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March 6, 2014 | 46 pages
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Strong opposition to OPP model
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News - Opponents to the new funding model for Ontario Provincial Police service in municipalities certainly include Renfrew County council. With 15 of 17 county councillors present at the Feb. 27 meeting, 12 councillors have voted in favour of supporting resolutions calling for abolishment of the newly recommended OPP billing model for 2015 and beyond. Two other resolutions called for sending letters to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Association of Municipalities of Ontario president Russ Powers in which the county refers to the proposed billing process as an unfair and non-transparent transfer of costs to municipalities.The first of the resolutions was in support of a similar resolution recently passed by Greater Madawaska Township, where the mayor is Peter Emon, who’s also the county warden. The main resolution notes that adoption of the new model being recommended would see Greater Madawaska’s annual police costs skyrocket 192 per cent, from $312,094 to $911,430. See OPP MODEL, page 2
Winter Classic pays tribute to BVHL. See pages 10 and 11
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Hydro protest sites to include Renfrew Steve Newman steve.newman@metroland.com
Thrower shines with Gryphons. See page 26
Horton resident Angela Burgess took up the fight against the provincial government over components of the Clean Water Act more than a decade ago. And now she’s back again, to express her frustrations over Hydro One bills.
Thousands of Ontario residents are complaining about the high amounts of the bills, much higher than normal, from the Ontario crown corporation. Burgess, who owns Renfrew KOA Campground in Horton Township, says her Hydro One bills have been wildly out of whack for several months. See PROTEST, page 3
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Destination Imagination sparks creative spirit Appraiser Lino DeGasperis, vice-principal at Ridgemont High School in Ottawa, chats with Tal Stevenson who explains his team’s project during the Destination Imagination Eastern Ontario Tournament Saturday at Renfrew Collegiate Institute.
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