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Regional News May 3, 2007  RSS feed

Role of conservation authorities explained
      A grassroots group known as the Mono Mulmur Citizens' Coalition (MC2) held an educational event last Saturday (April 28) so area residents could learn the role of conservation authorities. The group started in 1988 as the Mulmur Association of Residents and Ratepayers when some residents there felt there was a lack of public participation in municipal processes.
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Amaranth faces second OMB hearing
      Unless a number of scientific issues can be resolved within a short time, Amaranth Township could be facing a 10-day Ontario Municipal Board hearing into zoning for two residential subdivisions.
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Second raid nets $100,000 more in stolen property
      Last Thursday, officers from the Dufferin OPP detachment and the OPP Central Region Rural Agriculture Crime Team executed a search warrant at a Mulmur township farm that led to recovery of more than $100,000 of stolen property, including a 1995 Ford Explorer SUV, a 2003 Honda CRF 230 off-road motorcycle, a 2000 Suzuki RM 80 off-road motorcycle, a 2000 Polaris Expedition 4x4 ATV, approximately 20
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OCWA spillage findings may lead to charges
      An incident that caused a spillage from the overflow lagoon at Shelburne's wastewater treatment plant may result in charges by the Ministry of the Environment (MOE).
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Sugar Sofa gains popularity among young diabetics
      As a diabetic for more than 25 years, Kim Cooper knows the challenges of living with the condition. Kim was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 9. Commemorating her 25th diabetes anniversary this year, she has embarked on a number of initiatives to offer support for people with diabetes, and raise awareness in the community. Originally from Orangeville, Kim now resides in Toronto.
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Rabbi, Muslim and Catholic see other faiths' similarities
      A unique inter-faith meeting heard a Christian and Muslim applaud a Rabbi's remark that "we probably have a lot more in common than we do differences and that the ones we do have are not insurmountable.
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New group opposes provincial act
      So you thought the Ontario Landowners Association (OLA) was being a bit reactionary when it came to proposed provincial legislation? Now a second group, Ontario Property and Environmental Rights Alliance (OPERA), is on a bandwagon in opposition to the legislation - or at least against how it is being enacted.
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Teachers find opportunities beyond the classroom
      Atrio of teachers has been using summer holidays to continue teaching - in the small island nation of St. Lucia. Ingrid Jack, an educational assistant, and Mary Ann Hutchings, a Grade 1-2 teacher, both at Primrose Elementary School, along with retired teacher Jean Brown, have for the past several years packed up their belongings and headed south once the final school bell rings,
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Royal Canadian Legion News
      We were much busier during April with hall bookings, renovations, meetings and so on. We average four tables at our friendly euchres on Monday at 2:30. Everyone is welcome! Our Senior's FootKare Clinics are held three times a month, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For information or to book an appointment please call Pauline Mikol 519-941- 9716.
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