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2005 Archives
December 2005
— Monthly Column for December
Keywords: Bill
52, Education Statute Law Amendment Act, gas tax
rebate
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December 12, 2005
— Hydro Generation
Keywords: Minister
of Energy, Ontario Power Authority, OPA, Natural Gas
Prices
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December 9, 2005
— Bill 3 - The Public Transportation and Highway
Improvement Act, 2005
Keywords: Gasoline
tax, Rural Municipalities,Renfrew-Nippissing-Pembroke,
Bill 3
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December 6, 2005
— Christmas Tree Lighting
Keywords: Tallest
Christmas Tree in all of Canada, 74 foot blue
spruce, Renfrew-Nippissing-Pembroke, Logos Land
Resort, Cobden, Christmas in the Valley, Outdoor
rink
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December 1, 2005
— Children's Garden Nursery
Keywords: Children's
Garden Nursery School, City of Pembroke, Donner
Canadian Foundation Award
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November 30, 2005
— Bill 21 - Energy Conservation Responsibility Act,
2005 (Debate)
Keywords: Energy
Conservation Leadership Act, 2005, Electricity Act,
1998, Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, Conservation
Authorities Act, coal and nuclear plants, energy
consumption
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November 30, 2005
— Yakabuski Demands Plan to Keep Ontario's Lights On
Keywords: Calpine
Corporation, bankruptcy, Energy Minister Donna
Cansfield, contingency plan
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November 30, 2005
— Energy Contracts
Keywords: Calpine
Corporation, bankruptcy, Energy Minister Donna
Cansfield, coal fired plant closures
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November 17, 2005
— School Transportation Funding
Keywords: school
bussing, Minister of Education, school bus
operators, funding
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November 2005
— Monthly Column for November
Keywords: timber
harvesting, Algonquin Park, Bill 21, smart meters,
Remembrance Services
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October 27, 2005
— Economic Policy
Keywords: jobs,
economy, energy policy, high energy costs
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October 20, 2005
— Forest Industry
Keywords: forest
industry, Northern Ontario, Abitibi mill, job losses
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October 20, 2005
— Hydro Rebates
Keywords: hydro
rebates, energy costs, Minister of Energy
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October 20, 2005
— Government Spending
Keywords: government
spending, David Dingwall, electricity supply,
expenses
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October 21, 2005
— Monthly Column for October
Keywords: new
Speaker, Greg Sorbara, Throne Speech, property tax
assessments
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October 20, 2005
— Yakabuski Congratulates Atomic Energy of Canada
Limited (AECL)
Keywords: Bruce
Power, Atomic Energy, nuclear technology, nuclear
power
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October 19, 2005
— House Question: Hydro Generation
Keywords: coal
power plants, reduce emissions, clean energy
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October 17, 2005
— Yakabuski's Response to Minister's Announcement on
Bruce Power
Keywords: Bruce
Power, Ontario power supply, energy situation, power
demand
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October 13, 2005
— Yakabuski Bill Demands Fair Share of Gas Tax
Rebates for Rural Ontario
Keywords: gasoline
tax rebates, bill re-introduction, The Gasoline Tax
Act
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October 13, 2005
— Will Cansfield Appointment Bring Common Sense to
Energy?
Keywords: energy
policies, new appointment, coal-fired plant closures
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October 6, 2005
— PCs Shred Liberal Throne Speech
Keywords: broken
promises, Throne Speech, Liberal platform
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September 15, 2005
— McGuinty Still Taking 25% of Power Off Grid
Keywords: close
coal power plants, Niagara Tunnel project, energy
supply
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September 14, 2005
— Monthly Column for September.
Keywords: Hurricane
Katrina, official opposition energy critic, gas
prices, construction projects, Renfrew Fair, Policy
Development Task Force
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August 31, 2005
— McGuinty Energy Scheme Short Circuits on Business.
Keywords: ERCO
closure, energy plan, Thunder Bay, electricity costs
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August 25, 2005
— Yakabuski Named Energy Critic in Opposition Shadow
Cabinet
Keywords: energy
portfolio, energy critic, energy sector
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August 2005
— Monthly Column: Continued Electricity Situation in
Ontario
Keywords: electricity,
energy policy, power shortage, liberal coal plan
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July 29, 2005
— Liberals Taking a Vacation . . .
Keywords: Schools,
School closures, Facilitators Report
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July 25, 2005
— MPP Yakabuski is Listening
Keywords: Listening,
views, constituents
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July 2005
— Monthly Column: Electricity Situation in
Ontario
Keywords: power
usage in Ontario, electricity, rising power demands
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June 7, 2005
— Rural Action Committee
Keywords: rural
Ontario, Rural Action, Rural Ontario Challenge
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June 6, 2005
— Archives
Keywords: historical
collections, Ontario's archives, archives, heritage
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June 3, 2005
— Yakabuski Demands Fair Share of Gas Tax Rebates
for Rural Ontario
Keywords: gas
tax rebates, municipalities, Gasoline Tax Act,
Private Member's Bill
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May 11, 2005
— Budget Misses Opportunity to Help Real People
Keywords: budget,
broken promises, deficit
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May 9, 2005
— School Transportation Funding
Keywords: Renfrew
County, transportation funding formula, school
transportation
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May 3, 2005
— Polish Kashub Celebration
Keywords: Polish
Kashub culture, special celebration, Barry's Bay,
Wilno Heritage Society
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April 25, 2005
— Municipal Funding - OMPF
Keywords: funding
cuts, Ontario municipalities, municipal governments
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April 14, 2005
— MPP Yakabuski Appointed to Three Ontario P.C. Task
Forces
Keywords: appointed
to task forces, Agriculture and Rural Development,
Energy, Environment, rural concerns, plan of action
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April 11, 2005
— Broken Liberal Promises
Keywords: broken
trust, Liberal government, broken promises
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April 5, 2005
— Question - Rural School Closures
Keywords: rural
schools, broken promise, school closures, funding
shortfall
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March 3, 2005
— Yakabuski Stands with Ontario Farmers
Keywords: Ontario
farmers, over-regulation, protest, restore funding
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February 24, 2005
— Yakabuski Calls on Government to Amend Funding
Formula
Keywords: school
closures, rural Ontario, funding formula, rural
schools
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February 23, 2005
— Yakabuski Calls Promissory Note for Municipalities
Keywords: Municipal
Affairs Minister John Gerretsen, Eastern Ontario
municipalites, municipal payments
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February 22, 2005
— Possible School Closures in Renfrew County
Keywords: school
closures, Renfrew County, Calabogie, Ross Mineview,
Horton, Laurentian, Morison, rural schools
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February 21, 2005
— Annual Rural Ontario Municipal Association and
Ontario Good Roads Association Conference
Keywords: ROMA,
OGRA, Community Re-investment Fund, rural issues
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January 10, 2005
— John Tory Lauches Web Site to Help Tsunami Victims
Keywords: Donations,
Tsunami victims,
Red Cross
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