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April 30th, 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. Loyalist Township will defer discussions
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on a new ICE allocation policy until staff come
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back with a more refined policy. Staff's report
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noted they did a comprehensive review of the
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existing ICE allocation practices to ensure transparent
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and efficient access to Arena ICE for all user
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groups and to improve clarity and consistency
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of the policy. As part of the review, staff conducted
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a community survey and received over 50 responses.
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Feedback mainly surrounded programming, ICE allocation,
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and maintenance. Staff considered historical
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ice use, local user groups, and the changing
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needs based on population trends. President of
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the Loyalist Skating Club, Jennifer O 'Neill,
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explains why the policy matters. For my family,
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the rink has never just been a facility. It is
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where I myself learned to skate, where my parents
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watched me from the boards. Our neighbors met
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year after year in the stands. Now, I go to the
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same place and watch my own children learning
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to skate and obtaining their goals. The rink
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is not simply a place that we go to practice,
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it's a community space and it connects generations
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of loyalist families. And this is why the policy
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matters. I do believe that the Township has the
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best of intentions, however, intent does not
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replace policy clarity and once approved, the
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policy, not intent, will guide outcomes. Board
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member with the Loyalist Township Minor Hockey
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Association, Erin Armitage, speaks about the
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policy and why it's important for the association
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and the skating club. Together, our two organizations
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represent Loyalist Township's two primary youth
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ice users. We support the goal of fair, transparent,
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and consistent ice allocation process. A formal
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policy and defined prime youth hours are positive
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steps that we support. However, the current proposal
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raises significant concerns that should be addressed
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before approval. O 'Neill noted her main concern.
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There are several areas where clarity is still
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lacking, but I want to be very clear. The single
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most important unresolved issue for me is the
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definition and application of a community sport
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organization or CSO. Although the CSO definition
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wording has not changed from the previous policy,
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How it is being used has changed significantly.
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Under the new ice allocation policy, CSO status
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along with standard of play directly determines
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priority access on prime time allocation. As
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written, the policy allows CSOs to be either
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loyalist based or regional without a clear hierarchy,
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which creates a real risk. In a limited high
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demand ice environment, This ambiguity could
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allow regional organizations to compete directly
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with loyalist -based community organizations
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for prime youth hours, even though loyalist organizations
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are rooted here in the community and serve the
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community directly. Good intentions have been
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stated, but policy must do the protecting. Armitage
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speaks about priority among different user groups.
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We feel that a few of our concerns have not yet
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been addressed. First, transparency. The report
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references five impacted users but does not identify
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them. There are only two community service organizations
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that are based out of Loyalist Township. Loyalist
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Township Minor Hockey and Loyalist Skating Club.
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In their response to our concerns, staff still
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have not identified who the other three organizations
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are. Our concern is that regional user groups
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will be given equal priority in prime youth ICE
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allocation decisions. And if that's the case,
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we want to know what the data is to show participation
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numbers by Loyalist Township residents in those
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organizations. We also feel that staff should
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share which municipalities were consulted and
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how their communities are comparable to Loyalist
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Township. For example, comparing an ice allocation
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policy to Kingston would be inappropriate, whereas
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comparisons with small municipalities with a
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single ice pad would be more meaningful. O 'Neill
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says locals should have the priority. Facilities
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funded by Loyalist residents should first and
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foremost serve Loyalist children, families, and
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community organizations. This matters because
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Loyalist -based organizations give back directly
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to the community, not just financially, but socially.
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For those of us who have grown up here and are
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raising our children here, the rink represents
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community, continuity, and belonging, and I ask
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council to protect that. Armitage notes community
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work that the two organizations have done. We
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want to emphasize that Loyalist Township Minor
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Hockey and Loyalist Skating Club are deeply rooted
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organizations in the community. Our players support
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local initiatives like food drives, the Lions
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Club holiday, toy drive, and the hamper program.
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We host games and tournaments that bring hundreds
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of people to Loyalist Township every year, and
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we consistently support local businesses with
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our events, our meetings, and our team activities.
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With Loyalist Figure Skating, we feel that we're
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in a unique position of offering truly local
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youth programming that benefits our community
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in many meaningful ways. At its core, the policy
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has to ensure that our two local organizations
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serving hundreds of loyalist township families
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have reliable access to prime ice and the ability
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to grow with our community need. Councillor Paul
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Proderick explains the importance of getting
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the policy right. First time I ever came to council
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was around 1978 as part of a number of youth
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who were basically the same argument about ice
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time and so on. So I can appreciate the staff
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efforts on this. And again, I'm the one I think
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that asked for this review. And I think it still
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needs to be tightened up. Once a policy is in
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place, it's in place. And this goes back to all
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my time in minor hockey. It's hard to find out
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who's got what ice when. And that seems, I don't
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understand that, but I'll leave it at that. I've
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got lots of questions, but I think this isn't
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the time and place to be fair to staff and move
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ahead. Counselors Mike Booterich and Jake Ennis
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agreed that the policy needs more work. There's
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a lot of things to be discussed, but I think
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we could just move forward and wait for a refined
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policy to come back. I do think this is, even
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this conversation and the feedback is a positive
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step forward. But I agree, I think some further
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consultation is necessary, and I look forward
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to that. The revised policy will be brought back
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to Council in the spring prior to ICE allocations
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for the 2026 -2027 season. 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. Loyalist
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Township Council pre -approved $900 ,000 in the
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2027 capital budget for the purchase of a new
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tanker for the Amherstview Fire Station. They
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will also use nearly $85 ,000 from the 2026 capital
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budget for the down payment. Council had already
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approved the purchase of a new tanker for the
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Amherst Island Fire Station in the 2026 capital
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budget and were informed the tanker in Amherstview
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has reached the end of its useful life. With
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fire apparatus costs continuing to rise each
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year, staff noted that delaying the purchase
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would see an increase of at least $125 ,000 for
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2027. Fire chief Kent Readman spoke about the
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importance of getting pre -approval. There'll
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be no no cost incurred this year, no additional
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cost incurred this year by the Township. This
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will be all on the 2027 capital budget, so it
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will save 100. 25 ,000 plus in next year's budget
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if we can do it this spring, as opposed to waiting
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eight months. There's some significant price
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increases coming down the pipe here, and we're
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just trying to get ahead of it. Councillor Mike
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Bodereck noted the importance of trying to save
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money. I just appreciate that the chief's trying
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to get ahead of this and save us a little money,
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so it's always appreciated with how tight times
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are these days. Councilor Paul Proderick showed
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his support for the pre -approval. A hundred
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thousand is a good savings and given the experiences
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of the last few months. The value of our emergency
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services cannot be measured in dollars and move
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ahead with this as soon as possible. The emergency
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services department looks to order the same tanker
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that was ordered for Amherst Island and remain
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consistent with their fleet for the next 20 to
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25 years. The two old tankers will be sold and
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are expected to generate nearly $75 ,000. This
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will be applied to the fleet reserve for future
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apparatus purchases. For Amherst Island Radio
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and the Local Journalism Initiative, I'm Ted
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Evans. This is North Shore News. Loyalist Township
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has four community town hall meetings coming
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up for the spring season. On Wednesday, May 6th
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at 6 .30 p .m., a meeting will take place in
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Bath at the Bath Fire Hall located at 241 Church
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Street. On Thursday, May 14th at 6 .30 p .m.,
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a meeting will take place in Wilton at the Wilton
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Hall at 251 Simmons Road. On Thursday, May 21st
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at 6 .30 p .m., a meeting will take place in
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Odessa at the Odessa Municipal Office at 263
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Main Street. On Wednesday, May 27th at 6 .30
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p .m., a meeting will take place on Amherst Island
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at the Amherst Island Fire Hall at 955 Stella
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40 -foot Road. The meetings will provide updates
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on municipal programs and projects. There will
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be opportunities to share ideas, ask questions,
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and engage on projects that are currently open
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for community consultation. For more information,
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visit Loyalist .ca. For Amherst Island Radio
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and the Local Journalism Initiative, I'm Ted
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Evans. This is North Shore News. The Amherst
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Island Recreation Association had a successful
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2025 according to their recent presentation.
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Members of the association shared a review of
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their last year of operations at Loyalist Township
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Council's latest meeting. Chair of the association
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Chelsea McDonald spoke about the makeup of the
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association and their last year of operations.
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We have a board of directors for our not -for
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-profit. There are nine directors on our board
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with three executives. We have 10 volunteers
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and we have program leaders and helpers. This
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year we were able to have two paid instructors
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provide programs for us and we were able to provide
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13 programs in total with a variety of participants
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ranging from four to 19 participants per program.
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In the past we've done a variety of sports -related
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programs. We find that Zumba is a really big
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popular one with everyone on the island, especially
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young moms and kids come out to enjoy that. program
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and this year we were able to find another yoga
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instructor that was able that is actually a community
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member so someone local that's able to come out
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and provide yoga to the community and that was
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another big accomplishment for us because it
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was a really good program. Volleyball has always
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been really popular with the young adults as
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well as some older adults and we find that in
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the spring we get a higher volume with university
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students coming back to play. In the fall we
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actually changed it to 13 plus because we had
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some eager young students that wanted to join
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as well. McDonald spoke about new programming
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in the last year. The newest thing we were able
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to provide for youth this year was electronics.
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We had an island resident who reached out and
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wanted to teach robotics to the kids. So they
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had done a little bit in the classroom at school,
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but she really wanted to provide a camp. So we
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worked with her and were able to provide a four
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-day camp in August for kids to learn about robotics.
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They made some really neat Christmas decorations
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that lit up and robots that moved. And it was
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so successful, she opted to start an actual club
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starting in September where the kids go twice
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a month and they learn how to do coding and make
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more robots. All Ages Sports Night is honestly
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one of my favourites because it's The kids come
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out to to play and we do a variety of different
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sports from soccer to volleyball to pickleball
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to basketball and the absolute favorite is dodgeball
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and Every week they ask if we can play dodgeball
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McDonald spoke about programming throughout the
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winter and spring winter walking club is something
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that we provide to the community in the winter
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months, so from December to April Where the community
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has a safe space to walk and to socialize? One
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of my other favorites is youth art. So each spring,
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this is the third year we're doing it. We're
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able to provide a youth workshop for art with
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using local island volunteers to provide these
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classes. Last year we did watercolor and pencil
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drawing and animation. Treasurer for the association
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Mike Walhaut spoke about their finances for the
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year. We're running at a small deficit. We do
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fundraising and we kind of do it as needed so
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we're making up the difference that way. This
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was our first year as well so we had to get through
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the accountant and all the not -for -profit filing
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processes that are costly and we're going to
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look at ways that we can save money and perhaps
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access some grants as well. Councillor Lorna
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Willis shared her experience with the programming
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on Amherst Island. The programming that we get
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to enjoy on the island right now is very special
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and I was at one of the children's art programs
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the other day and it's kind of fun to see all
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the kids getting together in the school after
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school voluntarily. For Amherst Island Radio
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and the Local Journalism Initiative, I'm Ted
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Evans. This is North Shore News. CJ AI 101 .3
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FM North Shore news and we are going to go back
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to a little bit of ice stock And we've got some
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exciting news for our local listening area. Our
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South Frontenac chapter of the Ice Dock Federation
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is making history this summer as the U16 coached
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by Chris Hammer is going to compete in Austria
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for the very first time at this level. So first
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of all, Chris, I've got Carl here as well, who's
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taking his team to Brazil for the Americas later
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this summer. Let's just talk about this historic
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moment for your sport in our community with the
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U16. 16th. Absolutely, it's a part of history
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for the Federation of the Canadian Ice Hockey
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Federation for our club and for a team that's
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under the age of U16 to experience heading to
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the Austrian Alps to play where the sport is
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heavily played in Austria. To be part of it,
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to be part of a European Championship is a once
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-in -a -lifetime experience. Myself, I'm going,
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my two sons Lucas and Caleb, their friend Jayden
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Kermien is coming out and Preston Klein and also
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his dad Adam has been coaching with me this year.
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his family is actually, his dad's side is from
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Germany. So he's kind of putting the European
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spin on to his family too, which is really neat.
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The experience alone and getting ready for this
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and just being part of it for these kids is a
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pretty big highlight. Yeah. And it's going to
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be a heck of a road trip too, eh? Absolutely.
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We've got a long road trip to get there, a lot
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of fundraising, a lot of money and the cost of
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the flights and the hotels and a few expenses
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along the way, as you expect traveling across
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the ocean to the other side of the pond there.
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It comes with the territory, you know, but the
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kids are more We have a good backbone here in
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South Frontenac and the Kingston community, and
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we're really looking forward to it. For somebody
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that is interested in following along or maybe
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helping out to support the cause, what's the
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best way to do that, to get in touch with you
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guys? So they can reach out to the Canadian Ice
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Stock Federation Facebook page. They could send
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us a private message or they can reach out to
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the South Front Knock Star Sport Club, anybody,
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anyone who is there. Facebook is our easiest
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way to reach out. They can send, again, send
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us a private message there. We're looking for
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support or community donations to support the
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youth team themselves to get them over by reaching
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out to actually anybody in the club or myself
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or Carl or the Canadian Stuck Federation president.
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That means we can have a phone call or an email,
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a chat, whatever you want to do. We'll make it
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happen and we can reach out and we'd love the
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support. All right, Chris. Well, certainly here,
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all of us at Amherst Island Radio will be following
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along and wishing you well. So good luck with
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the youth 16s in Austria. Thank you. And Carl,
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Brazil, I think of ice stock, I do think of it
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as certainly South Frontenac, because that's
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where I was introduced, but I do think of it
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as Austrian German. So tell us about the Americas
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and Brazil. Is it going to be on ice or is it
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on the asphalt? So they actually have, it's a
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special concrete that's got pebbles, stones in
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it. Basically, the important thing when you're
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not playing on ice is that whether it's asphalt
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or the paverstone is the air pockets and our
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paverstone lanes in Harrow Smith, every grout
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line, every joint is like an air pocket that
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allows the stock plate to slide efficiently across,
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right? So their lanes are concrete and obviously
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Brazil doesn't have to worry about frost and
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heaving of things, right? So they can use concrete
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and it's got special petals in it. And it's quite
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a beautiful surface to play on. I've never been
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there yet, but I've heard all about it. And the
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interesting thing is, is that Brazil kind of
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gives us a good idea of, I would say they're
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about maybe 10 or 15 years ahead of us. Obviously
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it's a Germanic community in Brazil that we're
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heading to for the America Cup. Gran de Sol is
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sort of a bigger area. And they had some Germanic
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people that had still connections over in Germany.
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And they saw that the sport was being played
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and really thought, well, this could be really
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cool to try to bring back to Brazil. And literally
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that's how it started. And I think that was either
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late 90s or early 2000s or something like that.
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And it literally started with the idea of a couple
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of people. And here we go to 2026 and Brazil
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actually When we got, you know, we competed last
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year in the world championships and you know,
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Brazil is in certainly the top five. You know,
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we're probably around the fourth or fifth in
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terms of the men's and the women now jumped up
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also to the A division. So they haven't basically
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in 26 years turned into a stock nation and they
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don't even have ice. they'll head over a little
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bit earlier before World Championships and just
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train for maybe a week on ice to get their feet
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on. But outside of that, they're training always
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on their concrete lanes. Anyway, so we kind of
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make history too this time around because it's
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the first time that Canada has ever sent two
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men's teams and two women's teams to an America
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Cup. Usually, we're just able to send one man
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and no women. we're really pushing it now, and
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we do have most of the team being built upon
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members from South Front ExStock Sport Club this
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time around. I think out of the 16 people, I
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think 14 are connected to our club. So it's,
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again, another great sort of testament to the
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growth of our club and how successful we are
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in terms of participation. We certainly wish
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you all the best as you embark on this historic
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summer tournament and For more information you
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can go to the South Frontenac Stocksport Club
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on Facebook And you can look for their upcoming
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events. There's a mixed dual event in Harrow
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Smith on May the 2nd June 20th. There's the CISF
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and the South Frontenac stock the sport club
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and harrow smith august 15th there's the club
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tourney in harrow smith and uh one that i've
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already circled on my calendar october 31st halloween
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stock bash at harrow smith for more information
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you can message them or email them out at south
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frontenac stock sport at gmail .com for cjai
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101 .3 fm's north shore news i'm colin sunday
20:57
night Loyalist Township Council approved additional
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funding to complete the construction of the W
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.J. Henderson Community Centre Renewal Project.
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Staff's report presented an updated business
21:16
case for the construction and operation of the
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centre. The report reflected a variance of over
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half a million dollars since staff's first estimates
21:22
were presented to council in November 2023. Engineering
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and environment manager with the township Luke
21:28
McDonald talks about the original business case
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staff presented in 2023. Back in November 2023,
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staff brought forward the validation report which
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outlined the scope of the WJ project as well
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as the business case which presented the financing.
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and operational costs for the project and future
21:51
operations of the facility included in that business
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case where a number of assumptions made about
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both expenses that would be incurred as well
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as funding that would be secured or not. Treasurer
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and director of finance with the Township, David
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Clasey, breaks down the remaining costs and how
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it may affect the Township's tax rate in the
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future. Since the validation report was done,
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councils received the Township's asset management
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plan. The revised amount for yearly amount or
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impact to the operating budget is 737 ,000. The
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good news is that of that 737 ,000, we actually
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built in 479 ,000 of that in the 20. 26 operating
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budget so we build we started to build in some
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of the amount for the debt repayment and we also
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built in a Fair -sized chunk of the staffing
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costs because we've already budgeted for at least
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a half a year of operations for the facility.
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So there is a significant portion of that already
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built in. In addition, we'll have the $180 ,000
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of revenue on top of that coming in for the sponsorship
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revenue. So that really only leaves about $78
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,000, $79 ,000 left to build in, to potentially
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build into the tax rate in $27 ,000, which results
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in about a third of a percent tax increase. Manager
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of Recreation, Parks and Facilities with the
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Township Matthew Sibolsky explains one of the
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larger variants. in the report. Total staffing
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is projected in the revised report for 2027 compared
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to the previous report outlining an increase
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to our staffing model at $535 ,000. Where that
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increase does show up is $12 ,000 for our administrative
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capacities and areas. versus 2026 validation.
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For arena capacities and areas, there is a variance
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or an increase of $223 ,000 versus 2026 validation.
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And in our aquatics, we do have a variance of
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$299 ,000 for current projections versus validation.
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Cebulski went on to detail new staffing requirements
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in the Aquatic Center. Aquatics does drive most
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of this variance. So our updated 2027 operating
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model does reflect some staffing needs that are
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required to safely run a two pool aquatic center.
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Majority of these needs are based in lifeguard
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and instructor coverage, supervision across two
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pools for simultaneous programs, as well as operational
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backfill for training and stat holiday dates.
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McDonald's speaks about one of the positive variances
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in the report. The community sport and recreation
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infrastructure fund provided by the province
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of Ontario was not initially projected in the
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original validation report, but the staff has
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secured the nine point. approximately $9 .2 million
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that is included there. So obviously that's a
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large change for the better to the township.
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So that was excellent news. McDonald noted the
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future of the centre. At the end of the day,
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the facility is going to be a beautiful facility.
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I think everyone is very proud of what's being
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done and it should be reflected in the final
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project outcomes. Councillor Paul Broderick spoke
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about the importance of the variances. We've
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all had housework done and you find the surprise
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behind the drywall. And when you do a project
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like this, it's a little bigger than a little
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surprise behind the drywall. But I know staff
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work to keep that as low as possible. Councillor
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Mike Buderick showed his support for the project.
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Travelling around to different communities to
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see facilities that other municipalities have.
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And this is one to be proud of considering its
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age and the work that has gone into it to to
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keep it what it is. Mayor Jim Hagedorn spoke
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about the future of the W .J. Henderson Community
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Center. We are taking on a significant project
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for a township this size. We are succeeding.
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We have run into a few extras, but we're going
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to complete it. We're going to be able to enjoy
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it. And I'm thankful that the next generation
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will be able to enjoy it just like we have when
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our forefathers originally built the project.
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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
26:12
news. The Bath Museum and Visitor Center are
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welcoming the community back this spring for
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another season of Culture Talks, a speaker series
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celebrating history, heritage, and storytelling.
26:30
Hosted at the museum, the series brings together
26:32
local historians, musicians, and researchers
26:35
who share unique perspectives on the region's
26:37
history. Held on the third Monday of the month
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from 6 to 7 p .m., Culture Talks offer an opportunity
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to explore fascinating cultural topics in an
26:45
intimate setting. Tickets are $5 per person and
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seating is limited. May 25th singer -songwriter
26:50
David Archibald brings the maritime history of
26:52
the Great Lakes to life through original music
26:54
from his acclaimed collection, Spirit of the
26:56
Inland Sea. Through storytelling and songs, audiences
26:59
will hear tales of shipwrecks, heroic voyages,
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legendary figures, and the lonely lives of lighthouse
27:05
keepers. Archibald's work has been featured in
27:07
parks across Ontario and frequently aired on
27:09
CBC Radio. June 22nd, local historian Lloyd Tarion
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will deliver an illustrated talk examining the
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opening years of the War of 1812. Tarian explores
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the Alliance's personalities and decisions that
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shaped the conflict's early course. His presentation
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provides insight into how British, Canadian militia
27:25
and First Nations forces defended Upper Canada
27:28
during a pivotal period. Culture Talks take place
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at the Bath Museum, located at 434 Main Street
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in Bath. Tickets for each talk can be purchased
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online. For more information about Culture Talks
27:38
and other upcoming programs, visit Loyalist .ca.
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For Amherst Island Radio and the Local Journalism
27:45
Initiative, I'm Ted Evans. This is North Shore
27:48
News. This has been North Shore News and Interviews.
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