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August 7th, 2026 · 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. A new design for the main level of
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Nappan E -Town Hall has been approved by council
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and staff will now move forward with the renovation.
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The new design would include moving the lease
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space for the Chamber of Commerce to the front
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of the building. This space would then be used
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for storage. Staff would be looking to then move
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washrooms to the back of the building. The new
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washrooms would include a barrier -free, fully
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accessible washroom and two standard washrooms.
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Staff's next report to council will include full
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construction drawings, as well as a breakdown
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of costs for the interior renovation. Further
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design work will continue beyond that, as well
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as stakeholder consultation with the Chamber
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of Commerce, Rotary Club of Napanee, and relevant
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advisory committees. The design includes a durable
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vinyl plank flooring chosen for its ease of care
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and to reflect the plank floors that buildings
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of the same age were originally constructed with.
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Mayor Terry Richardson spoke about the renovation.
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It's placing the Chamber of Commerce in the front
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of the building which has many many options.
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The back of the building where they were going
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to be is a part of the facility that I think
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would be better suited be quite honest with you
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for storage. It's a part of the facility that
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was never abated and I think it'd be more appropriate
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if we use that for storage and then there's a
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number of different advantages, especially with
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the bathrooms in the back as originally when
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the bathrooms put in this building, that's where
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they were. So I'm almost thinking that there's
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probably still holes and plumbing on the floor
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that would assist us in doing that. CAO Matthew
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Grant noted the committees that worked on the
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project and spoke about some of the new features
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of the design. That work has been undertaken
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with the Market Square Advisory Committee and
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as well as the Director of Parks, Recreation
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and Culture. in a number of meetings and discussions.
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And there's also been input received from the
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Arts Committee and as well from the Heritage
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Committee. So in essence, they've talked about,
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you know... Clearing out the insides, ensuring
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that there is infrastructure to hang arts material,
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putting in a coffee bar. Staff provided council
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with various options for where washrooms would
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be located, as well as the location of the Chamber
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of Commerce offices. Grant spoke about the option
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council chose. The committees themselves didn't
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have the ability to consider this fully, given
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that where the Chamber of Commerce is located
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was considered off limits in the planning exercise.
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I think having the chamber in the front solves
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their accessibility problems and people aren't
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going through the event space to get to their
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office. Councilor Angela Hicks noted some of
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the reasoning behind Council's decision. I think
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it's a better use of the space. I have never
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liked the idea of the bathrooms at the front
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of the building because we lose the natural light
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coming through two, if not three. Well, it would
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have been all three. of those windows in the
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front. It also gives us the option for a closet.
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So the occupancy limit is 149 people. We didn't
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consider where they'd all be hanging their coats
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in January. Richardson spoke about the future
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of the facility. I had some different ideas as
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well, but they've convinced me that this type
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of floor plan is the way we should go. So I,
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for one, am going to be very excited to see some
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of the progress that we're going to see downstairs,
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because I think it's going to be an absolutely
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marvelous and fabulous. facility for our community.
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For 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. Greater Napanee Council has unanimously
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decided to suspend a grass cutting order until
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staff can review the bylaw and bring back more
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information. Staff will be looking to differentiate
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between neglected lawns and naturalized lawns
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in the bylaw. Mayor Terry Richardson explained
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the process will likely involve public consultation.
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We at the Town of Greater Napa have recognized
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that the bylaw that we have should be updated.
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We have updated a vast amount of bylaws, a vast
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amount of... processes and policies over the
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past two and a half years. The lawn cutting by
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-law is one that we do need to address. We do
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need to update it and we've just run out of time.
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It's going to require I think probably an awful
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lot of public consultation because for that we
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have, there's som side of the conversation about
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this and what about of those things that's hi
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So rest assured we will l issue that the municipali
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It's just just a timing spoke about concerns
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rega very well known that the b in eastern Ontario
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specif They're very, very prominent and probably
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a good portion of those ticks do carry the Lyme
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disease. Most recently in the news we've heard
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about the Lone Star tick. I guess the concern
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with the long grass is the, first of all for
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me anyways, is the tick. problem because the
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prominent tick problem that we have in Eastern
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Ontario should be a concern. CAO Matthew Grant
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spoke about the work staff would be doing in
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the meantime. I think staff can come back and
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talk about what a review process would look like.
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I think that this would require reasonable amounts
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of public consultation. the one of the number
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one complaints we get in bylaw services is unkept
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lawns. So we could take a look at the experience
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of others. We could provide options at that time.
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Because of course, whatever we would recommend
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would be something that would be extrapolated
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out to the broader community. So one month's
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time to be able to put that together, I think,
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is a reasonable ask. And until such time, I'm
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happy to tell bylaw to suspend the order. Residents
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came forward to ask council to suspend the grass
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cutting order while they update their bylaw.
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Resident Austin Lloyd spoke about issues with
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the current bylaw. I believe Greater Napanes
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grass cutting bylaw served our community well
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when it was written 25 years ago. But horticulture
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and environmental science has changed and I believe
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our bylaws change too. I want to be clear, I'm
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not suggesting that people should be allowed
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to abandon their properties, public safety, neighborhood
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appearance, and respect for neighbors. matters.
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Vegetation should never block sidewalks, roads,
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intersections, traffic signs, hydrants, or spill
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into neighboring properties. Naturalized landscapes
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should still have maintained edges, clear pathways,
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and appropriate setbacks. There is an important
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difference between neglected property and an
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intentionally managed landscape. Right now I
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don't think our bylaw clearly recognizes that
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difference. Lloyd noted more modernized bylaws
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that other communities across Ontario are adopting.
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Burlington recognizes naturalized landscapes
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that are deliberately planted, regulated, and
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regularly maintained. Belleville also allows
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naturalized gardens while continuing to require
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proper maintenance, setbacks, and removal of
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noxious weeds. These communities haven't lowered
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their standards. They've modernized them. Resident
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Julie Bogdanovic tends to two properties on Dorland
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Drive and received an order to comply with grass
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cutting. Bogdanovic invited council to view her
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properties and councillors who did noted the
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importance of naturalized lawns and removing
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noxious weeds. Bogdanovic explained what a new
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bylaw could focus on. Many municipalities in
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Ontario have modernized and fine -tuned their
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bylaws. And so instead of bylaw requiring the
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removal of tall grass, a bylaw can speak to the
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health and safety and the removal of noxious
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weeds. noxious plants. And I know firsthand how
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cities can evolve, can evolve and modernize their
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bylaws to be more specific about health, safety,
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and sustainability. Councillor Bob Norrie spoke
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about viewing Bogdanovic's properties and updating
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the bylaw. My wife and I Sunday drove out here.
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The noxious weeds are gone, which being on Quinty
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Conservation, I learned a lot about. It doesn't
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have to be a pristine garden of flowers. This
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was quite something to see, so I... really think
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we have to rethink this because maybe people
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with backyards like where I live near the hospital
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might want to have it looking like that, you
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know, make it more for the butterflies and that.
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Councillor Bill Martin spoke about what the new
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bylaw might look like. That's what we really
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want to get to is noxious weeds, not not whether
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somebody's got a naturalized lawn. So, I mean,
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I really think we need to amend our bylaw to
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accept the fact that one size doesn't always
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fit all. The order to mow um, I think should
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be susp can look at the bylaw and be an appeal
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process put gets a gets in order to do w it's
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mowing or or whate be an appeal process. Ri enforcement
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in the meantime job to do at times. So I know
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that they're trying to use or I think that they've
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tried to use some form of discretion in order
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to find some type of resolution so that we can
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at least keep peace in the neighborhood I guess
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is the best way to put it. Staff will be coming
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forward with more information for council at
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their next meeting August 28th. 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. Lennox and
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Addington County Council will be reducing the
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speed limit along County Road 9 for a one -year
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trial period. After much discussion, Council
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chose this option to avoid removing the trees.
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The three remaining trees on County Road 5 will
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be removed due to their condition, while a guardrail
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will be installed in front of the tree on County
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Road 41. Council will also address plans in the
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future for planting new trees in place of those
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removed. The trees are primarily bur oak and
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are approximately 250 years old. The lifespan
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of bur oak trees in Ontario ranges from 200 to
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300 years. In preparation for upcoming construction,
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county staff identified trees located within
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designated clear zones of the roadways. Residents
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had previously come forward and asked council
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to not remove the trees. Director of Infrastructure
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Services, Chris Wager, explained the work staff
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did. Staff completed a further review of the
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trees that were identified within the clear zone
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on County Road 41 and on County Road 9. Additionally,
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staff engaged two engineering firms to also complete
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a safety analysis and look at options to preserve
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the trees. These reports considered options such
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as warning signs, regulatory signage. traffic
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calming, protection barriers and even roadway
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realignments. The reports included benefits and
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concerns as well as potential costs. Staff also
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included an example of a municipality where they
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decided to use the lower clear zone or I guess
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the lowest clear zone distance of three meters
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in order to preserve the trees along their road.
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Other than realigning the roadway in or removing
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the trees in Counter Road 9. There's no other
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options that improve safety and reduce liability
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from the county. As per the Municipal Act, the
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county has a duty of care to keep the roads in
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reasonable state of repair, failure to remove
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or properly deal with hazards, exposes the public
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to danger, and opens the county to legal consequences.
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Wager spoke about staff's original recommendation
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to remove the trees and more about the county's
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legal liability. Staff's recommendation to remove
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the trees from last month's council is based
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on engineering standards that are used by municipalities
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across Ontario and Canada. These guidelines are
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not legally binding, so council can go outside
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of them. However, they are used by courts and
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expert witnesses as evidence of the accepted
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standards of engineering practice. In short,
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a municipality can deviate from TAC, but they
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need like a reason for the deviation and it needs
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to be well documented and supported by engineering
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rationale. Courts will look at whether the municipality
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acted reasonably, whether the design reflected
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engineering standards, and whether the risks
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were foreseeable, and whether the municipality
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has a rational base for the design decision.
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Councilor Brian Calver noted the importance of
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looking into other options. I've kicked this
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around 85 ways from Sunday. I understand the
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distance is dotty dot. I get that. But I can't
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see why we can't try something before we bring
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out the chainsaws. Councilor Terry Richardson
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spoke about looking into other options as well.
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I think there are other options with respect
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to the signage that I think we could take a look
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at and and. at least on a trial basis to examine.
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My personal opinion is that I don't think we've
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done enough and I do think that there are other
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options that would reduce liability and increase
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safety. Deputy Warden Tony Fritz spoke about
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the effectiveness of reducing speed limits. It's
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a very sensitive subject. There's no one in the
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room that doesn't want to preserve trees, but
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it's the habits of drivers that I see every day
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where they don't... believe in anything on the
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road, essentially. Double lines, I'll pass anywhere,
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pass on hills, do this, do that. Driver behaviour
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today is just not obedient in terms of speed
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limits, where you can pass or what you can do.
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So I do struggle with believing that we're begging
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them to slow down through signage, so to speak.
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But I very much struggle believing that they
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would actually comply with that and that it will
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solve the problem. Wager noted the differences
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between installing stop signs or reducing the
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speed limit. Using a stop sign does not remove
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any liability whatsoever or in my opinion really
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improve safety at that location. Reducing the
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speed limit like say posting it at a 40 kilometer
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an hour or 50 kilometer an hour that is a regulatory
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sign that is used to control speed and that would
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not remove any liability. It would marginally
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improve safety because some traffic would slow
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down, but that hazard still exists within the
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clear zone. But reducing the speed limit, in
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my opinion, It still has minor improvements,
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but the liability risks are still there with
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the municipality as far as insurance implications,
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but there is a marginal increase in safety with
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a reduction of, with a reduced speed. Wagga spoke
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about motorists not following speed limits. We
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collect data on our roads and design speed or
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the clear zone distance is defined by the operating
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speed, which is the 85th percentile of traffic.
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And we take that even at a posted 50, the design
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speed might come in around 70 if people aren't
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really slowing down. Those trees are still within
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that clear zone with that distance and still
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have the hazard. An argument could be made that
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should there an incident occur, that Council's
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not liable. The county may still be liable, but
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staff and council that wouldn't be liable because
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they made an engineering decision and there was
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a rationale to lower speed there. Um, but again,
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you're looking at that grove of trees is the
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real, the real issue and problem because they
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are so close to the road. Um, there's still a,
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still a huge risk there. Wager explained it might
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be difficult to find the correct speed limit.
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According to the tact manual. The operating speed
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would have to be less than 50 kilometers an hour
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to remove the trees from liability that are three
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meters and greater. Any tree that is three meters
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or less, which is that seven of the nine trees
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in the Grove, we're not removing any liability
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from the municipality regardless of speed. Typically,
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what we see in our roads is if you post a speed
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at 80, people are driving 15 to 20 kilometers
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above that if you post the speed at 60 people
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are driving 10 to 15 kilometers above that except
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in your urban higher urban areas out there again
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people drive what they're feel, what the feel
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of the road is and what they're expected to drive.
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You could post that at 30 and still have speeds
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of 70. The clear zone calculation and liability
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is then calculated by the actual speeds and I
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just don't think they would come down low enough
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regardless of whatever we post out there. Waggers
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spoke about speed enforcement and the work staff
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would do to implement the speed reduction. We
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would notify the OPP that there's a new signage
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going in. We'd change our bylaw. We worked with
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the OPP at our TAC. They would assign officers
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because it's a newly created zone. So I would
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expect increased enforcement. That said... enforcement
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is only available on the available officers that
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are in the area. The location of that, it's tough
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to get out there and then respond to other calls
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and other needed areas. So I do expect increased
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enforcement and I can see increased enforcement.
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I would caution that it's not going to be the
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enforcement that the public would be looking
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for and complaints and wanting enforcement would
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increase. Calvert spoke about putting a guardrail
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in front of the tree on County Road 41. I've
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been out there I've looked at it and I fully
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believe it can be saved by throwing a guardrail
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up there for that one. You know the one and a
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half meter protection zones there for the guardrail
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I don't see why there can't be a guardrail put
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up to protect that tree. They did cut one of
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the other trees down recently about the same
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size and shape that had some issues but that
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tree is... in my opinion is 100 % healthy and
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worth looking after. Waggers spoke about why
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they chose to remove the trees on County Road
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5. They are very similar to the grove of trees
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on County Road 9. In fact I think the one is
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even even closer than most of them. So it's just
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these three trees that we're recommending removal
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of. Should there be any wet condition or... A
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driver not paying attention or any incidents
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on the road, these trees are right in your line
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of sight and again are a safety hazard due to
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the proximity and within the clear zone. 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. Loyalist Township Council agreed to proclaim
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October 21, 2026 as the 26th Annual Child Care
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Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation
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Day. The day is in recognition of the education,
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dedication, and commitment of child care workers
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to children, their families, and quality of life
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within their community. The proclamation request
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noted that trained and knowledgeable registered
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early childhood educators are the key to quality
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in early years and child care programs. It stated
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that early learning and child care promotes the
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well -being of children and responds to the needs
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of families as well as the broader community
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by supporting quality of life. Each year, the
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day is proclaimed by the Ontario Coalition for
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Better Child Care, the Canadian Union of Public
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Employees, as well as municipalities and school
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boards across Ontario. The day is marked by hundreds
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of child care centres, unions and allies. Councillor
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Paul Broderick showed his support for proclaiming
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the day. Having spent 30 years in education,
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this is a... core group both within the school
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system and within child care that are vastly
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underpaid and underappreciated at times, but
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their contribution to youth is, it can't be measured.
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For 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. Loyalist Township Council approved the
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extension of the Loyalist Link pilot program
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to September 3rd, 2027. This will maintain uninterrupted
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service while the Township waits for the outcome
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of their Ontario Transit Infrastructure Fund
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application. Funding for the extension will be
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provided through provincial gas tax allocations
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as well as fares. Beginning in September, the
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current 90A -90B service will transition to a
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single connector route linking Bath, Odessa and
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Millhaven to the WJ Henderson hub. will align
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with the planned shift for Kingston Transit Route
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10 to 30 -minute intervals. According to staff,
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the combined ridership of the two Loyalist link
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routes was over 9 ,600 in 2025 and continues
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to grow. Staff are looking to improve coverage,
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flexibility and cost efficiency. They will be
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reporting back to council with updated financial
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projections and service performance metrics following
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the release of the funding decision. Director
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of Community and Customer Services Lori McFarland
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noted plans for the future. There is plans to
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increase ridership. You know, we're trying to
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do that. Hopefully, you know, through the as
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presented, we're looking at on demand, which
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could bring some efficiencies. and might increase
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ridership as well. Director of Corporate Services
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Strategy and Innovation Jenna Campbell spoke
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about waiting for the outcome of the funding
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decision. We are limited right now in some of
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our actions that we can take while we're waiting
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to have the final OTF application submitted to
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the province because we have to remain in pilot
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status. So some of those opportunities may come
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to fruition a little bit more in terms of encouraging
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the growth of the ridership and that sort of
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thing once we have an idea of whether we'll be
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receiving that funding. Councillor Paul Broderick
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showed his support for the program. I remember
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going out for a early morning ride with Director
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Campbell around the first few weeks and you know
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sort of thinking we're going to be the only two
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on here but the data supports some growth and
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I think that was the original thing we were worried
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about was Would people come thinking of this
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is only going to last a year, you know, we're
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not going to change our habits, but I think we're
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heading in the right direction. And this is one
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thing I'm really proud this council has done
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is look into that. And I hope that we can continue
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this down the road. I think it's a viable service
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and through personal experience. Anytime you
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can get my kid on public transit, we're doing
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something right. For Amherst Island Radio and
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the Local Journalism Initiative, I'm Ted Evans.
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This is North Shore News. Loyalist Township will
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be recognizing October 10th, 2026 as National
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Dental Care Day. Council heard from founder of
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the day, Dr. Raj Kanuja, who spoke about the
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importance of improving access to oral health
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care. Kanuja explains how and why he started
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the initiative. National Dental Care Day started
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from one simple moment. Years ago, I met a single
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mother who was living with severe dental pain.
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She avoided treatment because she could not afford
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it. She told me she was saving every dollar she
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had so she could keep a promise to buy used hockey
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equipment for her child. She chose her child
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over herself. That moment stayed with me because
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dental pain is not just about teeth. It affects
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confidence, sleep, work, mental health. and dignity.
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That is why National Dental Care Day was created.
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Kanuja speaks about how the initiative has grown
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and notes numbers from last year. What started
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as one free dental day has now grown into a national
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movement after 13 years of volunteer care. Last
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year alone, 219 Canadians received care across
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the country through volunteer clinics. and professionals.
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National Dental Care Day was proclaimed by 25
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municipalities, three premiers, and two lieutenant
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governors. It was also spoken about in the Senate
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of Canada by Senator Muhammad Iqbal Rawalia and
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entered into the Hansard Parliamentary record.
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National Dental Care Day mobilizes volunteer
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dental professionals, students, clinics, educators
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and community partners across Canada to provide
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essential dental care to underserved individuals
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and families without cost, barriers or judgment.
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The initiative emphasizes the importance of oral
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health as an essential component of overall health
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and well -being. Kanuja explains the importance
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of bringing National Dental Care Day to more
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communities. The need for dental care is not
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limited to one city. or one region. It exists
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dentistry is expensive and care forces many people
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t teeth, hide their smile a August 19th at 6
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p .m. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony
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for the grand opening of the new pump track at
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Loyalist Park in Amherst View. BMX riders from
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BMX Training 613 will be giving a live pump track
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demonstration showcasing skills and techniques
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for riders of all ages. After the demonstration
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participants are invited to use the track. Mayor
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Jim Hagedorn spoke about the progress in access
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to skateboarding facilities and shared a story
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from his youth. I was in my teens on probably
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a $10 skateboard trying to go down the largest
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hill where I lived at the time, called Big Hill,
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and with blind corners. It's come a long way
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when I was young. I've actually seen some of
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the, like, Maydock. They have a nice one there.
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I remember when they were building the first
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phase, and I was kind of like, what is going
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on in there? And now to see it now, it's been
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developed into the whole park is basically devoted
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to this now, and it's packed. all the time. It
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is something that is what I believe will be well
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used and this is a great opportunity I think
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for Loyalist Township to be able to provide another
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amenity new to the community that will be used
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very well used I believe for an extended period
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of time. For more information visit Loyalist
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.ca. For 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. The Bath Museum and Visitor Center is welcoming
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the community back for another season of Culture
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Talks, a speaker series celebrating history,
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heritage, and storytelling. Hosted at the museum,
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the series brings together local historians,
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musicians, and researchers who share unique perspectives
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on the region's history. Held on the third Monday
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of the month from 6 to 7 p .m., Culture Talks
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offer an opportunity to explore fascinating cultural
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topics in an intimate setting. Tickets are $5
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per person and seating is limited. Monday, September
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28th at 6 p .m. Stephen Bruce Med will be presenting
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a combination of song ballads and storytelling.
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The evening will cover historical events and
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people in pre -Confederation Canada including
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indigenous connections, French explorers, loyalist
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refugees of the American Revolution, the War
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of 1812, and more. Stephen Bruce Med is a performing
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songwriter of historical ballads and spiritual
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songs. His songs are inspired by Canadian history,
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the remote and beautiful landscapes he explored
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as a geologist, and social issues of the day.
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Monday, October 26th at 6 p .m., Phil Norton
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will be telling his 2021 bicycle camping journey
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from Prince Edward County to the Mexican border.
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Repeating a journey he did in 1979 and 1980 as
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a 22 -year -old, Norton set off again in 2021
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at the age of 63. Norton tells personal stories
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about his adventure combined with the geography
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and people he met along the way. Culture Talks
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take place at the Bath Museum located at 434
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Main Street in Bath. Tickets for each talk can
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be purchased online. For more information about
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Culture Talks and other upcoming programs, 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. This has
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been North Shore News and Interviews. If you
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