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October 15, 2008  RSS feed

CALANDRA ELECTED IN OAK RIDGES — MARKHAM
Conservative candidate Paul Calandra spent his Thanksgiving out on the hustings, seeking support in his bid to be the new MP for Oak Ridges — Markham in Tuesdays federal election. By early this morning (Wednesday) he found he had a lot to be thankful for as he upset Liberal incumbent Lui Temelkovski. CTV declared Calandra elected at 12:36 a.m. More...
Assessment notices cause few concerns
By Bill Rea

Many home owners in King will have received their 2008 property assessment notices, and those who haven't yet should be getting them soon. The notices have been issued by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). The forms tell what the assessed value of the particular property was Jane 1, 2005, and what it was Jan. 1, 2008. More...

Kingfest bringing music to Newmarket Theatre

The Toronto Mass Choir and the York Highland chorus will be appearing at the Newmarket Theatre this Sunday (Oct. 19). The performances are being presented by Kingfest Music, and they will start at 2 p.m. York Highlands Chorus is an award-winning a cappella chorus. More...

 News
• article has image Volunteers make political campaigns successful for Candidates
A political campaign needs a good candidate to be successful. But the best candidate in the world is going to have trouble drawing votes without the backing of dedicated campaign workers. And that has been the case in Oak Ridges — Markham during the recent federal campaign. More...
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 Community
• article has image KIDS COUNTRY REOPENS IN KING CITY
Mayor Margaret Black was on hand recently to help officially reopen Kids Country on Keele Street in King City. The store is under the new ownership of Emily Fiorentino, who is seen here with her husband Mario and children Matteo, 8, and Veronica and Erica, 6. The store specializes in clothing for children from newborn to size 16. More...
• Haunted Halloween Evenings at Puck's Farm
• Nominations open for Ontario's Outstanding Young Farmer
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 Columns
• article has image Bill's Bulletin Board
By the time this community newspaper hits the streets, the federal election will probably be history. I hedge a bit on that prediction, aware of the possibility that some vote counting might still be going on as some of you read. As of this writing (late Friday night) the overall national campaign is becoming harder to predict. More...
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 Editorial
• Editorial
Read the material from MPAC carefully
Many of you property owners would have received a letter in the mail from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) by now. If you haven't yet, you probably will be soon. The material in the envelope will contain information on what the deemed value of your property was Jan. 1, 2005, and what it was again Jan. 1, 2008. More...
• Seeking public comment
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 Letters
• Letter to the Editor
Noble Ridge topsoil relocation project outlined
The following is a summary of the proposal for Hamleys Developments Inc.'s (Metrus) to place and grade surplus topsoil from their Noble Ridge Project onto lands known as Part of Lots 8, 9, 10, Concession 8, Township of King, Regional Municipality of York part of Part 1 on Plan 65R-29561, owned by TRCA (former Slokker property), More...
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 Arts & Entertainment
• article has image Blackhorse celebrates 38 years with comedic season opener
Blackhorse Village Players opens their 38th season next Friday (Oct. 24) with the Neil Simon comedy I Ought to be in Pictures. This show is anything but an ordinary season opener for Blackhorse. With her directorial début, Kathleen Horzempa is making changes and consequently some waves at the theatre. More...
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 Sports Beat
• Wild scrape together two one-goal victories
On the strength of scoring 11 goals in third periods last week, the King Wild catapulted to two victories over the Ontario Lightning Rams and the Toronto Canada Moose. More...
• article has image Newly acquired Leggieri has big second game
• article has image KING ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
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 Schools
• Township to consider a Student mayor program
King Township staff will be preparing a report on the notion of setting up a Student Mayor program. This was in response to a motion, put forth last week by Councillor Cleve Mortelliti. Councillor Jane Underhill seconded the motion. More...
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 King's Corners
• King's Corners
King City United Church to discuss why it's good to get on track
King City United Church Submitted by Shirley Burton Next week's reflection will be The Importance of Getting Back on Course, based on Genesis 6:11-22; 7:11-24 and 8:13-19. King City United Church are getting ready for the yearly home-made apple pies. The cost $9. More...
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 Nobleton Notes
• Nobleton Notes
United Church marking its anniversary
10th annual tea/bazaar The St. Mary's Catholic Women's League will be holding their annual fall tea/bazaar this Sunday (Oct. 19), starting at noon and running to 3:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. There will be many prizes to win, fish pond for the children, a light lunch served all for $3 per person. More...
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