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It’s Game On for a new arena and community centre in Prescott.
There were smiles and grins all around on Wednesday as the federal and provincial governments announced a combined $9.7 million toward the cost of the project to replace the old Leo Boivin Community Centre that was mothballed in 2018.
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A gleeful Mayor Brett Todd said the governments’ commitments and the money raised by a local fundraising committee should allow the town to get the tender out the door and shovels in the ground by July, with a completion date in late 2022 or the spring of 2023.
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If there was a fire or emergency in Augusta Township during the last 50 years, chances are good that Maynard Vandervelde was there to help.
Vandervelde, one of the founders of the North Augusta fire hall, celebrates 50 years as a volunteer firefighter on May 1.
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At 72, Vandervelde is still on the job and says he has no plans to retire. His decades of service include as a truck captain, fire inspector and the department’s chief fire inspector.
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