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Jo-Anne Dowdall-Brown is the proud Hospice Renfrew recipient of the June Callwood Award. – Page 5 –
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Farmers can dispose of their agricultural plastic at a free one-day depot. – Page 13 – Mercury photo by Lucy Hass
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Lend a hand to promote your hometown Christina Ouellet of The Flower Factory and Mel Blimkie of A Sense of Country are chairing the Renfrew BIA Festival of Family. They hope you can lend a helping hand at the Saturday, July 28 celebration. Students are also invited to earn some volunteer hours by pitching in at the party. See Page 7.
Sparse turnout for trash consultation Haley strike over Lucy Hass
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Ottawa Lions runner Melissa Bishop of Eganville moves a step closer to qualifying for the Olympics. – Page 25–
By autumn the weekly limit for residential garbage could be down to two bags, and commercial users could be cut from six to four bags. Those are just two of the recommendations Renfrew council will consider as it ponders steps to extend the life of the Bruce Street landfill site. There is also a proposal to charge by weight instead of volume, and increase tipping
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will make their job very difficult and penalize residents trying to upgrade their properties. The change would force the separation of materials such as wood, cardboard, metal, shingles, tires, white goods and recyclables to enhanced diversion areas and a recycling centre at the landfill site. Itʼs recommended the fee for unsorted garbage be $150. See Garbage, Page 2
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Workers at Haley Industries Ltd. began returning to work Thursday, May 10 after negotiating a new collective agreement and resolving their five-week strike. Following talks May 2, 3 and into the early hours of Friday, May 4, a ratification agreement was reached. The union recommended a vote to accept the companyʼs latest offer May 9, said Steelworkers Eastern Ontario staff representative David Lipton. “This was tough bargaining, but in the end we were able to obtain a fair collective agreement,” said Mike Byers, president of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 4820. “By sticking together and supporting our union, our members have achieved solid improvements in working conditions.”
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