Wainfleet Mayor April Jeffs is turning her sights toward a much larger political arena.
The Mayor announcing she is seeking the PC nomination in the new provincial riding of Niagara Centre.
In a release, Jeffs says "As a two-term Mayor of the rural Township of Wainfleet and small business owner of 16 years, I know firsthand the challenges residents face with skyrocketing hydro bills, harmful red tape, and wind turbines in Niagara."
She says as an MPP she will work to maintain health care services in South Niagara, keep taxes low, help small and medium sized businesses in Niagara and stop the construction of any new wind turbines in the riding.