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.20136 n l I Saw nlny. .4 Mg 1 )llfl‘z'tllv Dilation. Ruaum Plooums um (in-unto Debra Weller com Amyurkreglon sumfibune snrunnnv roam 94h «4113M; ‘1‘1K1’HLIAH'. r. Hun“ 4: a; People living in poverty ‘Nr. (‘4‘). ‘ e. . don’twant to be there Mmmnc AND Sum. All «*1me mm: hr in; than 400 Mid! md mcludr a daytine Mrph-me nmnhn num- and admm l‘hr \un- l'nhunr rut-nu the my“ to puth «l mu: puhlnh and m «it fut ( [arm and gnu- ! ml [moan Impnnam “'81 While working with families . . plt‘ In Items"! on social assistance. the must fn-qm-m mmmvm I hveu ix. "\w ran'l even (mm basic needs? miss hem-fir Ivva undrrmim-x lsflmumissmaboutwhichyou {an Errata ‘ m'nonm BMW-m Is there an issue about which you are passionate? You could be I Sammy Forum conhiutor and Ii- ms get the chance to have your piece published along with your name and headth E-mail your 450mm “’“' submission to imason@ylmo.com 'vw SunYnm LWM MN. 7thch and Samoa s a meon o! the WW “(and Bruno Ltd a M» mum! “Mqu 0' W (mm lulu-111m. Busmrss Anmmmnnns Ruhr” 111:“ rh; \utk chun Media « «nun «immunity lu'ulmnnflwmg tun Iznnun IN (,mu I whom Krlh' [ETTERS POlICY hm Mason Imath mm Uuw Williams (am I xzphm' [tun m amt. m com Dim-mos lama Wham Gard Ibolua‘i 531.)“me hruuwwmg x om .‘h Nw-r' my Plomlcnnu lad w W” contribution to communitv. ()fteh. the social assistance systpm traps people imo poveny without the proper supports and lmlk‘ies to assist them transition on! ofit. A large [wax-mag: uf pouplr who end up on ()mano Works n-main an it hocan thv swlvm does not allow them in gel ahg'ud. On average. an adult in ()mar- i0 a monthlv income of $1.450 for me basic m-(ox‘sitim of life. according In HM-ny' Free Ontario; Soda! Planning (‘num‘il of Ontario. Brighter Pmspu'ts: l‘nmzsfumr ing Social .Nxsistanu- in Ontario makes 108 retommcndaljom to accomplish this. l haw been a social vmrkvr and educator for years. wurking pri- marily m'th low-imomc penplo in Ql'nmmo. - l have learned people who Iiw in poverty do not want In live in poverty. 'I‘hcy want in wnrk. sup- The benefit levels are unau ccplably low. An adult nu social “(Nance receiws $606 a month and lives $11,320 below the pm- cny lino fur a single indiu‘dual. 'lhe other thing I have obscfwd people on Ontario Works am not able to make ends meet l was exrited to learn the province was looking a! ways to impmw the social assistance sys- tem so people can transition from poverty and into work mom msâ€" in (man n 2012. l atu-ndcd a mcvxmg at I’n'micr Kathleen \Wnnc's ulfiu- and I pll‘kl‘d up a cup)- of the cummmmn for the n-viuw uf ux'iul assistance lzumpcan countries. such as lh-mnark. thvlhnds and Sww den. with strong and competitive «unumivs. haw puinc assis~ tanu' systems that keep pcofile out of poverty. ()marin can do thh us wvll. KW inst need the political will. n‘sion and moral mmicuon. This report is a mill opporâ€" tunity fur um guu’rnnwm and all groups “mining un poveny n-(luniun. If the province wants to help people move from poveny and mu) meaningful employment. the mm! significh thing it can do Is pnwkk’ adequate benefit rates â€"- that means SL450. When a pcmn knows his basic needs” are met. he has the confiâ€" dence. motivation and resources to look for new employment and education. An adequate benefit rate will ulluw pvnpk- u ’ live in dignity and transition out of powny. I hope Msuymnv implements mfnnn in this critical area. [his mmld be "no of Ihv mm! Impunam ways to enumwer p90- pll‘ In ,mmsilinn into work. .1 {whims mpam'ty to find work and transmun mu m pun-fly because all of his energy and nwmn'cs go mm finding ways to meet bask needs. Lm manta mg mm Quantum E00 lnn' Yaccatn LETTERS TO THE EDITOR From the wry beginning to the end. the collaboration was simpty outstanding and to the) hamtwnrking loisurv wakes staff Who laboured throughout the weekend to ensure the gmunds wvw kept pristine. I offer my heart felt thanks. I 7 l haw had the opponu- nity of inking with a vari- ety uf nrgani/mium and municipalities in the pass! and I must admit I have not had such a pleasurable time as I did in Mouffvilk‘. Town staff made Ribfest work easy When I first apgmwadied the mwn and met with Anna Row. tht- dnwmnwn ru~ urd'matur. I was impressed with the can' and m-opcra- mm‘l mcmwd Immuiialvly. My suhquont Inf-9mth put me in tnurh with town stutfen Rub Raycroft. Mike Richardson. Bruce Hart and Janet Rum and l knvw then the task of putting together this own! would be both stil‘t‘l'ssful and cnjnyablc. I am writing In ynu only a few days mm“ afth thv mnrluainn u! Ihv fin! .mnual Smufivillv (xnmtry Rihfmt tn cxpresc my sinâ€" (‘vnr thanks and gratka m the. [Own stall and tn the wonderful people of \Wmilchurch-‘Smuflvillc. 381mm. MANAGER Iolm Willem PUBLISHER Ian Prowl/bu! SUMMER 13sz *- wax-1R Tm HOT! Councillor Al’hfl Bannon's comments regarding resi- dents’ lack of mspome to the (wranium development on Ballanlrae‘s lakeshore Road were rather patronizing. The amide states “when the plan was firm proposed. area residents expressed conch but at his! week's council meeting. the pm- posod plan was approved by councillors without a peep {mm the public gallery”. l was one among many who spoke at 0191mm me?! - mg last November, express- ing misgivings about the sutxiivision that will cram large homes an smaller lots. which will then mquim remnng the land parcel {mm It: existing rural Re: 5 1M homes big with blows. luly 27. W1- livv m wry difficult times [madays and it has: hem a wires!)ng experi- ence to- panncr with such wnndorful indiu'duals as I haw lam wu-kend. What a greax oppnnumty it was to work with everyone and I look forward to mm was went. Residents told council (QHAIRPhRSC AN" 5‘ UN. 'FPVH LF CUI NTRY R1333"! STEVE HARRISON \f SEW-Tribune 6290Matn51 maummr WHEN WiLL WE GET SUMMER? ll's hard to pmtfit me thing that is a fail accom- pli. And lh'm certainly lessens faith in the public mvimv puma Perhaps Manse] thought I had ahwdy presentai my comems and had maxim: new to add Perhaps becauw the meeung was hdd 'm the middle of when I. like many residents. was 0!] mm -- don. ensuring a low turnout 'Pt-rhaps because in the very 5am? mailing that I received notice of the My meeting, aim in my maflhax Was a fleas); bmduuv {mm Geranium announcing the "18 Manor Pk)an taming soon to Banana-.39”. in answer In the question about lack nf prmcst mrw. I can only answer for myself. Perhaps it's because I had almady appearvd a! annual and spoken at length. Per- haps becauw I had already suhmiued a thoroughly researched. five-page brief. nation. We pulnu-d mu the maim problems Ballantrae had t-xpcrk'm‘ul with {loud- ing and water issues M alsu Still unresolved â€" and the potential harmful impart nf new septic systems. W1- 21er lamented the increas- ing pmssu‘rc on nilgllife my» rldors and quality 0! life KATEGRELNWAY PHI LA Wk 1?