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Townships turn to town for leadership Steve Newman steve.newman@metroland.com

Debeau first in Renfrew councillor race. See page 4

COMMUNITY

Public speaking contest at Legion. See page 13

SPORTS

News - Three local municipalities have turned to Renfrew for leadership in a new recreation partnership. Greater Madawaska (as the lead agency), Bonnechere Valley and North Algona Wilberforce townships have kicked off a rural recreation pilot project. The Ontario Sport and Recreation Communities Fund is providing $171,342 for the 14-month project that ends March 31, 2015. Greater Madawaska Mayor Peter Emon announced the partnership at Renfrew council Feb. 10, when he officially asked for Renfrew’s leadership role in the project. At a cost to be determined, Emon said recreation director Kevin Hill will supervise and help assess the project and the project’s new recreation coordinator. The co-ordinator is Jordan Wall, who was selected from among 28 applicants. The provincial government grant will pay for administration, equipment, Wall’s salary and Renfrew staff participation. See PILOT, page 2

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Olympic spirit at local school Noah Vaillancourt’s stone bounces down the curling sheet as he represents Sweden during the Olympic winter carnival for 80 kindergarten students at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School. Other teams in the Feb. 13 event were Canada, United States, Russia, Japan, Norway, Switzerland and France. Events included hockey, the ice-cube relay, obstacle course, hockey shoot and snowball target. Steve Newman steve.newman@metroland.com

Muskrat Lake water quality group to form Minor hockey seasons winding down. See page 27

News - The ongoing battle to address water-quality issues on Muskrat Lake continues. A new community group, the Muskrat Watershed Council, will hold its inaugural meeting this Saturday, Feb. 22. The meeting is

expected to run from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Cobden Public School. The Muskrat Watershed Council is primarily concerned about nutrient-loading and deteriorating water quality on Muskrat Lake, in Whitewater Region Township, but will be looking at the entire watershed in an attempt to address nutrient sources. Nutrient-loading is not a unique

Canadian issue, says Doug Skeggs, a volunteer who is working on setting up the council. The former Ministry of Natural Resources employee, who retired in 2013 and lives within the Muskrat Lake watershed, said nutrient-loading isn’t restricted to this area. See MUSKRAT, page 5


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