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i Mwirwcrwww NfcwTrurTw Twwrw TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 20 2011 THE NORTH BAY NUGGET SECTION A PAGE 3 localnews ilocalbriefs I NEWS IN PHOTOS: Readers share their news The Lemonade Kids raised $400 Saturday for the Tetjry Fox Run which took place at the waterfront on Sunday Kiersten Vaananen left Maddy Waller Graeme Vaananen Aurora Buckley Jacob Bentley and Emma Smith continued an annual tradition of selling lemonade for the cancer fundraiser Maddy and Graeme made the donation on Sunday The children are already planning for their eighth annual event next September Left Duncan Brown a retired police officer from Scotland went on a ride-akxig with his son North Bay Const Steve Brown on Monday Duncan Brown served for 30 years and retired almost 12 years agoi When asked what he thought of policing in Canada he said conditions and equipment are better here and he believes his son made a good move Steve Brown worked with the CentraTScottand Police before moving to Canada in 2008 North Bay Legion members Donna Sakaluk and Elizabeth Gifford display desserts that will be served to patrons enjoying lunch during Legion Week Legion branches across the county are reminding Canadians that the Legion not only supports remembrance veterans and their families but also patriotism LABOUR DEAL The Ontario Northland Transportation Commission and Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have ratified a new agreement The four-year deal affects 55 employees working as motor coach operations operator labourers and dispatchers throughout Northeastern Ontario The deal includes wage increases effective Jan I 2013 (05 and a cost-of-living-allowance capped at 1 15) and a 3 increase Jan 1 2014 are very pleased to have reached a settlement with employ-! ees represented by the said Corina Moore chief operating officer and lead negotiator gains made in this agreement will have an immediate and positive impact for our said Tony Wentzeil general chairperson of the local Teamsters division ASPIN APPOINTED Niptssing-TimiskamingMPJay 1 Aspin has been assigned to serve on two committees in die House of Commons Aspin will serve on the Standing Committee for Public Safety and National Security and the Standing Committee on PiMic Accounts look forward to the challenges posed by these two committees and will work diligently to represent the interests of the citizens in my riding to the best of my Aspin said The Public Accounts committee is responsible fix public accountability of spending in terms of efficiency and effectiveness Aspin was also elected vice-chairman fix the Post-Secondary Education Caucus MILESTONES MARKED One cruise celebrated two milestones this week The Chief Commands II marked 75 years that Chief Commanda vessels have sailed on Lake Nipissing while the Town of Callander marked its 125th anniversary The shared celebration was marked with a cruise departing from the Callander Government i Dock Historians Don Clysdale and provided talelt4S shipwrecks on Callander Bay and i the Flight of the Nipissing CA WINS RE-ELECTION A chartered accountant from North Bay has been re-elected district association president Amanda Wallaix was elected to the position representing the North Bay district The district association is the profession's local presence and helps organize activities to benefit local chartered accountants and their communities Wallace has been a chartered accountant since 2007 and teaches at the college and university levels PARKS CREEK CLEANUP The North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority will be the local host of the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup at Parks Creek on Wednesday The cleanup of the waterway and the Eva Wardlaw Conservation Area at the mouth of the creek will be part of a national effort one of the biggest shoreline cleanups in the world The cleanup runs from pm All equipment for the cleanup such as hand tools work gloves and safety glasses will be provided as well as snacks and refreshments Anyone interested in helping out can contact the authority and register at 705-474-5420 CANDIDATES MEET The four local candidates in the Oct 6 provincial election will face each other in a debate Thursday in Mattawa Vic Fedeli of the Progressive Conservatives Henri Giroux of the NDP Scott Haig of the Green Party and Catherine Whiting of the Liberals will meet at FJ McElligott Secondary School at 7pm The session is sponsored by the Mattawa-Bonfield Chamber of tipissing MPP Monique Smith and local dignitaries joined Near North District School Board staff and students Friday to celebrate the opening the new Almaguin Highlands Secondary School The $28-million two-storey facility has many features designed to optimize energy performance and provide superior air quality I HIGHWAYS Continued I COUNCIL Continued Festival in the green Resurfacing project uses new technology reduce future cracking the MTOsaid Another resurfacing project on Highway 17 east of North Bay to Highway 94 in Corbell began Aug 29 and is scheduled to be completed by the end of October The 10-km project was contracted to Pioneer Construction for $33 million but only FROM A1 The $4 78-million project is described as "preventative to deal with pavement cracking and extend the road's life An "innovative is being used called Stress Absorbing Membrane Interlayer which is supposed to DEAL Continued Involved a pavement overlay on the existing highway surface The Highway 11 bypass for South River-Sundridge was initially scheduled to open Monday although that was delayed by additional work and may open today if rain or cold doesn't delay final road painting requirements LOTTERIES Poker AS 3C2C7HJS Pick 3: 067 Pick 4: 5204 Encore: 7615826 Keno: 5 10 111622 23 24 25 27 29 30 35 36 4L 44 495ft 56 58 63 Unofficial results Encore number is for all games with Encore FROM Coun Sean Lawlor who is chairman of community services and has served on the Summer in die Park organizing committee for a number of Eears agreed die support elps to bring stability to the festival for its volunteers and the public Lawlor said the event used to draw many people from across Ontario especially former residents who considered the festival a homecoming "I think we are going to start to see that occurring he said The initial budget that has been approved for the event is $437800 an amount that Shogren said is equal to what was spent on the festival this past summer The 2012 budget includes a $27500 surplus from this year's event although about $70000 will remain in a reserve fund Shogren said organizers hope to again receive government funding but have not planned spending around grants that aren't guaranteed He described this past event as a success but admitted he would have liked to have seen higher wristbands sales A total of 6040 wristbands were sold for the waterfront concerts And although the overall festival posted a surplus that component cost $291988 and generated $131598 Shogren however noted planning prior to the 2011 festival got off to a late 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