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	<title>Quinte West - News</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
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		<link>http://www.emcquinte.ca/20120517/news/Firefighters+reunite+at+Station+%233+Bayside</link>
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		<title>Firefighters reunite at Station #3 Bayside</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Quinte West - A reunion at the Bayside Fire Station #3fire 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.emcquinte.ca/20120517/news/Skyhawks+kick+offseason+at+Trenton+High+School</link>
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		<title>Skyhawks kick offseason at Trenton High School</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Quinte West - The Skyhawks fell out of the sky over the Trenton High School track on May 9, kicking off their 2012 touring season. 

</p><p>Principal Darren McFarlane said he was thrilled to have the students see the event which concluded with children helping the team with their parachutes. 

</p><p>Captain Pierre Pelletier of the Skyhawks, ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcquinte.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.emcquinte.ca/20120517/news/RCAF+welcomes+the+17th+and+final+%22workhorse%22+of+Canada's+CC-130J+fleet</link>
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		<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.emcquinte.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.emcquinte.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.emcquinte.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.emcquinte.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.emcquinte.ca/20120517/news/Green+cars+in+the+spotlight+at+Brighton</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<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.emcquinte.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.emcquinte.ca/20120517/news/Hudak+hosts+town+hall+meeting</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>Hudak hosts town hall meeting</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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		<link>http://www.emcquinte.ca/20120517/news/Rob+Garden+Educator+of+the+Year</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>Rob Garden Educator of the Year</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.emcquinte.ca/20120517/news/Strong+turnout+for+Kids+Help+Phone+Walk-A-Thon</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<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.emcquinte.ca/20120517/news/Juvenile+diabetes+is+more+serious+than+the+public+thinks</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>Juvenile diabetes is more serious than the public thinks</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.emcquinte.ca/20120517/news/Brighton+teen+top+shooter+in+her+corps</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>Brighton teen top shooter in her corps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Brighton - A local Army cadet has again proved to be a crack shot in her corps. 

</p><p>For her skill on the shooting range, Emily Albert earned the Distinguished Marksman badge, the highest honour at the corps level, and the only one awarded in the Brighton Army Cadet ranks this year. As well, her name will be inscribed on the corps top ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcquinte.ca/20120517/news/Curves+donates+to+Care+and+Share</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>Curves donates to Care and Share</title>
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		<link>http://www.emcquinte.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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		<link>http://www.emcquinte.ca/20120517/news/These+walls+are+yours</link>
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		<title>These walls are yours</title>
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		<link>http://www.emcquinte.ca/20120517/news/College+brings+home+two+golds+and+two+silvers</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>College brings home two golds and two silvers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Belleville - Loyalist College is proud to announce that it has won gold and two silver medals at the Ontario Technological Skills Competition, which took place in Waterloo, Ontario, on Monday, April 30, and Tuesday, May 1. The first-place prize of $1,200 in Precision Machining went to Loyalist student Ranbir Ajji, who has completed his ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcquinte.ca/20120517/news/Topper's+steps+up+for+Sick+Kids</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>Topper's steps up for Sick Kids</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Belleville -The friendly city's Topper's Pizza recently joined with others of the franchise's ilk to generate funds for the SickKids Foundation. 

</p><p>Designed to get people talking about and raising funds on behalf of children's health issues, the SickKids Healthy &amp; Happy campaign runs until May 31. The campaign is built on one premise: ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcquinte.ca/20120517/news/Brighton+Donation</link>
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		<link>http://www.emcquinte.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 could ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcquinte.ca/20120517/news/Local+officials+laud+county+attractions</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<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.emcquinte.ca/20120517/news/PSB+may+grow+over+the+summer+months</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>PSB may grow over the summer months</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.emcquinte.ca/20120517/news/Songbirds+come+back+to+point</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
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		<link>http://www.emcquinte.ca/20120517/news/Brand+new+school+opens</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
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		<link>http://www.emcquinte.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 ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcquinte.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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		<link>http://www.emcquinte.ca/20120517/news/No+dropping+the+ball!</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00</pubDate>
		<title>No dropping the ball!</title>
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