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News January 9, 2008
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Have breakfast on the Township
      Mayor Margaret Black and Township councillors will be ringing in the New Year in their usual style next Saturday (Jan. 19). They will be hosting their annual Pancake Breakfast. It will run from 9 until 11 a.m. at Schomberg Community and Agricultural Arena, at 251 Western Ave. in Schomberg.
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Writer debuts new play at Blackhorse
      Blackhorse Village Players (BVP) will debut a new comedy, The Trouble with Richard, by L.E. Hines this month. Hines was born in born in Southampton, Ontario, grew up in Chesley, and went to high school in Walkerton. As a kid, he made up stories to amuse his younger brother.
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Watercolour workshops at museum
      Local artist Ken MacFarlane will host a series of Watercolour Workshops at the King Township Museum over the winter. These classes will run from 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. selected Saturdays. The cost is $65 for each class. Students are responsible for their own materials. Light refreshments will ...
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Township presented book on works of creator of The Shift
      The creations of Richard Serra have been drawing a lot of international attention, and people in King Township have been working to promote the local sample of his work. The Shift is a wall created by Serra that stands in a field in the southwest quadrant of King City.
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Applause for the reduction to GST from some politicians
By Bill Rea
      The New Year opened with a break for consumers. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) was cut from six to five per cent by the federal government. This is the second cut that the government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper has made to the federal sales tax since it took office almost two years ago.
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Cut to GST will be positive for business
By Jon Yaneff
      As of Jan. 1, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been knocked down by another percentage point. Canadians now only pay five per cent federal sales tax, instead of the previous six per cent. This is the second cut the government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper has made to GST since is came to ...
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Mixed numbers result from holiday sales in King
By Jon Yaneff
      Several businesses in King area experienced a holiday season increase in sales, while other operations hadn't noticed much of a change from the previous season.
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Remembering former King resident Dona Whitman-Mortelliti
      Dona Whitman- Mortelliti, a former King City resident of 26 years, passed away Dec. 24 at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie. Dona was born in Kirkland Lake, Nov. 28 1937 to Thelma and Horace Whitman. After having spent her formative years in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, She moved to Toronto whe...
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