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Police warn its the start of Ontario’s outdoor marijuana growing season

May 26, 2011
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Police warn its the start of Ontario’s outdoor marijuana growing season

Source:  Ontario Provincial Police press release As the planting season has arrived, the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) is pro-actively warning Ontario residents and visitors of the dangers associated with marijuana grow-ops. In 2010, OPP DEU and its partners investigated 586 indoor and outdoor marijuana grows, destroying 218,168 marijuana plants in various areas of the province. Another 2,190 kilograms of dried marijuana was confiscated, bringing the total value of seized marijuana to 258-million dollars. Officers also uncovered a solar-powered electric fence used to ward off the unsuspecting public, police, and...

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Think safety when lighting Victoria Day fireworks, Limerick fire chief says

May 20, 2011
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Think safety when lighting Victoria Day fireworks, Limerick fire chief says

LIMERICK TOWNHIP – There may not be any local fireworks regulations in Limerick Township, but Fire Chief Jason Post still has advice to make your Victoria Day celebrations fun and safe. He says the Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office offers the following fireworks tips: To minimize the risk of fire and burn injury, the fire service does not recommend family fireworks or informal neighbourhood displays. The fire service recommends attending public fireworks displays hosted by your municipality or other responsible organization. If you still choose to have a family fireworks or an informal neighbourhood display,...

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Think safety as you open your cottage, urge police and fire officials

May 19, 2011
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Think safety as you open your cottage, urge police and fire officials

Source:  Ontario Provincial Police press release The May long weekend is when most Ontarians open their cottages and other seasonal homes. The Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are urging Ontarians to add safety and prevention to their weekend plans. Cottages and other seasonal homes are vulnerable to unsafe conditions that can arise over the winter such as smoke and carbon monoxide alarms that no longer work, and chimneys that have become blocked. Cottages can also become targets for break-ins, not just in the winter, but also when...

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OPP plans big highway safety blitz for Victoria Day weekend motorists

May 18, 2011
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OPP plans big highway safety blitz for Victoria Day weekend motorists

Source: OPP press release With Canada Road Safety Week running from May 16 to 23, 2011, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be using all available resources to enforce traffic laws in an effort to save lives and reduce injuries on Ontario roads and highways. This week has been strategically chosen, as it includes the first summer long weekend. Canada Road Safety Week is sponsored by Transport Canada and endorsed by police and is part of “Road Safety Strategy 2015,” which has a goal of making Canada’s roads the safest in the world. In...

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Conservation officers urge boaters to think safety on the water

May 16, 2011
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Conservation officers urge boaters to think safety on the water

Source: Ontario Conservation Officers press release The snow is gone, the blackflies are out – and the May long weekend is within sight. For tens of thousands of Ontario boaters and anglers, it’s the first chance to get the boat into the water for another exciting season. It’s also a time to give some serious thought to making this summer a safe one on the water. With this goal in mind, the Ontario Conservation Officers Association (OCOA) proudly joins the Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC) to mark North American Safe Boating Awareness Week –...

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Bug watch and events calendar added to www.coehillworld.com

May 15, 2011
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Bug watch and events calendar added to www.coehillworld.com

by Kevin Swayze, Webmaster COE HILL – Keep track of how bad mosquitoes and black flies are this summer around Coe Hill while you’re looking for something to do. Two new features now live on www.coehillworld.com: “Coe Hill bug watch” and a “upcoming events” calendar are both prominent on the main page. Click on the bug and you’ll find out the most recent insect report from theweathernetwork.com The events calendar looks ahead about a month, depending on how many events are listed.  If you have an event coming up in northern Hastings County or...

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Police out watching for drivers using cell phones

May 13, 2011
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Police out watching for drivers using cell phones

Source: OPP press releases STIRLING– Members of the Quinte Region Traffic Coalition (QRTC) gathered at the Stirling-Rawdon Police Service on May 12 to launch a distracted driving enforcement campaign set to run from May 16 – 23. Throughout the week long campaign, officers will be concentrating on a very common, but costly offence, driving while using a hand-held cell phone. Officers will have zero tolerance for those found talking on their cell phone while driving. This latest QRTC initiative coincides with Canada Road Safety Week.

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John Irwin says Wollaston’s history could be its future

May 10, 2011
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John Irwin says Wollaston’s history could be its future

By Cindy Crew COE HILL – Historian, artist and visionary, John Irwin has a great enthusiasm for Coe Hill’s past and especially Wollaston’s future. John is from Newcastle Upon Tyne, in the northeast of England. His birthplace has a heritage from Roman to Viking times to later centuries of being England’s most northern castle and fortress. It’s not hard to imagine why John has such a love of art and history. When John and Gladys lived in Coe Hill in the nineties, he was treasurer of the legion and is now secretary treasurer of...

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