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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, April 23, 2015 | 18 Courts and Greenbelt are priorities continued from p.14 said she is well aware make in our economic of the dire situation. well being in the future. "All of my (Halton"... making sure we area MPP) colleagues deal with people's finanhave had a tour of the cial well being and their courthouses and I'm ability to find jobs, their very aware that there ability to train to get the are safety and space skills that they need, concerns. but at the same time we "Madeleine Meilhave to make sure that leur (Ontario Attortheir healthcare services ney General) is very are in place. aware of this and it is "... I had at least a high priority.... My three people come up understanding is it is to me today talking an issue that is close about mental health to top." concerns.... We're not The Greenbelt also going to walk away from was a topic of discusthose commitments besion with Wynne. It cause that is part of the is about 1.8 million economy as well," said acres of protected Wynne. land, including prime The premier noted farmland, which runs through and around she created the position populated regions of of treasury board presisouthern Ontario dent as part of a review There is an ongoing of all government serreview of the Greenvices and spending. "The federal governOntario Premier Kathleen Wynne spoke in Milton Friday belt Plan as well as ment has a choice right at a luncheon hosted by the Oakville, Burlington and land use plans for the now as they go into their Milton chambers of commerce. Niagara Escarpment, Oak Ridges Moraine budget," revealed Tues| photo by Eric Riehl ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow and the Greater Goldday. on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/ en Horseshoe. "They have the choice HaltonPhotog) Some rural landto make the kinds of owners want to know investments across the what their rights will country that we know be in terms of the use, and the possible developwe need. "Joe Oliver has been lambasting us because ment, of their land within the Greenbelt zone. "We want to listen to the people who live in we are making exactly the same investments that they won't step up and make," Wynne said, those communities and are directly affected by it referring to the federal finance minister and the (land use protocols and restrictions). "The mayors in this region have very strong ongoing issue of needed infrastructure spendopinions about this, particularly (Oakville) ing. "I've been calling for the federal government Mayor Burton," said Wynne. The premier said she has been hearing peoto partner with us (Ontario) so we can compete ple's opinions about Greenbelt development for in the global economy." As for Halton's cramped and outdated court- the past 2 ½ years. The premier's office said the results of the houses in Milton and Burlington, and its overused services -- which has prompted some Greenbelt review will be out this fall. -- with files from the Toronto Star judges and lawyers to lambaste the province for not investing in newer, larger facilities -- Wynne For related story, see p.27 FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2015 JOIN YOUR FELLOW LOCAL BUSINESSES Sponsor the 2015 OTMH Sunset Cinema and reach hundreds of Oakville families, promote your brand in the community, and support your new Oakville Hospital CALL US FOR EVENT DETAILS 905.338.4642 Give! Serve! Grow!! Read our story on tree maintenance our Canadian Winters can internally damage trees and become unsafe to your family and neighbours 905-491-6860