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NORTH Russell veterinarian and horse breeder, Dr. Garth Henry, and Casselman equine veterinarian Dr. Carole Minchon, oppose the provincial government’s decision to end the Slots at the Racetrack program. RUSSELL | North Dr. Henr y recentl y m et with both the Ontario Agriculture Minister and the Auditor General to discuss negative i m pacts on rural econo m ies. He sa y s the horseracing portion of the revenue, which m akes up the prize purses, was $170 m illion last y ear— ten per cent of the total revenues. These purses kept standardbred breeding and racing viable. Without the m racehorses beco m e valueless. The Ontario horseracing industr y spent $2.3 billion last y ear. The reco mm endation to pull slots fro m the racetracks was contained deep in a report called Modernizing the Ontario Lotter y and Ga m ing Corporation, which for m ed part of the provincial budget docu m ent. That OLG report states 6300 jobs will be generated b y opening new casinos in cities’ downtowns. However, the Ontario Horse Racing Industr y Associates anticipates 55,000 jobs will be lost if the progra m ends. The report barel y m entions tracks, sa y ing, “The Slots at Racetracks Progra m li m its OLG’s fle x ibilit y to locate ga m ing facilities near OLG custo m ers. Further m ore, the for m ula restricts OLG’s abilit y to m a x i m ize revenues for ke y govern m ent priorities. As such, the Slots at Racetracks Progra m should be drawn to a close.” Opponents believe the slot m achines and licenses will go to bingo halls, which are reco mm ended for “revitalization” and elec- tronic ga m ing. A m erican casino giants Ball y and Caesar’s are also seeking per m ission for casinos in downtown Toronto. Ottawa m a y or Ji m Watson has announced his support for a
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North Russell vet, horsebreeder and trainer, Dr. Garth Henry, is actively protesting the Ontario government’s decision to pull slot machines from Ontario racetracks. He believes it will cause hardship to the racehorse industry and to rural Ontario. He is shown here with Beach Gal, an 18-month-old standardbred filly, sired by Some- beachsomewhere, the world’s leading harness racing sire.
downtown casino and Cit y council voted to appl y . The proposed revenue-splitting for m ula has not been released b y OLG. Slots at the Racetrack re m itted 75 per cent of funds directl y to the province. Opponents esti m ate that under the new sche m e it will be about 25 per cent. “OLG m aintains that horseracing will go on without the slots,” sa y s OLG spokesperson Ton y Bilonti. “OLG needs to be able to e x pand ga m ing facilities be y ond horseracing tracks. This is now possible with the end of the Slots at the Racetrack progra m .” Rideau-Carleton Racewa y south of Ottawa has held over 200 fundraisers for
non-profit organizations and co mm unities. Closure of the track, which is likel y without support of the slots, would directl y i m pact m an y horse operations in Prescott-Russell. “It’s scar y ,” sa y s Dr. Michon, “Last week a client asked m e the price to put down 30 out of his 40 horses. He can’t afford to keep the m if the y don’t have the potential to earn m one y .” ! +* %* ŏ *+)%* 0! ŏ"+.ŏ 3 .
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