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MR2018093 Police Review report
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MR2018092 Work on Willow Street on hiatus until next construction season
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MR2018091 Communities in Bloom praises Amherst
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MR2018090 Nov 26 council news briefs
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MR2018089 Municipal Awareness proclamation
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MR2018088 A Fresh start recipients pick up cheques
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MR2018087 NNSH mural dedicationi
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MR2018086 A Fresh Initiative grants awarded 2nd version
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MR2018085 Poppy campaign
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MR2018084 Baxter Bench
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MR2018083 Oct 22 council news briefs
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MR2018082 New briefs from Oct
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MR2018081 'A' Fressh Start finalists
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MR2018080 Amherst YMCA contribution agreement
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MR2018079 Remembrance Banners
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MR2018078 Chief Jones gets receives designation
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MR2018077 Financial Statements
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MR2018076 Sept 24 council news briefs
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MR2018075 news briefs from Sept 17 COW meeting
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MR2018074 Zonta Week delcared in Amherst
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MR2018073 Application open for A Fresh Start Initiative
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MR2018072 Willow Street infrastructure project to begin
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MR2018071 helmets required
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MR2018070 Bantam Baseball support grant
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MR2018069 Deputy mayor declares Aug 31 Overdose Awareness Day
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MR2018068 lift station malfunction
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MR2018067 Town council statement on physician crisis at CRHCC
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MR2018066 helmet donation
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MR2018065 Mayor's response to Dr
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MR2018064 A Fest sponsors
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MR2018063 Town supports healthcare petition
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MR2018062 Willow St reconstruction tender
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MR2018061 Amherst reservoir officially commissioned (AutoRecovered)
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MR2018060 Active transportation installation plan
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MR2018059 Naylor receives second bar to medal
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MR2018058 East Pleasant Street reconstruction
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MR2018057 Crosswalk Review Press release
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MR2018056 Edgewood Avenue fire
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MR2018055 Long service awards
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MR2018054 Electric car charging station official opened
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MR2018053 Amherst Ramblers, Town of Amherst sign contract
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MR2018052 A fresh start
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MR2018051 Town of Amherst hands out Community Grants
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MR2018050 Amherst Active Transportation Plan praised by provincial health officials
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MR2018049 heads up helmets on
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MR2018048 June committee fo the whole news briefs
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MR2018047 Summer kickoff
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MR2018046 building permits
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MR2018045 National Indigenous Peoples Day
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MR2018044 Pride Proclamation
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MR2018043 national health and fitness week proclamation
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MR2018042 water main cleaning
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MR2018041 May 28 Amherst council briefs
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MR2018040 Active Transportation Plan news release
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MR2018039 Policing study
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MR2018038 Amherst CUPE extend contract
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MR2018037 2018 19 budget
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MR2018036 multi vehicle fire
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MR2018035 VON Week proclamation
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MR2018034 Mayor welcomes news on Chignector of Isthmus Study
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MR2018033 Municipal indictors present positive snapshot of Town of Amherst
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MR2018032 Amherst, police union sign contract
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MR2018031 Mayor congratulates Archaway Insurance on being named top brokerage in Canada
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MR2018030 Council approves updated wellfield protection strategy
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MR2018029 Gaelic Nova Scotia Month proclaimed
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MR2018028 National Day of Mourning
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MR2018027 April committee of the whole briefs
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MR2018026 Town of Amherst honours athletic achievers
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MR2018025 Town of Amherst recognizes volunteers2
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MR2018024 Fire 52 Willow St Amherst NS
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MR2018023 March 26 town council briefs
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MR2018022 March 19 COW briefs (2)
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MR2018021 Rector appointed new CFO
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MR2018020 Statement by Mayor Kogon on Byrne reprimand by NSSC
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MR2018019 February 26 regular council briefs
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MR2018018 Council appointments
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MR2018017 Volunteer awards
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MR2018016 solid waste collection contract dual streamingB
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MR2018015 Feb 20 committee of the whole briefs
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MR2018014 Scout Guide Week flag raising
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MR2018013 Amherst $ for African Heritage Month event
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MR2018012 Town gives curling club $500 grant
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MR2018011 Family Violence Prevention Week Proclamation
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MR2018010 Rebecca Taylor appointed Business Devleopment Officer
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MR2018009 Amherst town council helps with bus purchase
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MR2018008 Amherst, union react to police arbitration ruling
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MR2018007 African Heritage Month 2018
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MR2018006 briefs from January committee of the whole
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MR2018005 Town supports United Way's festival of trees
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MR2018004 water main break
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MR2018003 Town, VIA Rail reach deal to save historic Amherst train station
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MR2018002 Amherst hosting Atlantic Canada Forest Health Workshop
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MR2018001 Via Rail Station
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