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• CRTC takes another stab at nuisance calls, orders carriers to block some numbers

  19-12-2018 23:57
  OTTAWA — The federal regulator of Canada’s telephone industry says it is giving service providers one year to implement a new measure that’s designed to reduce the number of nuisance calls that get through to consumers. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission says that by Dec. 19, 2019, the communications service providers must be able to block numbers […]
  
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• Driver helps at collision, vehicle stolen by woman: POLICE

  19-12-2018 22:43 via saultstar.com
  A woman allegedly took a vehicle that was left unattended when the driver went to help at an automobile collision on Tuesday night.The crash happened at Dacey Road and Trunk Road shortly after 8 p.m., police say.The woman, who wasn’t involved in the collision, took the vehicle and drove east. She was spotted by Anishinabek Police Service and Batchewana First Nation Police Service near Bar River. The woman did not stop for police “and continued on driving in a dangerous manner.”
  
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• GameONN Sports Break – December 19th

  19-12-2018 22:28
  GameONN host Alex Parr provides a quick sports update each day during the week, to make sure you’re in the loop. Catch GameONN every Friday at 6:30 PM, ONNtv.
  
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• WITTY, Robert William

  19-12-2018 22:14
  ~ It is with great sadness the family announces his passing on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at the Sault Area Hospital in his 76th year.  Loving husband of the late Sharon.  Proud father of Tricia (Bernard Markusic), sadly missed by his grandpup Waffles.  Beloved son of the late George and the late Mildred Witty.  Predeceased […]
  
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• Can you identify individual who made off with cold hard cash (video)

  19-12-2018 22:02
  Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are asking for your assistance in identifying a suspect in a theft. On the 28th of November 2018 an unknown male attended at a local bank  where he waited to use the ATM. The victim was withdrawing a small amount of cash at the time. The […]
  
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• Anishinabek Nation leadership support disbandment of Thunder Bay Police Service Board

  19-12-2018 21:45
  ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (December 19, 2018)— Anishinabek Nation leadership is supportive of the disbandment of the Thunder Bay Police Service Board and see this as an opportunity for the Thunder Bay Police Service and the future Thunder Bay Police Service Board to cultivate a strong, positive, and effective long-term relationship with surrounding Indigenous communities. […]
  
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• Time for Christmas Carols! ~ Vive le vent et l’esprit de Noël!

  19-12-2018 21:40
  On the evening of Thursday, December 13, grade 7 and 8 students of École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) accompanied by Ms. Isabella and Ms Suzanne went from door to door in the community signing Christmas carols. This is always a highly anticipated event in Wawa. This activity was aimed at raising funds for the students’ end of […]
  
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• HUBERT, Mary Thelma

  19-12-2018 21:31
  ~ Born May 31, 1930 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to Walter and Dorothea Christensen. Passed peacefully at Extendicare Maple View Nursing Home on Thursday, December 13, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Stanley Bernard Hubert for 56 years. Survived by her son Mark Stanley Hubert (Elizabeth) & granddaughters Katie and Lauren of Portland, Oregon […]
  
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• Moral of the story – Stealing a car is bad idea.

  19-12-2018 21:27
  On December 18th, 2018 officers with the Patrol Services Division of The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service as well as officers with The Anishinabek Police Service and Batchewana First Nation Police Service arrested 23 Danielle Remmer of Copernicus Drive for theft of a motor vehicle. It is alleged that just after 8:00 p.m. the accused […]
  
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• SHUSHKEWICH, Peggy (nee Donylchuk)

  19-12-2018 21:18
  ~ Passed away at her home on December 16, 2018, just shy of her 100th birthday. Born February 8, 1919. Predeceased by her legendary husband John in 2001 after celebrating 60 years together. Also predeceased by her 2 sisters, Mary & Sophie with whom she shared a special bond with. Forever in the hearts of […]
  
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• Female Arrested for in Stolen Vehilce #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  19-12-2018 20:47 via twitter.com
  Female Arrested for in Stolen Vehilce #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…
  
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• Algoma’s Star will Shine again. (updated with pictures)

  19-12-2018 20:38
  Thank you to David Selvers, President Millenium Crane Rentals for sharing his pictures with Superior Media. The following photo gallery speaks for itself. In honour of the season, Algoma Steel Inc. is pleased to announce they have partnered with Millennium Crane Rentals to resurrect the Christmas Star. The Star was crafted back in the 1980’s […]
  
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• MORLEY, Winston

  19-12-2018 19:54
  Peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital on December 16, 2018. Predeceased by his wife Carol Morley. Father of Lance, Dean, Kathi Anne and Blayn. Brother of Charlotte Pearse of Soo Michigan, Roselyn Conde of Innisville, the late Lyle of Enderby B.C., the late Patricia Hart of Sault Ste Marie, the late Julia Jean Morley of […]
  
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• Heaven Cent is Help for Community

  19-12-2018 19:20
  Over 12 local charitable organizations benefited from the fund raising skills of the students at St. Mary’s College Tuesday morning. The organizations were the recipients of this year’s Heaven Cent Celebration of Giving campaign. In just 21 days, over $15,254 was raised and each group received a donation of $500 or $1,000. The event grew […]
  
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• Royal Bank of Canada denies report it had access to users’ Facebook messages

  19-12-2018 18:50
  TORONTO — Royal Bank of Canada is denying a report that it was able to read, write and delete users’ messages on the social networking website Facebook. The New York Times has published a story claiming Facebook gave RBC, along with Spotify and Netflix, the ability to see private messages between its users. The claims were based on hundreds […]
  
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• Movie review: Looks can kill in ‘Bird Box’ - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  19-12-2018 18:05
  Movie review: Looks can kill in ‘Bird Box’  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsSome of us need a nudge into motherhood. In the horror-fable “Bird Box,” Sandra Bullock's Malorie requires an apocalypse. A reluctant mother-to-be, Malorie ...
  
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• Movie review: ‘Aquaman’ is a waterlogged mess - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  19-12-2018 18:05
  Movie review: ‘Aquaman’ is a waterlogged mess  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe idea of an Aquaman movie was deemed so ridiculous that it was satirized on HBO's “Entourage.” Even more so, the Protector of the Deep has often been ...
  
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• Wanted Wednesday: Victoria Ann Burns

  19-12-2018 17:45
  Crime Stoppers in partnership with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are seeking tips regarding the whereabouts of Victoria Ann Burns, 28, who is wanted for: CC 733.1(1) Breach of Probation X2 CC 145(3) Breach of Recognizance CC 334(B) Theft under $5,000-Shoplifting CC 344(1)(B) Robbery with weapon x3 CC 88 Possession of Weapon Dangerous x3 […]
  
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• Keep Your Eyes on the Sky This Evening

  19-12-2018 17:38
  In honour of the season, Algoma Steel Inc. is pleased to announce they have partnered with Millennium Crane Rentals to resurrect the Christmas Star. The Star was crafted back in the 1980’s by members of Algoma’s Central Trades group. Measuring 29-feet across, the steel framed star was wired with lights and hoisted high in the […]
  
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• Looking for lunch - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  19-12-2018 17:35
  Looking for lunch  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsFiercely scouring the Rudyard terrain a hawk looks for an afternoon snack. With a studious eye and talons ready, the raptor prepares to pounce on whichever ...
  
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• Looking for lunch - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  19-12-2018 17:35
  Looking for lunch - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsFiercely scouring the Rudyard terrain a hawk looks for an afternoon snack. With a studious eye and talons ready, the raptor prepares to pounce on whichever ...
  
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• Liberals say they are looking at ways to provide minimum income to all Canadians

  19-12-2018 17:26
  OTTAWA — The Trudeau Liberals haven’t shut the door on a guaranteed-income program in their search for ways to help workers adapt to an unsteady and shifting labour market. In separate interviews, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos appear warmer to the idea than they have before, when they argued the Canada Child […]
  
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• Rising oil prices help boost energy sector on Toronto market, U.S. stocks rally

  19-12-2018 17:17
  TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index climbed higher in late-morning trading, boosted by the energy sector which benefited from higher oil prices. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 77.21 points at 14,494.10. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 180.44 points at 23,856.08. The S&P 500 index was up 19.45 points at […]
  
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• Rudyard board discusses track repair funding - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  19-12-2018 17:06
  Rudyard board discusses track repair funding  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsRudyard Area Schools officials will continue exploring options to fund renovations to the district's track. The Rudyard Board of Education discussed the issue ...
  
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• Conservation Authority and Algoma U Promote Increased Environmental Research

  19-12-2018 17:06
  The Sault Ste. Marie Region Conservation Authority and Algoma University are pleased to announce that a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed. This memorandum will foster supportive experiential learning, research, and information-sharing between the two organizations. The training of future scientists in advanced studies in Biological and Environmental sciences is integral to a sustainable and […]
  
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• Four found in stolen car with drugs: POLICE

  19-12-2018 17:05 via saultstar.com
  Narcotics with an estimated street value of about $17,000 were allegedly found when police stopped a stolen car on Great Northern Road late Monday.Cocaine, magic mushrooms, fentanyl, methamephetamine and heroin were seized, police say.The automobile was taken earlier that day.Christopher Rivard, 34, of Wallace Terrace, Shantelle Webster, 24, of Cambridge Place, Megan Laird, 24, of Wellington Street East, and Derrick Derasp, 27, of Sudbury, were charged with possession of stolen property, two cou
  
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• Four Arrested for Trafficking

  19-12-2018 16:55
  On December 18th, 2018 officers with the Patrol Services Division of The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested 4 individuals for possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. Just before midnight on December 17th, officers observed a vehicle that had been reported stolen driving on Great Northern Road.  Officers stopped the vehicle […]
  
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• Four Arrested for Trafficking #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  19-12-2018 16:37 via twitter.com
  Four Arrested for Trafficking #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…
  
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• Ottawa offers summer student job funding

  19-12-2018 16:17 via saultstar.com
  Businesses can now apply for funding from the federal government to hire summer students.Deadline to apply for Canada Summer Jobs is Jan. 25, a release says.Changes for 2019 include expanded eligibility for all youth between 15 and 20 who are entitled to work in Canada, not just students, updated eligibility criteria and posting of all jobs online at jobbank.gc.caContentious wording in Ottawa’s summer jobs program that tied pro-abortion beliefs to funding eligibility is being dropped after
  
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• Lost in Suburbia: Taking the plunge - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  19-12-2018 16:03
  Lost in Suburbia: Taking the plunge  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsWhen we got the last-minute invite to a Christmas party at someone's house, I didn't realize I had a problem until I was waiting for the elevator to take us up.
  
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• CTE Adult Education Program — Career Day - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  19-12-2018 16:03
  CTE Adult Education Program — Career Day  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsLorena Voss interviews with MediLodge staff after completing the CNA program at the Career Center on Dec. 12. Voss completed her program which was ...
  
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• Brimley Area Schools re-approves Indian policies - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  19-12-2018 16:03
  Brimley Area Schools re-approves Indian policies  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe Brimley Area Schools Board of Education has once again approved a list of policies governing the education of Native American students, a task necessary ...
  
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• Brimley Area Schools re-approves Indian policies - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  19-12-2018 16:03
  Brimley Area Schools re-approves Indian policies - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe Brimley Area Schools Board of Education has once again approved a list of policies governing the education of Native American students, a task necessary ...
  
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• Forsyth still faces Police Service Act charges

  19-12-2018 15:38 via saultstar.com
  Police Service Act charges faced by a Sault Ste. Marie Police Service officer remain suspended while he’s away from work.Const. Jarrott Forsyth was found guilty of assaulting the partner of a coworker during a trial in August 2017.In May, he was given a conditional discharge and put on probation for 12 months.Forsyth also faces two counts of discreditable conduct under the PSA. Those charges were stayed while his matter was before the court.Forsyth was on sick leave because of colitis in M
  
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• Woman faces theft charge

  19-12-2018 15:26 via saultstar.com
  Merchandise valued at about $30 was allegedly taken from a business in the 700 block of Food Basics on Tuesday.
  Nicole Breton, 33, of Caledon Street, was charged with theft under $5,000.She was also wanted on outstanding warrants for theft under $5,000, possession of stolen property, mischief, unlawful use of a credit card and fail to attend court.Her court date is Jan. 14.
  
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• Push for filming second season continues

  19-12-2018 14:59 via saultstar.com
  With securing just 20 per cent of the cash they want to raise to film the second season of their webseries, Trish Rainone and Katie Uhlmann will be back seeking support from Sault Ste. Marie businesses early in the new year.The pair plan to film 10 episodes of My Roommate’s an Escort in the Sault this spring. Season one was done in Toronto where Rainone, a Sault native, is based.An online fundraising drive on Indiegogo this fall raised about $10,000. The goal was $50,000.Rainone and Uhlman
  
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• Weaker pump prices help inflation cool to 1.7%, the lowest reading in a year

  19-12-2018 14:56
  OTTAWA — The annual pace of inflation slowed considerably last month to 1.7 per cent as upward pressure from higher gasoline prices eased off, Statistics Canada said in a report Wednesday. The agency’s latest inflation number was the weakest year-over-year increase since January 2018 — and far cooler than October’s reading of 2.4 per cent. Inflation for September was 2.2 per cent. […]
  
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• COURT, Diane Eleen

  19-12-2018 14:43
  Passed away peacefully, with family by her side at Mauno Kaihla Koti on Monday, December 17, 2018 at the age of 76. Loved wife of Don. Loving mother of Ken Dunn (Jodi) and David Dunn (Kendra), Debra Nelson (Bill), Donald, Allicyn Cleaves (Darin), Andrea (Rod). Grandmother of Dawna, Matthew, Jocelyn, Allyssa, Spencer, Jorden, Josh and […]
  
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• City exploring medical marijuana option - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  19-12-2018 14:08
  City exploring medical marijuana option  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe annual audit, a presentation from the Chippewa Community Foundation Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) and a motion to perhaps open the door to medical ...
  
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• Kuk Sool Won - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  19-12-2018 14:03
  Kuk Sool Won - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsKuk Sool Won in Sault Ste. Marie recently held its 4th Quarterly Black Belt testing of 2018. Eight of our students tested for a range of 1st degree to 5th degree ...
  
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• JOYfull Socks collects more than 3,500 pairs

  19-12-2018 14:01 via saultstar.com
  Sault Ste. Marie residents warmed up to helping JOYfull Socks.The campaign, spearheaded by Leslie Cassidy-Amadio, collected 3,594 pairs of socks filled with toiletry items to distribute to agencies such as Ken Brown Recovery Home, St. Vincent Place and Soup Kitchen Community Centre.“The response this year was just unbelievable,” said Cassidy-Amadio during a meeting of Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board trustees on Dec. 12. She is a trustee.HSCDSB contributed 2,200 pairs, o
  
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• Trudeau sees 2019 election as choice between positive Liberals, divisive Tories

  19-12-2018 13:52
  OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau says he’s confident he’ll win re-election next fall by sticking to a positive, thoughtful approach to difficult issues, in contrast to the Conservatives whom he accuses of resorting to bumper sticker slogans that prey on voters’ fears and prejudices. Although recent provincial elections suggest Canada is not immune to the anti-immigrant sentiment […]
  
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• Catholic trustees ending secret ballots 'a small victory'

  19-12-2018 13:32 via saultstar.com
  An about-face by Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board trustees to ditch secret ballots is being called “a small victory” by a former trustee who tried to end secret votes earlier this year and failed.In a motion he introduced in March, Bill Murphy called for secret ballots only to be used when the board’s chair and vice-chair were elected.His motion was defeated a month later with several trustees who continue to serve with the board – John Caputo, Leslie Cassidy
  
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• CTE Adult Education Program — Career Day - sooeveningnews.com

  19-12-2018 09:00
  CTE Adult Education Program — Career Day  sooeveningnews.comLorena Voss interviews with MediLodge staff after completing the CNA program at the Career Center on Dec. 12. Voss completed her program which was ...
  
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• City exploring medical marijuana option - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  19-12-2018 09:00
  City exploring medical marijuana option - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe annual audit, a presentation from the Chippewa Community Foundation Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) and a motion to perhaps open the door to medical ...
  
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• PHOTOS: Gaylord vs. Sault Ste. Marie | Northern Preps Basketball - Petoskey News-Review

  19-12-2018 03:36
  PHOTOS: Gaylord vs. Sault Ste. Marie | Northern Preps Basketball  Petoskey News-ReviewThe Gaylord girls basketball team beat Sault Ste. Marie. 51-39 on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, in Jim Mongeau Gymnasium. Photos by Brandon Folsom/Herald ...
  
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• Senate overwhelmingly passes criminal justice overhaul - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  19-12-2018 03:26
  Senate overwhelmingly passes criminal justice overhaul - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe House is expected to pass the bill this week, sending it to the president's desk for his signature.
  
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• A salute to more Sault Star Santa Fund donors

  19-12-2018 01:54 via saultstar.com
  In loving memory of Philip, Pat and Shawn McGuire from Claire and Kevin $20.00
  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Ciotti Family $25.00
  Merry Christmas to friends from Joe and Jane Rogers $60.00
  Merry Christmas and Happy New year from Janie and Jim Edwards $100.00
  In memory of loved ones – Isabel and Ron Chapman $75.00
  Thank you Chris for the help- Doreen $20.00
  Merry Christmas $200.00
  In loving memory of Edie Callegari $50.00
  In loving memory of my parents Mabel and Norman Rathbon
  
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• Grocery delivery, with no human drivers, is underway - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  19-12-2018 01:45
  Grocery delivery, with no human drivers, is underway  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsKroger and Nuro, which is based in Mountain View, California, announced Tuesday they would begin delivering groceries in Scottsdale, Arizona, using a vehicle ...
  
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• Natural gas furnace expenditure followed protocol: CAO

  19-12-2018 00:41 via saultstar.com
  PRINCE TOWNSHIP — Community centre staff will no longer have to contend with an aging oil furnace that leaves their workplaces chilly on blustery days.
  The furnace has been replaced by a natural gas boiler at a cost of $35,000.
  At the December council meeting, council belatedly passed a resolution to authorize the expenditure. The $35,000 will be withdrawn from a reserve fund set up several years ago for the purpose of switching the heating system to natural gas as soon as Union Gas extend
  
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