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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, July 20, 2012 · 10 Halton retaining AAA credit rating Last week Standard and Poor's affirmed its AAA credit rating for Halton, while earlier this year Moody's Investors Services did likewise, offering the Region its highest rating for the 22nd year. Standard and Poor's also attached a stable outlook to this rating, indicating confidence Halton will continue to demonstrate a strong budgetary performance. Over the past six years, Halton Region has one of the best records in all of Canada for keeping taxes low, with 2012 marking the third consecutive year in which Halton taxpayers did not see an increase in taxes while enjoying the same level of services in a growing community. Standard and Poor's noted Halton Region's budgetary performance is expected to remain strong compared to other local governments. Turn Your Dreams into... ONE WEEK ONLY! Ends July 27 Reality NIKKI WESLEY / OAKVILLE BEAVER / @halton_photog ON TOUR: Jeff Yurek, MPP Elgin-Middlesex-London, Cameron's President Reg. $1,199.00. (Headboard only) Your choice of fabrics. NOW ONLY $899.00 Tour stops in here By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF A trio of Ontario Progressive Conservative MPPs were in town Wednesday to say the government of Ontario could take a few fiscal management lessons from private companies such as Cameron's Brewing Co. in Oakville. Halton MPP Ted Chudleigh, Burlington MPP Jane McKenna and Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Jeff Yurek toured the Oakvillebased craft brewery, as part of the Ontario PC Caucus' For Jobs and Our Economy tour. The tour intends to showcase PC plans to rein in government spending and create private sector jobs -- and is a means for the PCs to point out what the government is doing wrong through an examination of successful local busi- and Co-Owner Bill Coleman and Ted Chudleigh, Halton MPP, check into the Oakville brewery's refrigerator as Ontario PC MPPs spread word of the Ontario PC Jobs and Our Economy Tour. AP Industries, Amisco, Bermex, BG Furniture, Brentwood Classics, Buhler, Dutalier, Future Chair, Huppe, Ideal, Jaymar, MI-DI, Vangogh, Vogel and more Now Proudly Carrying Thomasville & Stanley Furniture Mention this ad and receive 15% OFF our regular priced items* *See store for details. Does not include promo items. MISSISSAUGA HOME AND DESIGN CENTRE 2575 Dundas St. W., Mississauga (Between Winston Churchill & Erin Mills Pkwy) Tel: 905-820-4111 · Fax: 905-820-4445 www.sterlinghouse.ca nesses and institutions. Other stops on the tour have included Sheridan College, the Oakville Chamber of Commerce and Ford of Canada. "For the last nine years, the McGuinty Liberals have walked around Queen's Park, racking up debt as if they've got an American Express black card in their back pocket. Well the credit card is maxed out and the province is in a jam," said Chudleigh. "Private businesses and entrepreneurs know that it's impossible to stay afloat with out-of-control debt -- it's simply not sustainable -- and government should be no different." Those on the Oakville tour received a brief history of the brewery from President and Co-owner Bill Coleman. See Cameron's page 11