New passenger rail station on track
Posted Mar 11, 2010
By Dianne Pinder-Moss
EMC News - It's all aboard for a new VIA Rail train station for Smiths Falls.
While it was stated last fall that the town was among the communities, including Montreal, Windsor and Oshawa, where a new station was planned, that announcement was made...
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New water treatment plant now in full operation
Posted Mar 11, 2010
By Dianne Pinder-Moss
EMC News - As of last Friday morning, Smiths Falls' old water treatment plant (WTP) is out of commission and the new facility is handling the town's water supply needs.
"We shut the old plant off at 11:48 a.m. on Friday," Ted Joynt, the town's superintendent...
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Councillor suggests buying used rather than new, with regards to new fire truck
Posted Mar 11, 2010 By Dianne Pinder-Moss EMC News - With a new aerial fire truck expected to cost $1.2 million, Robin Hawe thinks Smiths Falls town council should consider buying a truck off a lease. The town councillor made the suggestion at last week's special Committee of the Whole (COW)...read more »
With record visits, food bank hungry for donations
Posted Mar 11, 2010 By Dianne Pinder-Moss While setting a new record, particularly in the sporting world, is usually cause for celebration, that is certainly not the case for the Smiths Falls Community Food Bank (SFCFB). Last week, manager Sylvia Davis revealed that, for the fifth month in...read more »
Looking Back
Posted Mar 11, 2010 By Tara Gesner 100 YEARS AGO - MARCH 8, 1910 The Chambers homestead on Elmsley St. adjoining Senator Frost's residence will be the site of the new general hospital. Mrs. Chambers made a gift of her home and beautiful grounds to the hospital board. It is done as a...read more »
Setting priorities: Council asks town staff to look at phasing of municipal complex project
Posted Mar 11, 2010 By Dianne Pinder-Moss EMC News - The municipal complex project is "a big pill to swallow" financially, says councillor Ken Graham. So big that he would like to see town staff prioritize the various aspects of the estimated $3.4 million project. "What are the 'must do's'...read more »
Perth endorses Smiths Falls' concerns over tourism regions
Posted Mar 11, 2010 By Chris Must EMC News - Perth shares the town of Smiths Falls' concerns about the establishment of 13 new tourism regions in Ontario. The province announced the formation of the new regions in December, and Smiths Falls has gone on record to express concern over...read more »
Dressing room has played host to NHL legends
Posted Mar 11, 2010
By Ryland Coyne
For more than 20 years, it's been a place of refuge. Where good friends gather to prepare for the big game, swap stories, celebrate a victory or commiserate over a loss with a cold beverage or two. It's played host to some of the town's youngest, rising...
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Twelve-year-old faces sexual assault charge
Posted Mar 11, 2010 By EMC News EMC News - On March 1 an investigation into a complaint resulted in charges against a 12-year-old Smiths Falls female. The female is charged with sexual assault, sexual exploitation and sexual interference. She was later released on a recognizance of...read more »
BR+E committee seeks volunteers for business survey
Posted Mar 11, 2010 By EMC News EMC News - The Business Retention + Expansion committee of the Smiths Falls Economic Development Advisory Board is looking for volunteers to help with the business survey and interview portion of the project. Anyone who can give three or four three-hour...read more »
Temporary location for Health Unit office in Smiths Falls opens March 29
Posted Mar 11, 2010 By EMC News EMC News - The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit office in Smiths Falls is moving from its present location at 52 Abbott St. N. to a temporary location at 94 Beckwith St. N., Smiths Falls. Office hours will remain Monday - Friday 8:30...read more »
Upper Canada District School Board concurs with Ontario Public School Boards' Association
Posted Mar 11, 2010 By EMC News EMC News - The Upper Canada District School Board concurs with the position of the Ontario Public School Boards' Association as outlined in the Association's news release: 'Fraser Institute's School Rankings - A Flawed Picture'. The Ontario Public...read more »
Interactive website created by Fraser Institute
Posted Mar 11, 2010 By EMC News EMC News - The Fraser Institute, one of Canada's leading public policy think-tanks, released March 7, its annual report card on Ontario elementary schools, an invaluable tool for comparing the academic performance of schools across the province. The...read more »
Bowl for Kids a successful 30th annual event for Big Brothers Big Sisters
Posted Mar 11, 2010
By Marla Shook-Johnson
EMC News - Sixty-eight thousand dollars raised, 617 bowlers taking part on 130 teams. These numbers are very exciting for Jennifer Miller, executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County, as she describes Bowl for Kids, the agency's major...
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Free Mandarin Chinese classes offered
Posted Mar 11, 2010 By Chris Must EMC News - Area residents will have new opportunities to learn international languages, with the help of the Eastern Ontario French language separate board. Port Elmsley resident Janice Ling told the EMC she approached the board about language classes...read more »
Leeds-Grenville remains blue after Steve Clark's overwhelming victory in March 4 provincial by-election
Posted Mar 11, 2010
By Ashley Kulp
EMC News - If new Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve Clark wasn't already overwhelmed by his large victory, the loud chants of 'Steve, Steve, Steve!' as he and his family entered his campaign headquarters at the Royal Brock on March 4, surely must have had an...
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Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists have birding adventure on Amherst Island
Posted Mar 11, 2010
By Cathy Keddy
EMC News - On Feb. 20, a hardy group of seven naturalists, led by Cliff Bennett, boarded the Frontenac II for her 10:30 a.m. shuttle to Amherst Island, a 70 km2, 16.5 km long island in Lake Ontario just west of Kingston.
The thin, open channel marking...
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New program approaches issues such as drug abuse prevention
Posted Mar 11, 2010
By EMC News
EMC News - A partnership between Every Kid in Our Communities, the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, Country Roads Community Health Centre, Girls Incorporated of Upper Canada and local school boards has resulted in a program called Friendly...
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A stitch in time: monitoring indicator species, such as the Whip-poor-will, to diagnose ecosystem vitality
Posted Mar 11, 2010
By Pauline Donaldson
EMC News - With spring just around the corner, I wonder how many of us will be startled again by the sudden haunting cry of the Whip-poor-will on a warm evening. As the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) Big Picture Conservation lecture series...
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Emotions Anonymous program to begin in Smiths Falls
Posted Mar 11, 2010 By EMC News EMC News - Emotions Anonymous - a 12 step program for those seeking emotional health - is set to begin a chapter in Smiths Falls as of March 30. Weekly group meetings will take place at the Salvation Army Church on Brockville Street, Tuesdays at 7...read more »
