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Vol. 18, Issue 32, April 19, 2014

Junior Rockers: The Next Generation Of Chapleau Curlers

By Pamella Morin urling season may have come to an end, but it sure did rock! A sport that has increasingly attracted people of all ages to come out and give it a shot! The youth were the center of attention on two separate occasions.

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For the second year, the Club rocked the house with its Junior Rockers program. Students from grade 4 to grade 8 were invited to participate in an eight week long after school program. It was great to see our future curlers in action! A BIG THANK YOU to

Brad Robinson, Laura Matthews, Maegan Corston and Pam Morin for volunteering your time and making this another successful year! In March, Chapleau Curling Club opened its doors to help host the NWOSSA Championships. Including both

Taryn McCarthy, Samantha Murphy, Nicolas Morin, Sydney Gavan, Natasha Boucher, Elise & Marja Frederiksen, Cole Fortin, Nathan Espirat, Gavin Parry, Loagan Pilon, Kaleb Vallee. our local high schools, the tournament also welcomed teams from Red Lake, Fort Frances, Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay, Nipigon and Manitouwadge. The two- day event no

doubt had a ripple effect on our friendly town's economy by booking at our motels and eating at our restaurants: a POSITIVE impact for all involved!!!

There are so many ways to get involved in curling; we hope to see you rocking next season! A shout out to all those volunteers who helped throughout the season!

CTF to Premier: Better Late Than Never! By Candice Malcolm he Canadian Ta x p a y e r s Federation (CTF) is applauding

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Premier Kathleen Wynne's announcement on Monday to create a dedicated fund from existing gas taxes to pay for new transportation infrastructure. The CTF has repeatedly called for such a fund, starting last May when it held a Gas Tax Honesty Day in Ontario, and most recently in CTF’s prebudget submission. “This is a win for taxpayers,” contin-

ued Malcolm. “Instead of hiking gas taxes or the HST, or imposing new taxes on Ontario’s struggling small businesses, the government will use existing gas taxes to pay for critical infrastructure improvements.” “It’s nice to know the government is listening to groups like the CTF, and keeping taxpayers in mind when

designing its budget,” continued Malcolm. “We’d still like to see a law mandating all revenues from gas taxes be dedicated to roads, and an end to using debt and bonds to finance transit programs, but this is a good start.” T h e C T F calculates that the Ontario government will collect over $3 billion in gas taxes this year and another $1.85

billion in HST on gasoline and diesel from motorists, plus another $1.27 billion in Vehicle and Driver Registration Taxes. This totals $6.13 billion in driver taxes raised each year, compared to the $2.7 billion spent by the Ministry of Transportation on all roadway spending. “Better late t h a n n e v e r, ” s a i d Malcolm. “Although,

Ontario drivers are so used to being late thanks to never-ending congestion and years of neglect from the government, so we’ll just say thanks for not gouging taxpayers further.” The CTF’s gas tax honesty day report from 2013 can be found here at: www.tax payer.com /media/2013-GTHDReport-CTF.pdf.

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