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OPP providing cost-reduction options to Essa council today

OPP providing cost-reduction options to Essa council today

Nottawasaga OPP detachment commander expected to present two scenarios, both of which involve personnel cuts, with potential savings of $140,000 or $334,000
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Collingwood Downtown Santa Claus Parade award winners announced

Collingwood Downtown Santa Claus Parade award winners announced

Awards handed out in industrial/commercial, service clubs/non-profit organizations, youth categories
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'My mistake was falling for the wrong guy': Tackling the epidemic of intimate partner violence

'My mistake was falling for the wrong guy': Tackling the epidemic of intimate partner violence

It's vital 'to get the conversation going; these educational and information sessions are especially important in Orillia because of the volume of (intimate partner violence) calls,' says OPP official
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Driver charged after school bus rear-ended

Driver charged after school bus rear-ended

Crash happened Monday morning on Highway 26
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TBM earns $28,950 from sale of three small properties

TBM earns $28,950 from sale of three small properties

Two properties in Thornbury and one in Clarksburg will be sold to raise extra cash for the town, other properties could be sold in the future
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Here are new developments in Collingwood getting water this year

Here are new developments in Collingwood getting water this year

Two years in, councillors raise concern about the town’s servicing capacity allocation policy (SCAP); ‘There seems to be a disconnect,’ says councillor
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TBM landfill leachate treatment contract extended

TBM landfill leachate treatment contract extended

Cost of the contract rises by 30 per cent, but pre-treatment process over the past five years has been successful and has ended an odour problem
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Your cellphone is going to shriek this afternoon, but it's only a test

Your cellphone is going to shriek this afternoon, but it's only a test

Don't be alarmed: A test of Alert Ready, Canada's National Public Alerting System, will take place across Ontario at exactly 12:55 p.m.
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Youth sprayed with bear mace, has bike stolen in Wasaga Beach

Youth sprayed with bear mace, has bike stolen in Wasaga Beach

Police looking for two suspects following incident Nov. 14
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Ukraine-born baritone singing Christmas concert Dec. 13

Ukraine-born baritone singing Christmas concert Dec. 13

Concert at 7 p.m. at All Saints' church
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