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Feature Article - March 2, 2006 Feature Article March 2, 2006 Bids received forNFfire hallby Jeff Green This time it really might happen. A new fire hall for the Clarendon/Miller ward came one step closer to being built last week when council received bids from three contractors in response to… READ MORE

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Feature Article - March 2, 2006 Feature Article March 2, 2006 Letters to theEditor Scott Reid's Promises Promise #2: “I will consult constituents on key issues and act according to their instructions.” Scott Reid’s Annual Report to Constituents, January December 2005. O.K. Scott, time to put your money where your… READ MORE

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Feature Article - March 2, 2006 Feature Article March 2, 2006 Education taxes frozenby Jeff Green At their meeting this week, Central Frontenac Council received some good news from the Ontario Ministry of Finance. Education taxes, which account for almost of the municipal budget, will not rise in 2006. In… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 23, 2006 Feature Article February 23, 2006 Global Change, Part 1:China in your future Commentary by Gray Merriam Kurt Vonnegut, rebel U.S. author, recently gave our civilization only about five more years. Others have expressed similar pessimistic predictions. What is behind them? Concern about the future… READ MORE

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NightSkies - March 2006 Back toHome Night Skies - March 2006 TheNightSkies ofMarch, 2006:Mars marches and an eclipse happens! by Leo Enright In this area, at the beginning of March the sun sets a few minutes before 6 p.m. EST, and by the end of the month it is at… READ MORE

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Nature Reflections Back toHome Nature Reflections - February 23 , 2006 Waiting for Spring by Jean Griffin Is spring in the air? Depending on which Groundhog you listened to, spring may be early or late - which has nothing to do with the Groundhogs, but it makes a good way… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 23, 2006 Feature Article February 23, 2006 CommunityLiving update by Jeff Green Six weeks after a fire destroyed the offices of Community Living: North Frontenac, the agency has become established in temporary offices at the former Retail Centre on Highway 7, and is beginning to look… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 23, 2006 Feature Article February 23, 2006 Letters to the Editor Re: Algonquin land claims First, I must express my thanks to you for bringing to public awareness that we are in a land claims process. I find myself in the position to help clarify a… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 23, 2006 Feature Article February 23, 2006 RuralRoutes gearing up for spring launch by Jeff Green One of the biggest challenges facing rural people of limited means is transportation. For people without a vehicle, or people who are no longer able to drive, it is hard… READ MORE

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Legalese Back toHome Legalese Police complaints by Peter Graham, staffLawyer Legalese - A column of general information and opinion on legal topics by the lawyers of Rural Legal Services, Box 359, Sharbot Lake, ON, K0H2P0, 613-279-3252, or 1-888-777-8916. This column is not intended to provide legal advice. You should contact… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 23, 2006 Feature Article February 23, 2006 Thougths on winter road maintenance Editorial by Jeff Green As this icy winter begins to wind down, there seems to be no consensus about the state of the roads. The debate about road maintenance has been particularly vociferous in… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 23, 2006 Feature Article February 23, 2006 First public Job Fair for northernFrontenac County Frontenac County’s first job fair will take place in Sharbot Lake on Thursday, March 9, from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Oso Hall on Garrett St. It’s free, both to job… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 23, 2006 Feature Article February 23, 2006 Whenstory time goes to the dogs bySusanRamsay, EarlyLiteracy Specialist A whistle usually brings him, unless of course he’s onto the scent of a squirrel. Juno races to my beck and call with Olympian enthusiasm, his puppy-like eyes brimming with… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 23, 2006 Feature Article February 23, 2006 Province seeks public comment on proposed new walleye fishing regulations The province is enhancing the quality of the fishery in southern Ontario by proposing new walleye fishing regulations for more than 400 inland lakes, Natural Resources Minister David Ramsay… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 23, 2006 Feature Article February 23, 2006 Province commits to ambulance funding:FrontenacCounty ambulance service welcomes announcement, but awaits details by Jeff Green Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty did not come empty handed when he addressed 1200 municipal politicians at the annual Good Roads/Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA)… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 23, 2006 Feature Article February 23, 2006 NorthCountry Riders gets ready for 2006 by Meghan Balogh Calling all horse lovers! The North Country Riders horse club is beginning their 2006 season, and the plans are bigger and better than ever. Founded in 2005, North Country Riders… READ MORE