Tag: MP Alex Ruff
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Political leaders condemn anti-Pride letters sent to city residents
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Owen Sound Mayor Ian Boddy and Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MP Alex Ruff issued statements Friday condemning recent written attacks in letters mailed to city residents displaying Pride flags at their homes, which police are now investigating. Boddy said in the statement he and city council condemn actions which “maliciously attack the 2S-LGBTQQIAP+ community or any citizen…
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Ruff to host appreciation BBQ days after performing Heimlich manoeuvre at Beef Farmers’ event
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Guests who attend MP Alex Ruff’s first annual constituency appreciation barbecue in Chesley Sunday can rest assured their host knows the Heimlich. At the recently held Bruce County Beef Farmers’ Big 50th BBQ in Chesley, Ruff was called in to help a gentleman who was choking on a piece of meat. “I just heard someone…
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Wood manufacturers hope foreign workers might help fill jobs
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A Hanover-based provincial association of wood manufacturers hopes to persuade the federal government to devise a national, emergency foreign worker program to help solve its labour shortage problems. The industry needs thousands of workers in Ontario alone, Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario CEO Mike Baker said. The organization used to be called Bluewater Wood Alliance.…