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BRAESIDE MEMORIES The painting ‘Return to Braeside’ has won an award for local artist Paul Perreault, who has bought back memories with his depiction of a train arriving at the old Braeside station. The future of the rail line is in the news this week, with a glimmer of hope that it could be saved after all. 12, 42

FORMER WARDEN DIES Speaking of Braeside, the village’s last reeve, Neil Mullins, died last week. Former colleagues remember his contributions as reeve and County warden. 3

IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE CHRISTMAS The Christmas lights up around town are receiving glowing praise. The Arnprior Christmas season gets underway in earnest Saturday with the Legion’s Santa Parade. 2

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Sound the sirens. Plaintree Systems Inc. is launching Arnprior Fire Trucks Corp., to be located on Didak Drive in Arnprior. The first trucks could roll off the assembly line as soon as the first months of 2011. The company will produce high-end fire trucks and emergency vehicles to be sold to municipalities, mostly in North America. The trucks will be made to order in the building formerly occupied by Zomax. Plaintree CEO David Watson said on Tuesday that the company is fortunate to be able to acquire experienced employees that used to work for the nowdefunct Almonte Firetrucks Corporation, a subsidiary of a U.S. firm that shut down their Almonte operation.

Watson said the new operations will “fit nicely” within Plaintree’s existing operation in Arnprior, which employs about 70 people in structural design, aerospace and telecommunications. And the time appears right to make the move, he said. “With the economic recession that has been going on, a lot of municipalities have put off buying fire trucks,” he said. “We think it’s a good opportunity and that there will be lots of contracts up for bids in the coming months.” Plaintree chief financial officer Lynn Saunders said 10 new jobs will be created in the short term, with more possible as production gets underway. The first 10 positions will be filled by former Almonte Firetrucks employees. See ‘GREAT NEWS’ Page 2

Public invited to council inaugurals The new Arnprior and McNab-Braeside councils aren’t wasting any time getting sworn into office. Both councils are holding inaugural meetings on the first day possible, Wednesday, Dec. 1. The public is invited to the in-

augural sessions, both at 7 p.m. The Arnprior swearing-in ceremony will be held at the Nick Smith Centre. McNabBraeside’s new council will take office in council chambers. See ‘COUNCILS’ Page 2

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THE LITTLEST REDMAN Young Josiah Beardsley is obviously a fan of the Arnprior District High School Redmen. He and mother Natasha were on hand Saturday to cheer on the senior football team, particularly Jeremiah Bastien, who is lining up behind them for a kickoff. The Redmen won the Eastern Ontario championship with a 37-22 win over Brockville and face a Peterborough team this Saturday in the AA National Capital Bowl. For more, see Page 20. For details of another Redmen title, see Page 27.

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