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• Activated sludge option recommended to South Stormont for Ingleside sewage treatment upgrades

  19-12-2017 23:41 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  Consultants from EVB engineering are recommending the Township of South Stormont go with a conventional activated sludge system when it overhauls the Ingleside Wastewater Treatment Plant.
  
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• #BREAKING: Kirkwood not guilty in 2015 fatal crash near Chesterville bit.ly/2B1J2J2 #Chesterville… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-12-2017 23:30 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: Kirkwood not guilty in 2015 fatal crash near Chesterville bit.ly/2B1J2J2 #Chesterville… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• This was the biggest turnout the event has ever had. fb.me/9dja1785A

  19-12-2017 20:45 via twitter.com
  This was the biggest turnout the event has ever had. fb.me/9dja1785A
  
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• View From the Hill by Keith Beardsley – As 2017 Ends Politics Turn 121917

  19-12-2017 20:21 via cornwallfreenews.com
  Ottawa Ontario – We wrap up another year in Canadian politics noting that nothing has really changed in the past year. The parties remain pretty much where they were in the polls, although Trudeau has taken a bit of a hit.
  But the Liberals are about to try and change that as I see that Trudeau will embark on yet another warm and fuzzy town hall tour. This is obviously an attempt to get him out of Ottawa and away from the scrutiny of the national media. This is not to say that it is a bad i
  
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• The head-on crash happened on County Road 7, south of Chesterville in February 2015. #CornwallON #court

  19-12-2017 19:53 via twitter.com
  The head-on crash happened on County Road 7, south of Chesterville in February 2015. #CornwallON #court
  
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• Both sides have indicted that it will just be the verdict today. Sentencing will take place at a later date. #CornwallON #court

  19-12-2017 19:52 via twitter.com
  Both sides have indicted that it will just be the verdict today. Sentencing will take place at a later date. #CornwallON #court
  
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• Bill here. Covering the verdict for Catriona Kirkwood of Chesterville, charged with careless driving in death of Mo… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-12-2017 19:51 via twitter.com
  Bill here. Covering the verdict for Catriona Kirkwood of Chesterville, charged with careless driving in death of Mo… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Ottawa Police Officer Assigned to Desk Duty after Assault Charge 121917

  19-12-2017 18:28 via cornwallfreenews.com
  Ottawa Police Officer Charged
   
  (Ottawa)— On December 15th, an Ottawa Police Service (OPS) Member was charged with a Criminal Code of Canada offence.
  The 41 year old Ottawa man has been charged by the Public Security Service MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais with one count of Assault causing bodily harm following an incident that occurred on December 14th in the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais jurisdiction, while the officer was off-duty.
  The OPS will not release the na
  
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• Smoke free new year for SD&G hospital property bit.ly/2oPPi4G @CCHCornwall @WDMHPride #smokefree #onpoli https://t.co/82FY2njLiX

  19-12-2017 18:19 via twitter.com
  
  Smoke free new year for SD&G hospital property bit.ly/2oPPi4G @CCHCornwall @WDMHPride #smokefree #onpoli https://t.co/82FY2njLiX
  
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• Man Busted Stealing Gas With Officer @ Station in Kingston POLICE BLOTTER 121917

  19-12-2017 16:48 via cornwallfreenews.com
   
  Police BulletinCalls for Service
  Kingston Police had 100 calls for service during the 24 hour period starting from 5:00 a.m. on December 18, 2017. Of these, 68 calls occurred in the city central area, 10 in the west end, 4 in the east end, and 2 north of Highway 401. Some of these included:
  5 domestic calls
  2 assault calls
  4 harassment calls
  4 undesirable calls
  1 drunk call
  4 alarm calls
  2 noise complaints
  3 missing person calls
  6 medical assist calls
  4 assist citizen calls
  5 theft calls
  
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• Other SDSG parties won’t have federal candidates until 2018-2019 bit.ly/2kLFZ0z #cdnpoli #SDSG #federal… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-12-2017 16:44 via twitter.com
  Other SDSG parties won’t have federal candidates until 2018-2019 bit.ly/2kLFZ0z #cdnpoli #SDSG #federal… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Ontario to Tighten Pay Day Loans January 1, 2019

  19-12-2017 16:24 via cornwallfreenews.com
  December 19, 2017
  Ontario Lowering Rates for Payday Loans and Other Services
  Ontario is protecting vulnerable consumers by reducing the cost of borrowing and other fees for alternative financial services such as payday loans.Beginning on January 1, 2018:
  The cap on the cost of borrowing for payday loans will be reduced to $15 per $100 borrowed from the current level of $18.
  Ontario municipalities will be allowed to restrict the areas in which payday loan shops open and the number that can
  
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• It's that time again! Be featured in our special SEAWAY SNAPSHOTS page, sponsored by @CornwallDentalArts. Simply… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-12-2017 16:04 via twitter.com
  It's that time again!Be featured in our special SEAWAY SNAPSHOTS page, sponsored by @CornwallDentalArts.Simply… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Traffic stop leads to Cornwall man's arrest

  19-12-2017 16:00 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  Cornwall police arrested a 26-year-old man from Cornwall after a traffic stop on Monday.
  
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• Cornwall Ontario Police Blotter for Tuesday December 19, 2017

  19-12-2017 15:43 via cornwallfreenews.com
  WARRANT, BREACH
  Cornwall, ON – A 26-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on December 18th, 2017 on the strength of a warrant and charged with breach of probation for communicating with a certain person and failing to keep the peace. It is alleged during a traffic stop on December 18th, 2017 the man was found to be in the company of the person he has conditions not to associate with. He was taken into custody on the strength of an existing warrant, charged accordingly for the breaches and hel
  
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• Time to Stick a Fork in the 2017/18 Habs Courtesy of Geoff Molson 121917

  19-12-2017 15:29 via cornwallfreenews.com
  Cornwall Ontario – The Christmas break sadly is the funeral song for les boys this season.    The injury to Shea Weber didn’t do it.  The drama that is Carey Price actually wasn’t either.
  It was owner Geoff Molson signing off on the strange Rejean Houle type management of his hand picked GM Marc Bergevin.   When you own the Montreal Canadiens it’s like owning the NY Yankees.  There are expectations of greatness and all the resources that any
  
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• Lyndhurst Man Charged by #OPP After Leaving House Party 121917

  19-12-2017 14:43 via cornwallfreenews.com
  MULTIPLE CHARGES LAID AGAINST IMPAIRED DRIVER
  (LYNDHURST, ON) -The Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid multiple charges in regards to an impaired driver. In the early morning hours of December 18, 2017 police received a complaint about a male driving off from a house party impaired. At approximately 0200hrs police located the driver as he pulled in to a residential driveway.
  22 year old Borden HAWKINS of Lyndhurst is charged with the following:
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• FREEZING RAIN ALERT for Cornwall Ontario Area BUSES CANCELLED – 121917

  19-12-2017 13:30 via cornwallfreenews.com
  Cornwall Ontario – With temperatures warming up and rain coming down after yesterday’s snowfall, a FREEZING RAIN alert has been called for the area.
  Today’s high should reach 6c with an overnight low -1c.
  Sunny and cold for Wednesday with temps warming up and big snow dump expected for Friday.Warnings
  5:09 AM EST Tuesday 19 December 2017
  Freezing rain warning in effect for:
  Cornwall – Lancaster
  Maxville – Alexandria
  Morrisburg – Long Sault
  Winchester – N
  
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• Avonmore Road won’t open until spring: Bancroft bit.ly/2BHyh1T #SouthStormont #AvonmoreRoad @SStormont https://t.co/CbYGnIO8K2

  19-12-2017 12:01 via twitter.com
  
  Avonmore Road won’t open until spring: Bancroft bit.ly/2BHyh1T #SouthStormont #AvonmoreRoad @SStormont https://t.co/CbYGnIO8K2
  
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• Andrew Scheer Fails Allowing Scandalized Guy Lauzon to Run Again in 2019 for SD&SG

  19-12-2017 11:17 via cornwallfreenews.com
  Cornwall Ontario – While Andrew Scheer, or Harper -2.0, is embracing MP Guy Lauzon’s announcement that he’ll be running for re-election in 2019 it’s clear that his party is dropping the ball locally.
  It would have been easy enough to allow the corrupt and scandalized Lauzon to ooze away into retirement, but they have chosen to run him out again in spite of the popularity of the Trudeau government that may be dropping a candidate into the riding next election as there is
  
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• Cornwall city council unanimously supports a 6.25% increase in water and sewer rates

  19-12-2017 07:06 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  The fifth time was the charm when itcame to passing Cornwall’s water andwastewater budget for 2018. Afterthree deadlocked votes a week prior,the city council met again on Mondayto find a consensus that would allowthem to pass the first in a long listof departmental budgets.
  
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• Mayor: Cornwall waterworks 2018 budget will address infrastructure and ‘perception of the people’… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-12-2017 04:11 via twitter.com
  Mayor: Cornwall waterworks 2018 budget will address infrastructure and ‘perception of the people’… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• The City has $40 million worth of maintenance needed for old watermains. fb.me/Uu2xaedX

  19-12-2017 02:21 via twitter.com
  The City has $40 million worth of maintenance needed for old watermains. fb.me/Uu2xaedX
  
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• #BREAKING: 2018 waterworks budget passes with 6.25% increase bit.ly/2BvpKws #cwlpoli https://t.co/XNFiNuNvtP

  19-12-2017 02:01 via twitter.com
  
  #BREAKING: 2018 waterworks budget passes with 6.25% increase bit.ly/2BvpKws #cwlpoli https://t.co/XNFiNuNvtP
  
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• #BREAKING : @CityofCornwall passes water and sewer budget with 6.25% increase. Extra $36-52 a year for households.

  19-12-2017 01:56 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING : @CityofCornwall passes water and sewer budget with 6.25% increase. Extra $36-52 a year for households.
  
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• Pushing it down the road: if they pass a 6.25% increase this year, the next council will be facing a 9.5% increase in 2019. #cwlpoli

  19-12-2017 01:45 via twitter.com
  Pushing it down the road: if they pass a 6.25% increase this year, the next council will be facing a 9.5% increase in 2019. #cwlpoli
  
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• Coun. Claude McIntosh sz he will support the mayor's motion, even though his 6.5% was turned down last week. #cwlpoli

  19-12-2017 01:45 via twitter.com
  Coun. Claude McIntosh sz he will support the mayor's motion, even though his 6.5% was turned down last week. #cwlpoli
  
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• The mayor suggests that the city has been "lax" is lobbying the province/feds for money for infrastructure. #Cwlpoli

  19-12-2017 01:43 via twitter.com
  The mayor suggests that the city has been "lax" is lobbying the province/feds for money for infrastructure. #Cwlpoli
  
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• The mayor is making a motion of 6.25% increase. Taking $850,000 from the 2019 capital and giving the city a one ye… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-12-2017 01:43 via twitter.com
  The mayor is making a motion of 6.25% increase.Taking $850,000 from the 2019 capital and giving the city a one ye… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Mayor: "Administration has done everything correct(ly)." based on consultant's report on backlog of infrastructure. #cwlpoli

  19-12-2017 01:40 via twitter.com
  Mayor: "Administration has done everything correct(ly)." based on consultant's report on backlog of infrastructure. #cwlpoli
  
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• Mayor Leslie O'Shaughnessy has left the mayor's chair to speak. @davidmurph55 is now acting as chair. #cwlpoli

  19-12-2017 01:39 via twitter.com
  Mayor Leslie O'Shaughnessy has left the mayor's chair to speak. @davidmurph55 is now acting as chair. #cwlpoli
  
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• Coun. MacDonald is somewhat perturbed that other councillors are voting no without hearing "a logical argument"… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-12-2017 01:39 via twitter.com
  Coun. MacDonald is somewhat perturbed that other councillors are voting no without hearing "a logical argument"… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Motion is DEFEATED on a 7.6% increase. #cwlpoli

  19-12-2017 01:38 via twitter.com
  Motion is DEFEATED on a 7.6% increase. #cwlpoli
  
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• He has represented the riding since 2004. fb.me/7eNOV5HF1

  19-12-2017 01:10 via twitter.com
  He has represented the riding since 2004. fb.me/7eNOV5HF1
  
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• Cornwall and South Glengarry ask the United Counties of SDG to buy-in to regional airport

  19-12-2017 00:43 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  Three months almost to the day after the City of Cornwall and the Township of South Glengarry decided to try to get the other SDG communities to help run and – most importantly – pay for the Cornwall Regional Airport, they finally made their pitch to the SDG council Monday.
  
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• Harvest Christian Fellowship brings Operation Heart home in Cornwall

  19-12-2017 00:16 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  For Naabiama Salifu, Christmas in Cornwall seemed to get a lot closer on Monday morning.
  
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