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Local NewsAll in a day's work for a Killaloe OPP constable 
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BY RYAN PAULSEN Staff Reporter Treated alternately in popular media and general perception as vigilant, heroic and trustworthy public servants and power-hungry, corrupt and overly zealous enforcers of an authoritarian regime, there are few professions whose reputation swings as wildly back and
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Local NewsKHR gets swift action on roads and bridges Posted 2 days ago
BY TONY PEARSON Special to This Week David Darch and Mike Pinet from the public works department of the County of Renfrew came to a meeting of the Killaloe-Hagarty-Richards town council last Tuesday to report that action will at last be taken on the Coulas bridge.
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Local NewsLocal hunters hope anti-registry bill passes Posted 2 days ago
By Jenn Watt Editor There is little love for the federal long-gun registry among the area's hunters and outdoors enthusiasts. Eighty per cent of customers walking into the gun room at Barry's Bay's Home Hardware have a problem with the law, employee Monte Kicksee says.
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Local NewsLocal teen on top of the world Posted 2 days ago
BY DAN SCHELL Special to This Week It was a cold, wet, smelly but amazing experience for young Alyssa Borutski. The Madawaska Valley High School graduate just arrived home on August 20 from an Arctic expedition of a lifetime with students her age from across the globe.
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Local NewsGolden Lake association hosts septic system seminar Posted 2 days ago
BY TONY PEARSON Special to This Week The Golden Lake Property Owners Association (GLPOA) ended its activity programs for the year on Saturday morning with a seminar at Killaloe Public School on how to manage your septic system.
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Local NewsNew regional tourist organization looks to future Posted 2 days ago
BY JENN WATT Editor The Ottawa Valley region will be receiving $875,000 from the province in start up money to launch its regional tourism organization, a concept designed to bring more people into the region, stimulating the economy.
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Local NewsKillaloe provides model for province Posted 2 days ago
BY TONY PEARSON Special to This Week The Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario was in Killaloe last week, filming what they consider a model for community cooperation.
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Local NewsCanadian Ski Patrol seeks new members Posted 2 days ago
The Canadian Ski Patrol System (CSPS) is currently seeking new recruits and old members to join the System. The CSPS is a national, non-profit, charitable organization providing safety and rescue services in ski areas and at non-skiing events across Canada.
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EditorialsTwo down, three to go? Posted 2 days ago
Well it's finally here. Labour Day weekend is upon us, and with it, despite the fact that it doesn't officially start until much later in September, the beginning of the best season of the year. Not that the summer of '10 wasn't one to remember.
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Letters To The EditorDon't slam the door on your way out Posted 2 days ago
To the Editor, In the past 30-some years Ontario has seen NDP, "progressive" conservative and liberal governments give us huge, controlling bureaucracies along with unheard of borrowed debt.
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My Two CentsPracticing what you preach Posted 2 days ago
Last week my column was about turning the other cheek when you are sorely tempted to resort to violence. Little did I know I'd be put to the test within days of writing about it. The incident occurred as I was heading to the airport to catch a flight to California.
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