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Dundas Manor residents have all the right moves
By John NelsonEMC Business A highly successful physiotherapy program is helping Dundas Manor residents live their lives to the fullest. All 97 residents - only one bed is empty at...
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Rodeo organizers lasso North Dundas council support
By John NelsonEMC Events - Organizers of the Upper Canada Rodeo are riding tall in the saddle after receiving support from North Dundas Township council. "I was thrilled. I was so happy...
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Councillors want unions in on salary freeze
By John NelsonEMC News - Dalton McGuinty's provincial government did not go far enough when it imposed a wage freeze on non-unionized employees and urged municipalities to the do the...
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Community efforts evident in local hospital fundraising campaign
By John NelsonEMC Events - The $5-million Close to Home campaign for hi-tech equipment is closing in on the $2-million mark after being pumped up with a $5,000 donation from Pioneer Petroleum. WDMH...
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New programs bring smiles to Happy Face fans
By John NelsonEMC News Families wondering what's with all the smiles among Happy Face Nursery School staff and users can find answers during a free week of before-and-after-school programming...
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Local artists set to hang out at Osgoode Museum
By John NelsonEMC Events Area residents will have the opportunity to learn more about local artisans and craftspeople when the sixth annual Spring Tea and Art Shows takes over the Osgoode...
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Candidate hopes to stem tide of rural dissatisfaction
By John NelsonEMC News Bruce Chrustie says there's got to be a better way of running city government, and he wants to change things from the inside. The 40-year-old high-tech worker...
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Dundas County Players debut dinner theatre
By John NelsonEMC Entertainment Dinner theatre comes to town when the Dundas County Players perform their 2010 season opener, Hotbed Hotel, on April 9. It's not the traditional dinner...
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Township to collect extra $205,000 in taxes in 2010
By John NelsonEMC News The tax rate is going down but the average bill is going up after council approved North Dundas Township's 2010 draft budget during their March 23 meeting. The...
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Program offers future farmers real-world experience, Opportunities available for nationwide summer mentorship
By John NelsonEMC News The Canadian Farm Business Management Council (CFBMC) is hoping a program that has quietly matched young farmers with more experienced counterparts for the past...
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NDDHS student finds true spirit of sport at Paralympics
By John NelsonEMC News Madison Koekkoek spent her March break seeking out and finding inspiration. Madison, a Grade 12 student at North Dundas District High School, was one 17 student-reporters...
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Council awash in worry over water legislation
By John NelsonEMC News - A private member's bill making its way through the provincial legislature has some North Dundas Township council member worried. The fear, they say, is that the...
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Free computer courses gaining popularity
By John NelsonEMC News Officials with T.R. Leger School of Adult, Alternative and Continuing Education are hoping for another round of provincial funding in order to continue adult computer...
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New resource guide should result in happy campers
By John NelsonEMC News It's chocked full of so much useful information that it can longer be called an activity guide. North Dundas Township's twice a year listing of programs offered...
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Local entertainer comes home to headline hospital gala
By John NelsonEMC Events Celebrants at the annual Winchester District Memorial Hospital Foundation's gala ball will get a taste of the high-seas, high-roller lifestyle when native son...
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Council honours firefighter for record service
By John NelsonEMC News Friends, family and colleagues filled North Dundas council chambers March 9 as volunteer firefighter Terry Foley was honoured for 40 years service to the township...
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Soupfest raises $2,450 for Mexico project
By John NelsonEMC Events Editor's note: The EMC's John Nelson attended this year's TLC Soupfest as a 'celebrity judge.' Here, Mr. Nelson shares his perspective of the event, which is...
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North Dundas council, staff set to hammer out 2010 budget
By John NelsonEMC News - North Dundas councillors and department heads will get together March 20 for a marathon meeting to thrash out the 2010 capital budget. The meeting was set after...
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Route 245 supporters 'startled' by committee snub
By John NelsonEMC News Supporters of OC Transpo's route 245 say they were denied their democratic rights when the city's transit committee voted, during their March 1 meeting, not to...
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Heelers offer sweet deal for chocolate lovers
By John NelsonEMC Events Anyone who enjoys the sweeter things in life is being urged to act quickly if they want sample appetizers, main courses and desserts made from chocolate. A...
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