Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips was in Owen Sound Tuesday for pre-budget consultations.

Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker’s office said in a news release that municipal, health care, agriculture and other sector leaders offered suggestions and advice.

“The government is looking for ideas that will help build Ontario together by putting jobs, skills and workers front and centre, while continuing to focus on putting more money in people’s pockets, connecting people to places, building healthier and safer communities, and making government smarter,”the news release said.

Walker said in the release “Our government is committed to ensuring that communities and businesses across Ontario have the support they need to create jobs and succeed.”

Visit Ontario.ca/BudgetIdeas to learn how to attend another consultation, or to submit your ideas by email, mail, or by filling out a survey. Budget consultations will close Feb. 11. Written submissions may be made to: submissions@ontario.ca.

Following the budget consultation, Walker and Phillips toured BWXT Canada’s Owen Sound manufacturing facility with BWXT president, nuclear power group, John MacQuarrie; BWXT shop supervisor Bryon Doucette; president and CEO of Bruce Power, Mike Rencheck, and Bruce Power executive vice-president of corporate affairs and operational services, James Scongack.