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132nd Year , Issue 39
The Arnprior Junior B Packers increased their winning streak to three games with two wins on the weekend. – Page 25
Special Olympics is gearing up for the red shoelaces fundraiser so its athletes can continue to win medals as they have done this year. – Page 29
September 27, 2012 | 56 Pages
Quarry debate set to resume
Asphalt plant proposal studies completed John Carter John.carter@metroland.com
EMC news – After a long lull, the issue of whether a permanent asphalt plant should be approved for the Braeside Quarry is about to spring to the forefront again. McNab-Braeside council has been told the final two peer review studies for the controversial Miller Paving application to expand its Braeside quarry have finally been completed. The application was waiting on the environmental and hydrological geology studies. While the County of Renfrew, which reviews the reports, hasn’t officially received the studies yet, they are expected shortly, McNab-Braeside Mayor Mary Campbell said Monday. She said when the township receives the two studies they will be added to the others on the municipal website (www.mcnabbraeside.com) so the public can review them. They will be under the municipal/ planning/information tabs. See SEVERAL MEETINGS, Page 3
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Taking part in a sod-turning ceremony Wednesday at the new Renfrew County social services offices at 80 McGonigal St., from left, are Arnprior Reeve Walter Stack (wielding the golden sledge hammer), County social services committee chair Peter Emon, County CEO Jim Hutton and County Warden Bob Sweet (with the golden shovel). The former Valley Catering building is be reconstructed into state-of-the-art offices for the social services department.
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Works starts on new social services office
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Arnprior District High School showed its pride with spirit week activities Sept. 17-21, wrapping up with the annual pigskin parade Friday and two football wins. – Page 33
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Now in his fifth term, Bob Sweet is the popular and respected warden of Renfrew County. But there will be a new warden to open the 2012-13 term. It’s now a pretty safe bet the new warden will be Greater Madawaska Mayor Peter Emon, of Calabogie, who announced Wednesday morning in Arnprior that he will run for the position in the upcoming December election. He made the announcement at the Renfrew County council meeting, which was held in Arnprior’s Nick Smith Centre to help highlight the town’s 150th-anniversary celebrations. See EMON, Page 6
EMC news – The new Renfrew County social service office building being reconstructed in Arnprior is an “excellent addition” to the town, says Reeve Walter Stack. Stack joined with other County mayors and staff members Wednesday morning, just prior to the County Council meeting in Arnprior, in a sod-turning ceremony at 80 McGonigal St. The county has taken over the old Valley Catering building that has been vacant for more than a year. The 5,600-sq.-ft. building, bought by the county earlier this year, is being gutted and completely refurbished by Sullivan and Son.
It is expected to be operational sometime between next January and May. Stack said the project will mean a “huge difference” for the area. “It will clean up the corner and be a great addition to the tax base,” he said. It’s a wise choice as the location off the downtown means it’s accessible, but also out of the public eye, which helps protect the clients’ privacy, he added. Stack noted that the $1.2-million project is just one of several county-related developments in that area of town. A $2.2-million seniors housing project, in which funds were funneled through the county, is being built a block and a half away.
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