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                      <title><![CDATA[Winners takes it all?]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE - Could we still have a Winners?<br/>
Despite a company official stating in the April 24 edition of the Huntsville Forester that Huntsville &ldquo;is not currently on its radar,&rdquo; rumours have persisted that...]]></description>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 09:25:53 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Council scraps Waterloo centre business plan]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE - Huntsville councillors will not be dishing out cash for a business plan for the Waterloo Summit Centre for the Environment.<br/>
The business plan would have been the third phase of a business acceleration...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1620846</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 09:23:49 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Help kids play organized sports through annual Jumpstart event]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE - On May 25, the fifth annual Jumpstart Day will take place at the Huntsville Canadian Tire. &nbsp;<br/>
The daylong fundraising event is the celebration of Jumpstart&rsquo;s May Red Ball campaign, which, through...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1620840</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 09:22:18 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Rebecca’s Casual Fine Dining restaurant sold]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[PORT CARLING - After a dozen seasons, the owners of a popular Port Carling restaurant say the thing they’ll miss most is their customers.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1618361</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:02:30 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Running your own business can provide you with satisfaction]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[MUSKOKA - One of the hidden advantages of living in a rural area like Muskoka is the opportunity to be an entrepreneur. True, that opportunity is partly forced on us by the lack of secure, well-paying jobs that will look...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1618101</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 08:35:46 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Regional businesses came to aid of flood victims]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE - Area financial institutions have come to the aid of families in need of assistance after last month&rsquo;s floods.<br/>
Local branches for the RBC Royal Bank, Scotiabank and BMO Bank of Montreal have donated...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1618100</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 08:32:09 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Veil comes off $21-million water generation upgrades]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[BRACEBRIDGE - Two of Bracebridge’s water generation stations have had recent makeovers. Bracebridge Falls and Wilson Falls have undergone a $21-million upgrade funded by Lakeland Holding and constructed by its subsidiary Bracebridge Generation.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1615560</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 14:46:41 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Are there customers waiting to get into your business?]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE - With the rate of people with disabilities growing significantly in the consumer market, ensuring that your business is accessible is increasingly important. &nbsp;<br/>
According to the Toronto BIA Association...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1614959</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 15:07:54 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[A whole new way to ride The Bay]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[PARRY SOUND - It&rsquo;s becoming more and more difficult to get to those island cottages by boat. <br/>
Low water levels in the Georgian Bay have made some islands very treacherous to get to, but not if you have the right...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/news/article/1612083</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 09:35:19 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Muskoka Futures devises flood damage program]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE - Muskoka area businesses that have been adversely impacted by flooding have some relief available to owners.<br/>
Muskoka Futures executive director David Brushey said on Monday that the group&rsquo;s board voted...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1612018</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 07:39:33 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Huntsville youth in landscaping program]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE - Often people will visit our centre and inquire about training programs or apprenticeships that we may know about. &nbsp;<br/>
St. Lawrence College is hosting the Huntsville Youth In Landscaping program that will...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1612016</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 07:38:22 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Businesses let tourists know how to ‘Have a ball in Bala’]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[BALA - As one of the smaller towns in Muskoka, Bala can get overlooked by tourists, who are naturally drawn towards the bigger centres, such as Huntsville, Bracebridge and Gravenhurst. Tired of being the wallflower, a group of Bala businesses came together to produce a new brochure that lets tourists know how to “Have a ball in Bala.”]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1609412</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:24:53 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Muskoka Bicycle Pro Shop owners celebrating 15th anniversary]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE - A few little words in an advertisement was all that it took for Fred and Caroline van den Bulk to realize a dream. <br/>
More than 15 years ago, the couple was living in the town of Berkel-Rodenrijs, Holland...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1602758</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:08:05 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Women in Business graduates hope to realize dreams]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[MUSKOKA - Looking for inspiration look no further. Strength, inspiring, courage, magical, and empowering were a few descriptive words used at YWCA Muskoka’s Woman in Business 2013 graduating ceremony.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1601108</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:42:42 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Job fair draws interest from across Muskoka]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[SOUTH MUSKOKA - With roughly 37 employer tables filled and approximately 300 job seekers, the seventh annual South Muskoka Job Fair was once again a success.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1600134</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:42:59 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Conservancy, roastery team up for nature]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[MUSKOKA - Muskoka Conservancy is teaming up with the Muskoka Roastery Coffee Co. to steward over 250 acres of nature reserves in Muskoka.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/community/environment/article/1600086</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:18:37 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Muskoka coffee business assisting regional conservancy]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[MUSKOKA - Muskoka Conservancy is teaming up with the Muskoka Roastery Coffee Co. to steward over 250 acres of nature reserves in Muskoka. <br/>
Muskoka Conservancy is a charitable land trust that works with the community to...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1599635</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:27:18 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[There’s different types of resumes for different occupations]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE &ndash; My colleagues and I assist clients with resume development on a daily basis in our job, and when doing research for this article even I became a little overwhelmed with the information out there. <br/>
It...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1599634</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:25:54 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Gravenhurst BIA members approve expansion plans]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[GRAVENHURST - This year has already seen some change within the BIA ranks with Well Fed café owner Annette Gillian taking over as the new chair and shortly enough its boundaries will also expand.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1597705</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:19:42 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Promotion aims to boost tourism during off-season]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[MUSKOKA - With Georgian Bay on the west, Algonquin Park on the east, Lake Nipissing to the north, and Muskoka’s iconic lakes to the south, it is no wonder that Explorers’ Edge has decided to bring back their “Spring Fuel and Fun” promotion.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1597684</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:13:19 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Local business celebrates 20 years]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE - For some people, running their own business is labour.<br/>
For others, being in charge of their own enterprise is something that they love to do.<br/>
For Brigitte Grima, being part of Artisans of Muskoka for...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1597499</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:46:05 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Owner set to leave Main Street location]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE - Veranda will soon close its doors to take on a new life.<br/>
Elise Boyer, owner and principle designer for the downtown furniture and d&eacute;cor business, said it is time for a change after operating her Main...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1597496</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:45:03 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Accelerate Muskoka, businesses support services]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE - Research from a variety of sources across Canada shows that small and medium-sized businesses are key drivers in the economy and continue to be the primary source of job creation. <br/>
It is also recognized...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1597493</link>
                      <category><![CDATA[news/business]]></category>
                      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:39:44 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Chamber, town sign Carnegie Centre lease]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[GRAVENHURST - Not since the Gravenhurst Public Library moved out from its walls about 13 years ago has there been so much buzz around the Terence Haight Carnegie Centre.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/news/article/1595409</link>
                      <category><![CDATA[news/news]]></category>
                      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:25:45 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Huntsville job fair another success]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE - The 2013 Huntsville Job Fair was another success, according to a representative with YMCA Employment and Literacy Services.<br/>
Mary Ellen Fetterly, an employment specialist for the agency that organized the...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1594912</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:29:41 EST</pubDate>
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