We asked Tim Houston similar questions to what we asked Premier Iain Rankin when we spoke with him on his campaign bus between stops in Fall River and Enfield on July 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ADDRESSING SPEEDING IN EAST HANTS, FALL RIVER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Houston was asked how a PC government would address lowering speed limits on Hwy 2 in East Hants and the Fall River-Wellington corridor area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is this is the type of thing that’s possible for sure,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019d want to speak to communities and have some consultations, just see what’s right. Sometimes the lowering of a speed limit can be unsafe as well. So, we need to be careful of that, too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said before any change is made traffic flow would need to be understood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI understand the concerns of the community, understand what the main use of the road is, but I\u2019m certainly happy to have those discussions and some public consultations on those.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”111″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”2″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n EAST HANTS DOCTOR SHORTAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n He said the doctor shortage is a big issue province wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt’s been growing for so long,\u201d said Houston. \u201cI mean, 70,000 Nova Scotia don’t have a family doctor. There’s a whole series of family doctors that are getting set to retire or move on because they’re tired of working under this government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Houston explained his own family are losing their own family doctor as of Aug. 13 as he is retiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI myself and my extended family, my wife, my kids, my in-laws, we’re all losing our family doctor who gave his notice that he\u2019s retiring,\u201d he said. \u201cThis puts a lot of stress on families. That’s happening to thousands of families across this province.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tim Houston interview. Video by Dagley Media:<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_3356-1024x683.jpg\")