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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2010 13EWCS NEWSNews & EventsFor more information on The Gingerbread Men either class call Sherri in the window of Erins 519-833-0087.New to You Store are up Elmira Farm Services for sale. Phone-in bids is holding a Food Drive can be made by calling Raffle. Bring in a non-Caroline at 519-833-9696 perishable food item to x230. The bidding will end Elmira Farm Services out-at 12 noon on December side of Erin on Highway 22nd and the sculptures 24 and receive a ticket for will be delivered (or could their raffle. The prizes are be picked up) on Decem-a Barbeque, a boombox, ber 23rd - just in time to and a replica John Deer be the perfect Christmas Tractor toy. All donations present.support East Welling- 2011 Fill Up Your ton Community Services Tanks Raffle Tickets are Food Bank.SANTA READS: Over 120 youngsters were anxious to share their secret wishes with Santa last Thursday now on sale. Get yours for Seniors News:evening at the Rockwood Library. The festive fun included face-painting, crafts and a visit with old St. $20 and have 12 chances Please contact Sher-Nick. Giving Santa some much needed ideas were, from left: Caitlin and Tyler Stricker-Ogurrian, Char-to win $500. Each month ri Plourde for more isma Hunter, Ozaay Naqvi, Kyla ODriscoll, Emma Bouwneester, Faryshteh Naqvi, Peyton ODriscoll, one person will win $250 information on any of Oliver Hazelwood, Andrea and Allie Babic. Denise Paulsen photoin grocery gift cards and the following seniors $250 in gas gift cards.programs or events 519- Messy Face Contest. 833-0087.Do you have absolutely Active Adults Recrea-MPP Arnott zaps Liberal adorable pictures of your tion Schedulechild/children, under six All activities are $1 per years old, eating, playing, visit and take place in the and messing around? En-EWCS Seniors Centre in ter our messy face photo Centre 2000, Erin:hydro rate policiescontest to win a basket InStitches knitting & of toys! Photos can be crocheting group. Tues-Skyrocketing hydro the Ontario Legislature so-called Ontario Clean home: Im really con-delivered to our office or days 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.rates are becoming a ser-last week, referencing the Energy Benefit, which cerned about how much I emailed to marlene.m@ Bid Euchure Tues-ious hardship for many McGuinty governments commits to a 10-percent have to subtract from my ew-cs.com along with days 1 to 4 p.m.Ontario familiesand its own projections.rate cut. After such mas-grocery bill in order to an entry form which can Garden Club Occa-about to get even worse, The Progressive Con-sive increases, and all their keep the house warm and be found on our website. sional Wednesdays 7 to warned Wellington-Halton servative caucus has broken promises, who will my son from getting sick Contest closes December 9:30 p.m.Hills MPP Ted Arnott.established that rates believe hydro rates are ac-... I dont know where to 31. Yoga Wednesdays Residential electricity have gone up 75 percent tually going down?turn but Im sure hoping Pilates. EWCSs Older 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. (extra prices are expected to rise since the McGuinty gov-In his remarks in the you can help.Active Adults recreational cost)by 46 percent over the ernment took office in Legislature, Arnott read The email also refer-programs will be adding Line Dancing Fri-next five years, an aver-2003. In light of these from an email he received enced the HST, which has Pilates to the schedule. days 10 to 11 a.m.age annual rate of about numbers, Arnott later from a single mother un-already added eight per-Every Tuesday from 3:30 Bridge Card Group 7.9 percent, Arnott told ridiculed the Liberals able to afford to heat her cent to her hydro bill.to 4:30 p.m. in the Erin Fridays 1 to 4 p.m.In our area alone, there Seniors Centre, the cost Billiards and Darts are thousands of families will be less than $10/class Group call if interestedGovernment releases list of who already cant afford depending on number of Book Club call if in-their hydro bills, Arnott participants. All ages and terestedlater said. Its a major skill levels are welcome. Would you be interested problem and, when this The yoga program is also in a Wednesday morning hospital projects, finallygovernments even bigger still running in the Seniors or afternoon book club? increases kick in, its only Centre on Wednesdays EWCS Active Seniors is Afrelease all the information ter months of delay, pitals with construction going to get worse.from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. hoping to start a regular he requested.the province has finally and redevelopment pro-reSpeaking on Monday leased the list of hospi-posals, the status of the in the Legislature on the tal project proposals from proposals, including esti-acrossneed for good govern- the province. In mated completion dates, Mayment, Arnott again called , after receiving no an-the estimated value and swers from attention to the Groves the McGuinty the date on which the pro-government, Wellington-posals were submitted.and Georgetown hospital Haproposals and the need for lton Hills MPP Ted Groves Memorial Com-Arnott filed a Freedom of munity Hospital in Fergus the Minister of Health to Information request.appears to be represented move ahead on those im-portant proposals. Finally we have lift-amongst the 130 propos-ed at least some of the als on the list. It shows a secrecy surrounding On-proposal as submitted in The Best For Lasttarios hospital proposals, January 2008, with an es- / K E J C G N % J Q P I Arnott said on Tuesday. timated completion date / 2 But theres no excuse for of September 2012. The delaying the release of this list gives no indication as 9 G N N K P I CV Qh rP is t*m Ca Ns V BQ Pazaarlist, which it appears they to whether the Ministry is * K N N UDecember 11, 2010 9am - 2pmhad all along.actually prepared to sup- * G T G V Q C U U K U V [ Q W The list shows 130 hos-port the hospital in order pital proposals from across to move forward with St. Johns Anglican Church1- 866 - 878 - 5556 Ontario. However, it fails planning or when actual 112 Main St., RockwoodChong.m@parl.gc.ca to provide all the infor-construction might com-mation Arnott requested, mence.Tea Room, Penny Table, Silent Auctionincluding the status of the Mr. Arnott intends to proposals and their esti-appeal to Information and Georgetown Fergus Join us at the Parade of Lights tonight (Dec. 9)mated cost.Privacy Commissioner 16 Mountainview Rd S., Suite 205 200 St. Patrick St. E., Suite 5Arnott initially requested of Ontario in an effort to Georgetown, Ontario L7G 4K1 Fergus, Ontario N1M 1M4 for Bacon on a Bun, Chili, and Hot Dogs(905)702-2597(519)843-7344the list of all Ontario hos-compel the government to