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Students at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic School lean in and watch as Savannah Wagner shows great joy in smooshing the pie into teacher Kyla Halk’s face on Sept. 23. The school held a fundraiser called ‘Toonies for Terry,’ raising $639. Because they surpassed their goal of raising $300, four students got to throw pies in teachers’ faces. For more photos from the school’s Terry Fox Run and pie toss see page 57.
The Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke chapter of the Ontario Landowners Association urges residents to know their rights, especially when it comes to the County of Renfrew’s Official Plan amendments. More than 200 people attended a meeting hosted by the association on Sept. 23 in Cobden. President Donna Burns says the meeting was very well attended with lots of people really interested in the issue. Burns says if people don’t want their property included in the new amendments they have to put in a written submission by Sept. 30. The group has a template on their website www.renfrewlandowners.ca . “It gives some guidelines on how to word it,” said Burns. She stressed property owners were never informed of the proposed changes and if they don’t speak up it means they are deemed to have given implied consent to the revised official plan. “Under legislation, at the municipal level and under the constitution they do not have the authority on private land to exercise their authority without the consent of the owner,” said Burns. “They have to enter into an agreement and the property owner has to be aware.” The purpose of the meeting was to help people understand the official plan, inform them and encourage them to speak to their local council. Also speaking at the meeting were association member Ed Kaminskie and Jeff Bogaerts, vice-president of the Ontario Landowners Association. For more information on the official plan visit http:// www.countyofrenfrew.on.ca/ . Comments must be submitted by Sept. 30 to officialplan@countyofrenfrew. on.ca .