Forget the Leafs: A season of good local hockey has come to an end
      As local hockey fans lament that the annual Stanley Cup playoffs are going to take place with the Toronto Maple Leafs conspicuously absent, there is some comfort in the fact that there's been plenty of good hockey played around here over the last couple of months.
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Truckers will be asked to go easy on use of Jake brakes
By Bill Rea
      It's not clear how much good it will do, but King Township is going to try reduce the use of engine or Jake brakes on trucks in villages. King councillors recently went along with the motion from Councillor Jeff Laidlaw to pass a bylaw restricting their use.
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Psssst! Avoid the 'goo' of google, Get a library card and get access!
Submitted by Murray McCabe Chief Executive Officer King Township Public Library
      Okay, you've heard it a million times before. This is "an information based economy," or perhaps you've heard the phrase "information rich." Now I'm not selling snake oil, or Resdan for that matter. But I can tell you that the best deal on information in town can be found by visiting your local library in person or via the Internet.
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Munro' resolution on the War of 1812 passes unanimously
      York North MPP Julia Munro's resolution to commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812 passed unanimously in a vote in the House Thursday. "The War of 1812 is one of the defining moments in Ontario's history," Munro remarked.
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Good crowd out to see and discuss Al Gore's film
By Bill Rea
      An Inconvenient Truth, former American vicepresident Al Gore's documentary movie on global warming has been sparking a lot of discussion all over the world, including in King.
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