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• Greenfield Ethanol to light the 2010 Canada 55+ Games

  GreenField Ethanol Inc., announced today that it will construct a custom lighthouse to inaugurate the 2010 Canada 55 + Games.

• Perth Street makeover already underway

  Kim Barrington said a story in Saturday's Recorder and Times about efforts to clean up the street by the Brockville Concerned Citizens Coalition hasn't helped her find a buyer for the house she has for sale.

• Citizens Brockville has ideas, questions

  A new citizens group is being created in Brockville. Peter Culp, one of the directors, said the aim of Citizens Brockville is to "encourage civic betterment in the Brockville area." The Maritime Discovery Centre and the city's official plan are two of the key concerns of the new group, which is in the process of being formally incorporated.

• New land-use rules complicate official plan

  Brockville's next official plan drew one step closer to the finish line Tuesday night with more earthy matters taking precedence over the lofty concerns of tall buildings on the city's waterfront.

• Tickets now available for Canada Games +55 entertainment

  Tickets are now on sale for three fantastic nights of entertainment being offered as part of the 2010 Canada 55+ Games and, as a bonus, the Games are offering a fourth night of entertainment free.

• Folk-rock band riding a wave of success

  Dekker, the lead singer and songwriter for the global phenomenon Great Lake Swimmers, a folk-rock band based in Toronto, was so taken by the beauty of the Brockville-Rockport section of the St.

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• Can't ignore eyesore

  When she was a little girl taking part in the Miss Princess pageant, Melanie Chisamore recalls, her mother wouldn't let her leave the Brockville Arts Centre alone, because the facility is located at the foot of Perth Street.

• Marleau's motto: No new waterfront development here

  Which is why the 62-year-old Brockville businessman plans to run for mayor -unless another mayoralty candidate steps forward with the same ideas who he feels has a better shot.