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September 12th, 2024 · North Shore News

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  Welcome to North Shore News and Interviews on Amherst Island Radio.
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  Each week we keep you updated on newsworthy events, happenings, and conversations that
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  we've had with people in the local community and beyond.
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  The WJ Henderson Recreation Center will be open on Saturday, September 21 for the start
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  of the 2024-2025 ice season.
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  Loyalist Township is inviting residents to celebrate the reopening with a free public
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  skate on Sunday, September 22 between 11am and noon.
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  The free skate is being offered in lieu of the sneak peek that was originally planned
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  for September 20.
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  While the arena is reopening on September 21, there are still many more facility improvements
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  on the way.
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  Recreation is still in progress in many areas of the recreation center.
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  For Amherst Island Radio and the Local Journalism Initiative, I'm Tat Evans.
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  This is North Shore News.
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  Fall Aquatics Programming Registration is now open in Loyalist Township.
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  Continuing their partnership with BGC Southeast, West End Hub, and the YMCA of Eastern Ontario
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  Wright Crescent Branch, the Township is offering these programs for residents and non-residents.
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  Sessions start in October and continue weekly until December.
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  For more information, visit loylist.ca.
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  For Amherst Island Radio and the Local Journalism Initiative, I'm Tat Evans.
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  This is North Shore News.
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  Loyalist Township has launched a new online engagement platform for members of the public.
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  The Engage Loyalist platform features a number of initiatives that the Township has opened
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  up for public input.
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  Along with each initiative, users can find background information, current statistics,
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  a project timeline, and see who among Township staff will be hearing their input.
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  Councillor Paul Proderick explains the idea behind Engage Loyalist and notes some of the
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  current initiatives on the platform.
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  Engage Loyalist is just one of the many methods that we are trying to use to communicate with
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  the local population.
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  They can learn about the projects ongoing, give feedback on some of the initiatives that
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  happen in the Township.
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  With the local media and the loss of the newsprint, we have to be proactive versus reactive in
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  some of our planning.
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  To give people an idea of what's on the site right now, you've got the Waste Management
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  Master Plan that people can comment on, the Ward Boundary Review, which will be hopefully
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  in place for the next election, Babcock Mill, the Reading Garden, Main Street, that bath,
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  the reconstruction, the changes in public transit that just happened in the last week
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  or so.
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  One that I would encourage people to comment on is the 2025 budget process as we move through
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  it.
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  A lot of times people maybe have questions, but usually it's after the fact, well after
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  it's established, I'm still getting questions about some spending, and that's six months,
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  eight months later, so get involved and engage loyalists.
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  It's just one of the many ways we try to engage with the local population.
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  The platform asks users to sign up in order to have their say and stay up to date.
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  For Amherst Island Radio and the Local Journalism Initiative, I'm Ted Evans.
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  This is North Shore News.
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  The Great Lakes Islands Alliance announced its first ever strategic plan spanning to
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  2034.
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  The plan looks to address challenges facing Great Lakes Islands, such as emergency preparedness
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  and general communications.
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  The main focus of the plan is building the Great Lakes Islands Alliance into the go-to
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  connector organization for the island communities involved.
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  Member of the Amherst Island Community Alliance, David Pickering, notes one of the more important
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  issues the island has taken on since becoming a member of the Great Lakes Islands Alliance.
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  One of the things that we've discussed in detail at the Community Alliance was a report
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  from one of the islander islands that actually did an emergency exercise for one of their
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  islands and found that it failed miserably because of poor communications, lack of interoperability,
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  and a variety of other things that meant that they couldn't achieve the exercise objectives
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  and it sort of came as a big call to wake up and start over again and come up with a better
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  emergency plan because this didn't work.
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  And certainly that in itself is encouraging the Community Alliance to discuss with the
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  new fire chief as well as the township the state of emergency planning for Amherst Island.
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  Pickering explains how Amherst Islands representative at the Great Lakes Islands Alliance, Paul Juniper,
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  brought back the idea of a winter carnival.
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  Probably the most significant was the entire winter carnival.
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  Paul arrived at one of the meetings for the Community Alliance and said, here is the schedule
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  for the winter carnival.
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  They are now doing their 56th annual one.
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  Maybe we could put something together and the Community Alliance hit the various service
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  organizations like Ames and the Museum and the Women's Institute and so on.
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  And everybody said, well, we can sponsor, support this particular event.
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  And they turned around and they made it into a program and they invited people.
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  And apparently it was quite successful.
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  The Alliance's leadership team developed the plan over the last year.
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  The four primary goals in the Alliance's foundational charter helped shape the creation
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  of the plan.
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  The four goals are facilitating connection between island communities, improving information
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  access, encouraging multi-island collaboration, and amplifying island voices.
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  With the new plan, the Alliance also looks to improve its environmental and socioeconomic
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  program areas, central operations and capacity, and long-term sustainability.
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  While mainly focusing on island communities, the Alliance also recognizes the importance
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  of raising awareness of island life among mainland audiences, including governments
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  and the general public.
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  The Great Lakes Islands Alliance is set to host its fifth summit this year from September
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  22 to 25, near the Lae-Chinot Islands of Northern Lake Huron.
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  The summit provides an opportunity for islanders from around the Great Lakes to come together
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  to learn about each other's communities and share solutions to the various economic, social,
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  and environmental challenges facing islands.
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  This year's event will feature more than 20 speakers, panel discussions, and guided tours.
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  The event will cover a range of topics including tourism, island schools, youth engagement,
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  media, biodiversity, and emergency preparedness.
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  For Amherst Island Radio and the Local Journalism Initiative, I'm Ted Evans.
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  This is North Shore News.
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  Loyalist Township and Kingston Transit have announced new adjustments to Route 10 that
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  are now in effect.
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  Loyalist Township, under contract at Kingston Transit, provides a bus service from Amherst
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  View to Kingston via Route 10.
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  This route runs to the Cataraqui Center via Collins Bay and the Bayridge Center.
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  Riders can connect with Express Routes 501 and 502 at both the Cataraqui and Bayridge
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  Centers.
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  Children 14 and under can ride free of charge when they're with an adult paying the fare.
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  Riders 14 and under that are riding alone can obtain a pass on the Kingston Transit
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  website.
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  For more information, visit loyalist.ca.
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  For Amherst Island Radio and the Local Journalism Initiative, I'm Ted Evans.
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  This is North Shore News.
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  Loyalist Township is implementing community safety zones on Township roads to improve
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  safety around schools in the area.
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  The new community safety zones include Front Road on Amherst Island, Church Street in Bath,
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  Kildare Avenue, Park Crescent, Upper Park Road, Amherst Drive, Briscoe Street, and Fairfield
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  Boulevard in Amherst View, as well as Durham Street, North Street, and Main Street in Odessa.
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  For more information, visit loyalist.ca.
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  For Amherst Island Radio and the Local Journalism Initiative, I'm Ted Evans.
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  This is North Shore News.
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  The first ever Bath Art Fest is taking place Saturday, September 14th, hosted by the Hive
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  Artist Collective in Centennial Park.
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  Over 30 artists will be featured from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. alongside live music.
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  One of the owners of the hive, Amanda Lloyd, explains how the day will be set up.
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  We're setting it up a little differently than other art festivals.
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  We're calling it kind of like a home village vibe.
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  So all of the tents are going to be on the perimeter of the park and facing the center
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  and then in the center is going to be the music.
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  We're going to have this painting for kids.
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  We have a big raffle.
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  Most of the hive artists have donated a piece to be raffled off.
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  Lloyd describes some of the other types of vendors that will be at the event.
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  We have jewelers.
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  We have ceramists.
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  We have potters.
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  We have some fabric artists, too, who are going to be there.
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  So you can shop your heart's content there and then maybe wander down into the village
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  for some coffee and some food and some more shopping experience.
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  Lloyd explains the experience they hope to create and notes some of the local businesses
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  involved.
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  It's a village day.
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  That's what we just want everyone to come out and hang out at the village.
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  Have a hang out by the water, you know, to bring the kids down.
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  We really want people to come in, check out local artists, but then take a stroll down
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  to the village because we wouldn't be able to run this without the businesses who kind
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  of have sponsored us.
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  So we're hoping people will go down to the commons, books on mean, the lodge for coffee.
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  Lloyd also noted they hope to make it an annual event.
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  Bath Art Fest will take place rain or shine.
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  For Amherst Island Radio and the Local Journalism Initiative, I'm Ted Evans.
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  This is North Shore News.
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  September 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bath Sunday Market, Loyalist Township will
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  be celebrating culture days.
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  The event will have family-friendly activities, including a sing-along with the musical group
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  Panache A as well as workshops for illustration and dreamcatcher making.
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  The Lenox Community Theater will also be there hosting creative activities.
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  This is a free event taking place at Centennial Park North in Bath.
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  For more information, visit loylist.ca.
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  For Amherst Island Radio and the Local Journalism Initiative, I'm Ted Evans.
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  This is North Shore News.
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  Ontario Culinary along with the Culinary Tourism Alliance are hosting a Feast On event featuring
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  six chefs from the area happening this fall at McKinnon Brothers Brewing Company.
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  Feast On the Farm, a taste of southeastern Ontario, takes place Saturday, September 28 from 5
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  to 8 p.m.
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  Feast On is a certification program for restaurants and purveyors in Ontario.
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  Ontario Culinary says the program recognizes businesses committed to sourcing Ontario-grown
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  food and drink.
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  The other part of their aim is to make it easier for food lovers to find local food.
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  Each chef will be showcasing their creations using seasonal produce and ingredients from
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  the region.
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  The array of different dishes will also be paired with local craft beverages.
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  Marketing manager for the Culinary Tourism Alliance, Gabrielle Mueller, explains the goals
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  behind their Feast On events.
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  The goal really is to celebrate the unique taste of place of southeastern Ontario.
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  All the chefs that are featured at the Feast On the Farm event are Feast On certified.
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  So really we're celebrating chefs that are going the extra mile to source seasonal and
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  Ontario-based produce, meats, and other ingredients.
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  And really we just want to take this time to celebrate that.
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  It's harvest season.
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  It's all you can eat.
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  So inviting folks to come on out and eat and taste how much better things taste when they're
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  in season.
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  Mueller notes the range of local beverages that will be on hand as well.
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  I do want to shout out our local drink producers.
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  Of course McKinnon Brothers Brewing, they're hosting us.
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  So we will be serving up their craft beverages as well as craft wine from Carlow Estates Winery
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  in Prince Edward County, Hardway Cider, and Mohawk Soda.
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  So it should be a real all around great time.
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  For Amherst Island Radio and the Local Journalism Initiative, I'm Tad Evans.
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  This is North Shore News.
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  I'm Sarah Birch with Kingsness News and here are the top headlines that you need to know.
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  The nonprofit developers behind a proposed $115 million green housing high-rising Kingston
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  says they'll need the city council's financial support for the project to take root.
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  Strong Enterprises, a Belleville-based construction company, has revealed the winners of its inaugural
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  public art competition.
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  For a list of the winners and their selected pieces, visit kinksness.com.
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  Kingston Health Sciences Center has received $17.5 million in funding from the province.
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  And according to the local health care organization, the funding is aimed at reducing wait times,
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  completing much needed infrastructure projects, and providing care to the growing number of
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  patients.
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  The City of Kingston is holding an information session about the operational plan for 309
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  Queen Mary Road, which will be a new housing and health care facility.
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  The session will take place on Monday, September 23rd, from 6.30 to 8.00 p.m.
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  A new report finds that Ontario needs five times more hospital beds than the provincial
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  government has planned, and that the province faces a 13,800 bed shortfall by 2032.
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  A new community group for seniors is bringing a light-hearted musical to the spire this
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  month.
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  All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten features a series of stories from the best-selling
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  book.
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