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News - Campbellford Smiles on the bikers’ faces outshone the chrome on their motorcycles as they gathered last Sunday for the ďŹ rst-ever ride to raise money and toys for this year’s annual Christmas Wish Toy and Food Drive. “It is just a little earlier kickoff for the toy drive which we usually do later in November ‌ and this is going to be something we will look at as a kickoff from now on,â€? commented Trent Hills Fire Chief Tim Blake, noting how successful the inaugural ride seemed to be. He and local ďŹ reďŹ ghters gathered with the bike riders at the Canadian Tire parking lot where the department’s command centre was set up alongside an open trailer that ďŹ lled up very quickly with toys. John McEvoy, who orga-

nizes July’s annual Chrome on the Canal in Campbellford, and Murray Kirkland, of Kirkland Plumbing, an avid bike rider, approached the ďŹ re chief about a month and a half ago about doing something like this. “They asked me questions about the toy drive and what we did and approached us about a ride and we thought it was a good idea,â€? said the chief. The ďŹ re department has collected toys each Christmas for the past ten years or more but a couple of years ago they partnered with Community Living here in Campbellford to make their annual toy and food drive even bigger and better. The toys are distributed through the schools to children in need in this area. The day of the ďŹ rst-ever ride dawned bright, sunny Please see “Bikeâ€? on page 4

Council aims for “no gain� tax hike By Bill Freeman

News - Norwood - Township council wants to see what a zero per cent tax hike looks like as number crunching for the budget begins. Can you name the 2014 Councillors were presented world’s beer capital? with “budget bindersâ€? by treasurer Melanie Stubbs during their regular meeting as a start to the budget process that will take them through the early PEACE-OF-MIND new year and a January public MAINTENCE SERVICE meeting that will be held before Service Includes: the budget is ďŹ nalized. Stubbs provided councillors ✓ Up to 5 litres Mopar Oil with an “overview of where ✓ Mopar Oil Filter we areâ€? noting that again the ✓ Rotation of 4 Tires ✓ Peace of Mind Inspection budget will feel the impact of a decrease in Ontario Municipal ✓ Provide Written Report Partnership Funding, impendFREE $ ing increases in policing costs 9 5 Mopar Cooler Seat! and a hike in insurance premiwith purchase Campbellford Chrysler ums. Last year council approved a 'RAND 2D s

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two per cent tax increase in its $3,048,901 budget which raised $2,322,601 through the municipal levy. In 2012, the municipal levy increase was 3.41 per cent. “In last year’s budget our goals were to maintain ďŹ nancial health and be cautious and be affordable for our taxpayers,â€? Stubbs said. She asked council to give staff “a good direction on where we need to go with our budget prior to us coming to you with numbers. “Do we need to maintain or decrease or increase [the] service levels of each department? What are the things we need to talk about over the next few weeks?â€? Seventy-six per cent of municipal taxes are collected Please see “Councilâ€? on page 3

News - Jacob Benjamin, 11, of the 1st Hastings Scouts, had plenty of polished and tasty apples for sale Saturday as part of the Scouts traditional apple day fund raiser. Photo: Bill Freeman

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