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News September 26, 2007
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Staff to report on composition of adjustment committee
By Bill Rea
      Councillor Bill Cober is concerned about what happens when there are tie votes among the members of the Township's Committee of Adjustment, so he's asked municipal staff to look at the possibility of expanding the composition of the body.
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Firefighters compete and learn
      Personnel from the three fire stations in King Township were in competition Saturday in an Auto Extrication Challenge. They were practising the steps needed to safely remove injured people from cars after accidents, bearing in mind the need for caution in order to avoid making injuries worse.
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Teachers make the world a better place, one child at a time
By Holly Tait
      I'd like to tell you about an amazing lady that I got the chance to work with. Nestled in a little corner of Nobleton lies a day care. But it is not an ordinary day care.
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Split views in York - Simcoe on relevance of Lieutenant Governor
By Bill Rea
      Candidates in York - Simcoe for the Oct. 10 provincial election were dealt another round of questions over the last week for their spontaneous responses. Their replies are presented here in alphabetical order.
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Libertarian in the running in York - Simcoe
By Bill Rea
      An Everett resident believes none of the political parties in Ontario have anything to offer the voters, with the exception of the Libertarian party. That's why Caley McKibbin, 23, is carrying the party's colours in York - Simcoe in the Oct.
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Fall seatbelt campaign under way
      York Regional Police are going to be spending time over the remainder of this month making sure people use their seatbelts. They will be conducting spot checks in various locations as part of the provincial fall seatbelt campaign. Its aim is to encourage all residents of York to achieve 100 per c...
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Candidates comment on party discipline on MPPs
By Bill Rea
      The candidates running in Oak Ridges - Markham in the Oct. 10 provincial election were contacted over the last week for their spontaneous responses to some predetermined questions. Their replies are presented here in alphabetical order.
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Nagy running for Green Party
By Bill Rea
      A self-employed writer from Toronto has ambitions of painting Oak Ridges - Markham Green, at least at Queen's Park. Attila Nagy, 35, is running for the Green party in the Oct. 10 provincal election in his first venture into politics.
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Doug Ransom running as an independent
By Bill Rea
      Pottageville resident Doug Ransom believes people's rights have been gradually taken away of the year, so he wants to try and spread the word about that.
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Redmond running for Family Coalition
By Bill Rea
      Markham resident Patrick Redmond has been a candidate before in Ontario for the Family Coalition Party, and he's doing it again, in Oak Ridges - Markham, in the Oct. 10 election. "I believe that a lot of family values in Ontario are coming under attack," commented Redmond, who recently retired a...
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All-candidates' meeting at Seneca Oct. 3
      Local voters will have the chance to see the candidates running in Oak Ridges - Markham in the Oct. 10 provincial election next Wednesday (Oct. 3).
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