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Friday, October 19, 2012

Ontario MP Hears From Community Leaders


A visiting Ontario MP finding out from local leaders in poverty reduction how its done in Saint John.


Kellie Leitch is the Parliamentary Secretary to Labour Minister Diane Finley.

She tells CHSJ News she is learning from Saint John on how to collaborate and tackle poverty.


She says she'll be taking ideas back to her community from Saint John adding it's great to see the interaction between senior business leadership and the people implementing the programs.

Some of the participants in the roundtable include the Community Loan Fund, the Saint John Learning Exchange and the Saint John Y.