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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Lots+new+at+THSS+Redneck+Fun+Fair</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>Lots new at THSS Redneck Fun Fair</title>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/PSB+may+grow+over+the+summer</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>PSB may grow over the summer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Stirling -The chair of the Stirling-Rawdon Police Services Board says it won't be long before the province fills the two vacancies left by appointees who resigned last year. 

</p><p>The fate of municipally appointed Greg Oliver, who remains unable to serve as board chair pending the outcome of an Ontario Civilian Police Commission (OCPC) ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Local+officials+laud+county+attractions</link>
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		<title>Local officials laud county attractions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Stirling -Tourism promoters in Hastings County say the area features countless attractions that residents often take for granted. 

</p><p>But a tourism trade show hosted at the recently renamed Farmtown Park last weekend shed a little light on some of the area's Hot Spots. 

</p><p>County and municipal elected officials, along with their ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/A+life-size+panorama+of+history+unfolds</link>
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		<title>A life-size panorama of history unfolds</title>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Brighton+clean+yards+bylaw+gets+a+nod</link>
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		<title>Brighton clean yards bylaw gets a nod</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Brighton - Municipal council, at their regular meeting last week, approved a new clean yards bylaw. 

</p><p>"We have a property standards bylaw and it covers a wide variety of things about maintenance of property and maintenance of buildings and it's one tool we have to enforce certain standards," said municipal planning director Ken ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/RCAF+welcomes+the+17th+and+final+%22workhorse%22+of+Canada's+CC-130J+fleet</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>RCAF welcomes the 17th and final "workhorse" of Canada's CC-130J fleet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Trenton -The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) proudly welcomed the 17th and final aircraft of Canada's new CC-130J Hercules fleet on May 11, 2012, at 8 Wing/ CFB Trenton, where it will soon be used to provide the Canadian Forces with vital tactical airlift across Canada and around the world. 

</p><p>"This truly is a historic day," said ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Jubilee+Medal+recipient+honours+Vimy+Ridge</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>Jubilee Medal recipient honours Vimy Ridge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Quinte West - Don McCumber has never been to Vimy Ridge. But that is all about to change. 

</p><p>"I am going in November, all expenses paid," says the Murray Ward resident. "I'm looking forward to it." 

</p><p>He said the free trip is thanks to an anonymous donor. 

</p><p>McCumber is the president of the Army Cadet League of Ontario and recently ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Elizabeth+Manley+speaks+to+Campbellford+students</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>Elizabeth Manley speaks to Campbellford students</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Campbellford - It was February 1988, when pint size Trenton native, Elizabeth (Liz) Manley gave the performance of her life in the Women's Singles Figure Skating long program earning her not only an Olympic silver medal for Canada, but the title "Canada's Olympic Figure Skating Sweetheart." Liz missed bringing home the gold medal by a ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Cruising+into+town+on+Thursday+nights</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>Cruising into town on Thursday nights</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Marmora - Each Thursday evening, between 5:30 and dusk, from now through to September 20, Marmora's main street will be closed to regular traffic, to be filled with classic cars, some new to the venue, some returning for another season, all angle parked as they would have been decades ago. 

</p><p>The first Cruise Night of the year, held ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Ag+museum+unveils+new+name%2c+logo</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>Ag museum unveils new name, logo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Stirling - The new name is Farmtown Park. 

</p><p>In an effort to increase traffic from outside the region, the Hastings County Museum of Agricultural Heritage is keeping it short. The new name, announced last weekend by Museum President Ron Reid, marks the beginning of a campaign to promote the local facility and its many features. ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Green+cars+in+the+spotlight+at+Brighton</link>
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		<title>Green cars in the spotlight at Brighton</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Brighton - All eyes were on the local community last week as the first Brighton-to-London Eco-Run rolled out in an impressive array of fuel-efficient vehicles. 

</p><p>The event, organized by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada, was based on the historic London-to-Brighton run for vintage cars in England. But this version ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/A+pizza+party+to+celebrate+a+job+well+done</link>
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		<title>A pizza party to celebrate a job well done</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Madoc - Students from Centre Hastings Secondary School's Renovation and Restoration Focus Program celebrated the completion of their latest project with a pizza party at Hospice House last Wednesday. Doris Bush from Hospice House was thrilled with their endeavours. 

</p><p>"It was just a garage with stud walls when they arrived," she said. ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Festival+of+Trees+expected+to+top+%24100%2c000+in+2012</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>Festival of Trees expected to top $100,000 in 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Tweed - The Festival of Trees is a four-day event that has been running for the last eight years in Tweed and after the last festival in 2011 the organizers are happy to announce that to date they have raised $95,920 to support youth programs in the community. The 2011 festival raised $15,000 and there is no reason to believe that they ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Armed+robbery+in+Marmora</link>
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		<title>Armed robbery in Marmora</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Marmora - On May 14, 2012, at 12:50 a.m. Central Hastings OPP were dispatched to an armed robbery at the Mac's Milk Convenience Store on Matthew Street in the Village of Marmora. 

</p><p>A lone male entered the store brandishing a weapon. He approached the clerk and demanded all the money in the till. The suspect fled on foot with an ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Community+mourns+Grills'+passing</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>Community mourns Grills' passing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Stirling - Community members were saddened to learn last week of the death of Paula Grills who had been serving as the current president of the Stirling Agricultural Society. 

</p><p>She died at the age of 40 following a battle with cancer. 

</p><p>Grills became the first woman to hold the post in the society's 154-year history and will be ... </p>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>Over 100 pieces of student art make show a success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Tweed - "We had people coming non-stop from 6 to 8 p.m. for the opening of the show and the kids whose artwork is on display were so excited about the show they were showing up before and after sports practice from soccer, baseball and basketball in their uniforms to show their parents what they had done," said Patricia Whalen who helped ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Mom's+day+at+the+airport</link>
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		<title>Mom's day at the airport</title>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Plants+galore+at+the+CHSS+greenhouse</link>
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		<title>Plants galore at the CHSS greenhouse</title>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Bobby+Johnston+brings+home+Madoc+IOOF+Award</link>
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		<title>Bobby Johnston brings home Madoc IOOF Award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Every year the Madoc IOOF Lodge No. 179 sponsors an award at the Stirling Festival of Sacred Praise. This year the award came back to Madoc through the efforts of young pianist and singer Bobby Johnston. A regional music and public speaking event, the Stirling Festival of Sacred Praise annually presents artists of all ages with an ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Bargains+found+at+Rotary+Yard+Sale</link>
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		<title>Bargains found at Rotary Yard Sale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Stirling -There was plenty to pick from at last weekend's Annual Giant Yard Sale, organized by the Stirling Rotary Club, and there was a final tally of more than $1,600 raised as a result. 

</p><p>Club members Jim and Jeanette Molloy were again spearheading the campaign to collect and sort donations that lasted several weeks before the ... </p>]]></description>
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		<title>Another season of jam sessions comes to a close</title>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Strong+turnout+for+Kids+Help+Phone+Walk-A-Thon</link>
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		<title>Strong turnout for Kids Help Phone Walk-A-Thon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Belleville - The weather co-operated and the numbers of walkers for the Kids Help Phone Walk-A-Thon out at Zwicks Island was definitely up from last year. The walk started at 10:30 a.m. after walkers were put through a rousing warmup to the musical sounds of DJ Steve Buskard. 

</p><p>Roger Siegner is a committee member of the Quinte Chapter ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Municipalities+to+hire+inspectors+for+Source+Protection+Plan</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>Municipalities to hire inspectors for Source Protection Plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Quinte West - Municipalities will be expected to hire Risk Management Officers (RMO) and Risk Management Inspectors (RMI) to carry out the government's Source Protection Plan in 2013. 

</p><p>Glenda Rodgers, general manager of Lower Trent Conservation, told the board on May 10 that it is a municipal responsibility. However, Lower Trent ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Hudak+hosts+town+hall+meeting+in+Belleville</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>Hudak hosts town hall meeting in Belleville</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Belleville -Just over 100 people gathered to hear some "straight talk" from Ontario's Progressive Conservative Party leader Tim Hudak at the Belleville Public Library last Thursday afternoon. 

</p><p>The town hall event, which was sponsored by the Quinte Economic Development Corporation and the Quinte Manufacturers Association, allowed the ... </p>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>Juvenile diabetes is more serious than ever</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Belleville -To live in a constant state of fear is no picnic for any parent. But for parents of children with juvenile diabetes, that is just simply daily life for them. 

</p><p>Children who are diagnosed with type I diabetes, besides enduring the natural over protectiveness of their worried parents, also go through an average of 20 blood ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/CMHA+shows+the+reality+of+transitional+housing</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>CMHA shows the reality of transitional housing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Belleville -Seeing the reality, is believing. 

</p><p>That's the belief Sandie Sidsworth, executive director of the Canadian Mental Health Association, has when it comes to showing where dollars raised in the community are spent. 

</p><p>Leading a tour through the organization's transitional homes, Our House, Our House II and Casa Tres, ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Rob+Garden+honoured+as+Educator+of+the+Year+2012</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>Rob Garden honoured as Educator of the Year 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Educator of the Year, Robbie Garden of Prince Edward Collegiate Institute, was honoured as Educator of the Year at a special reception during Education Week.

</p><p>Surrounded by his family and friends, colleagues and special guests, Rob was presented the Sir Mackenzie Bowell Award for Educator of the Year from last year's recipients, ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/The+emerald+ash+borer+is+coming+to+our+watershed!</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>The emerald ash borer is coming to our watershed!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Quinte West -Watch out for the Agrilus plannipennis!

</p><p>Otherwise known as the emerald ash borer, this imported pest has already killed tens of thousands of ash trees in Ontario.

</p><p>"It is coming to our watershed," ecologist Ewa Bednarczuk told the Lower Trent Conservation board at its May 10 meeting.

</p><p>She gave a presentation that ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Garbage+could+result+in+lack+of+access</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>Garbage could result in lack of access</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Quinte Conservation has been receiving reports of garbage and tangled fishing line being left at the south end of the Quinte Conservation Area. The spot is popular for fishing and picnics and is located on the south side of Highway 2 just west of Wallbridge-Loyalist Road.

</p><p>General Manager Terry Murphy says, "I've been getting calls ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/%22Short-sighted+approach%22+by+CVCA+board+upsets+mayor</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>"Short-sighted approach" by CVCA board upsets mayor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Havelock - The decision by the Crowe Valley Conservation Board to reject an alternative budget "action plan" over an administrative budget that proposed a 3.89 per cent levy increase was roundly criticized by Mayor Ron Gerow. 

</p><p>"I'm not sure where the board is going on that. I'm not sure where they're going on a number of fronts. I ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Firefighters+reunite+at+Station+%233+Bayside</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>Firefighters reunite at Station #3 Bayside</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Quinte West - A reunion at the Bayside Fire Station #3 fire hall on May 9 included firefighters who had been there before it was even built. 

</p><p>"I was one of the originals," said Wayne Macdonald of Frankford. "I was a firefighter here in the seventies and eighties." 

</p><p>He joined with two dozen other retired firefighters who had used ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Congratulations+to+Great+Place+Award+recipients</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>Congratulations to Great Place Award recipients</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - Congratulations to Great Place Award winners who support student achievement and who are held in high esteem through their demonstration of Growing with Character.

</p><p>11TH ANNUAL GREAT PLACE AWARDS

</p><p>The Great Place Awards are the highest form of recognition within Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board. These prestigious ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcnortheast.ca/20120517/news/Belleville+selected+to+host+Hockeyville's+NHL+game</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>Belleville selected to host Hockeyville's NHL game</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Stirling -With Hockeyville supporters in mind, The Toronto Maple Leafs are coming to Belleville's Yardmen Arena to face the Columbus Blue Jackets in October. 

</p><p>The announcement of the pre-season game, part of the prize package awarded to Kraft Hockeyville winner Stirling-Rawdon following the final vote in March, was made last week ... </p>]]></description>
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