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• Deputy Premier says government's role is to pave the way for businesses to prosper

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• Premier Wakeham to host New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers on Monday

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• Western Regional Waste Management recommends taping the ends of batteries to be recycled

  Outreach Coordinator Lynn Howse says most of the batteries they are getting are from cell phones and the ends should be covered with tape before recycling at a transfer station, where they will be kept in fire safe bins.

• Gingerbread House at Valley Mall has delivered over 107,000 gifts for children since starting in 1982

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