Moraine land trust gets 155,500 from Trillium Foundation
By Bill Rea
      A large grant allocation will always put smiles on a lot of faces, and that was certainly the case Friday. Oak Ridges - Markham MPP Dr. Helena Jaczek was in King City to announced the Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust (ORMLT) had received a $155,500 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
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Come out for King Blooms Day
      The Nobleton community is going to be gathering this Saturday morning for a clean-up of litter in the area, but that's not all that's planned. Things will start on the lawn of the Nobleton branch of the King Township Public Library at 9 a.m.
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Meeting tonight in Aurora to discuss generating station
      Residents of northern York Region will get more chances to question whether their communities need a large, energy-inefficient electricity generating station.
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King Township Museum's annual trunk sale Saturday
      The King Township Museum welcomes all treasure seekers and curio collectors to its annual trunk sale. The finds promise to be great and the prices even better. Baked goods will also be available to purchase, with the proceeds going to the Alzheimer's Society. Complimentary tea and coffee will be served by the museum staff.
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Ansnorveldt to get a cleaning Saturday
      The Ansnorveldt community will be gathering in the local park on Dufferin Street this Saturday (May 3) to clean up litter and garbage from the neighbourhood. The Ansnorveldt Clean-up Day is slated to run until noon.
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Cleaning up the Dufferin Marsh
     Members of the Dufferin Marsh Committee organized their annual community clean-up of the area around Dr. Kay Drive last Saturday. Mitchell Harknett, 10, and his father Jon were pitching in to clean up the litter they found.
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Survey results show jump in public transit use by York Region residents
      Preliminary results of the 2006 Transportation Tomorrow Survey show York Region experienced the highest percentage increase in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) for the number of weekday transit trips between 1996 and 2006. The increase was 61,000 trips per day, according to statistics furnished by the Region, which represents a 91 per cent increase between 1996 and 2006.
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King's taxes up 3.78 per cent overall after Region passes budget
By Bill Rea
      The average homeowner in King Township is going to have to come up with another $193.55 this year in property taxes. That is the overall tax hike in light of York Regional council passing its 2008 budget Thursday. That budget included a 3.94 per cent tax hike, and Township Treasurer Don Young reported that, combined with the 5.
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