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			<title><![CDATA[Rotarians Adopt the Friendship (Siiye`yu) Trail]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Rotary Club of Duncan has announced its adoption of the Friendship Trail, volunteering to clean up litter along this busy stretch of new trail leading to the Cowichan Commons.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Budget Challenges facing North Cowichan]]></title>
			<link>http://www.northcowichan.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?NewsID=278</link>
			<description><![CDATA[As it prepares its 2012 - 2016 Financial Plan, North Cowichan Council faces many challenges. Council again invites members of the public to attend another budget meeting scheduled for February 6 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Municipal Hall.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Catalyst Paper Corporation Appeal Dismissed]]></title>
			<link>http://www.northcowichan.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?NewsID=276</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has decided that North Cowichan's Tax Rate Bylaw, 2009, was reasonable and lawful. ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[North Cowichan Receives $5 million for Chemainus River Bridge Replacement]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Plans to replace the Chemainus River bridge will now move forward with the help of a $5 million grant through Gas Tax Fund.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Summer Student Hiring]]></title>
			<link>http://www.northcowichan.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?NewsID=275</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Are you a student who is currently attending a community college or university, planning to return to school next Fall, and looking for summer employment opportunities to earn money towards next year's tuition? ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Climate Action and Energy Plan]]></title>
			<link>http://www.northcowichan.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?NewsID=273</link>
			<description><![CDATA[North Cowichan continues working towards its greenhouse gas reduction targets by creating a Climate Action and Energy Plan for the Municipality.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Industrial Revitalization - Creating Jobs & Improving the Environment]]></title>
			<link>http://www.northcowichan.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?NewsID=272</link>
			<description><![CDATA[North Cowichan has adopted an innovative bylaw designed to provide incentives for light and major industry to create jobs and to encourage investments that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in North Cowichan.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Historic Partnership Agreements Signed]]></title>
			<link>http://www.northcowichan.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?NewsID=267</link>
			<description><![CDATA[North Cowichan, the Cowichan Tribes and the City of Duncan are proud to announce the signing of two historic long-term agreements.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Backyard Burning - October 15 to November 15, 2011]]></title>
			<link>http://www.northcowichan.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?NewsID=263</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Under North Cowichan's Fire Protection Bylaw, backyard burning is ONLY permitted in all zones between March 15 to April 15 and October 15 to November 15.

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			<title><![CDATA[Woodstove Changeout Program]]></title>
			<link>http://www.northcowichan.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?NewsID=229</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Woodstove Changeout Program begins March 1, 2011.]]></description>
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