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Islands to Become Part of 911 Address System 16 THE PARRY SOUND BEACON★STAR Saturday, July 3, 2004 Thursday, July 8 ARCHIPELAGO TOWNSHIP 7:00 PM q\ This Old House Gun (1988) A wacky police offi- 2\ eTalk Daily d\ The Secrets of Forensic cer attempts to stop the assassi- 3\ Train 48 Science nation of the British Queen in the 4\ Who Wants to Be A Mil- g\ Dragon Ball U.S. Leslie Nielsen, George lionaire? h\ Movie ++++ On the Kennedy 6\ Ontario Stories Waterfront (1954) An ex-fighter $\ Movie ++ Nobody’s Perfect 7\ Extra is torn between standing up (1989) A shy young man wants 8\ Film 101 against a union boss or support- to befriend an attractive girl at Islands to become part 9\ Action News ing his brother. Marlon Brando, the new college he is attending. 0\ Wheel of Fortune Karl Malden Chad Lowe, Gail O’Grady q\ Nightly Business Report c\ BeastMaster %\ Tru Calling d\ In a Fix ,\ CFL Pre-Game ^\ Vital Scan g\ Martin Mystery $\ Boy Meets World *\ Cold Case Files h\ Touched By An Angel %\ North Shore E\ Zoo Diaries k\ That ‘70s Show ^\ Frontiers of Construction *\ Cold Case Files 9:20 PM c\ Blind Date 0\ of 911 address system ,\ Classic Boxing E\ Extra Will & Grace $\ Even Stevens U\ Movie +++ The Mask 9:30 PM %\ The Simpsons (1994) A nerdy bank clerk finds 3\ Will & Grace ^\ Daily Planet an ancient mask that turns him q\ MUCC’s Michigan-Out-of- up. *\ American Justice into a smooth-talking superhero. Doors E\ Pet Project Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz g\ Ready or Not Making it easier for “The OPP have vessels to get to the islands,” said T\ Baseball 8:30 PM E\ Dogs with Jobs U\ Seinfeld 2\ Corner Gas 10:00 PM Mr. Thompson. “Quite often if it is an ambulance 7:30 PM 9\ Whose Line is it Anyway? 2\ Nip/Tuck emergency they would jump in with the OPP. They 2\0\ Jeopardy q\ Ask This Old House 3\7\ Without a Trace emergency services to 3\9\ Entertainment Tonight g\ Dragon Ball Z 4\ Primetime Thursday know the islands pretty good and now they will 4\ Seinfeld ,\ Football Saskatchewan 6\ The National/ Magazine 7\ Access Hollywood Roughriders vs Winnipeg Blue 8\ The War Within know them a lot better, because we gave them 8\ Imprint Bombers CFL Live 9\ Primetime Thursday get to island cottages q\ $\ Mentors 0\ maps.” BBC World News E\ Las Vegas g\ Yvon of the Yukon Matchmaker q\ Wide Angle k\ Will & Grace 8:40 PM d\ Mostly True Stories: Urban and homes Minor concern c\ Friends 3\0\ Friends Legends Revealed $\ Radio Free Roscoe 9:00 PM g\ Fries with That? %\ Seinfeld Part 2 of 2 (from 2\7\ CSI: Crime Scene h\ Hank and Jimmie: A Story The small, green and white 911 signs showing Jul 7) Investigation of Country Music ARCHIPELAGO TWP. - As the name of this Town- the civic address are placed on docks. Mr. Thomp- E\ Good Dog! 4\ Adventure Inc. %\ The Ten O’Clock News U\ Friends 8\ The Royal ^\ Vital Scan ship implies, there are many islands here. That son said that some people, especially in the South 8:00 PM 9\ Stephen King’s Kingdom *\ The First 48 2\ Canadian Idol II Hospital E\ Animal Miracles posed a special challenge when assigning Channel, which is fairly narrow with docks on both 3\0\ Friends q\ Practical Sportsman T\ Sportsnet News addresses for the 911 program. sides, have complained about the “clutter” the 4\ Starhunter d\ Mostly True Stories: Urban 10:10 PM 6\ Movie Hemingway vs Legends Revealed U\ The emergency response program was imple- signs cause. Callaghan (2003) Explores the g\ Mystery Hunters Movie +++ The Mask legendary friendship between k\ Movie +++ Silent Cradle (1994) A nerdy bank clerk finds mented in the Township on September 3, 2003, after “So, their thoughts were that you get these green Ernest Hemmingway and Morley (1997) A reporter uncovers an an ancient mask that turns him Callaghan. Vincent Walsh, Robin adoption agency scam that into a smooth-talking superhero. two years of planning. Councillors amended the 911 signs up and it starts to look like a street, too clut- Dunne Part 1 of 2 (cont’d Jul 15) sends her life spiraling out of Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz 7\k\ Big Brother 5 control. Lorraine Bracco, John 10:30 PM naming by-law to include islands and waterways at tered. We have found that is not the case. The signs 8\ Studio 2 Heard g\ Mental Block 9\ Whose Line is it Anyway? c\ Movie +++ The Naked $\ Boy Meets World its June 18 meeting. are really inauspicious until you want to find “What we forgot to do, we forgot to name our them.” Friday, July 9 islands too in the by-law to make it official, so this Other townships in the area developed the 911 7:00 PM Review ation was a housekeeping issue to add our islands into systems about seven years before and were only d\ 2\ eTalk While You Were Out 9\ Life with Bonnie 3\ Cirque du Soleil: Fire g\ Dragon Ball our bylaw,” said building inspector Ted Thompson, required to give civic address to road access Within h\ Gaither Gospel Hour g\ Spider-Man 4\ Who Wants to Be A Mil- k\ Queen of Swords who was the 911 project coordinator. homes, said Mr. Thompson. lionaire? c\ Relic Hunter 10:00 PM %\ The Bernie Mac Show Last year the road based properties had the 6\ Trans Canada Comedy 2\ Trail ^\ Super Ships Law & Order Easier access signs installed by the Township. It can’t do that 7\ Extra *\ Biography 3\9\ 20/20 Friday 8\ Antiques Roadshow E\ Extra According to Bell Canada, a house is identified with island property, because home owners pur- 9\ Action News U\ Movie +++ Men in Black 4\ Hey Joel 0\ Wheel of Fortune (1997) A smart NYPD cop is 6\ The National/ Magazine by a certain number on a road. So, the Township chased right to the water’s edge, Instead, the signs q\ Nightly Business Report recruited by a stranger to help d\ In a Fix control the Earth’s alien popula- 7\ 48 Hours Investigates had to identify the islands and provide road names were made available for pick up. tion. Will Smith, Tommy Lee g\ Yu-Gi-Oh! Part 3 of 4 (cont’d 8\ Jul 16) Jones Inspector Morse Part 2 of 2 to water access properties. It identified the island ••••• h\ Touched By An Angel 8:30 PM (cont’d Jul 2) k\ 3\ houses with the system the assessment board uses. This year, if a property owner is still without a That ‘70s Show Malcolm in the Middle 0\k\ c\ Blind Date 6\ This Hour Has 22 Minutes Las Vegas Now, if an island homeowner calls in an emergency 911 sign, the septic system re-inspectors will hand ,\ Football Ottawa Rene- 9\ Married to The Kellys d\ What Not to Wear gades vs Montreal Alouettes q\ Wall $treet Week with For- CFL Live tune g\ Inuyasha through 911 on a land line, the address will come them out during their rounds. $\ Teen Angel g\ Dragon Ball Z h\ %\ The Simpsons %\ Method & Red Little Men ^\ Time and Place E\ Matchmaker ,\ Football Edmonton Eski- *\ American Justice 9:00 PM mos vs British Columbia Lions E\ Who’s on Top 2\ Degrassi: The Next Gener- T\ Baseball Anaheim Angels ation CFL Live vs Toronto Blue Jays MLB Live 3\ Blue Murder U\ Seinfeld 4\ The Dead Zone %\ The Ten O’Clock News ATVs stolen from Seguin home 7:30 PM 6\ Just For Laughs ^\ Myth Busters 2\0\ Jeopardy 7\k\ JAG PARRY SOUND - On June 25, in court at a later date to answer occurred sometime between 3\9\ Entertainment Tonight 8\ Heartbeat *\ Biography 4\ Seinfeld 9\ Hope & Faith E\ Say Yes & Marry Me! West Parry Sound OPP were to the charge. June 1 and 27. The culprits 6\ Coronation Street 0\ Dateline NBC 7\ Access Hollywood q\ Movie ++++ My Darling T\ Sportsnet News called to a break and enter at a Impaired entered the boathouse and stole q\ BBC World News Clementine (1946) An ex-law- g\ Zixx Level One man plans to retire but when his U\ Movie +++ Men in Black residence on Clear Lake Road in a tackle box and a canoe. Police k\ Will & Grace brother is killed, he sets out for (1997) A smart NYPD cop is OPP made a routine traffic c\ Friends revenge. Henry Fonda, Victor Seguin Township. Upon an are continuing their investiga- $\ Movie ++ Clifford (1994) A Mature recruited by a stranger to help stop and as a result a man was tion. mischievous 10 year-old terror- d\ While You Were Out control the Earth’s alien popula- investigation, police discovered izes his family in his quest to go g\ Dragon Ball GT arrested for impaired driving to a theme park. Martin Short, h\ McLeod’s Daughters tion. Will Smith, Tommy Lee the break-in occurred between Police were called to a down- Charles Grodin c\ Movie + Killer Bees (2002) and drive over 80 mgs. Kerry town business regarding mis- %\ Seinfeld The sudden apparition of killer Jones June 23 and 25. Leach, 47, of Parry Sound will ^\ Discovering Wildness bees creates chaos in a small 10:30 PM chief. An investigation revealed E\ Love 911 town. C. Thomas Howell, Fiona Once inside the residence, the appear in court on August 24 to U\ Friends Loewi 4\ Alienated an unknown male patron was $\ unknown culprits stole 10 solar 8:00 PM Movie +++ Top Gun g\ answer to the charge.
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