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For Council - Lefebvre, Helen

A vibrant and diverse community of all ages groups like we had during the mining days

 Achieving what I’m proposing means tackling multiple things that are linked together 

 We need a strong strategic plan with community input

Here are just some of my ideas of what it contains in no specific priority

·        Community minded businesses employing our locals

o   actively market and have available lots to attract more industries.

o   Identify government incentives for industries to set up in smaller communities.

o   Work with all government levels

o   The US announced a significant investment to green sustainable energy

§  Carol Hughes indicated they will need rare minerals to achieve this plan and that Northern Ontario could prosper from this.

o   We need to get involved in this 

·        Tourism activities year-round

o   Events focused on every age group.

§  Hockey tournaments, baseball tournament, more shows the list goes on.

o   There are long weekends almost every month – monthly events

o   increase traffic to support our local businesses during these events

§  give attendees a card containing local businesses if they spend $10 at 3 or more locations their names will be entered into a draw for say $1,000

§  A tab on City website like you have in a mall that allows tourists to filter stores by type with advertising to this page at every event

o   More money coming into our city allows us to expand our facilities

§  it will attract more investors to want to build here because our city has a much stronger business case for them to be profitable.

§  build a much-needed arts hub

§  We will see more retail businesses wanting to set up shop in Elliot lake. 

·        Training opportunities for people to grow their careers here in Elliot Lake.

o   Set up training facilities

o   Work with universities and colleges open satellite facilities with courses our community needs to train here and stay here 

·        Healthcare that focuses on treating the whole person not just what’s wrong with you today

o   Continue to actively market for new practitioners

o   More hospital equipment raising money like we did for our catscan means more healthcare providers will want to practice here.

o   More services for them, a work life balance 

·        More housing (affordable, larger homes, multi residential, Long-Term Care)

·        Let’s fix our roads, improve our bus service and fix our aging facilities, more youth services.

·        Revamp our downtown core. The old mall site is an eyesore. Our downtown core looks aged and worn. 

·        Expand our services at the airport 

·        A Community that takes care of their own

o   let’s not lose sight that we marketed ourselves on senior living… address their needs.

o   Make it easier for newcomers to integrate themselves and get to know people

o   Take care of our homelessness, those that suffer abuse, mental health issues.

o   Strong partnerships with our indigenous community

·        A council we can trust that works together, is transparent, listens to the people… gets things done! 

 

 

 

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