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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2000 THE NEW TANNER Park The period between sittings of the legislature isa time for reflection. It's a time to consider new policy, re- view specific details of cur- rent policy and take the pulse of the public. While all those activities arein full swing, Premier Mike Harris is calling for the fed- eral government to provide a 20 per cent tax cut, saying it ill create 2.2 million new jobs. -In addition to helping press for tax cuts, this winter I've become involved in the government's Gasoline Pric- ing Task Force and will visit several communities in North- ern Ontario to gain a local perspective on the great Lakes Heritage Coastline project. The Great Lakes Heritage Coastline project is part of Ontario's Living Legacy, a move to create hundreds of new provincial and tected areas. The coastline essentially covers the north shore of Lake Huron and Lake Superior from near Parry Sound all the way across to the U.S. border west of Thun- der Bay. The project should help to unify the parks and protected areas as well as set some guidelines for development and help promote the tourism industry in the area. I will travel all along the shores of these two Great Lakes over the next few months to gain local input, explain the goy- ernment's goals to commu- nity leaders, and try to mould the project to what is needed and what is wanted. At Queen's -- by MPP Ted Chudleigh the buying public. The task force has already met with Liberal MP Dan McTeague, who has been lobbying his own government for changes to the Competition Act to loosen the hold of major re- finers on the industry. While the Premier waits for the report of the task force, he has been lobbying the fed- eral government for a 20 per cent federal income tax cut. Premier Harris has asked mem- bers of the Ontario govern- ment to lobby individual fed- eral Liberal MPs to support his call for an income tax cut in the next federal budget. Budget announcements should be very interesting this spring. Finance Minister Ernie Eaves will announce Ontario's balanced budget, following through on a prom- ise made in 1995, and taxpay- ers will eagerly await hoped for tax cuts in the federal budget. Information on legislation, constituency service, and Halton's history is all on my web site at www.tedchudleigh.com. Tetailers, public The and EWAG active in Rockwood It's amazing to find people in our community who do not realize that EWAG (East Wel- lington Advisory Group) is here in Rockwood. It is nice to hear folks pleasantly sur- prised when find us and are pleased that we offer so many services to the commu- nity. Our thrift store has a great selection of gently used clothing and this month we offer our famous "Stuff It" sale. Come in and stuff a gro- cery bag for only $5! oe ou are interested in Tai you will want to sign up one the 12-week session starting Thursday Feb. 10 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Cost is $50 for non-seniors and $45 for seniors. For more informa- tion please call Lynn at 856- 2113. Please register befote Feb. 4. If you would like your hear- ing tested for a hearing aid, Acoustic Hearing Aid Serv- ices are willing to come out to the EWAG office to do free testing. A date has not yet been set for this service, but if you are interested, please call Lynn at the EWAG office. Don't forget to contact Sue here at EWAG for infor- mation on any of our Tot- Time activities. Tot-Time runs Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30-12:00. The Toy Lending Library operates on | )&CACTON PHARMACY LIMITED} Headquarters for Health e WESERVICE ALL DRUG PLANS "| © COLOSTOMY SUPPLIES ¢ BLOOD GLUCOSE Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday..... © FREE IN-TOWN DELIVERY MONITORING MACHINES | 4 Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10-11:30 and on Tues- day evenings from 6-7 p.m. The very popular "Let's Play" program is starting again on Feb. 14 until Marc 27. For more information please contact Sue at 856- 2113 or 833-9696. The Seniors Day Program is up and running in Rockwood and had a very successful first day in Janu- ary. There is still space avail- a in the program for those 'ou interested. The day rc ludes door pickup, a hot lunch, outings for the month of February, crafts, etc. all for only $9. There is space on the EWAG'N van for those of you interested in just the out- ing. For the month of Febru- ary, there are two outings planned. On Feb. 11 the out- will be to Eramosa Public iibery for an afternoon of folk music with Sharon Van Manen. The bus leaves from Squires Lodge at 1:30 p.m. and the cost of the outing is free. On Feb. 25, the bus leaves Squires Lodge at 1:30 for a shopping trip to Stone Road Mall. Cost is $4 and space is limited. To reserve a spot for the outings, please call Lynn. Join th the Euchre gang fora *REGENT special Valentine afternoon at 1 p.m. on Feb. 10 at the office here. All are welcome to join us for a only a loonie and that includes coffee, tea and good- ies. Regular euchre and bingo alternate every Thursday af- ternoons at 1 p.m. errr, °c Phin é Messages From". a. s iio The Heart % 4 \ i Our Valentine 2 fs mo \ iro collection will 3 iS \e \y Y satisfy your * DD Heart's desire. "> Qe" e ~~. < Pa . 310 Guelph St, Unit 5, Georgetown 905-873-4405 HOLIDAYS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PUNTA CANA Mind you, I'd much rather be visiting these areas in the spring or summer. 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