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Laughter is bilingual at municipality's first French language film screening
By J.P. AntonacciEMC News - Despite North Grenville being so close to the national capital region, where bilingualism is ubiquitous, it can be difficult for parents to find social occasions...
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Clark to province: Where is eastern Ontario's missing $25 million?
By J.P. AntonacciEMC News - Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve Clark has been doing the math on the Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF), and he's not happy with the results. Established in...
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Woodlot owners learn how to take the fight to invasive plant species
By J.P. AntonacciEMC News - Next time you feel like taking a leisurely stroll through the woods, watch out. You might be stepping into a war zone. Overhead and underfoot, native Canadian...
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Community-minded sisters prove kids can make a difference
By J.P. AntonacciEMC News - Every day, thirsty Ontarians gulp down millions of cans of pop. Most empty cans end up in blue bins, but too many still find their way to the landfill, left to...
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South Branch African drummers keep the beat as Disney World countdown begins
By J.P. AntonacciEMC Entertainment - With every song learned and practiced and perfected, the young musicians in South Branch Elementary School's SoBad African drumming ensemble inch closer...
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Local resident named top 4-H volunteer
By J.P. AntonacciEMC News - Long-time 4-H Club volunteer Deborah Brown of Merrickville embodies the four qualities the club celebrates. Brown has spent more than 40 years using her head,...
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Homebuyers welcome as phase two of Kemptville Meadows development launches last weekend
By J.P. AntonacciEMC Business - The Kemptville Meadows affordable housing development is humming along, as the second phase of the project went on the market last weekend. After breaking...
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Kemptville missionary walks with West Africa
By J.P. AntonacciEMC News - It has become almost commonplace for good-hearted North Americans to spend a few months volunteering overseas, teaching or building schools in often-visited places...
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Council agrees to set minimums for accessible parking spots in public lots
By J.P. AntonacciEMC News - In an effort to improve accessible parking in the municipality, North Grenville council passed an amended bylaw that mandates the minimum number of accessible...
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Council debates play structure, needle collection program
By J.P. AntonacciEMC News - They are quite different in content, but two programs under consideration for the 2012 Smiths Falls budget have the same goal - making playgrounds safer for youth....
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Rhyming dust bunnies star in area's top children's book
By J.P. AntonacciEMC News - The votes are tallied, the stories read, and the children of Leeds and Grenville have picked their favourite book in the third annual Read to Every Kid Every Day...
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Burritt's Rapids celebrates Robbie Burns Day
By J.P. AntonacciEMC News - Ground sheep's heart, lung and liver mixed with oatmeal and spices and steamed in a sheep's stomach might not be everyone's idea of a gourmet meal, but about 50...
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First Impressions report gives Merrickville plenty of food for thought
By J.P. AntonacciEMC News - Merrickville is a beautiful town with lots to offer, but some of its merchants and residents could use an attitude adjustment. So concluded a group of "secret...
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Connect with one another before it's too late, speaker urges teens
By J.P. AntonacciEMC News - "We need to talk with each other, connect with each other, now more than ever, before it's too late." That was the message James Thomas had for the high school...
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Top up cemetery maintenance fund, Merrickville Union asks council
By J.P. AntonacciEMC News - Faced with increasing costs and a declining donor base, the chair of Merrickville Union Protestant Burial Ground - commonly known as Merrickville Union - appealed...
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Elton John tribute singer inspired by soundtrack of his youth, "The Rainman" Donnie Leafloor comes to Kemptville Feb. 4
By J.P. AntonacciEMC News - Classic rock fans know him as The Rainman, but Kanata musician Donnie Leafloor has another alter ego: Captain Fantastic. Leafloor brings Captain Fantastic: A...
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Elton John tribute singer inspired by soundtrack of his youth
By J.P. AntonacciEMC Arts - Classic rock fans know him as The Rainman, but Kanata musician Donnie Leafloor has another alter ego: Captain Fantastic. Leafloor brings Captain Fantastic: A...
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Kemptville postal worker saves Christmas for Smiths Falls toddler
By J.P. AntonacciEMC News - An employee at the Kemptville post office went the extra mile to save Christmas for a two-year-old Smiths Falls boy. Denise Parsons in Orangeville mailed her...
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Kemptville postal worker saves Christmas for local boy
By J.P. AntonacciEMC News - An employee at the Kemptville post office went the extra mile to save Christmas for a two-year-old Smiths Falls boy. Denise Parsons in Orangeville mailed her...
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