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Local NewsPainful lessons learned 
Posted 3 days ago
Bradford West Gwillimbury Council asked for a report on the Dissette St.-8th Line widening - trying to understand how construction costs ballooned from the 2008 estimate of $9.7 million, to $17.9 million, and the overall costs climbed to $34 million.
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Local NewsFinal BWG tax bill: Going up! Posted 3 days ago
When the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury set its 2012 tax levy in December 2011, predicting a 1.72% increase overall in the tax rate for the average residential homeowner, it assumed there would be no surprises in either the Provincial Education Levy or County of Simcoe Levy.
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Local NewsNaturalizing Scanlon pond 
Posted 3 days ago
The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority is in the midst of a major project at Scanlon Creek Conservation Area: transforming Scanlon Pond, created by a small weir, into a wetland, and restoring the flow of the original Scanlon Creek.
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Local NewsWalking so kids can talk Posted 2 days ago
Kids today can face pressures never even imagined by their parents. Sure, there’s the usual peer pressure, the stress of schoolwork, the desire to fit in, the potential for bullying.
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Local NewsOld tires make dreams come true Posted 2 days ago
For a third year, the Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA) and Ontario Tire Stewardship are promoting a Tire Collection event to raise money for the Sunshine Foundation of Canada - and once again, 400 Auto Wreckers in Holland Landing will be participating.
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Business NewsDecorator's Edge comes of age Posted 2 days ago
After 21 years, Decorator’s Edge Inc. Benjamin Moore Paints has come of age. The store at 284 Holland St.
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Business NewsSouth Simcoe Dental Care opens wide Posted 3 days ago
State-of-the-art, digital, family-friendly - the new dental office of Dr. Mike Laureola, South Simcoe Dental Care, offers the latest equipment, for Family, General and Cosmetic Dental Work. Located at 547 Holland St.
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Business NewsPuppy kisses, at Holland St. Veterinary Posted 3 days ago
Holland Street Veterinary Services isn’t large, as veterinary practices go. It’s only 1,500 sq. ft. of space, at 444 Holland St. West, Unit 1 - but it offers a fully-licensed veterinary hospital, with surgical, radiological and lab services for companion animals.
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Business NewsGrand Re-Opening at Canadian Tire Posted 3 days ago
It’s not just that the Canadian Tire Store in Bradford has added 2,000 sq. ft., to expand its retail space. The store has also rearranged its departments and displays, to offer a more satisfying shopping experience, and to make room for a huge range of new items.
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Business NewsM&M Meat Shops Charity BBQ! Posted 2 days ago
For once, the weather was perfect for the annual M & M Meat Shops Charity BBQ day. Always held on the Saturday before Mother’s Day, the Charity BBQ is a fundraiser for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of Canada, and the search for a cure for Irritable Bowel Disease.
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EntertainmentWomen in the War of 1812 Posted 3 days ago
by Helen Yielding History books are filled with the exploits of war - brilliant campaigns, illustrious generals, acts of bravery, the glory of victory.
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Local NewsOur Lady of Fatima Posted 2 days ago
On May 13, 1917, three shepherd children near Fatima, Portugal, saw a vision of the Virgin Mary. For the next 6 months, on the 13th day of each month, they continued to be visited by “Our Lady of the Rosary”.
