Hawks Take Title
L&A Cyclists Unite!
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NDSS girls outpace Crusaders in KASSAA final
B e a v e r Fiery Display in Brief
Thursday, May 24, 2012
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GREATER NAPANEE
Town looks to make new ‘friends’
Local MPP Randy Hillier attended this week’s Rotary Club lunch meeting to discuss property-rights protection. See Page 2 Greater Napanee council approved the purchase of a new water treatment system at the Roblin Community Hall. See Page 9
Municipality to soon set up Facebook web page By Dominik Wisniewski BEAVER STAFF WRITER The Town of Greater Napanee will soon have its own page on a popular social networking website. On Tuesday night council authorized the creation of a town Facebook page, a project to be undertaken by the Core Area Advisory Committee Website/Social Media Project Team. According to a report by committee coordinator Lyndsay Tee, the Facebook page could be open and operating by July 2, 2012, pending final approval from council. “The team conducted a
A youth drop-in program is being extended to offer activities for local teenagers. See Page 12 A pair of Napanee Raiders rookies from last season are poised to make the jump to Junior A hockey for next season. Page 23
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Dog’s drowning prompts online petition
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seven question survey to help better understand what residents think of the current municipal website,” she said. “The questions asked related to the town’s website, the use of social media, how they currently find town related information, how they would like to access information in the future, and what types of information they want access to.” A total of 77 responses were collected and — although Tee said this is not a large enough sample to properly represent the population — the information remains useful moving forward.
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The World Harmony Run torch, which has visited more than 140 nations worldwide, made a stop at J.J. O'Neill Catholic School last Thursday. The entire school took part in a run through the community, including students (from left) Kaitlyn Stuart, Lucas Savoie and Miles Jones. The purpose of the run isn't to raise money or spread a political message, but simply to promote goodwill.
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An online petition calling for harsh punishment in relation to last month’s drowning of a dog at a Napanee quarry has nearly reached its 4,000 signature goal. The petition was set up by Vicky Deodato, a member of the Kingston Animal Trust, a community-based animal rights group. Members hope the petition will raise awareness while calling on the court to hand down “a harsh sentence” in the case if a guilty verdict is rendered.
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