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                      <title><![CDATA[Step by step, local man works towards a fresh start]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a long, lonely path to financial independence for Joshua Kadin.<br/>
The 20-year-old Gravenhurst resident currently spends nearly every weekday making a two-hour trek on foot between his home and the Gravenhurst...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/news/article/1356284</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 12:50:22 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Port Sydney community sale back on]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[PORT SYDNEY - There is good news for bargain hunters. The Port Sydney/Utterson and area Chamber of Commerce has stepped in and will be organizing the annual Port Sydney community garage sale this summer.<br/>
&ldquo;We didn...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/news/article/1356145</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:27:05 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[MAHC posts budget surplus for second consecutive year]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE - There finally appears to be light at the end of the financial tunnel for the Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare board.<br/>
The board was told at its monthly meeting on Wednesday in Huntsville that the agency has an...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/local/article/1356067</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:17:50 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Summit centre to house sport memorabilia]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE - Don Lough had a slight smile on his face as he passed the Huntsville Sportsman of the Year trophy to a grinning Jack Bionda.<br/>
However, if you are taken aback that a presentation between the two late...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/local/article/1356062</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:06:55 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Local racing team off to good start]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE - Nobody will ever accuse Martin Barkey of not being a hands-on entrepreneur.<br/>
Especially if you consider those hands are on the wheel of a modified racing car, travelling at break-neck speed. <br/>
Barkey...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/local/article/1356047</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 08:59:46 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Come on Inn]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE - A popular destination in the northeast Muskoka region has new owners and a new look.<br/>
Marina and Andrei Stulov have purchased the Dorset-based Nordic Inn. The former Toronto residents became owners of the...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1356034</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 08:33:55 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Explorers’ Edge announces guest speaker for 2012 general meeting]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[HUNTSVILLE - Explorers&rsquo; Edge executive director James Murphy has announced that Steve Irvine, senior business leader at Facebook Canada, will be the guest speaker for the Explorers&rsquo; Edge annual general meeting...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1356031</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 08:30:25 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Zombie horde descends Tuesday]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[BURK&rsquo;S FALLS &ndash; Normally, you wouldn&rsquo;t know when the invasion is coming, but the Almaguin News has learned that zombies will plague the Tim Horton&rsquo;s parking lot in Burk&rsquo;s Falls on Tuesday night...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/news/article/1354555</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 10:48:28 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Seguin rebukes MPP’s definition of the north]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[SEGUIN TWP. &ndash; The MPP for Timiskaming-Cochrane seems determined that Parry Sound-Muskoka not remain part of northern Ontario.<br/>
Seguin Township, along with all other municipalities in West Parry Sound as well as the...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/news/article/1353542</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:57:57 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Two surprise pregnancies follow two adoptions for area mom]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[MACTIER - Melanie Ward says Mother&rsquo;s Day is sometimes just simply a soggy bowl of cereal, served to her by four, proud, smiling faces - and she wouldn&rsquo;t have it any other way.<br/>
Although she always wanted a...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/news/article/1353538</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:52:57 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Looking forward to celebrating Mother’s Day next year as a mom]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[PARRY SOUND - First-time pregnancy is both scary and thrilling for Emily Christenson.<br/>
Due October 4,&nbsp; Christenson knows that next year, Mother&rsquo;s Day will take on a completely different meaning.<br/>
&ldquo...]]></description>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:43:26 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Making Parry Sound a cycle-friendly town]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[PARRY SOUND - Cycling and how to make it easier for enthusiasts to get around the Parry Sound and area was talked about at the West Parry Sound Active Transportation&rsquo;s breakfast forum last week.<br/>
Held inside the...]]></description>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:38:39 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Book sale at the MacTier library, May 15 to May 19]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[The MacTier Public Library will be changing over to summer hours on May 19: Sunday and Monday, closed; Tuesday, Thursday, Friday open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesday, 1 to 8 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.<br/>
Also, the...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/local/article/1353508</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:36:14 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Stroke survivor, advocate puts her story in print]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[PARRY SOUND - The journey, understandably, hasn&rsquo;t been easy. <br/>
Nor has it been without heartache, or pain, but it is all part of a pre-planned destiny that brought Millie Graham to where she is today.<br/>
The...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/news/article/1353499</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:29:25 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Cottage’s design nabs top award]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[CARLING TWP. &ndash; A Georgian Bay cottage was among the winners in the Ontario Association of Architects&rsquo;&nbsp; (OAA) design excellence category.<br/>
Toronto-based Tact Architects Inc. accepts the honour today...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/news/article/1353496</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:26:56 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[‘Tomboy’ heads to Miss Northern Ontario pageant]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[Chelsey Hennig is representing Parry Sound later this month at the Miss Northern Ontario (MNO) Regional Canada pageant.<br/>
The blond, blue-eyed, self-proclaimed tomboy hopes to take the crown at the May 11 and 12...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/news/article/1353483</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:12:51 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[FYCSM expands operations to Gravenhurst]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[GRAVENHURST - When it comes to community services, we’re all in it together.
That sense of partnership rang true this past Wednesday morning, as Family, Youth and Child Services of Muskoka (FYCSM) and the District of Muskoka celebrated the official opening of their new shared space in Gravenhurst.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/local/article/1353480</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:08:04 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[A new, local shopping experience]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[Now Parry Sound has a digital home where residents can stay in touch with all area businesses. <br/>
There's only one online, virtual shopping centre where you can find more information about local businesses in almost every...]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/news/article/1353472</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:07:11 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Chamber eyes Carnegie for 2013]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[GRAVENHURST - One of the strongest beats behind Gravenhurst’s marketing and commercial potential will be looking to get closer to the heart of downtown next year.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/business/article/1353471</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:05:17 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Bear Wise program is in jeopardy]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[MUSKOKA-PARRY SOUND - Ontarians could be on their own a lot more this bear season when it comes to dealing with bruins coming out of the bush looking for an easy meal.
The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is reducing by more than half the number of bear technicians it employs under its Bear Wise Program, reducing staff from 48 to 21 across the province.
Communities with bear technicians, according to the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, are being reduced from 25 to 15 with most of those being reduced to one technician.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/local/article/1353439</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 09:41:14 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Cottage’s design nabs top award nomination]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[CARLING - A Georgian Bay cottage was among the winners in the Ontario Association of Architects’ (OAA) design excellence category.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/local/article/1353417</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 09:28:54 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Bracebridge Ministry of Natural Resources not closing… for now]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[MUSKOKA — There are no immediate plans to close the Ministry of Natural Resources office in Bracebridge. However, ministry officials do say that there is potential for the office to close in the near future as a result of recent government cuts.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/local/article/1352719</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 13:56:14 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Life expectancy in Muskoka shorter than average]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[People in Muskoka tend to live shorter lives than the provincial average. And smoking cigarettes is to blame.
Dr. Charles Gardner, medical officer of health for the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, told District of Muskoka council Monday night that Ontarians could increase their life expectancy to 90 years of age, but to get there, Muskoka has more work to do than most.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/news/article/1352605</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 12:43:53 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Tourism on the rocks but gaining ground]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[A recovering economy and strong Canadian dollar took its toll on tourism last year.
But Michael Lawley, executive director of Muskoka Tourism, said they are expecting very modest growth in 2012.
“We’re seeing a long, slow recovery to get back to the pre-2008 levels of performance,” he said. “It’s going to be hard work for everybody.”]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/news/article/1352591</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 12:36:45 EST</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Beer holder takes local man to national TV show]]></title>
                      <description><![CDATA[What started as an idea on the golf course is now taking a local man onto national television.
Steve Smith is a certified mould maker by trade. While work was scarce during the recession, he started designing what he calls the Musklip, a plastic hook-like structure that hangs onto your belt and holds your drink. This summer it will be featured on the “Back Yard Inventors,” a new show on the W Network, which airs across Canada.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/news/article/1352577</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 12:30:31 EST</pubDate>
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