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Legalese Back toHome Legalese The duty to investigate by SusanIrwin, Lawyer/ExecutiveDirector 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 a… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 9, 2006 Feature Article February 9, 2006 Letters to the Editor Re: Road complaints I once heard a joke about a mother on the beach with her small child in her arms. A large wave came in unexpectedly and swept the child out to sea. The… READ MORE

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Nature Reflections Back toHome Nature Reflections - February 9, 2006 The American Crow by Jean Griffin Is there anyone in Eastern Canada (or in fact most of North America ) who has not seen the American or Common Crow? And heard its very unmusical call - “caw, ca or car”?… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 9, 2006 Feature Article February 9, 2006 South Frontenac Council by Wilma Kenny Former Pits & Quarries Rezoned: Council agreed to amend the Official Plan & Zoning By-law to redesignate four parcels of land (two in Portland , one in each of Bedford and Loughborough) from… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 9, 2006 Feature Article February 9, 2006 Small increases in provincial transfers for 2006 by Jeff Green When the province of Ontario downloaded responsibility for a variety of programs to municipalities almost ten years ago, a program of transfers called the Community Reinvestment Fund (CRF) was… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 9, 2006 Feature Article February 9, 2006 Wind power to be explored near Denbigh by Jeff Green Addington Highlands Council has given its blessing to a proposal by Vector Wind Energy and the Conestoga Rovers Engineering firm to look into wind power generation on Crown land… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 9, 2006 Feature Article February 9, 2006 Cell pohone tower petition sparks interest:Addington Highlands Council February 6 by JeffGreen Thirteen thousand people put their names to a petition last summer that was circulated in Lennox & Addington and North Frontenac, asking that either Bell Canada or… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 2, 2006 Feature Article February 2, 2006 Land o' Lakes Community Services - January News Meals On Wheels: A service for seniors 55+, persons recovering from illness/surgery and/or persons with physical disabilities. Individuals, family, community agencies or professionals can make referrals for meals on wheels. Participation… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 2, 2006 Feature Article February 2, 2006 Letters to the Editor Don't take it out on employees One thing you can count on from most Canadians is complaints about the weather and anything relating to it. One of those things is, of course, the roads. All… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 2, 2006 Feature Article February 2, 2006 NFCSNotes:Happenings at NorthernFrontenac Community Services In-Home Respite Program: The Community Support Services Program is pleased to announce that In-Home Respite will soon be available to those families and individuals who are dealing with the heavy burden of caregiving. A… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 2, 2006 Feature Article February 2, 2006 Steve Lapp: fighting global warming one light bulb at a time by Jeff Green The South Frontenac Natural Environment Action Committee chose Steve Lapp, a Sydenham-based alternative technology consultant who has taken on an exciting role at St. Lawrence… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 2, 2006 Feature Article February 2, 2006 Discovering Natural Processes: beauty in nature's ways book review by Jeff Green It’s rare that a coffee table book features pictures of deer droppings, skulls of dead animals and worms boring into rotten wood, but along with idyllic landscape… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 2, 2006 Feature Article February 2, 2006 North Frontenac Council approves fire hall plans by Jeff Green At their meeting last week, North Frontenac Council looked carefully at drawings for a new four-bay fire hall, to be located at the township office site between Ardoch and… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 2, 2006 Feature Article February 2, 2006 Fatal shooting at Snug Harbour Shortly after 6 p.m. on Friday January 27, 2006, South Frontenac Ontario Provincial Police responded to a “911” call from the Snug Harbour resort on Desert Lake, near the entrance to Frontenac Park. Upon… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 2, 2006 Feature Article February 2, 2006 Chainsaw safety course draws a crowd by Gillian Sadinsky Every year, people get hurt because they don’t know how to use a chainsaw safely. They lose fingers, limbs and sometimes their lives as they try to saw wood or… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 2, 2006 Feature Article February 2, 2006 Fair Vote Canada comes to Eastern Ontario by Jeff Green “Once again, what we said was not what we got. The voting system very much distorted the results.” That’s how Larry Gordon, the Chief Executive Officer of Fair Vote… READ MORE