Mike Mantha, France Gélinas keep Sudbury MPP office running
Sudbury riding seat now vacant, after NDP MPP Joe Cimino resigned
Nickel Belt NDP MPP France Gélinas and Algoma-Manitoulin NDP MPP Michael Mantha say they will work together to ensure people from Sudbury will continue to be heard at Queen’s Park.
The Sudbury riding was left without representation after Joe Cimino stepped down for personal reasons earlier this month.
A byelection will be called sometime in the next six months by Premier Kathleen Wynne, but until then, the seat is empty.
However, the constituency office in Sudbury will remain open.
“In additional to the regular office hours, Michael and I will be holding constituency clinics to make sure that residents’ concerns are addressed and their voices heard at Queen’s Park,” Gélinas said.
“The staff here at this office will continue to provide excellent service helping residents with their concerns.”
Gélinas added the office will be open for drop-ins from Monday to Thursday, and for appointments on Fridays.
Mantha also said he will step in as the party’s transportation critic, a position Cimino used to hold.
“Transportation is a big critic portfolio,” he said.
“We want to make sure that this Liberal government lives up to their commitment to Sudbury which is the investments they want to make in Maley Drive, the twinning of [Highway] 69, making sure that road maintenance is continuing.”