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Two Woolwich teams OMHA champions > STORY ON PG. 20
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EXTRICATION EFFORT Emergency crews worked for an hour Thursday morning to extract a man from his SuV after a two-vehicle collision on Arthur Street, near Tilman Road, north of Elmira. firefighters were required to dismantle pieces of the truck, including the door and windshield, to get the driver out. See story on page 4.
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aising some of its rates could generate additional revenue for Woolwich’s recreation department, but not anywhere near enough to
cover the half-a-million-dollar shortfall seen in 2010. A consultant’s report tabled at council Tuesday night shows the township has some wiggle room to increase fees, but councillors
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took no action as they continue to discuss the recreation and facilities budget, which saw $550,000 in overspending last year. Much of the excess spending in the 2010 budget was
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due to higher-than-expected costs at the Woolwich Memorial Centre. Overall in 2010, the recreation and facilities department overspent by 14.6 per cent, or $553,976, on an origi-
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nal budget of $3.78 million. The largest factor in that was the WMC, where expenses were up $384,965, 20.2 per cent higher than budgeted for.
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