FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept 27, 2001

Concerned Walkerton Citizen is keynote speaker at Public Service Fair

NORTH BAY - Bruce Davidson, spokesperson for Concerned Walkerton Citizens, will be the keynote speaker at a “celebration of public services” hosted by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union in North Bay this weekend.

“Recent events have underscored the importance of public services as never before,” said OPSEU president Leah Casselman. “People everywhere are coming together to stand up for strong, accountable public services that keep the public safe.”

The Public Service Fair is a family event that kicks off on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 11:00 a.m. in the Kiwanis Bandshell, North Bay waterfront. Everyone is invited.

Schedule

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

· Free live music with “the Fundamentals”
· Free lunch, free balloons, free face-painting, clowns
· Public service displays

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

· First Nations drumming
· Speeches:

· Bruce Davidson, Concerned Walkerton Citizens;
· Sharon Dion, Citizens Against Private Prisons (Penetanguishene);
· Leah Casselman, Ontario Public Service Employees Union;
· Marg Simmons, chair, OPSEU Central Bargaining Team in the Ontario Public Service; and
· Wayne Samuelson, president, Ontario Federation of Labour.

2:00 p.m.

· March to the office of MPP Mike Harris

2:25 p.m.

· Presentation to the North Bay Food Bank by social justice activist Terry O’Connor