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Two Tiered Health Care is Here
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To ease the shortage of family physicians, Ontario has been moving towards the more rapid certification of foreign-trained doctors to practice medicine here. As one London woman recently found out, these newly certified doctors specialize in pay-per-service.
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Speeding Driver Fails to Stop for Police
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On August 23rd, 2008 at 2:31 a.m. Elgin County OPP observed a mini van driven by a London man traveling northbound on Sunset Road, in the area of Stonechurch Road, that was radar clocked at 176 km/h in a posted 80km/hr zone.
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Crime of the Week
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Series of Credit Card Frauds: The London Police Service is investigating a series of credit card frauds. On June 25th, at 1:30 p.m. a male entered the banking institution.
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Lower Kettle Creek Watershed Strategy
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The Lower Kettle Creek Watershed Strategy, published by the Kettle Creek
Conservation Authority earlier this year, was developed with input from many
groups and individuals in the community. In a 47 page booklet it outlines the
health and history of the watershed and set the environmental priorities for
erosion prevention, source water protection, the protection and creation of
wetlands, reforestation, and public awareness and education.
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Fast Visitors
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There are 5 beautiful "cigarette" type boats currently visiting in Port Stanley. Tied up at the Kettle Creek Marina, the owners hail from Cleveland, Ohio and accompanied two sailboats across the lake.
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25th Anniversary for Kettle Creek Inn
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Kettle Creek Inn, a magnet in the rejuveniation of Port Stanley, is celebrating its 25th Anniversary in September. Port Stanley has a fascinating and colourful past. Studying it could be a labour of love that would last a lifetime.
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Walk for Safety - Walk for Hope
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Every day money is raised for different causes - Cancer, Heart &: Stroke, Diabetes, MS and the list goes on. Although all of these fund-raising efforts have a place in our hearts because someone we know and love has been affected in some way, we decided it was time to try and help a not-so-publicized organization.
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Environmental Friendship Award
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Just prior to the council meeting of August 18, 2008, Brian Walker, Business Development Consultant for iCompass, presented Central Elgin with the 2007-2008 iCompass Award as Friends of the Environment.
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Central Elgin Council Meeting 08/18/2008
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As Larry Corner found out at the Central Elgin Council meeting of August 18,
2008, the wishes contained in a last will and testament may not conform with
existing laws and this conflict can prevent or seriously delay probating the
estate of a deceased person.
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Belmont Concert in the Park
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The first concert in the new Belmont Community Park, at the corner of Caesar and Belmont Roads, will feature lots of local talent on Sunday, August 3l, 2008 beginning at 2:00 p.m.
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PSFT 2008 Golf Tournament
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Fair weather and sunny skies were the order of the day for the 2008 Port Stanley Festival Theatre Golf Tournament on August 16, 2008 - replacing the torrential rain of last year's tournament.
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Running Mates
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An irreverent poke at politics set within undercurrents of romantic comedy, the world premiere of Sarah Martyn's Running Mates delighted the Port Stanley Festival Theatre audience on opening night, August 14, 2008.
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