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This great opportunity has convinced me the time is right to stand up again fed- erally for those things I've always believed in, and fought for." Turner, 54, has held sen- ior positions with many media organizations, in- cluding CTV. He is the author of several best-sell- ing books and an entrepreneur with a proven track record of success. "With the right candi- THE NEW TANNER - 519. 853. 0051 date, Wellington-Halton Hills is a most winnable riding for the Conservative Party," Turner says. "It's time people here were brought back into the po- litical process." A hallmark of Turner's time as Member of Parlia- ment was the holding of more than 70 public Town Hall meetings, allowing residents constant access to their representative. Town Hall Meetings schedule to date: Erin Town Hall Meet- ing: Tuesday, February 3, 7pm at the Erin Commu- nity Centre, Dundas Street. Georgetown Town Hall Meeting: Wednesday, February 4, 7pm at the Mold-Masters Sportsplex (formerly Gordon Alcott Arena), Guelph Street. Rockwood Town Hall Meeting: Thursday, Feb- ruary 5, 7pm at the Rockwood Town Hall, 191 Main Street. Second dog bite victim worries about missing dog By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner The second of three Acton men bitten by a Ger- man Shepherd dog, deemed dangerous and now missing, has a scar to remind him of the dog's vi- cious attack. Frederick Street resident Rheal Gosselin read with dread the account in last week's The New Tanner of Cork the Shepherd's attack on Acton's Kurt Bowman Gosselin. Like Bowman, attacked on January 10 as he walked past the owner's home, Gosselin said the dog's at- tack on him on Thanksgiving was sudden and unexpected. "T drive a truck for a liv- ing and I was sitting on that damn thing (the bite wound) until it healed," Gosselin said on Friday, adding the bite became in- fected, leaving him with a three-or-four-inch scar. Gosselin reported the at- tack to police and the Town after getting no satisfaction from the Sheherd's own- ers, and questions why the dog was able to attack a third time. "After the first or second bite, which was me, the dog should have been quarantined and investi- gated, instantly. Like, what if it had been a pit bull? He would have been gone, or shot, instantly," Gosselin said, adding, "one bite is bad-enough," and the own- ers don't deserve to havea dog. "T don't want to see the dog come after some little kid," Gosselin said, adding the Town investigation into the attacks moved too slowly. The first attack occurred in late summer and in- volved a grandfather, was walking past the Shepherd with a small dog on a lead, and a child on a bicycle. The man and child were knocked to the ground when the Shepherd came at the small dog that slipped its leash. The grandfather required stitches for a bite, and the incident was reported to the Town. On Tuesday, Halton Hills municipal bylaw en- forcement officer Bob Ustrzycki said the German Shepherd was deemed dangerous last Thursday, and anyone who sees it should call Animal Control at 905-877-6235. The young dog has been miss- ing since the last attack, thwarting Halton health department efforts to im- pose a mandatory 10-day quarantine because of the bite. Ustrzycki said the police and the Humane Society are aware the dangerous dog is missing. "We can't do anything else, than that,' he said, adding The New Tanner story notified the public about the dog and the Town would not be mak- ing any notice "at this time." Under the Town's Re- sponsible Pet Owners bylaw, the dangerous dog designation includes a number of conditions for the dog, including a muz- zle and secure pen, and obedience training and ad- equate public liability insurance for the owner.