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Northern Ontario Businesses Struggle with Little Help from MPPs Over the last few months, the Northern Ontario Party has been approached by desperate business owners looking for any kind of assistance with their outrageous hydro bills. One such business owner is Roslyn Taylor who operates Taylor’s sawmill on Manitoulin Island. Roslyn, recently posted on Facebook her hydro bill for the month of July. It was nearly $4000.00 and this was a month where her main saw was down and her company’s production was low. So, you would expect the company’s power bill to be reasonable. But here is what the Taylor’s hydro bill looked like Taylor Sawmill's hydro bill... Actual usage $840.23 <<<< Regulatory charge $39.90 DELIVERY $ 2,809.77 !!! DEBT CHARGE …show more content…

Buck, Mike Mantha’s office assistant. Tommy states “I never heard a thing from Mike Mantha. We were shut down shortly thereafter. This was the catalyst as to why I'm politically active now and why I have since joined the Northern Ontario Party” Mr. Mantha, in fairness, did respond to Roslyn’s Facebook posts by stating the following Roslyn Taylor ... I certainly wish I could do more Roslyn but with ongoing privatization of our Hydro, we will continue to see rising costs until we get a change of priorities. I hear your frustration loud and clear!!! And in another post-Mr. Mantha stated but the change that many expect isn't going to happen until June 7, 2018, that's a fact. The Northern Ontario Party does not agree with this approach too commonly taken by politicians and local MPPs and their belief that they are not in power there is nothing they can do. This is not just an Algoma issue but an issue shared among all Northern ridings, this is why it has taken so long to deal with serious issues that have plagued the North, such as the crisis in Grassy Narrows, where their citizens had to endure mercury in their drinking water for far too long. The Northern Ontario Party believes MPPs, are elected to represent their constituents and for Northern Ontario businesses to survive we need to have active politicians, who are going to fight tooth and nail for them. The NOP Party Leader, Trevor Holliday states That The time for

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