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Marybeth Nearen has a long, distinguished record of serving her community and advocating on behalf of students. Now, this lifelong resident of Randolph can add yet another impressive, service-oriented credential to her resume being District School Committee Chair at Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton.

The position has been held by only one other woman (Alena Wisgirda of Norwood decades ago) since the school opened in 1966. (Another woman, Christine Seibert of Braintree, was on the District School Committee during the 2002-2003 school year.)

I really have never thought of the position being different with a female as chair, said Mrs. Nearen.

Im more about achieving policy outcomes and transparency than wanting publicity or credit, she added. The only change I see [because I am female] is that I will be more visible as the chair and advocate for my constituents the students and for the tools they need to succeed, but I will go about it differently, advocating for them as if they were my children.

Mrs. Nearen does see herself as a role model for other women, especially her daughters and their friends. Change is hard and it is that first step in finding your voice. I was very hesitant to believe in myself, however, I found my voice through experience. I always try to encourage women I meet to become involved in any way that fits their schedules and to start with small steps if they are hesitant.

Her lengthy slate of tasks will include facilitating meetings, having agendas for DSC meetings created, seeing to it that subcommittee members are appointed, representing the DSC at events, making sure all DSC members are informed before they vote on issues, and ensuring that DSC members are up-to-date on key matters like school policy, the Open Meeting Law and professional development opportunities. Mrs. Nearen said her most important priority is being certain that everyone on the DSC understands their fiscal responsibility to the entire district.

She brings considerable experience to her new role, including being the Randolph School Committees Chair of Policy, Vice Chair and Chair, all between 2006 and 2012. Mrs. Nearen was first elected to the Blue Hills Regional District School Committee in 2012, and served on the School Committees of both Randolph and Blue Hills Regional for one year until December 31, 2013. She was formerly Secretary and then Vice Chair of the Blue Hills Regional DSC. Her DSC colleagues elected her to be chair on July 11, 2017.

As Vice Chair and Chair of the Randolph School Committee, she noted, I was able to advocate for an underperforming school district to the Massachusetts Commissioner of Education and create plans for turnaround success. I have a passion for law and policy, which some think of as a good read to fall asleep to, but those areas fill me with possibilities and ideas to connect policy and laws around education.

Mrs. Nearens community service positions include being Patriots Trail Girl Scouts Event Coordinator (she was Volunteer of the Year in 2002), Randolph Parent Teacher Organization Representative and Council Member, Randolph Town Meeting Member from 2002 to 2010 and local Cultural Council Representative, as well as corporator of Beth Israel Deaconess-Milton Hospital.

A professional mixologist with her own business, Mrs. Nearen is also a member of the support staff at Randolph Podiatry and is a licensed Realtor for Century 21 Kierman in Randolph.

Mrs. Nearens and her husband Pauls three daughters graduated from Blue Hills and subsequently continued their education.

Melissa graduated in 2007, then graduated from the Wentworth Institute of Technology and is a project manager for a company; Kathleen graduated in 2010, studied phlebotomy at the Health Training Center in Stoughton and is currently doing cosmetology, specializing in makeup and skin care; and Christine graduated in 2014, is finishing her last year at Newbury College and works for a record company in Boston.

We are very lucky at Blue Hills to have such a climate of success, said Mrs. Nearen, citing the fact that over the years, Blue Hills grads have furthered their education at a host of outstanding colleges and universities. Blue Hills is special because of the people who walk the corridors, teach and learn there.

Some residents of Blue Hills nine district towns Avon, Braintree, Canton, Dedham, Holbrook, Milton, Norwood, Randolph and Westwood - may not be aware of everything that is happening at the school, the opportunities it offers to students and the mission it seeks to fulfill. To remedy that, Mrs. Nearen said that she hopes to increase outreach to the public.

We are working on several avenues of communication now, she said, one being having our meetings televised in all our district towns and having our School Committee members attend every Town Meeting, Council Meeting and Finance Committee meeting where Blue Hills is invited to make a presentation. In doing so, we would show support and talk with constituents. Also, we are working on seeing that our meetings have more attendance by our parents, guardians and significant representatives.

One major upcoming project that Mrs. Nearen foresees communications as crucial for is a planned multi-million dollar renovation of the school. The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) is expected to contribute approximately 52 per cent of the renovation costs. The project will entail replacement of windows and building entries, plus systems replacements such as heat, HVAC, electrical and others.

Communication is key to getting rid of the status quo and being able to have all DSC members articulate why this project is needed, Mrs. Nearen said. We need to support our administration team while attending our nine district Town Meetings or Council Meetings on this MSBA project. By educating our member towns on why this project is needed, I believe we will have a successful outcome.

Mrs. Nearen expressed her dedication to serving all of Blue Hills member towns and students. I know I am our district towns voice and I will do whats right in my heart for them. Being the second woman as chair of the Blue Hills DSC will not change that.

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President Trump may be in New Jersey for a 17-day vacation, but the White House has been humming with activity as it undergoes a series of renovations.

Construction started just before Trump and other White House staff left the West Wing last week.

Crews are working toreplace the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, a White House officialtold reporters last week. Because of the frequency of use, the HVAC system's usage age is pegged at around 84 years old.

South Porticosteps on the South Lawn are also being restored for the first time since PresidentDwight Eisenhower was in the White House.

Other improvements include: refurbishing the Navy mess kitchen, the building's lower lobby, the information technology system and other cosmetic upgrades such as carpet replacements.

See photos of the ongoing construction and upgrades below:

All furniture and carpeting have been removed from the Oval Office as it undergoes renovation work. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Furniture from the White House as well as other materials are being stored in temporary containers outside the West Wing as construction work continues. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

New carpeting for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is measured and cut by workers.(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Workers lay out new carpeting in the hallway between the Lower and Upper Press Offices.(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Parts of the Rose Garden have been left closed off as construction continues.(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

New granite curb is installed on the ground of the White House in front of the West Wing. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The South Portico steps are being repaired for the first time since Eisenhower's administration.(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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The New Mexico Museum of Space History is offering half price admission for the museum from Monday August 14 through Friday September 1, while new carpeting is being installed on several floors in the building.

Although our guests will be temporarily inconvenienced by the flooring work, we are very pleased that progress continues to be made in upgrades to our museum, exhibits and grounds. Its this kind of work that resulted in our visitation increases over the past few years and will continue to make a positive impact on our guests, said Orwoll.

This phase of carpet installation with complete the new carpeting throughout the museum. In addition to the flooring, sheetrock installation will also be taking place in certain areas of the building.

We worked very hard with Home Service Contractors and First Street Carpet and Tile to come up with a work schedule that would allow us to remain open, but even with before and after hours work there will still be disruption in the galleries, said Museum Executive Director Chris Orwoll.

Well have to move exhibit cases and close off sections of galleries as the installation progresses in steps, so we felt like offering half price admission would be a way to help offset the inconvenience for our guests. Orwoll added that there is a possibility of an early closure when the work makes its way to the ground floor, where the reception area and gift shop is located.

The carpet installation is just one of many planned projects at the museum over the next several months. As sheetrock is installed in strategic locations, gallery redesign will begin on floor 2 B and throughout the rampways, where the International Space Hall of Fame Inductees will be honored.

Graphic design elements and artifact displays will begin being incorporated on to floor 3 B, showcasing the existing satellites and incorporating the story of the global positioning system (GPS). Floor 2A will also undergo changes as the exhibit begins to explore manned spaceflight.

Outside, near the rocket park, a new playground will be installed along with a sunshade and picnic tables. The playground project was made possible through a large grant from PNM and support from our Foundation. Were very excited about it and look forward to everyone coming to play on our new rocket climber! said Orwoll.

An announcement will be made when installation of the playground begins.

The New Mexico Museum of Space History, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is a division of the NM Department of Cultural Affairs. For more information, call 575-437-2840 or toll free 1-877-333-6589 or visit the websiteor Facebook Page.

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BEATRICE Its back to classes for students in the Beatrice Public School District. Kindergarten through 9th grade students open the new school year with a half-day, today. All grades have their first full day, on Wednesday.

Preschool students will start the new year on Tuesday, August 22nd, with home visits being conducted this week. Its been a busy summer in the district, transforming the former Cedar Elementary to the Beatrice Community Preschool, and making building changes at Stoddard, Lincoln and Paddock Lane buildings.

Monday night, the school board recognized the maintenance and custodial staff led by Building and Grounds Director Terry Brethouwer. Elementary Principal Betty Replogle says there was a lot of work accomplished.

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Replogle says the transition work was on top of regular maintenance work and equipment replacement.

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New carpet installation, responding to water within buildings, taking care of wind storm damage and repainting, were also on the list.

Board of Education President Lisa Pieper presented certificates, a plaque and small gift to the maintenance and custodial staff members.

Superintendent Pat Nauroth credited staff for getting things ready.

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An all-elementary event is Friday at 10 a.m., at the Homestead National Monument of America.where kindergarten through 5th grade students from Beatrice, St. Pauls and St. Josephs schools and Tri County elementary will hear a NASA speaker.

Nauroth says during Mondays upcoming solar eclipse, provisions have been made to allow students to view it, with their parentswhile school remains in session.

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School parking lots will not be available to eclipse viewers, since theyll be in use for school activity during the start of the new year.

Districts such as Beatrice, Norris, Crete, Fairbury, Tri County, York and others in the area are having school, while still having eclipse-related activities.

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GRUNDY CENTER -- Velma Teresa Ulferts, 60, of Grundy Center, died Friday, Aug. 11, at her home.

She was born Jan. 30, 1957, daughter of Merlin and Marian Sternhagen Hillebrand. She married Robert Olsen; he died in 1998. She married Gerry Ulferts.

She attended Grundy Center High School and then worked at the hardware store in Grundy Center for many years. Velma and Robert Olsen owned operated a carpet installation business in Grundy Center for many years. She later was employed in a local factory.

Survived by: her husband; stepchildren, Trent, Trae and Tate; siblings, Ruth Ann (Ray) Wilson of Grundy Center, Gerald (Kathi) Sternhagen of Grundy Center, Joan Sternhagen of Waterloo, Elaine (Mike) Costello of Waterloo, Joe (LaVonne) Sternhagen of Grundy Center, Donna Fowler of Grundy Center, Linda (Bill) Harrington of Des Moines, Roger (Jean) Sternhagen of Grundy Center, Barbara Eiklenborg of Marshalltown and Debbie (Mike) Schmidt of Marshalltown; a sister-in-law, Ronda Sternhagen of Holland; many nieces and nephews; and her best friend, Randi Hoffman of Grundy Center.

Preceded in death by: her parents; husband Robert Olsen; two brothers, Marvin and Ralph Sternhagen; a sister-in-law; a brother-in-law; and nieces and nephews.

Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home, Grundy Center, with visitation for an hour before services. Burial will be private at Rose Hill Cemetery at a later date.

Memorials: may be directed to the American Diabetes Association.

Velma was always there to help her family and was Gerrys rock to lean on. She enjoyed shopping, craft shows and collecting antiques. She also enjoyed cooking and watching television.

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She also added rollout shelves and a new range hood. Then we painted the center open wall a charcoal gray, to add depth and contrast, and got some great Boffi linear pendants over the island, which changed the whole tone of the kitchen, Ms. DiCarlo said. All new cabinets would have cost about $22,000, she estimated, but the cost to reface was just $2,500. The total cost of the abbreviated kitchen renovation, including new interior components and the Boffi pendants, was $10,800.

OPT FOR OPEN SHELVES If your cabinets are too far gone to reface, open shelving will reduce the cost of upper cabinetry, said Liz Tiesi, the owner of Threshold Interiors. That way you are only paying for the piece of wood to make the shelf and the bracket to hold it up not an entire cabinet box, which is a lot more in material and labor, she said. It also eliminates the need for hardware, which can add up, she noted.

Another way to reduce the cost of cabinetry is to use particleboard where no one will see it. A lot of people think they have to have all-plywood kitchen cabinetry, and they dont, said Mina Fies, a designer in Reston, Va., and the creator of the Renovation Roadmap, a website dedicated to helping homeowners work with contractors and stay on budget and schedule, going online later this month. While plywood should be used under the sink (in case of a leak), Ms. Fies recommends using particleboard to build out the upper and perimeter cabinet boxes. You can still use maple, cherry, hickory, etc., for the door and frame, which is what you actually see, Ms. Fies said, noting that she cut cabinet costs by $1,420 using this method in a 17-by-15-foot kitchen remodel.

DO THE DEMOLITION YOURSELF It can be pretty easy to do over a weekend with a friend or spouse, said Ms. Tiesi, who turned a former office space in TriBeCa into a four-bedroom apartment for her family and recently took apart a Brooklyn kitchen with the help of her husband and brother-in-law. Begin by turning off your circuit breakers, water and gas. Remove appliances and plumbing fixtures first, followed by cabinets, backsplash and counters, Ms. Tiesi advised.

It really doesnt take any precision; you just dont want to hurt yourself, she said. Be ready with black contractor bags to put loose debris in. The larger items I would take outside and have ready for garbage collection, if possible. To ease the workload, contact your local Habitat for Humanity ReStore or other nonprofit home improvement stores like BIG Reuse in Gowanus, Brooklyn, and Astoria, Queens, which will remove used appliances in good condition. You can write them off, and you dont have to worry about disposing of them, Ms. Tiesi said.

INSTALL RECYCLED APPLIANCES The same stores that are willing to haul away your used kitchen components also sell leftover building supplies, showroom floor models and items from new developments that buyers decided not to keep. Sign up for their email newsletters to get an idea of what they have in stock. In July, Green Demolitions, a store in Fairfield, N.J., that sells used luxury kitchens and other fixtures collected by the nonprofit donation program Renovation Angel, ran a make an offer sale on already discounted pre-owned luxury kitchens, including a traditional Russet kitchen from Rye, N.Y., with a fireclay farmhouse sink and Miele and Viking appliances, for $7,700. Contractors and do-it-yourselfers also sell surplus on Craigslist. Just be sure to test the appliances before you take them home, because few come with a warranty.

GO FOR BUTCHER BLOCK For a clean-looking countertop on the cheap, nothing beats butcher block. You can get one for as little as $99 at Ikea, which sells precut butcher-block counters in standard sizes. Butcher block brings warmth to an otherwise sterile kitchen and has a number of practical applications. Its kind of like having a built-in cutting board throughout your kitchen, said Kimberly Winthrop, an interior designer in Santa Monica, Calif., who paid $500 for 20 feet of butcher block to use in a kitchen makeover she did earlier this year for Laurel & Wolf, the online design service. Keep in mind that there is some maintenance involved in keeping butcher-block counters looking new: They need to be sanded and oiled regularly typically twice a year.

DONT CHANGE THE LAYOUT Moving walls, electrical and plumbing is where installation costs spike, said Dana Hudson, the divisional merchandising manager for kitchens at Home Depot. But while youll save by keeping those components in place, you shouldnt skimp on functionality, she added. If moving that corner sink will improve the flow of your kitchen, dont hesitate to adjust the layout. Or find an alternative that solves the problem.

We had a client who insisted her kitchen was too dark and that the only way to fix it was to reconfigure the walls to allow more natural light in, said Ms. Fies of the Renovation Roadmap. The new layout, which involved moving plumbing to reposition a bathroom, would have added thousands of dollars to the budget. We showed her several different designs and talked through the pros and cons of each, Ms. Fies said. She decided on a design that did not open up the wall and chose to install recessed lights, pendant lights and under-cabinet lights instead. The cost savings? About $8,000.

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MERCER Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has his sights set on drug dealers.

Shapiro laid out his three-year plan Thursday during a meeting with community leaders at the Mercer County courthouse.

We have got to lock up the dealers, Shapiro said. Were using, to the fullest extent of the law, every tool weve been given to charge these dealers who are peddling poison in our community with the most we can possibly charge them.

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Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro met with Mercer County community leaders Thursday at the courthouse to discuss the states drug crisis.

Shapiro said his office has arrested three dealers a day every single day Ive been in office.

And he said he has doubled diversion arrests, which is when someone uses a legal prescription for illegal purposes.

But arrests are not enough, Shapiro said. Finding a solution to the opioid crisis requires more.

You have got to get at the root cause of it, Shapiro said. Which is why Im one of leaders in a massive, bipartisan, multi-state investigation into people dealing in the manufacturing industry, the pharmaceutical investigation.

But even with all his tough talk on enforcement, the attorney general also knows there is another group to consider those who are addicted to opioids.

Thats why he has called for state and federal action on providing greater access to treatment and pushed limiting access to the drugs in the first place.

Its why Ive tried to encourage Pennsylvanians to join us in this fight and dispose of their unused prescription drugs, Shapiro said. Because we know 80 percent of heroin addicts start with a prescription, and 70 percent of them get it from a friend or relative or out of a medicine cabinet.

Shapiro said there was also a robust discussion on the immunity law or Good Samaritan law during the community meeting.

Pennsylvanias immunity law lets people call for help in a drug overdose incident without facing arrest. The law, and the use of the overdose antidote drug Narcan, are part of the debate over the right way to tackle the opioid crisis.

Narcan is an effective tool for law enforcement and first responders. It is not the ultimate answer, Shapiro said. There has to be an element of personal responsibility here. For someone who is trying to take responsibility to get well and break their cycle of addiction, then I think we in law enforcement and government have a responsibility to invest in that individual.

And even though law enforcers and municipal authorities have expressed concern over how Narcan will be funded, Shapiro said that it does not necessarily require more money.

But it does require us to utilize our resources in a smarter way, Shapiro said.

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Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro told community leaders at the round-table discussion that his office has arrested three opioid dealers a day everyday since he took office.

Those who attended the roundtable discussion included the Mercer County commissioners, county District Attorney Miles K. Karson, police officers, Behavioral Health Commission workers and legislators.

I thought it was very positive, county Coroner John A. Libonati said. It was a great opportunity to hear the steps that the AGs office is making and to clarify their position on moving forward, and how strongly theyre really attacking this issue. It was a great opportunity to let us know that they are on board and willing to help.

Karson expressed his frustration and urged policy makers there state Rep. Tedd Nesbit, R-Grove City, 8th District, and state Sen. Michele Brooks, R-Jamestown to tighten up the immunity law.

I cant emphasize that enough, Karson said. Some of these people are recycled (through the court system) two, three, four times.

Karson added that the length of prison sentences is also an issue.

When I see who I consider to be a major drug dealer get one, two years in state prison to me thats very, very minor, he said. Were not sending a good message to constituency in our community.

Shapiro asked for help specifically from county commissioners and police to share concerns with legislators and his office.

Weve got to work together on this, Shapiro said. To just maintain that open that line of communication. The flow of information is going to be critical so we can protect the people in Mercer and Crawford ... and all over Pennsylvania.

Shapiros office charged an Allegheny County man with drug delivery resulting in death. The man allegedly sold a heroin-fentanyl combination to a man who died of an overdose.

This is a legal tactic Shapiros office is increasingly using in the fight against the heroin and opioid epidemic, he said.

The arrest is the first time the charge was used by the attorney generals office in Allegheny County. A conviction is punishable by up to 40 years in prison and a $25,000 fine.

If you sell drugs and someone dies as a result, youre facing a first-degree felony, and youre going to jail, Shapiro said. This tough charge is one key piece in our all-out fight to take down drug dealers and battle the heroin and opioid epidemic raging across this commonwealth.

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In a rare move, Ottawa has referred a number of TV licence renewals back to the federal broadcast regulator, asking it to reconsider how the licences affect investments in Canadian TV production.

The decision comes in response to appeals from creative groups and others who raised concerns that the regulators decisions would decrease some of the broadcasters spending requirements for original Canadian programs.

In May, as part of the most recent renewals of TV licences, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) reduced the required spending on programs of national interest, or PNI. Corus Entertainment Inc. and BCE Inc.s Bell Media had their PNI requirements set at 5 per cent of annual revenue, down from 8 per cent and 9 per cent, respectively. The requirements for Rogers Communications Inc.s division Rogers Media remained unchanged, also at 5 per cent. Creative groups have estimated the decision could reduce spending on Canadian productions by roughly $141-million over the five-year licence terms.

In addition to objecting to changes in investment requirements, some groups also raised concerns about whether the licences contained sufficient requirements for the production of original scripted programming in French, rather than English-language productions aired in translation.

Groups representing producers, actors, directors and writers filed appeals to the federal cabinet in late June, asking the government to either set aside the decisions, or to refer them back to the CRTC for further consideration. On Monday, Heritage Minister Mlanie Joly did just that.

In an interview, Ms. Joly said the government received 89 petitions on the issue, the highest number relating to any CRTC decision.

Its a strong message: Ultimately, we want the CRTC to strike the right balance between the investment in Canadian content and also the ability for broadcasters to compete, Ms. Joly said in an interview Monday. Our vision as a government is, you cant have strong broadcasters if you dont have a strong production sector.

Such cabinet appeals are rarely successful: the CRTC has issued thousands of decisions since the Broadcasting Act was last amended in 1991, but this is only the eighth time the government has sent back a decision to the regulator, Ms. Joly said.

The decision is one indication of Ms. Jolys priorities as she is in the midst of reviewing Canadas cultural policy, including to what extent the government should support the news-media industry and the production of Canadian content. She is due to present her vision for those policies late next month. It also comes at a time of transition in the leadership of the CRTC: Jean-Pierre Blaiss term as chairman ended in mid-June, and a new chairman, former Telus Corp. executive Ian Scott, will take over in September.

Programs of national interest include dramas, comedies, documentaries, animated shows and some award shows. Ms. Joly said she wants to put particular emphasis on scripted content, which requires more people to produce and has the potential to be exported. She added that it would be important to clarify how much original content had to be produced in French, rather than English productions being translated.

The CRTC granted a lot of flexibility to broadcasters to decide where they would invest in terms of types of genres. We think that flexibility is important, but also clearly investing in scripted content is so key to make sure there is a successful creative sector in the country, Ms. Joly said. We cant have great content that is bought by potentially other broadcasters in the world, or Internet platforms if our own broadcasting system doesnt invest the right amount in the independent production sector.

In total, the government sent back eight decisions for review, comprising the licence renewals for the large French-language and English-language ownership groups, affecting the licences of Bell Media, Corus, Groupe V Mdia Inc., Quebecor Media Inc., and Rogers Media.

The current federal government has shown some willingness to question the CRTCs decisions. In early June acting on his own accord, not a petition to cabinet minister of Innovation Navdeep Bains sent back a key CRTC telecom ruling after expressing concern over the high cost of wireless and Internet services. Mr. Bains directed the commission to reconsider the WiFi-first model in which small wireless providers need access to the dominant carriers networks.

As requested by the Governor in Council, the CRTC will reconsider its decision and announce the next steps at a later date, the CRTC said in a statement. The regulator declined to comment further.

Those who appealed to the government in this case included the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA), the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA), the Directors Guild of Canada, the Writers Guild of Canada, the Quebec provincial government, LAssociation qubcoise de la production mdiatique (AQPM), LAlliance qubcoise des techniciens de Iimage et du son (AQTIS), LAssociation des ralisateurs et ralisatrices du Qubec (ARRQ), La Socit des auteurs de radio, tlvision et cinma (SARTEC), and LUnion des artistes (UDA).

It is a very definitive signal to the entire broadcasting community including the internet service providers that creators are important to the system, said Maureen Parker, executive director of the Writers Guild of Canada. Canadian screenwriters, directors, actors, producers, were important to the growth and the health of our industry. Obviously were facing many new challenges. Our broadcasters are going to have to be creative and competitive. Undermining their talent pool, thats not the answer.

In a statement, the CMPA, ACTRA and the DGC also applauded the decision, and noted that further policy changes are necessary.

The CRTC is in dire need of a new mandate that protects Canadian culture and the jobs of cultural workers; understands the challenges of our film and television sector; and ensures Canadian stories can continue to be shared on screens in Canada and around the world, ACTRAs national executive director Steven Waddell said in the statement.

It is important to have a strong cultural sector in the country, Ms. Joly said. We have to be bold. And Ill be presenting my vision at the end of September.

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We at Desert Liquidators are often asked how we always have so much inventory. The simple answer is that companies all over the country are constantly going through liquidation. We are on hand to take the liquidated merchandise off their hands. In business, liquidation can mean one of two things:

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