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Childhood cancer The Optimist Club of Cornwall will hold a spaghetti dinner Friday from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus hall on Amelia Street. All proceeds will go towards fighting childhood cancer. There will be a Chinese auction with more than 40 items up for grabs ranging in price from $25 to $150 and a 50/50 draw. Tickets are $10 and available at the Knights of Columbus, Scotiabank or through Hermann Rogalsky at 613-938-1109. Children under the age of six accompanied by an adult eat for free. Haiku exhibition The Cornwall Public Library will present to the public an exhibition of Haiku paint- ings from June 8 to June 22. More than 30 paintings will be on show along with the haiku that they depict. Artist and writer will be introduced to each other during the opening ceremonies to be held on June 12 between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., until that time their identities remain a closely guarded secret known only to the exhi- bition’s organizer, Lorna Foreman, who is both an artist and a writer).All haiku paint- ings will be for sale. A haiku painting com- prises both the painting and the haiku for which the author will receive a $30 fee. All haikus written will be on display with the orphaned ones (those with no painting) on a special “Home Wanted” board. These haikus may also be purchased for $15. Meet SASS Come and meet the SASS staff on the June 17 at 7 p.m. at the sexual assault survivor support group’s annual general meeting. There will be an opportunity to get to know the SASS staff after the meet- ing. The AGMwill take place at 125 Amelia St. in Cornwall. Contact Claudette Cella at 613-932-1755 ext. 23 to confirm your pres- ence. Senior Stars Chartwell Retirement Residences is ex- cited to announce that local auditions will be held in May (an earlier press release contained the wrong date) for Senior Star, Canada’s largest talent competition dedi- cated to seniors. Now in its 7th year, this singing and musical instrument compe- tition is open to anyone who is 65 years and over and a Canadian resident. Regis- tration forms can be obtained at Chateau Cornwall Retirement Residence, Hartford Retirement Centre and McConnell Manor Retirement Residence. Contestants do not have to be living in a Chartwell residence. Email your coming events to lyse.emond@ eap.on.ca. // Envoyez vos événements à lyse. emond@eap.on.ca. communautaire Le lien community link The
NDP have made the Ontario budget more fair, says riding prez
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in the budget through the creation of an in- dependent Financial Accountability Office, agreed to more oversight of healthcare, and promised a full debate and financial details before putting forward its road toll plans. Andrea Horwath and the NDP have been driving the agenda at Queen›s Park and get- ting results that make life fairer, better, and more affordable for everyday people while ensuring that the government is account- able. While the budget does not contain ev- erything that New Democrats put forward, the NDP serves people better when it strives to make the minority government work to build a prosperous and fairer Ontario rather payer dollars on trying to snow job Cana- dians with their shameless self-promoting commercials. Every time one of these brutal Harper ads interrupts your NHL playoff game, know that the $95,000 cost of it could have paid for 32 student summer jobs! Or in other words, for everyone second these ads are on the air, another unemployed young Ca- nadian could have had a job, but is going without. It’s a travesty. The government’s priorities seem to have been set in a bubble, completely walled off from the reality that Canadian families are facing. That’s not good enough. We should be doing more to help youth until their job market recovers, not less. Rodger Cuzner, MP Liberal Party of Canada Human Resources and Skills Development Critic
To the editor” May is Vision Health Month and accord- ing to CNIB research, Canadians are more afraid of losing their eyesight than almost anything else. Given that one in seven of us will develop a serious eye disease, it’s a fear that’s cer- tainly not unfounded. Fortunately, 75 per cent of vision loss can be prevented or treated and there are many things we can do to prevent blindness and vision loss. The most important step is to get regular eye exams by a Doctor of Optometry. The problem is that many Canadians aren’t getting their eyes checked as often as they should because they think their eyesight and their eye health are the same thing. They’re not. Having 20/20 vision and eye disease are not mutually exclusive. The reality is that many eye diseases have no symptoms in their early stages, so some- one may not realize they have an eye dis- ease until it’s too late to get treatment that could save their sight. That’s why it’s crucial to have regular, comprehensive eye exams, regardless of how old you are. In recognition of Vision Health Month, we recommend people take action for their eyes and book an eye exam today. Fear of eye disease legitimate: CNIB VP of research than chase votes in an early election. It is unfortunate that the Hudak Con- servatives are more interested in taking a slash and burn approach which will cut es- sential public services and make Ontario a low wage province. The NDP will continue to work in the Ontario legislature to create and protect good jobs, make life affordable, improve public healthcare and education, provide a fairer tax system, and make the Liberal Government accountable for its promises and actions. Brian Lynch, President, SDSG Provincial NDP riding association,
Andrea Horwath and the Ontario NDP have made the 2013 Ontario budget bet- ter and fairer for everyday Ontarians and as a result are prepared to support the budget. The NDP has been successful in having several of its progressive budget proposals included in the 2013 Ontario budget, name- ly, jobs for youth, social assistance reform, a 15% cut to auto insurance rates, and more funding for home care to reduce wait times. The Ontario Government has also accepted the NDP request for greater accountability Why has the federal government reduced the number of student summer jobs it sponsors when the youth job market still has not recovered from the recession? Under the Conservative government, the number of student summer jobs has been cut by tens of thousands since 2006. Fewer students are getting help to cre- ate a summer job where they can earn their first work experience and money to pay for their education. This cut couldn’t have come at a worse time. Youth unemployment is double the national rate and there are 231,000 fewer youth jobs in Canada since the recession. It’s a tough economy these days for our young people. Bizarrely, instead of investing in our youth by creating student summer jobs, the Con- servatives chose to spend millions of tax- To the editor:
Feds cutting student job sponsorship
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