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‘Tis the season for summer Bible camps for youth, including a recent splashthemed camp at Elgin Street Baptist Church. – Page 40
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It’s official: we’re the worst hit EMC news - The string of officials visiting the Upper Ottawa Valley continues as they come to see for themselves the devastating effects this summer’s drought is having on farmers and the local economy. The latest visitor was Ontario Federation of Agriculture president Mark Wales, who was a guest of the Arnprior and Lanark OFA units Tuesday. He proclaimed that the drought has hit this area the worst of any in the province, and he should know, having travelled around the province this summer meeting with farm-
ers to discuss the unusually hot, dry summer. Wales heard firsthand of the heartache being felt by farmers when, at the famous Pinto Valley Ranch, he was told the tourist attraction is considering selling off almost half of its horses for fear it won’t be able to find, or afford, enough hay to feed them this winter. Wales was following in the footsteps of provincial Agriculture Minister Ted McMeekin and Tory Agriculture Critic Ernie Hardeman. For more on the drought, see Pages 31, 33 and 34.
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