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By Jack Elliott
Contributor

By Gary Sliworsky
OMAF/MRA Rep.

By Al Lowe
Contributor

This week my time away from the riding was spent working on two very different issues; the proposed new undemocratic elections law that was hastily introduced by the Conservative government, and the future development of the Ring of Fire.

There wasn’t a dry eye in our household when we watched the Dufour-Lapointe sisters receive their gold and silver medals as the Canadian flags rose above their heads.

This past week the Ontario Liberal government announced that it intends to raise the minimum wage to $11 an hour. The raise, if passed, would see an increase in the minimum wage by 75 cents and would be the first the province has seen since 2010. It would also ensure that future increases would be tied to the rate of inflation.

By Walter Wagner
President

Enjoyed the Super Bowl game, shut it off in the third quarter.

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

By Jack Elliott
Contributor

By Gary Sliworsky
OMAF/MRA Rep.