No Tory ties hurting Harbour Grace, councillor says
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 | 11:03 AM NT
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A town councillor in eastern Newfoundland says not having a legislative representative on the government side is costing residents.
Harbour Grace Coun. Tom Short said the Newfoundland and Labrador government's contribution to upgrading a stadium falls short of what the town needs.
George Sweeney's status as a Liberal is hurting towns in his district, a Harbour Grace councillor says.
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The province is putting nearly $290,000 toward fixing S.W. Moores Memorial Stadium.
Short said the province is expecting the town to pick up half the costs of the upgrade.
Short believes the town received less support than it needs because Liberal George Sweeney — who represents Carbonear-Harbour Grace district in the house of assembly — sits across the aisle from the governing Progressive Conservatives.
"Since the PC government got in, I might as well say it, we never got nothing in Harbour Grace," Short said.
"I mean, Mr. Sweeney is the member for this district, but I mean with a PC government in, he can't do nothing."
Short said the town's tax base is dwindling as people leave Harbour Grace, a town of about 3,000 in Conception Bay, in search of work elsewhere.
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