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A proposed increase in municipal recreational fees will make skating and minor hockey more difficult for families to afford, according to Innisfil's deputy mayor. Fees for several town services — including recreational activities such as public skating and ice rental — could be on the rise. More ... Walter Benotto, councillor for the Town of Shelburne, was elected chair of the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority Board of Directors at the NVCA's 49th annual general meeting on Friday. Benotto has been an NVCA board member since 2001, and has served as vice chair since 2005. More ... Jessica Arnott dedicates her life to dancing. The 14-year-old spends about seven hours per week, split over four days, practicing routines at The Dance Centre in the Sandycove area. More ... The Ministry of Education is providing funds to VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children, to train teachers of the deaf in auditory-verbal techniques to better help students learn alongside their peers in the public school system. More ... The municipalities of Barrie, Markham and Vaughan have completed the closing of an agreement signed in October, merging their two electric utilities — Barrie Hydro Distribution and PowerStream. More ... Essa council continues to be split over mandatory licencing of home businesses in the township. The debate was sparked by a report from Colleen Healey, manager of planning and development, on home occupation businesses. More ... Essa Township will cut the mileage rate that it pays its employees and council members, to better reflect the declining cost of gasoline. Councillors agreed, at their budget meeting recently, to cut the rate from 52 cents per kilometre to 42 cents. More ... The Innisfil Public Library has storytimes and after school programs for children of all ages. Join staff for stories, rhymes, songs, games and crafts — an excellent introduction to reading and a great way for children to meet others their age. More ... A third budget session today should complete work on Essa Township's budget for 2009. Township councillors are scheduled to meet to discuss the budget. More ... Randy Robinson, owner of the Tim Hortons in Thornton, presents a $3,500 cheque to Essa Public Library Board chair Derek McKeever, Thornton branch staff member Terry Greensides and CEO Janine Harris-Wheatley recently. Submitted photo The money will be used to fund the purchase of a defibrillator for the Thornton branch, through the Chase MacEachern Foundation. The funds were raised during the Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign. More ... WWF-Canada and the Ministry of Natural Resources announced a new fund designed to encourage scientific research on species at risk. The one-year pilot program will provide up to $400,000 to researchers working to understand and recover Ontario species that have been listed as 'at risk' by the Committee on the Status of Species at Risk in Ontario. More ... |
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