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• Firefighters still awaiting final tally

  As of Monday night, the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon call centre at the Athens fire hall had raised $10,155, while Athens firefighters brought in another $5,333 with their Main Street boot drive.

• The Government of Canada Helps Youth in Eastern Ontario Prepare For Jobs

  Local youth who face barriers to employment will get job preparation training and work experience through the Government of Canada's support for an employment project.

• Evoy crowned sportsman division points champ

  FORTHTON a ' Dylan Evoy finished it off in style. The 17-year-old captured his first-ever sportsman division points championship at the Brockville Ontario Speedway on Saturday night.

• Police nab shoplifter who fled in stolen vehicle

  A man chased by police for shoplifting at the 1000 Islands Mall stole a running vehicle to make his escape before being arrested later Saturday.

• Marleau joins race for mayor

  Bob Marleau made it official Friday morning, becoming the fourth candidate in Brockville's mayoralty election.

• Reward offered to nab cat killer

  A domestic cat brutally killed early Monday morning in the east end of Brockville didn't deserve its fate, owner R.J. Woods told The Recorder and Times on Thursday.

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• 'Home children' deserve more, city woman says

  One of the saddest chapters in Canadian history is the story of the British "home children." From 1869 to 1939, British church and charity groups shipped over 100,000 poor or orphaned children -called "home children" -to Canada, Australia and other British settler countries to work as farmhands and domestic servants.

• Follow the historical plaques along Ontario's Heritage Highway

  Blue historical plaques can be seen along Ontario's highways, but it is rare to see people stop to read them.

• Second cat killed by human hands

  Brockville Police are reporting the discovery of a second dead cat likely killed by human hands in the east end on King Street.