand and hire, low- ering taxes for job- creating businesses, treating affordable energ y as a corner- stone of econo m ic growth, a m ore flex- ible and responsive approach to regu- lation, and m ore skilled trades jobs b y m odernizing the apprenticeship s y ste m . Villeneuve- Robertson grew up on a beef far m and has worked as m anager of La Fon- dation de l‘Hôpital Glengarr y Me m orial Hospital Founda- tion.
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Daniel Champagne, of La Fondation ange gardien, explains a proposal to set up a drug and alcohol treatment centre in the former Vankleek Hill convent. He and planner Pierre Mercier assured citi- zens at a Champlain Township council meeting Wednesday no formal bid for a required zoning change would be made until they had been fully informed of the controversial plan which has already sparked opposition.
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Jim McDonell, M.P.P. for Stormont Dundas South Glengarry, Lisa MacLeod M.P.P. for Nepean Carleton with Roxane Ville- neuve-Robertson and her parents, Elaine and Noble Ville- neuve.
OPINION
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“John schools” for reckless cyclists in Hawkesbury The Editor, Re: Tribune Express, Septe m ber 7, “Dan- gerous crossings”; Your article raises a few concerns.
In the last two y ears since returning, I have not seen or experienced an y situation where a near collision between a vehicle and pedestrian has occurred. There see m s to be a m utual respect between both and as y ou said, it is a tradition. You m ention the fact that apparentl y 397 collisions “of all sorts” occurred be- tween August 15, 2009 and August 15, 2012 as reported b y Cst. P. Dubois. S\Sgt Morris breaks down the nu m bers but it would be nice to know just how m an y were actuall y pedestrian caused and not careless driv- ing, following too close, i m proper turns, fail to afford reasonable ti m e to avoid colli- sion, all charges under the Highwa y Traffic Act when I was in enforce m ent. M y m ain reason for adding my two cents is the following – bic y cles (both pedal and batter y -powered) and power-assisted wheelchairs, not the m achines but the op- erators. The y are all over with the m ajorit y of the users not abiding b y the “rules of the road” and without an y consideration for m otor-
ists. The y are on and off the sidewalks, cross- ing the streets an y where, proceeding on the roadwa y against traffic flow, towing ho m e- m ade trailers/wagons behind the m , with no lights at night, cutting in and out of traffic, never y ielding to traffic when it is their obligation to do so (such as riding on the sidewalks and just crossing the intersec- tion without atte m pting to stop to allow a m otorist to m ake a legal turn), and on and on. In the past two y ears I have experienced several “close calls” with c y clists and unfor- tunatel y a few with the fa m ous m otorized wheelchairs with both m ale and fe m ale us- ers. If the town of Hawkesbur y has an y inten- tion of spending good m one y on an y other “studies,” such as the seven crosswalks pro- posed for Main Street, the council m e m bers should consider having the O.P.P. actuall y enforce the traffic laws involving c y clists and the likes to the fullest and create a safer environ m ent.
If certain cities can have “John schools” for certain offences, then m a y be a “safe c y - cling school” for all delinquent c y clists in Hawkesbur y could be developed and ac- tuall y teach so m e of the m the rules of the road. Pedestrian crosswalks can create a false sense of securit y for pedestrians in m aking the m believe that the y are “King of the road” and that a vehicle, large or s m all, can stop on a di m e. I m a y see m c y nical but I have dealt with several situations in my career involving crosswalks and “cross-overs” (XX painted on the pave m ent, push-button activated overhead warning lights; stick out y our ar m and cross) where the pedestrian causes a collision then si m pl y goes on his/her wa y leaving m otorists to deal with rear-enders. I a m si m pl y frustrated with societ y not addressing actual proble m s but is read y to get involved in stud y after stud y for what- ever reason in order to spend our tax dol- lars instead of actuall y hitting the nail on the head. Ron Picard, Hawkesbury
You are correct in stating that cross- ing Main Street an y where in Hawkesbur y has beco m e tradition and is apparentl y a known fact, not like the town of Alfred. As a newl y -wed in 1966 and assu m ing residenc y in Hawkesbur y for four y ears, my experience was then, as it is now, hav- ing returned to reside in the area that m ost drivers ( traffic) stop for pedestrians when one is waiting to cross Main Street.
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