The Vault
Contribute regularly to your RSP and make it automatic
by Graham Barber
      If you’re still not making regular automatic contributions to your RSP, you may not be maximizing the benefits of registered savings. You get three amazing benefits when you make regular contributions to a mutual fund in your RSP. 1.Smaller regular contributions are actually easier to make than l...
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Insurance Corner - Keeping smoke detectors clean
      The next time you’re vacuuming your house, don’t just pay attention to the dirt and dust on the floor. Look up to the smoke detectors on your ceiling. When smoke detectors get plugged up with dirt and dust, they can become inoperable – even if the batteries are still good.
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After school programs at the Innisfil Public Library
      Acting Out (Ages 8 – 12) A new library club where you’ll make costumes, act out in plays, tell stories and create your own plays! Lakeshore; Thursdays, 4 – 5 pm. Book Magic (Ages 5 – 8) An after school program for children 5 – 8pm. Join us for games, stories and more!
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York-Simcoe Naturalists meeting
      The York-Simcoe Naturalists Club will be holding a meeting on Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at 7:30pm in the River Drive Park Community Centre, 20 Oak Avenue, in River Drive Park (off the Queensville Sideroad, north of Holland Landing) Songbirds of the Boreal Forest will be the topic. Refreshments will ...
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Drinking and Driving - fast facts
      - It was estimated that 6,507 Canadians died in 1995 due to alcohol consumption. The largest number of alcohol-related deaths stemmed from impaired-driving accidents. - It was estimated that 82,014 Canadians were admitted to hospital because of alcohol misuse in 1995.
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Is the flu vaccine effective?
      One of the most frequently heard question at Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit flu clinics is: does the vaccine really work? The answer is a simple yes. The vaccine works because of a process that started almost a year earlier, at locations around the world. A surveillance program operated by 1...
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