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	<title>Smiths Falls - News</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Independent dental hygiene clinic hosts "Gift From The Heart" Feb. 11</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - Smile Sensations' owner Lori Lawrence is proud to announce that she has been granted the privilege from mayor Dennis Staples of having Saturday, Feb. 11 proclaimed as "Gift From The Heart Day" in Smiths Falls.</p><p>This will be the fourth consecutive year that Smile Sensations Independent Dental Hygiene Clinic has participated in such a ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Looking+Back</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Looking Back</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>100 YEARS AGO - FEBRUARY 1, 1912</p><p>Mrs. James Smith and her sister, Miss Giles were thrown from a cutter in which they were driving yesterday afternoon, but were not seriously hurt. A runner of the cutter became wedged in the C.P.R. track at the corner of Bay and Water Streets and in turning the cutter was overturned.</p><p>This winter will go down in ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Correction</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Correction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>The phone number given for Dreams Come True Salon on the front page of last week's Smiths Falls EMC was incorrect. The information below the photo should have read 613-283-4942.</p><p>The EMC apologizes for the error and any inconvenience it may have caused.</p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Shoplifter+hits+two+stores+in+an+hour</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Shoplifter hits two stores in an hour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - On Jan. 21, 2012, a 17-year old Smiths Falls youth was arrested and charged with two counts of Theft Under $5, 000.</p><p>It is alleged that On Jan. 21, 2012 around 2 p.m. the accused entered a drug store on Beckwith St North. The accused filled her purse with 15 cosmetic items valued at $167.87 before exiting the store without paying. ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/St.+Luke's+School+receives+special+Earth+Day+grant</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>St. Luke's School receives special Earth Day grant</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - Earth Day Canada and Sobeys are pleased to announce that Food Choices: Think Globally, Act Locally and Care Personally project delivered by St. Luke Catholic High School is the recipient of an Earth Day Canada Community Environment Fund grant.</p><p>The grant will be used for students at St. Luke Catholic High School to build and maintain a ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Public+input+being+sought+for+new+park</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Public input being sought for new park</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - A $150,000 design proposal for the new park lands at the corner of Elmsley and Cornelia will be one of many possibilities discussed during the 2012 budget discussions.</p><p>Formal budget discussions began in Smiths Falls last Tuesday, Jan. 24 when councillors had occasion to talk about staff's preliminary plans for the land that formerly ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Railway+museum+to+focus+on+repair+needs+in+2012</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Railway museum to focus on repair needs in 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - By the time the Edwardian Tea takes place this coming May, the Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario will be sparkling following a litany of maintenance and repair projects taking place over the next few months.</p><p>The May 6 fundraising event will be a must-see event with the renovation unveiling and the 100th anniversary of the station. ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/New+book+chronicles+police+service's+history+in+Smiths+Falls</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>New book chronicles police service's history in Smiths Falls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - It's often said that you don't know where you're going until you know where you've been. Sgt. Rick Labelle has taken this sentiment to heart and is in the process of publishing a 125th anniversary book on the history of the Smiths Falls Police Service.</p><p>The process of collecting information on the history of the force began out of ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Water+sustainability+plan+goes+forward+as+draft</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Water sustainability plan goes forward as draft</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - Smiths Falls first draft water/wastewater sustainability plan will be submitted to the ministry this week as part of a licencing requirement.</p><p>Wayne Brown, town CAO said the plan must be submitted to the ministry by the end of January as part of the town's receipt of a water works licence six months prior. Ted Joynt, Superintendent of ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Community+groups+table+requests+to+council</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Community groups table requests to council</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - Just what's needed in Smiths Falls has become clearer this week following a series of delegations from community organizations who requested funding from the 2012 municipal budget process.</p><p>YOUTH CENTRE</p><p>Doris Marshall, executive director for the Smiths Falls Centre for Youth is asking the town for $5,000 increase in funding this year ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Town+seeks+comments+on+smoke-free+bylaw</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Town seeks comments on smoke-free bylaw</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - Are you fuming because of the proposed no-smoking bylaw or because of your exposure to second-hand smoke? Either way the Town of Smiths Falls wants to hear from you.</p><p>An online public survey was launched by the Town of Smiths Falls on Jan. 20 that asks for the public's response to councillor Shawn Pankow's proposal to ban smoking in ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Shafia+verdict+sends+right+message</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Shafia verdict sends right message</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>The guilty verdicts in the Shafia murder trial is not about us and them. </p><p>It's simply about right and wrong. </p><p>It's not about Muslims from Third World countries coming to this country with archaic ideas, or some clash of civilizations. </p><p>It's about violence against women, power and control, and taking something beautiful, like Islam, and ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Theatre+closes+after+tonight</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Theatre closes after tonight</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - This Thursday's ( Feb. 2) 7 p.m. showing of War Horse and Contraband will be the last time Premier Theatre welcomes audience members to a movie in downtown Smiths Falls.</p><p>Jan Stepniak, theatre manager, confirmed the news earlier this week.</p><p>"This is a decision by the Premier company," Stepniak said. "I'm still hoping that we can find ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Residents+reminded+of+temporary+ER+relocation</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Residents reminded of temporary ER relocation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - The Smiths Falls Emergency Department (ED), including the waiting room will be temporarily relocated to accommodate renovations required in the existing area.</p><p>The move is scheduled for Feb. 1 between midnight and 6 a.m. The temporary ED location, which will house the emergency department is on the same floor level and in close ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/United+Counties+begins+2012+budget+process</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>United Counties begins 2012 budget process</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville (UCLG) have a long road ahead in their 2012 budget process.</p><p>A special ad hoc budget committee meeting was held immediately following the monthly United Counties Council session in Brockville on Jan. 19. </p><p>"Things aren't 100 per cent complete (with the budget) at this time," noted committee ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/BBBS+in-school+mentoring+proves+positive+for+students</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>BBBS in-school mentoring proves positive for students</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>PART ONE OF THREE</p><p>EMC News - Meghan Pankow is only able to sit in the library at Queen Elizabeth Public School for a few moments, before several young girls run over and throw their arms around her neck in a bear hug. They're on their way outside for the noon-hour recess, but saw the Grade 12 student slip into the quiet room and now they're ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Counties+initiates+public+input+phase+for+community+sustainability+plan</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Counties initiates public input phase for community sustainability plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - About 50 people descended on the Firehall Theatre in Gananoque on Jan. 24, all bent on making the future for Leeds &amp; Grenville a brighter, healthier, happier place. In the interest of the future generations, Leeds-Grenville has put out a request to the entire regional community to help it create a viable sustainability plan. The event ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/United+Counties+of+Leeds+%26+Grenville+council+briefs</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>United Counties of Leeds &amp; Grenville council briefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - The following made up part of discussions at the regular United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Council meeting held Jan. 19. </p><p>COUNTIES SUPPORTS RESOLUTION FOR INCREASING WATER LEVELS</p><p>Counties Council is supporting a St. Lawrence County Board of Legislators resolution for the creation and adoption of a new plan to increase water ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Area+Alzheimer+Society+puts+call+out+for+volunteers</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Area Alzheimer Society puts call out for volunteers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - According to the Alzheimer Society, 500,000 Canadians are now living with the disease or a form of dementia and many of these people live here in this region.</p><p>This organization is non-profit and requires fundraising to operate its programs along with volunteers to conduct the support groups, pottery classes and any other events that ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Baggy+cloth+thief+alert+issued</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Baggy cloth thief alert issued</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - OPP are warning local merchants to be on the lookout for a group of people targeting their businesses. Groups of three to 10 people, men and women, have been traveling in vans or other larger cars to various businesses. They are wearing large baggy clothing.</p><p>One or more will distract the clerk/cashier, while the others lift goods and ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Seed+judging+for+farm+show+to+be+held+off+site</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Seed judging for farm show to be held off site</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - For the first time, annual seed judging for the 2012 Ottawa Valley Farm Show March 13 to 15 will be held off the show site to facilitate the move-in process and make participation less complicated for judges and those delivering entries.</p><p>Judging will be held this year at Vernon Community Centre, Saturday, March 10, entries must be ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Katimavik+invites+applications</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Katimavik invites applications</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - Katimavik, Canada's leading youth volunteer service organization, is encouraging 17 to 21 year olds to apply now for its July 2012 programs. </p><p>The first selection round for these departures will begin on Feb. 1 and will continue until the 570 available places have been assigned.</p><p>"We're thrilled to be engaging volunteers for the July ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Former+MP+pays+tribute+to+Canada's+first+Prime+Minister</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Former MP pays tribute to Canada's first Prime Minister</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - The following excerpts are from remarks made by former MP Peter Milliken before the Kingston Historical Society's dinner on Sir John A. Macdonald's birthday, Jan. 11, 2012.</p><p>While I served as a MP, I remember attending the commemoration of Sir John A. Macdonald on the 100th anniversary of his death at his Kingston grave. The Right ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/OPP+recognizes+officers+for+actions+dealing+with+collision%2c+fire</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>OPP recognizes officers for actions dealing with collision, fire</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - Two officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police have been acknowledged by the Detachment Commander for their actions when dealing with a motor vehicle collision in the afternoon Monday, Jan. 23, 2012.</p><p>The two uniformed officers were patrolling Highway 15 in Beckwith Township when, at about 1:44 p.m. ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/The+Volunteer+Centre+of+St.+Lawrence+-Rideau+expanded+service+area</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>The Volunteer Centre of St. Lawrence -Rideau expanded service area</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - The Volunteer Centre of St. Lawrence - Rideau (formerly the Volunteer Bureau of Leeds and Grenville) is very excited to announce expansion of services into Lanark and Stormont Dundas and Glengarry Counties. Established in 1981 the Volunteer Centre has a 30-year history of promoting volunteerism and raising awareness of the power of ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Amanda+Rheaume+to+hit+stage+in+local+pubs</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Amanda Rheaume to hit stage in local pubs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC news - Amanda Rheaume said she has come full circle as a singer and songwriter.</p><p>The Barrhaven-turned-Hintonburg resident originally started out at coffee houses and small clubs when she was 16, armed with her acoustic guitar. </p><p>As she got older, she began to play with bands.</p><p>"Then we moved to more of a rock sound," she said. </p><p>A Big ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Tommy+Hunter+hangs+up+guitar+at+75%2c+final+tour+includes+Perth</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Tommy Hunter hangs up guitar at 75, final tour includes Perth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - He's played music with country legends Johnny Cash, Hank Snow and Roy Acuff and had a television show that spanned nearly 30 years.</p><p>Now, Tommy Hunter is doing his final tour and will be stopping in Perth on March 9 at 7 p.m.. </p><p>"I like to refer to it as a trip down memory lane for those who watched my television show," he said. "Foot ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Regional+Round-Up</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Regional Round-Up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>ALMONTE</p><p>Community Friendship Luncheon Tuesday, February 7, noon, in Almonte United Church social hall. Sponsor: churches in Almonte. Soup, sandwiches and home-made desserts. Info: 613-256-1894.</p><p>Euchre at Holy Name of Mary School Gym on Patterson St in Almonte, every Wed. at 7 pm. Prizes awarded and light lunch served. Every one is ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Warm+welcome+inspires+China+Carnival+spring+gala+to+return</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Warm welcome inspires China Carnival spring gala to return</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - The stage at the Brockville Arts Centre will be transformed with the grace of the Chinese Culture as the China Carnival Spring Gala returns next Wednesday, Feb. 8, for a 2 p.m. matinee and a 7:30 evening performance.</p><p>"We were very impressed and touched by the audiences," said coordinator Rudy Gao, Ottawa-based president, Canada-China ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/MPP+calls+on+minister+to+reel+in+MNR+licence+issuing+system</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>MPP calls on minister to reel in MNR licence issuing system</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve Clark has called on Ontario's Minister of Natural Resources to take immediate steps to fix what he terms the mess the ministry has made of the system to issue hunting and fishing licences.</p><p>In a press release issued Jan. 12, Clark says the move to an electronic system has not only been riddled with delays but ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Perth+Rotary+Club+turns+65%2c+preparations+under+way+for+celebration</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Perth Rotary Club turns 65, preparations under way for celebration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC NEWS- The Perth Rotary Club has gone through a few transformations since the "Chicken Night" of 1947. </p><p>That year, the club invited young Perth area residents to Hotel Perth (now Special Occasions) to show off their chicken-raising skills. </p><p>Nowadays, the club's activities are a little more modern, said Michelle Graham, chair of the club's ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/Police+seek+info+in+ATM+theft</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Police seek info in ATM theft</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - Lanark OPP are investigating a break, enter and theft from the Beckwith Recreation Complex Jan. 26 early Jan. 27. Thieves stole an Automated Teller Machine and contents. The damage to the building and cash contents have yet to be determined and the ATM is valued at approximately $3,000.</p><p>Anyone having any information about this ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120202/news/25+years+ago+-+looking+back</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>25 years ago - looking back</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>African sanctions could hurt locally</p><p>If the Canadian government decides to impose total economic sanctions on South Africa at least one local business in Perth could suffer. During his African tour last week, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney stated that Canada may eventually impose total economic sanctions against South Africa because of its ... </p>]]></description>
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