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Previous 1 | 2 | NextTalking taxes, Arnprior staff proposes 3.5% tax hike to council
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Derek DunnEMC News - Staff at the Town of Arnprior presented the first draft of the 2012 operations budget on Jan. 30, asking council to approve an average 3.5 per cent tax levy hike. Treasurer and acting chief administrative officer David Pollard explained...
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Town hires infrastructure expert as new top bureaucrat
Posted Feb 2, 2012
By Derek Dunn
EMC News - Kevin McLlwain is the town's new top bureaucrat. McLlwain's hiring was made public on Jan. 30, and he will be in Arnprior to observe budget discussions next week, but he doesn't take over as chief executive officer (CAO) until March 12. "It...
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Put $50,000 ED officer pay into projects: Smith
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Derek DunnEMC News - An Arnprior business owner has offered to take up the position of economic development officer. Doug Smith, a mayoral candidate in the last municipal election and current member of the economic development committee, this week said he is...
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Arnprior council hears options for cemetery revenue
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Derek DunnEMC News - How to pay for cemeteries when plot sales end was discussed during Arnprior's budget meeting on Jan. 30. Public works director Janet Collins said the issue isn't a pressing one, but that much of the revenue to pay for maintenance costs comes...
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No charges in snowmobile crash
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By EMC NewsEMC News - Ottawa OPP have decided not to lay charges against a Pakenham area snowmobiler who crashed through an ice shack on the east end of the Madawaska Headpond Jan. 21. The snowmobiler was taken to the Arnprior hospital for immediate care and later...
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Homeowners urged to install CO alarms after close calls
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By EMC NewsEMC News - The McNab-Braeside Fire Department is recommending all homeowners buy and install carbon monoxide (CO) alarms. "Carbon monoxide is a silent killer," warned the township's fire chief Ken Walton. "Similar to a smoke alarm, a CO alarm is...
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Baggy cloth thief alert issued by police
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By EMC NewsEMC News - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), East Region, is warning local merchants to be on the lookout for a group of people targeting their businesses. Groups of three to 10 people, men and women, have been traveling in vans or other larger...
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Glen Meadows subdivision moves closer to approval
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By John CarterDeveloper Peter Smith's plans for the 40-lot Glen Meadows subdivision has moved nearer reality after a public planning meeting was completed on the proposal Jan. 17. Smith said he anticipates moving into high gear on the subdivision off Russett and...
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Warden recognizes loss of two past wardens and Sullivan
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Steve NewmanWarden Bob Sweet paid condolences to the families of three well-known Renfrew County residents during his warden's address to county council Jan. 25. He extended condolences to the family of Henry Murdoch of Arnprior, who died Dec. 30, 2011. Murdoch...
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Changes needed at county council, mayor suggests
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Steve NewmanDeep River Mayor David Thompson has suggested that Renfrew County council and staff examine how council does some of its business if it wants to include younger representatives. His remarks, during the Jan. 25 session of county council, were an extension...
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Sandvik Over the Years
Posted Feb 2, 2012
By EMC News
SANDVIK TIMELINE 1975: Arnprior plant opens as Noranda 1981: Sandvik acquires 50 per cent of the facility 1987: Sandvik becomes 100 per cent owner, stainless steel tubes become principal product 1995: Received ISO 9002 certification 2004: Received...
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Web Poll
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By EMC NewsPOLL QUESTION RESULTS Do you support Canadian heritage designation for the Ottawa River? A) Yes. The Ottawa River is worthy of the heritage designation and the potential economic benefits such as tourism. 56% B) No. The designation could result...
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Be a good Canadian: make the best of winter
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By EMC NewsWinter carnival time, now that February has arrived, has begun in earnest, and not a minute too soon. With the excitement of the Christmas season now a vague memory of overindulgence, and with the cold, hard reality of New Year resolutions wearing...
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Tourist centre should be located near the highway
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Douglas SmithTo the Editor: Re: Arnprior Tourist Centre - downtown or near Highway (Jan. 26 Chronicle Guide EMC). No one is more passionate about a tourist centre for Arnprior than I am. This was a central part of my campaign for mayor of Arnprior and something...
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Hospital drop-off blocked by parkers
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Enis PoirierTo the Editor: Whose responsibility is it to enforce the 'drop-off only' area at our Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital? Is it the hospital staff or our local police force's job to charge people for the misuse of these spaces? Last week, I...
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The latest assault on smokers rights going too far
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Jim SilyeHenry David Thoreau, the American poet, philosopher, once said: "It's not what you/look at that counts,/it's what you see." /And when "I look"/at/someone smoking outside on a patio bar or in designated public areas, "I see" a person who respects the...
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Pow Wow drummers, dancers teach students with music
Posted Feb 2, 2012
By EMC News
EMC News - A group of young Native drummers and Pow Wow dancers entertained a large group of Arnprior-area school students with a performance-in-the-round on Jan. 24. About 20 students taking Native Language studies at Eganville District Public School...
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Castleford fishing derby Feb. 18
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Peter ClarkThe popular Castleford Charity Ice Fishing Derby is running a few weeks earlier than usual this year. "Due to warmer winters and unfavourable ice conditions, the Castleford Charity committee has felt the need to move up the date for the fishing derby,"...
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Top fiddler to play at victim benefit
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By EMC NewsA benefit dance for Victim Services of Renfrew County will be held in Pembroke Feb. 11. The dance will feature Ben Rutz, a six-time Canadian Country Music Association-nominated fiddle player of the year. It will be held at the Germania Club Hall at...
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Beware all you River Road leadfoots, Sand Point community safety zone intended to deter speeding: County
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Bruce McintyreThe County of Renfrew is reminding drivers that there is a Community Safety Zone on River Road in the area of Sand Point Road in McNab-Braeside. Over the last three years, the County has introduced various measures to deal with the issue of speeding...
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