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November 17th, 2025 · North Shore News

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  Welcome to North Shore News and Interviews on
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  Amherst Island Radio. Each week we keep you updated
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  on newsworthy events, happenings and conversations
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  that we've had with people in the local community
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  and beyond. Loyalist Township Council heard from
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  Carbon Free Technology, an Ontario -based company
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  looking to build a new solar project in Millhaven.
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  The company presented plans to council noting
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  the project would include a community benefits
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  agreement. It would also look to increase local
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  tax revenue and contribute to the province's
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  grid reliability. The project looks to use up
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  to 20 acres of fenced -in land that is over one
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  kilometer away from residences. Before moving
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  forward, the company is looking to engage with
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  the public and local groups. VP and legal for
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  the company Emma Coyle explained the company's
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  next steps going forward. We've begun neighborhood
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  camp scene. We have a public meeting on November
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  24th. The First Nation Partnership, we do have
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  the support of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte.
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  We don't yet have the official resolution from
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  them, but we fully expect for that to be finalized.
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  On November 26th, there will be a staff report
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  to council with respect to the project. And on
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  December 9th, we'll be coming back with... will
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  request for a municipal support resolution with
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  respect to this project. VP in engineering and
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  special projects for the company, Meghadsami,
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  noted the different approaches they're taking
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  in community engagement. Through the website
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  we've already received a comment or a query and
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  we've engaged with that party already and have
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  had a few phone calls and we've been trying to
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  arrange a longer discussion as well so it might
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  take a few different approaches. Carbon -free
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  technology has projects worldwide and has worked
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  on projects locally as well. In 2015, the company
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  was a development partner to Samsung for Kingston
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  Solar. For Amherst Island Radio and the Local
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  Journalism Initiative, I'm Ted Evans. This is
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  North Shore News. Loyalist Township announced
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  the lap pool in the new Aquatic Centre located
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  inside the W .J. Henderson Community Centre has
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  been sponsored by Latham Pools. The new name,
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  the Latham Lap Pool, will be used in Township
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  marketing materials and signage adjacent to the
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  pool. The Township officially entered into an
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  agreement with Latham to recognize their significant
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  donation to the W .J. Henderson Revitalization
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  Campaign. The gift agreement is for $75 ,000
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  over a 10 -year period. Latham is the largest
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  designer and manufacturer of in -ground residential
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  swimming pools in North America. The company
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  officially opened its state -of -the -art manufacturing
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  facility in Loyalist in May of 2023. The plant
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  is the company's largest fiberglass facility
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  to date and serves markets across Eastern Canada
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  as well as parts of the United States. The plant
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  created over 100 jobs locally. Staff noted they
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  were grateful that Latham is continuing their
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  investment in the region. CAO Rebecca Murphy
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  showed her appreciation. We're very grateful
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  for Latham Pools to be sponsoring the lap pool,
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  so it will be the Latham Lap Pool. And we're
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  very excited that our organizations in our community
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  are stepping up and being part of this. wonderful
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  community center that we're building. Councilor
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  Paul Prodereck spoke about the significance of
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  the company's donation. We've had several meetings
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  with Latham over and tour there that appreciate
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  their commitment given the current economic downturn,
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  I guess I would say in many communities and it's
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  every little bit helps. Latham will also be recognized
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  in a prominent position on the donor wall inside
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  the center. For Amherst Island Radio and the
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  Local Journalism Initiative, I'm Ted Evans. This
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  is North Shore news. Township has announced the
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  new name for the Aquatic Centre at the W .J.
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  Henderson Community Centre. Through a gift agreement
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  for naming rights with Barr Homes and a $250
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  ,000 donation from the company, the space will
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  be named the Barr Homes Aquatic Centre. Council
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  approved the 10 -year agreement at their latest
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  meeting. CAO Rebecca Murphy spoke about the agreement
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  with Barr Homes. Barr Homes has agreed to sign
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  on, be a major donor in the Tier 3 category,
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  to name the Aquatic Centre. at the facility at
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  the WJ. This is very great. We're very gracious
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  and very thankful to BAR for stepping up and
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  being part of this vital community project, and
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  we're excited to be naming it and recommending
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  that it be named the BAR Holmes Aquatic Centre.
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  The renewal of the entire center has been a large
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  ongoing project for the township. The revitalization
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  campaign was approved by council on December
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  10th, 2024, with a goal of raising $2 million.
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  The new space will feature an eight lane 25 meter
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  pool, a new warm water leisure pool, updates
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  to arena infrastructure, enhanced accessibility,
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  updated change rooms, green energy upgrades,
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  and a new indigenous legacy space in partnership
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  with the Downey Wenjack Fund. Residents can expect
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  to see the new name used in township marketing
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  materials. It will be displayed inside on the
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  west wall of the space as well as a location
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  on the exterior of the building to be agreed
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  on at a later date. Barr Homes will also be recognized
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  on the donor wall to be located in the atrium
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  of the building. Barr Homes has over 70 years
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  of history in the construction industry within
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  Kingston and the surrounding areas. According
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  to the company, they build approximately 60 homes
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  annually in Kingston and Loyalist Township. For
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  Amherst Island Radio and the Local Journalism
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  Initiative, I'm Ted Evans. This is North Shore
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  News. Deputy Mayor of Loyalist Township Nathan
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  Townand announced that a town hall meeting scheduled
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  for November 12th on Amherst Island will be postponed.
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  The new date is tentatively planned for Monday,
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  December 8th. While noting residents' concerns
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  about the ferry, Townand said there are several
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  things in the works right now that will likely
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  be greeted as good news, but are not yet finalized
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  or are awaiting confirmation. Townand noted one
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  of the things in the works is a new pay system
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  for the ferry. Out of respect for Island residents,
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  Townand noted that a better, more informed discussion
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  can be had if staff have more time. Townand also
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  noted he'll be available in the meantime for
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  questions. For Amherst Island Radio and the Local
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  Journalism Initiative, I'm Ted Evans. This is
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  North Shore News. Loyalist Township will be accepting
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  naming ideas for street names in the area until
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  December 31st. The Township's commemorative street
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  naming program gives residents the chance to
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  put forward suggestions that celebrate the people,
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  places, and stories that make the community unique.
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  Approved names will be added to the Township's
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  road registry for future developments. Learn
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  more and submit ideas at Loyalist .ca. For Amherst
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  Island Radio and the Local Journalism Initiative,
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  I'm Ted Evans. This is North Shore News. Loyalists
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  Township has announced that their annual holiday
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  celebration, Light Up the Season, will be returning
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  on Saturday, November 29th from 3pm to 5pm at
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  Fairfield Park, 4574 Bath Road in Amherst View.
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  Admission and all activities are free and no
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  registration is required. This festive family
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  -friendly event will include wagon rides, festive
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  music, milk and cookies, hot chocolate, marshmallow
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  roasting, ornament making, and visits with Santa
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  and his reindeer. Lights in the park will continue
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  to shine nightly until February. Guests are encouraged
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  to park at the W .J. Henderson Community Center
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  and take advantage of the free shuttle service
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  running every 15 minutes starting at 2 .45 p
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  .m. Parking at Fairfield Park is reserved for
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  accessible parking only, and parking along Highway
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  33 is not permitted. For more information, visit
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  Loyalist .ca slash events. For Amherst Island
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  Radio and the Local Journalism Initiative, I'm
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  Ted Evans. This is North Shore News. Torrent
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  Productions is returning to Lennox and Addington
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  with their second annual Merry Magical Pantomime.
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  This year the company is presenting Jack and
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  the Beans Talk, a Merry Magical Pantomime. Shows
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  will take place at the hall at Emanuel United
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  Church, 63 Factory Street in Odessa. It will
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  be premiering Tuesday, December 23rd at 7pm and
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  run for 15 shows until January 4th. Established
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  in 2008, Torrent Productions is a professional
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  theatre company composed of Rob Tor and Stephanie
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  Graham. They've developed and produced new musicals
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  at the Toronto Fringe Festival and Next Stage
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  Theatre Festival in Toronto, as well as an annual
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  holiday pantomime in Toronto from 2016 to 2019.
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  Both Tor and Graham have extensive theatre credits
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  from the Stratford Festival, Charlottetown Festival,
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  Neptune Theatre, Theatre Aquarius, Mirvish Productions,
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  Thousand Islands Playhouse, and many other companies
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  across Canada. Most recently, Graham was the
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  co -director and choreographer of the sold -out
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  run of Mary Poppins at Thousand Islands Playhouse.
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  Tor has spent seven seasons as a performer at
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  Thousand Islands Playhouse, as well as many other
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  theatres across the country. For showtimes and
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  more information, visit torrentproductions .com.
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  T -O -R -R -E -N -T productions dot com. For
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  Amherst Island Radio and the Local Journalism
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  Initiative, I'm Ted Evans. This is North Shore
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  News.