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7 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,F ebruary 7,2019 insidehalton.com Pud bySteveNease Foot & Health Clinic .com Farewell foot pain Our foot care starts with education. We treat all foot issues so you can live without pain & improve mobility. • Best Chiropodist / Clinic / Orthotics provider since 2004 • We put care & service first!  905 632 1414  728 Burloak (South of the QEW)905 632 1414 728 Burloak (South of the QEW) As your MPP, I've written before about how our govern- ment is working to make our province stronger - by improv- ing our economy, encourag-ing our economy, encourag-i ing businesses to invest anding businesses to invest andi create jobs. This is good for ev- eryone, but it is also vital that we have the funding we needwe have the funding we needw to pay for important services such as health care, roads, transit and education, which people expect their govern- ment to provide. Few of these services areFew of these services areF more important than educa- tion, at all levels. I was proud to see our government's commit- ment to education shown when Ontario Education Min-when Ontario Education Min-w ister Lisa Thompson ap- proved the funding for a new public elementary school in the fast-growing northeastthe fast-growing northeastt part of Oakville. Parents, edu- cators, trustees and others had been working for years to secure funding for this much needed school. I'd like to thank the minister for listening tothe minister for listening tot the needs of our community. the needs of our community. t The new $20.7 million ele- mentary school will be located at Sixth Line and Dundasat Sixth Line and Dundasa Street, with space for 776 pu- pils and with an additional 88 child-care spaces. child-care spaces. c We are all looking forwardWe are all looking forwardW to the school opening as soon as possible, so that students can move in and start learning in an uncrowded, up-to-datein an uncrowded, up-to-datei facility. I also know that ourfacility. I also know that ourf community is still growing and I will continue to work with you to ensure that future needs are met without unnec- essary delays. These are es- sential investments for our community and are key to en- suring our students succeed. I was also proud to see that our government reduced tu- ition by 10 per cent for everyition by 10 per cent for everyi publicly-funded college and university in Ontario, startinguniversity in Ontario, startingu this fall. For students in col-this fall. For students in col-t lege, they will see an average saving of $340 and for those students in university, an average saving of $660. This tu-average saving of $660. This tu-a ition cut will be of immediateition cut will be of immediatei help to students. Our priority is that OSAP goes to students with thegoes to students with theg greatest need. Under ourgreatest need. Under ourg changes the percentage ofchanges the percentage ofc funds going to low-incomefunds going to low-incomef families will increase to 72 perfamilies will increase to 72 perf cent and 82 per cent of grants will go to those students with family incomes below $50,000. family incomes below $50,000. f Lowering tuition costs helps ensure that more Onta- rio students can access highrio students can access highr quality skills, training and ed- ucation that prepares them for the jobs of the future. I amfor the jobs of the future. I amf proud of our government's commitment to quality educa- tion in Ontario. As always, I would love to hear your thoughts and sug- gestions. Please contact me at effie.triantafilopou- los@pc.pla.org. 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