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January 13th, 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. minor hockey matchups and the annual
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  historic hockey game recreating Kingston's very
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  first game. There will also be a chance to skate
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  with the Kingston Front Knacks. Thursday January
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  22nd from 6 p .m. to 8 p .m. it's the Greater
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  Kingston Curling Demo. Friday, January 23rd from
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  6 p .m. to 8 p .m., you can enjoy Ringette. Then
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  on Saturday, January 24th from noon to 2 p .m.,
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  it's Kingston's historic hockey game. Later that
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  afternoon from 4 to 5 p .m., it's your chance
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  to skate with the Kingston Frontenacs. And finally,
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  Sunday, January 25th from 9 a .m. to 4 p .m.,
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  there will be kids minor hockey games taking
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  place. It's Boards Up Rink Sports at Springer
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  Market Square in downtown Kingston. For more
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  information, visit downtownkingston .ca. For
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  Amherst Island Radio and the Local Journalism
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  Initiative, I'm Ted Evans. This is North Shore
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  News. close to home. Their community grant applications
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  are open right now with a deadline of January
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  19th. The Community Foundation of Lenox and Addicton
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  had another successful year of supporting local
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  charitable causes and students thanks to the
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  ongoing support of generous L &A donors through
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  its endowment fund. The foundation distributed
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  $107 ,000 $500 to 21 charitable initiatives in
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  2025 and continues to support local projects
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  across a broad range of community needs, according
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  to Foundation Executive Director Bob Baker. The
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  Foundation also distributed $80 ,500 in student
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  awards and scholarships to 28 Lenox and Addington
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  high school students pursuing post -secondary
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  education. Local community donors are inspired
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  to create transformational change in L &A by
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  creating funds that improve the quality of life
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  for those who live in, work in, and enjoy this
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  community," said Baker. This year we added two
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  new funds from the Alkenbrecht family and the
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  Earhart family. The community foundation collects
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  donations from individuals, families, businesses
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  within L &A, pooling these funds into an endowment,
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  investing the money, and then distributing a
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  portion of the earned income back to the L &A
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  community through grants to local non -profit
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  organizations, assessing diverse community needs
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  and addressing them. Since initiating this new
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  strategic plan in 2023, the endowment has grown
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  by a million dollars and now stands at $4 .5
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  million today, thanks to the generous donations
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  and the investment growth. This includes the
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  addition of five new funds created by local donors,
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  bringing the total number of funds held to 44.
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  In the past three years, the Community Foundation
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  achieved its best years of fundraising in recent
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  times by securing a total of $597 ,000. We owe
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  a great deal of thanks to the hard work of our
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  volunteer board of directors and our dedicated
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  donors," said Baker. The Community Foundation
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  of Lenox and Addicton is further reminding the
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  community that it's accepting applications right
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  now. For the 2026 Community Grants Program, grants
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  applications are accepted online on their website,
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  cff. The deadline for receiving applications
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  is January 19th at 4 .30 p .m. The community
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  grants program is coordinated by a team of community
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  -based volunteer reviewers who play an integral
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  role in assessing the grants and student award
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  applications. Grants for these projects come
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  entirely from funds established at the community
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  foundation by individuals families and organizations
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  who want to build a community in which we all
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  thrive together. A complete list of the funded
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  projects is certainly available by checking out
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  their website. So community grant programs, they
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  support projects across LNA County in the following
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  fields of interest, arts and culture, education
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  and lifelong learning, heritage awareness for
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  preservation, environmental awareness and engagement,
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  youth support and development, health and wellness,
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  sports and recreation, senior care and services,
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  and of course, Social Services. Community grants
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  are available to organizations possessing a registered
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  charity number, issued by of course the CRA,
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  and to not -for -profit organizations that are
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  sponsored by a registered charity. So talk to
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  your favorite registered charity, get them involved,
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  and make sure they know about this opportunity.
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  The Community Foundation is interested in funding
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  projects that will make lasting impacts in the
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  communities of Lenox and Addington. And again,
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  for more information, just visit their website.
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  cffla .ca. I'm Eric Tremblay and this is North
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  Shore News. The collision took place on Taylor
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  Kidd Boulevard near Coronation Boulevard just
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  after 1130 a .m. on the 7th. The two drivers
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  were transported to the hospital, one with life
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  -threatening injuries and the other as a precaution.
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  No personal information about those involved
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  has been released at this time. Lennox and Addington
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  OPP are asking anyone who witnessed the collision
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  or may have information or relevant dash cam
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  footage to contact them at 1 -888 -310 -1122.
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  For Amherst Island Radio and the Local Journalism
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  Initiative, I'm Ted Evans. This is North Shore
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  News. Loyalist Township has announced the launch
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  of recycling depot services at Violet Landfill
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  in Odessa. The service will be running Tuesdays,
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  Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8am to 4 .30pm.
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  This service change has a response to the loss
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  of access to recycling drop -off services previously
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  available at the Kingston Area Recycling Centre.
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  The change is due to updates to provincial recycling
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  regulations and the absence of long -term funding
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  through circular materials. Violet Road Landfill
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  is located at 1346 Violet Road in Odessa. This
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  service is available to Loyalist Township residents
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  only and is intended for bulk recycling items.
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  All visitors must check in at the scale house
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  upon arrival. Valid identification is required.
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  For more information, visit Loyalist .ca. For
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  Amherst Island Radio and the Local Journalism
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  Initiative, I'm Ted Evans. This is North Shore
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  News. Loyalist Township is reminding residents
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  as winter sets in, stormwater ponds are not safe
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  for any type of winter recreation. These ponds
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  have constant water movement, incoming runoff
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  and fluctuating water levels that prevent ice
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  from forming evenly or safely. Ice may look solid
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  but can be extremely thin in hidden areas. Snow
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  can cover weak or unstable spots and winter salt
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  applications entering the ponds can weaken ice
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  and speed up melting, even during very cold temperatures.
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  The Township reminds parents and guardians to
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  take a moment to speak with your children about
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  the dangers of walking, playing, or skating on
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  stormwater ponds. Loyalist Township does not
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  permit recreational activities on or near stormwater
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  ponds at any time of year. These facilities are
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  designed for water management, not recreation,
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  and can be hazardous, especially in winter. For
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  Amherst Island Radio and the Local Journalism
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  Initiative, I'm Ted Evans. This is North Shore
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  News. Loyalist Township has announced that the
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  Amherst Island ferry is moving toward reloadable
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  Smart Ferry transit cards. The Township says
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  it will make fare payment more convenient and
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  flexible for riders. This transit card will replace
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  the 25 -bulk ticket package. Passengers will
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  be able to choose between digital transit cards,
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  which can be stored directly in your Google or
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  Apple Wallet, or physical reloadable cards for
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  easy scan and go. Digital cards are now available
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  for purchase online, and physical cards are available
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  for purchase from ferry pursers. An increase
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  in the fares is now in effect as well. To help
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  transition to the new fare structure, white -colored
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  tickets purchased before January 5, 2026 will
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  continue to be accepted until February 15, 2026,
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  after which a 50 -cent fare difference will apply.
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  Now, in effect, a $1 fare difference will apply
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  to salmon -colored tickets. 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. A seasonal overnight
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  parking reminder for Loyalist Township from December
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  1st until March 31st, 2026. Parking is prohibited
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  on any road or street in Loyalist Township between
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  1 a .m. and 7 a .m. This restriction is in effect
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  regardless of weather conditions. Vehicles in
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  violation of this bylaw will be ticketed. For
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  more information, visit Loyalist .ca. For Amherst
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  Island Radio and the Local Journalism Initiative,
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  I'm Ted Evans. This is North Shore News. This
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  has been North Shore News and Interviews. If
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