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March 21, 2013
Inside AIR CADETS
Cadet command changes.
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RED SHOES
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Library and office ready for customers By Kate Everson
EMC News - Frankford - The renovations of the Frankford municipal office and library are almost complete. Office staff moved in on March 11 and the library is set to open on March 26 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. “It’s been about a year since they started renovations,” said Rita Turtle, CEO of the Quinte West Library. The library is three times the size of its former space and has a comfortable reading area overlooking the Trent River with big windows. There is a children’s area, five new computers and it also has free WiFi so people can access the Internet with their own laptop. “It’s all accessible,” she added. “The aisles are wide enough for a wheelchair and the counter has a lower side, which is also handy for children. The bathrooms are also accessible.” The books from the former library had been stored in boxes in Pickering, all numbered and labelled, so the same company has reassembled them. There is mostly fiction with a collection of children’s books. “The collection is always changing,” she added. Turtle noted that any book can be ordered from the main library in Trenton or from Belleville at no charge. Clients also have access to the interlibrary loan from any library in Ontario. The cost of shelving and furniture was part of a fund-raising effort by a Frankford committee which raised $120,000, exceeding its $100,000 goal. “We will keep some of those savings in reserve to add to our collection,” Turtle said. She noted the library board is considering purchasing iPads and eReaders as well. The original building is over 100 years old and was once a grist mill and another time a theatre. The structure was gutted and lowered with the basement filled in and an attic used for storage. The building also houses a Community Policing office. “The community is all excited about the opening of the library,” said JoAnne White who worked on the fund-raising committee. The official opening will be held the end of April, but the library will be open for the public on March 26 with new hours. The library is closed Sunday and Monday. It will be open Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday and JoAnne White, Lynda Reid and Rita Turtle double check the shelves at the new Frankford Friday from 10 to 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 to 2 p.m.
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Province nixes funding but project still a go By Ray Yurkowski
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EMC News - Brighton - The municipality struck out on Ministry of Rural Affairs infrastructure investment initiative capital program funding, environmental services manager Catherine Chisholm reported to council at their regular meeting on Monday night. An expression of interest (EOI) was filed in January requesting $1.37 million to cover two-thirds of the cost of an ammonia removal project at the Brighton water pollution control plant. Ministry officials wrote back saying the
project is not eligible to move forward with the application phase of the funding program. According to ministry staff, more than 400 EOI were received with funding available for only 70 projects across the province, Chisholm said in her report. Evaluations were based on four criteria: how critical the project is to human health and safety; whether the project included building renovations or construction of a new structure; asset management plan progress; and a demonstrated need for financial
assistance. “When I inquired as to how the expressions of interest were evaluated and why Brighton is not considered eligible, I was informed that likely Brighton did not meet the requirements of the first and/or the fourth criteria,” Chisholm explained to council. But the project will proceed, funded through the wastewater reserve account. Work will begin this spring to remove approximately 19,000 cubic metres of biosolids, replace the baffles and conduct a pilot aeration study.
“It just boggles my mind that this grant wouldn’t be issued on the basis of no financial need,” said Deputymayor Craig Kerr. “It seems to me the municipalities that have been financially prudent and have set aside money are penalized for their performance in favour of another municipality that might not have done as good a job.” “And I think we have a great argument that it is a human health and safety issue there,” added Councillor Mary Tadman. “But, maybe somebody has more problems than us.”
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