MPP Arnott raises local issues in Legislature
NEWS RELEASE
Ted Arnott, MPP
Wellington-Halton Hills
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 30, 2013
MPP Arnott raises local issues in Legislature
(Queen’s Park) – After spending the constituency week in the riding, meeting with constituents and
listening to local concerns, Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott returned to Queen’s Park this
week and delivered a statement to bring the Government’s attention to some of the issues facing
people in Wellington-Halton Hills.
Among the issues that Mr. Arnott highlighted is the urgent need for a new Holy Cross School in
Georgetown.
“The Halton Catholic District School Board is urging the Ministry of Education to approve a
replacement for Holy Cross school in Georgetown,” said Mr. Arnott. “I’ve been asked to support this
project, and I do. Now it’s up to the Minister of Education to support it as well.”
He also praised the Oppose Belwood Wind Farm Association and informed the Legislature that they
had recently received the environmental excellence award from the Centre Wellington Chamber of
Commerce.
“With this award, our community recognizes and appreciates the work that the association is doing
to highlight the risks associated with industrial wind farms,” Mr. Arnott told the House. “I continue to
call upon the government to place a moratorium on new wind farm approvals until ongoing health
studies are completed. Now it’s up to the Minister of the Environment to do the same.”
Mr. Arnott also noted how the Government’s decision to cancel the Connecting Link program is
hurting municipalities.
“The cancellation of the Connecting Link program, without reasonable consultation with
municipalities, is a massive download of the costs of maintaining provincial highways through built-
up communities,” he said. “I have heard about the problems this will cause in the town of Halton
Hills and the township of Centre Wellington. We support the reinstatement of the Connecting Link
program or a suitable and equivalent replacement.”
Mr. Arnott also informed the Legislature about the detrimental impact of the Government’s planned
cuts to physiotherapy services to residents of long-term care homes.
“I support our seniors receiving the physiotherapy services they need. Now it’s up to the Minister of
Health to do the same.”
(Attached: Hansard record of Mr. Arnott’s statement in the Ontario Legislature, May 28, 2013)
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Ted Arnott, MPP
Phone: 416-325-3880
Email: ted.arnott@pc.ola.org
Ontario Hansard – 28-May 2013
Mr. Ted Arnott: Mr. Speaker, last week was constituency week, and I was glad to be in Wellington-
Halton Hills, in my riding office and out and about in the communities I’m privileged to represent.
There are so many issues that compel an appropriate response from this government.
The Halton Catholic District School Board is urging the Ministry of Education to approve a replacement
for Holy Cross school in Georgetown. I’ve been asked to support this project, and I do. Now it’s up to the
Minister of Education to support it as well.
The Oppose Belwood Wind Farm Association recently received the environmental excellence award from
the Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce. With this award, our community recognizes and
appreciates the work that the association is doing to highlight the risks associated with industrial wind
farms. I continue to call upon the government to place a moratorium on new wind farm approvals until
ongoing health studies are completed. Now it’s up to the Minister of the Environment to do the same.
The cancellation of the Connecting Link program, without reasonable consultation with municipalities, is
a massive download of the costs of maintaining provincial highways through built-up communities. I have
heard about the problems this will cause in the town of Halton Hills and the township of Centre
Wellington. We support the reinstatement of the Connecting Link program or a suitable and equivalent
replacement. It’s up to the Minister of Transportation to do the same.
And then we have the physio fiasco that I heard about when I visited an area nursing home, as this
government plans to cut physiotherapy services to residents of long-term-care homes. I support our
seniors receiving the physiotherapy services they need. Now it’s up to the Minister of Health to do the
same.
I urge the government to begin listening to the people of Wellington-Halton Hills.