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DEREK DUNN derek.dunn@metroland.com Renfrew county's most vulnerable are put at greater risk due to the "ongoing evolving threat" from the Ford government, Arnprior council learned at the June 24 meeting. Amy Scholten, an Arnprior lawyer at the non-profit Renfrew County Legal Clinic, suggested her group that provides free legal services - specializing in seniors' issues - faces an existential threat. The voluntary board that includes offices in Arnprior and Renfrew is likely to shut down, replaced by an internet portal, saving the government $700,000 annually. "They are talking about closing our offices," Scholten said. "Our clients will have nowhere else to go so they will end up on your doorstep." She indicated the motive isn't to save tax dollars or pay down the deficit. Ontario's 72 legal aid clinics were given $45 million last year, and will see a 30 per cent cut with similar amounts over the next couple of years. Yet it is legal aid See OFFICES, page 2
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TOP-BILLING DOCTORS Derek Dunn/Torstar Sheila Havey, left, Mike Emo, and Amy Scholten of Renfrew County Legal Clinic inform Arnprior council of the funding cuts faced by organizations such as theirs across Ontario. They argue it wouldn't save tax dollars but will put more vulnerable people at risk.
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