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April 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. On Tuesday April 14th at 7 p .m.
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Novel Idea will welcome author Michael Cook for
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a presentation of his latest novel 401 to Kingston.
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Michael is well known for his six volume Falcon
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Claw detective series and this time Michael turns
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his attention to Eastern Ontario in his new work
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drawing on extensive research along the highway
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401 corridor and incorporating elements inspired
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by real criminal cases. The novel also features
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a unique cultural dimension with references to
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the tragically hip and a contribution from the
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hips guitarist Rob Baker. 401 to Kingston features
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Falcon Claw Sluice and historian Candice Weatherby
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and former Philly detective John Bones Sullivan.
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The new story takes the pair down the 401 to
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Kingston, where the brutal school murder pulls
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them into a dark investigation filled with secrets,
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trauma and the ghosts of the past. If you're
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a fan of gripping crime fiction with psychological
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depth, today's guest and has a story that will
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pull you in and refuse to let go. Michael Cook
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is here to talk about his brand new book, the
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seventh installment, 401 to Kingston. And first
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of all, Michael, on behalf of Amherst Island
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Radio, welcome to our station. Thanks for doing
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this. Well, I'm so excited to be here. And it's
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funny you started the show with The Last American
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Exit because I mentioned that in my book. I also
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took The Last American Exit. as I headed up north
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from Watertown to the shores of the mighty St.
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Lawrence and then crossed over a thousand islands
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and then took my left on the 401 heading west
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to Kingston. I just want to talk about the book
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and obviously you're going to be joining us in
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Kingston on April 14th for an exclusive book
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signing. that's going to take place at Novel
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Idea 156 Princess Street Suite 201. That's going
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to be at 7 p .m. on April the 14th. Let's talk
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about the book. I know this is the seventh in
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the series. This is a psychological thriller.
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It's not pure fiction, though. It is fiction,
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but I do work in some historical figures such
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as serial killers, and I kind of take interest
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in what would it be like if my fictional serial
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killer You know, rub shoulders with a real serial
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killer. What conversations might they have? 401
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to Kingston, the seventh installment. What inspires
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you to keep writing this series in particular?
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I fell in love with my characters and, you know,
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my books take me up to the mean streets of North
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Philadelphia, which is a rough and tumble part
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of Philly. Philadelphians don't call North Philly
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Philly. They call it North Philly because it's
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a beast of its own. Then yeah, my book eventually
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took me up to Montreal with some Montreal characters
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that joined in with my Philly characters. Then
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it just came down to, okay, I want to explore
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more of Canada because I have an affinity for
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Canada growing up near Lake Erie. I'm one of
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the children of the Great Lakes states. As a
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child, we would always go up to Canada, been
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to Toronto. Probably 20 times in my life Montreal
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six times. I think I'm up to and when I come
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up to Kingston It'll be my third one week stay
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in the last six months. So I'm pretty excited
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about that You know, I just want to talk a little
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bit about Your characters the main characters
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Candice Wetherby and John Bones Sullivan Like
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are they based on any real cops that you know
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of or they completely made up or a bit of both?
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amalgamations of people I've met before. I compile
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a dreamcast for my books before I start writing
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the books, because I already have the characters
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kind of in my head of what they look like. And
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then I'll look for movie stars, actors, people
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I've known in the past that they remind me of,
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and I'll compile that dreamcast and I'll keep
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it nearby. You mentioned this will be your third
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time to Kingston. What is it about here that
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not only keeps bringing you back, but, you know,
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you felt compelled to write about it? I know
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when I moved away and came back after 25 years,
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one of the first things I did was go to Morrison's
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because it felt like home. It never changed.
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Even though the city of Kingston obviously changed
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into 25 years I was away. I met at one of the
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meetings I had with Chief Scott Fraser. He's
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the outgoing chief. He just left at the end of
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December at the Kingston Police Department. Well,
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we decided that we, instead of at the police
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department where I had met him several times
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before and chatted with him, along with many,
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many other personnel over at the KPD, we decided
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that we were going to go to Morrison's right
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as they were closing. Scott knows the owners
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as I do now. They are in the book. They are stars
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in the book. and Scott and I sat in one of the
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back booths, way in the back there. And we just
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had the whole place to ourselves. And it was
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really, really cool. And I'm glad Scott took
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me there. Otherwise, I had heard about Morrison's,
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but I'm glad that I went there because I did.
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And it's part of the fabric of Kingston. I had
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to include it in the book. So in the book, Scott
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got mad, Chief Fraser. I replaced his... his
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persona with somebody else from the KPD. And
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in the book, John Bone Sullivan sits in the back
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of Morrison's with one inspector, Lillian Murdoch,
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inspector at the KPD. So that's my little Morrison's
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story. Very cool. And it's a 401 to Kingston
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where the brutal murder of a beloved school janitor
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pulls them into a mystery that's darker, more
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personal and more psychological than anything
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they've ever faced before. author Michael Cook
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with his new book 401 to Kingston the new thriller
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for fans of crime fiction and the tragically
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hip and of course you can meet Michael on Tuesday
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April the 14th from 7 to 9 p .m. at novel idea
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bookstore 156 Princess Street Kingston where
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you can not only meet Michael but pick up a signed
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copy of his brand new book and you will get a
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chance to read My City, which is a personal piece
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penned by the tragically -hipped Rob Baker. And
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if you want to learn more about 401 to Kingston,
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Michael will be joining me on Colin's Sunday
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Night Show at 7 p .m. on Sunday, April 12th.
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For CJAI 101 .3 FM, I'm Colin Sunday Night and
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you're listening to North Shore News. Join Loyalist
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Township in celebrating Earth Week with three
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community events happening from April 18th to
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25th. April 18th is the community electronic
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waste, battery, food, and textile recycling drive.
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From 9 a .m. to 1 p .m. at the Amherst View fire
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station located at 363 Amherst Drive. Township
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staff will be on site at the back of the fire
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station parking lot to help residents unload
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their vehicles and to safely handle electronic
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waste and batteries. For more information about
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accepted electronic waste and safe battery storage
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tips, visit loyalist .ca. Registration for the
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community cleanup takes place Tuesday, April
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7th to Saturday The cleanup period will take
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place during Earth Week, Sunday, April 19th to
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Saturday, April 25th. For more information on
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the 2026 community cleanup, visit Loyalist .ca.
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And the next curbside giveaway in Loyalist is
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Saturday, April 25th. To participate and be part
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of the township's giveaway day map, 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. Topsy Farms on Amherst Island is inviting
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the community to join them for their shearing
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weekend. April 18th from 9 a .m. to 5 p .m. and
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April 19th from 9 a .m. to 3 p .m. the Topsy
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crew and community will gather for the shearing
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of the main flock of sheep. This is a family
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-friendly event held upstairs in the barn. While
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the event is free donations are accepted and
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spots must be reserved online by participants.
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For more information and to register visit TopsyFarms
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.com 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 an amendment
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to a zoning bylaw that will permit the Windsor
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in Amherstview to house an alternative health
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facility and add additional site -specific provisions,
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including more parking. This matter has come
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back to Council multiple times and has now been
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approved. Kingston Health Sciences Centre also
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made a presentation about the facility at the
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meeting. Executive Director for Patient Care
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and Deputy Chief Nursing Executive with Kingston
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Health Sciences Centre, Tom Hart, spoke about
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the feedback they received and the work they've
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done since. Of course we take our role very seriously
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and after the council meetings and public feedback
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we had a KHSC senior leadership debrief on the
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feedback from both the public and the council
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and we were already taking action to try and
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alleviate some of those concerns. So we've engaged
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a real estate agent to try and look for parking
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options. We've worked with the owner of the home
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to try and arrange a saddle shuttle for employees
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to alleviate some of the parking congestion.
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We've asked that the owner of the home commit
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to having a stop sign prior to the sidewalk,
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which they have committed to do. Hart noted the
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type of activities that go on in the building
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and how their partnership with Loyalist Township
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can move forward. All activity within the building
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is regulated, supervised and aligned with provincial
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health policy and the Public Hospitals Act. We
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have a robust governance, safety and operational
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controls in place. And of course, they're subject
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to continuous monitoring and improvement. Our
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commitment to the community and council, KHSC,
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we have a very long history and proud history
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of collaboration with our municipal partners
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and we are very committed to transparency and
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ongoing dialogue and we respect for the local
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concerns along with our regional health obligations.
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We are certainly open to input on additional
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safeguards and operational adjustments and very
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willing to work with council and the public to
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strengthen. assurances and comfort level. Residents
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came forward again with concerns about on -street
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parking and public safety. It's just kind of
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a concern of being bullied. I don't feel as a
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member of this street that they are equal neighbours
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to us and their initial plea to amend the Residential
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Uses Act and have themselves considered residences
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when it's primarily a temporary facility is I
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think a bad form and bad taste. This small infill
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subdivision of ours has gone through a lot. We
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finally had our developer finish the work and
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there's a lot of problems with that developer.
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Now we have this Windsor thing, we have the school
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ongoing. It's 250 meters of road but seems a
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lot of the development. And a lot of the problems
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are in this one area. And as residents, you're
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constantly being bombarded by this. The Windsor
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had already been housing the alternative health
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facility before they received official approval
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from council. They will now provide 64 on -site
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parking spaces, an increase of 13 spaces from
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what was initially proposed, and an increase
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of 30 spaces from what exists today. Councilor
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Paul Proderick noted residents' concerns. We've
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had lots of presentations. I think the views
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of the populace along Park are fairly clear.
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The parking issue, the school construction, all
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these different things. It's like the residents
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have been bombarded for X number of years. And
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I'm hoping that we can develop a parking through
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the staff, some kind of parking zoning commitment
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to whatever that alleviates some of that stress.
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and that further down the road when the building
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across the street is finished we might look at
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a more permanent solution to some of the stresses
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on Park Street because we all know when it was
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built. The entrance to the old church was there
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but certainly it was a different once a week
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type thing and having been a member of that parish
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we didn't fill the parking lot very often so
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I can appreciate what the residents have said.
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Our hands are tied in terms of legislation, Ontario
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Land Tribunal, and this is the best result for
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the residents, a situation that is challenging
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at best. Deputy Mayor Nathan Townand assured
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residents they're doing all that they can. We
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want the public on park to know that we've heard
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them. and that we are doing what we can within
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the limited tool set that we have to try and
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address those concerns meaningfully. Councillor
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Mike Buderich showed his confidence in staff
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coming up with a viable solution. We will have
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an adequate solution proposed by staff, I can
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guarantee that. 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 running a programming pilot through the spring
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and summer as they look to transition the use
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of the Leisure and Activity Center to the W .J.
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Henderson Community Center. Council approved
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a staff recommendation to formally close the
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Leisure and Activity Center as a direct programming
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space on August 1, 2026. Staff's report noted
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the programming pilot will help ensure service
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continuity while improving operational efficiency
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and optimizing the use of township recreation
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assets. With leisure programming, fitness amenities,
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aquatics, library services, and select municipal
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payment services under one roof, staff says it
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offers residents a more convenient, connected,
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and accessible experience. They also noted increased
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public transit access at the W .J. Henderson
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Community Center. The Leisure and Activity Center
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has served as a secondary municipal programming
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space for many years. However, staff's report
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noted its condition, accessibility limitations,
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and operational inefficiencies have increasingly
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challenged its long -term viability. Recent reviews
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and facility condition assessments have identified
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significant capital needs, including HVAC modernization,
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accessibility retrofits, and lifecycle renewal.
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Projected annual operating savings from the service
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consolidation are estimated to be between $55
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,900 and $92 ,000. $2 ,600 in recurring cashi
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as 28 to 32 hours per wee manager of recreation
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par with the township Matthew the recommendation.
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We did and the asset replacement items that are
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included further additional financial pressures
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that are experienced within the rec FM division.
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We've determined that for the best course of
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action moving forward to remove that pressure
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from our sustainable services moving forward
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is to not segment our services and try to move
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towards. additional savings that would be associated
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with, let's say, delaying potential capital projects.
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Sabolsky spoke about the evaluation process for
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the programming pilot. We do have three pivot
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periods that are built into the trial plan that
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outline if we're not necessarily meeting milestones
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that are anticipated, we will have a review period
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at that point. The goal is to have our residents
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participate that are over at the LAC as users.
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participating in the pilot program over at the
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WJH. And then there will be a pilot evaluation
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framework that will be asking users, instructors,
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as well as staff to all complete. Councillor
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Paul Broderick noted his concerns with the programming
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pilot and staff recommendation. My concern is
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that when you put a hard date on something and
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do a trial run before that, it almost looks like
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the decision's made before the trial run. And
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honestly, I'm having trouble seeing a class in
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that community room. given my experience with
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the facility. Residents who use the Leisure and
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Activity Center regularly brought concerns to
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Council, including the size of the space, privacy,
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and the costs associated. The committee room
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at the Henderson Center is quite small. I don't
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personally understand how you could fit 16 people
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in there, given the size of the exercise requirements.
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Right now, the Henderson Center does not have,
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in my opinion, appropriate facilities to run
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exercise programming. There's a bigger picture
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here and it's not just about dollars and cents.
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Right now the community that participates in
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the Leisure Centre, we're anxious because to
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put an August 1st date and then do trial runs
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through this spring, we've all taken a hike over
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to the WJ Henderson to see what facilities will
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be available and it doesn't suit what we're providing.
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And I understand the idea of making everything
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in one building, but it looks like there was
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no consideration done to build a leisure facility
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with fitness components to it. We're talking
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dollars and cents or something that we need.
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You close it down, the building is still going
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to be there. Why are they thinking of forcing
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us into that little room which takes 16 people?
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It just doesn't make sense. There's a time for
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dollars and cents, and this is not the time for
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dollars and cents. We're a senior center. It's
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the only thing that we have in this area, and
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it should be kept going. Deputy Mayor Nathan
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Townand addressed concerns. I understand the
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concerns raised by residents, but, you know...
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It's more than simply dollars and cents. The
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dollars and cents are that this township's invested
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nearly $50 million in a recreation facility that
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is part of a recreation master plan to consolidate.
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And change is difficult, but this is the direction
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that we as a council have chosen. And I think
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we need to follow through with that said, I think
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there needs to be very careful attention paid.
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to the impact of that change on the residents
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who have spoken and provision for council to
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be able to keep touch with them and address those
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concerns how we may following the pilot. Sabolsky
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spoke about how staff are addressing concerns
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as well. We have taken some considerations for
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some assessments regarding privacy. requirements
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at the WJH community room. So some of those considerations
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are for privacy screenings, as well as spatial
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needs for the space or for the for the area in
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the layout. There is a capacity of that community
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room of around 60 participants to be in that
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space for general meeting purposes. And we have
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used a formulaic approach to outline our capacities
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that for certain classes would be 12 to 16 in
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capacity, 16 to 20 in other areas, depending
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on programming and specific needs. outside of
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the privacy assessment that would be implemented
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to. let's say upgrade the features of that community
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space to be utilized for a direct programming
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facet. We have looked at a scheduling matrix
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and paradigm regarding additional outlets for
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access. So this would include additional programming
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schedules for early morning programs, afternoon
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programs, evening programs. After staff and council
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weighed in, it was a close three to two vote
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in favor of the recommendation. 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. The town
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of Greater Napanee and Lennox and Addington County
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will be going ahead with the reconstruction of
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Center Street and Isabella Street in Napanee.
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As part of a successful joint application this
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year, the town and county received funding under
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the municipal housing infrastructure program
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health and safety water stream. The town expects
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to receive funding covering up to 73 percent
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of the project's estimated total cost of just
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over 10 .5 million dollars. As part of this project,
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staff plan to replace all water infrastructure
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on Center Street and Isabella Street. The project
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will also include new asphalt, curbs, sidewalks,
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and traffic lights as required. This includes
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installing approximately 600 meters of trunk
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water main along with valves, fire hydrants,
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and services on Center Street between Dundas
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Street and Isabella Street, as well as 250 meters
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of similar works on Isabella Street between Center
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Street and West Street. The project will also
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replace 600 meters of wastewater main and associated
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maintenance maintenance holes and serv street
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as well as 175 m 690 meters of stormwater m and
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catch basins will be street between Dundas St
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as well. Engineering work i in 2026 with the
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intent o for contractor bidding lat is anticipated
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to occur o beginning in early 2027 a information
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will be present later this year, provid to consider
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the proposed approach and budget, and then later
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to make a decision on the construction contract
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award. Christy Kelly, Director of Environmental
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Services, Growth and Infrastructure Services
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with the Town of Greater Napanee, speaks about
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the project's timeline. With this, we're hoping
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to move forward as part of the town and utilities
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budgets for 2026 with engineering and hoping
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to break ground in 2027. Likely will be a phased
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project over two years, but we'll work with the
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engineers and the contractors when we get to
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that time to determine. and the phasing and rerouting
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and that sort of thing. Kelly, explain some of
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the work staff has done and what they'll be doing
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moving forward. We have just started some engineering
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work. There was a little bit prior to the funding
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application, but this year's budget allowed us
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to, the 2026 budget will allow us to move forward
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and complete the engineering for the project.
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And with most of our procurement processes, this
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will be a public tender allowing. applicants
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to determine the successful contractor for the
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project. Michael Nobes, General Manager of Growth
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and Expansion with the Town of Greater Napanee,
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talks about the county's plans for new traffic
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lights. The county has confirmed with us that
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their intention is to build in traffic lights
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at where the pedestrian crossing is currently,
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replace that, that's an interim measure, and
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the lights would be installed as a permanent
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fixture through this project specifically. Councillor
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Michael Shank noted his concerns about the disruption
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of traffic on Centre Street. I have a hard enough
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time, you know, you have a little bit of a rush
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hour now and when you start tearing up Centre
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Street, how are you going to bypass the volume
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of traffic to get south? All I'm saying is how
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does the average Joe go down Centre Street when
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Centre Street is no longer there for a year or
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two years? I can see Centre Street in 15 or 20
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years time, it's going to be backed up immensely.
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So there's got to be an alternative route because
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the only reason why, because you look at the
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city of Kingston, if I want to get to the other
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side, you know what I mean, that are past RMC
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and thank goodness they put the bridge in when
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they did because what it's done. But I can see
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that same problem happening here. Nobz noted
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that traffic planning is a high priority for
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staff. That is the ultimate question on our minds
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at this moment in time, but there's going to
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need to be very careful traffic planning to go
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along with that. We have a substantial amount
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of time to plan that out, but that is the number
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one question on our minds right now and with
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the county too, is how are we going to accommodate
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that traffic flow and lessen the burden as much
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as possible on residential areas east and west
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of Centre Street? Nobz went on to explain that
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upcoming county plans may help shape the future
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of roadways in Napanee. What EA was done for
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the called the northwest urban area. where future
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collector order roads are planned that are going
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to be under the jurisdiction of the county. But
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the county is also very soon going to be presenting,
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county staff will be presenting to county council
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the county transportation master plan update,
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which will look into considerations such as that.
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Noebs noted the possibility of widening the area
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beside the street. There's no intention on Center
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Street to expand the limits of the road right
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of way, the ownership, because it's almost building
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wall to building wall, there's really no room
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there. But there is the opportunity to look at
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overall lane widths and therefore that would
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open up more room for sidewalk width. We would
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need to consider existing utilities that are
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in there and relocating them to get them out
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of the way of the sidewalk. There's a lot that
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would need to go into it, but both vehicular
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and pedestrian movement is going to be top of
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mind in the design efforts that would be underway
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very shortly. For Amherst Island Radio and the
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Local Journalism Initiative, I'm Ted Evans. This
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is North Shore News. Leaf and yard waste is not
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included in this collection and is scheduled
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for May. For more information, visit Loyalist
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.ca. For Amherst Island Radio and the Local Journalism
26:56
Initiative, I'm Ted Evans. This is North Shore
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News. Prince Edward Lennox and Addington Social
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Services invites residents, service providers,
27:14
and community partners to join one of the upcoming
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town hall meetings on housing and homelessness.
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At these sessions you can hear key findings from
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the Housing Needs Study, share your experiences
27:23
and challenges, explore ideas to improve housing
27:25
affordability and stability, and help guide local
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priorities and future solutions. Upcoming town
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hall dates include April 7th in Napanee at the
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Bestin Bash Arena at 16 McPherson Drive from
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6 to 8 p .m. April 8th in Odessa at the Loyalist
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Township Municipal Office at 263 Main Street
27:42
from 6 to 8 p .m. April 9th in Northbrook at
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the Land O 'Lakes Lions Club at 12328 Highway
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41 from 2 to 4 p .m. and April 9th in Tamworth
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at the Library Community Hall at 1 Ottawa Street
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from 6 to 8 p .m. Public input will directly
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influence plans to address housing and homelessness
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across Prince Edward and Lennox and Addington
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counties. For Amherst Island Radio and the Local
28:05
Journalism Initiative, I'm Ted Evans. This is
28:09
North Shore News. The Bath Museum and Visitor
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Center are welcoming the community back this
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spring for another season of Culture Talks, a
28:24
speaker series celebrating history, heritage,
28:26
and storytelling. Hosted at the museum, the series
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brings together local historians, musicians,
28:31
and researchers who share unique perspectives
28:33
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. April 27th,
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lifelong collector and local historian Michael
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McKinnon will present highlights from his personal
28:51
collection of historic artifacts sharing the
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stories behind objects that reflect daily work,
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family life, and baths early years. May 25th,
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singer -songwriter David Archibald brings the
29:01
maritime history of the Great Lakes to life through
29:03
original music from his acclaimed collection,
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Spirit of the Inland Sea. Through storytelling
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and songs, audiences will hear tales of shipwrecks,
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heroic voyages, legendary figures, and the lonely
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lives of lighthouse keepers. Archibald's work
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has been featured in parks across Ontario and
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frequently aired on CBC Radio. June 22nd, local
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historian Lloyd Tarion will deliver an illustrated
29:23
talk examining the opening years of the War of
29:25
1812. Tarrion explores the Alliance's personalities
29:29
and decisions that shaped the conflict's early
29:31
course. His presentation provides insight into
29:33
how British, Canadian militia and First Nations
29:35
forces defended Upper Canada during a pivotal
29:38
period. Culture Talks take place at the Bath
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Museum located at 434 Main Street in Bath. Tickets
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for each talk can be purchased online. For more
29:46
information about Culture Talks and other upcoming
29:48
programs, visit Loyalist .ca. For Amherst Island
29:52
Radio and the Local Journalism Initiative, I'm
29:55
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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have an idea for a story or want to create stories
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for the show, consider joining our volunteer
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team. Contact Amherst Island Radio for more details.