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The Chamber addresses the ongoing saga of the pool
Dear Editor, While all of the discussions are about the costs of the pool, no one is discussing the costs of not having a pool. This is a much more frightening number.
Jul 7, 2015 12:00 AM
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Thanks for the help
Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to say “thank you” to the electors of the Town of Barrhead who stepped up to help gather signatures on the petition to revisit the expenditure for the building of a swimming pool in the Town of Barrh
Jul 7, 2015 12:00 AM
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River Rats finds its niche
From well-documented humble beginnings 20 years ago, the Magnificent River Rats Festival grew at an astonishing pace over its first decade.
Jul 7, 2015 12:00 AM
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It's Canada Day; be grateful
As you enjoy a rare mid-week Canada Day holiday, we encourage you to take a moment to consider just how lucky we all are.
Jun 30, 2015 12:00 AM
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Just hang up
You may want to think twice before answering your phone. At least our anonymous source who shared her shocking story with us will. We’ll call her Mrs. X.
Jun 30, 2015 12:00 AM
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Phones are for talking, not the Internet
An Edmonton teacher is looking to the past to create his cutting edge technique. Every day, Thomas Fraser, a Grade 6 teacher at Crestwood School, allows students to take half an hour out of each school day to play and imagine.
Jun 30, 2015 12:00 AM
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Fair share
Let’s be blunt. No one could argue that Long Island Lake landowners shouldn’t be seething as their mill rates have nearly doubled this spring.
Jun 30, 2015 12:00 AM
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Make it work
Two-and-a-half-million dollars is a lot of money. There are a many of things you could do with it. You could pave a few miles of road or build a few houses. You could event employ a school resource officer for more than a decade.
Jun 23, 2015 12:00 AM
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Safety in numbers
There is an old adage that there’s safety in numbers and there is a lot of truth to that statement. Whether it be on the battlefield, the school yard or in the workplace, when it comes to an individual’s safety, often more is better.
Jun 23, 2015 12:00 AM
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Teaching the teacher
Over the past few months, I have taken a work experience student under my wing. Some of you may have seen her tagging along at a few events, and constantly asking me questions.
Jun 23, 2015 12:00 AM
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