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Highlighting Winter in Clarenville

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Winter is GREAT in Clarenville -  Well it''s the start season in Clarenville.  We're very proud of our witer recreational opportunities and with our community within 2 hours of over 70% of the population in the province we are in an ideal, easily accessible spot for almost everybody.   Over's the winter I'll be adding to this but for now here's a taste of what we have to offer!   Look for #gottaloveourwinter on Twitter and follow all of the various social media feeds.   As well be sure to like us on Facebook - Our Town Clarenville   www.facebook.com/ourtownclarenville Events Eat the Hill - Clarenville's first cullinary event - Feb. 9 & 10! Cross Country Skiing Video Tours: Our New Ski Groomer Part 1 - Trail Tour    Part 2 - Trail Tour Summit Trail to Bare Pond Trail Night Skiing on the lighted Harry's Loop Trail Down Hill Skiing Snowmobiling
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A Plea for Less

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It may sound odd, but the time has come for this community to ask for less of a service.   Specifically, we need less garbage collection.   We need action on reducing the amount of garbage that we throw out each week – because our learned wastefulness will soon hit us hard in the pocketbook. Councillor Rod Nicholl raised the issue of waste reduction during a meeting of Council last Nov 20.   ( November 20, 2012 listen beginning at the 2:00 minute mark)   Nichol pointed out that with the reformatting of how garbage is handled in NL, Clarenville taxpayers who have gotten used to twice weekly and unlimited volume of garbage collection, will soon have to pay for collection by the tonne – this will mean big bills if our wasteful habits continue.   (Government is closing dumps and all garbage will be moved to one of three dumps across the island – Clarenville’s will be headed for St. John's/Robin Hood Bay).   Nicholl argued that the Town should develop and communicate a strategy n
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John Pickett - Presentation to Clarenville Chamber

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Today, Councillor John Pickett spoke to the monthly meeting of the Clarenville Chamber of Commerce.   His topic dealt with the 2013 Town of Clarenville Budget that he presented to Council this past December. Below is a video of   his presentation. I published the details when the budget was first delivered - see HERE Have a look at Coun. Pickett's presentation:
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Riding the Groomer

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Eat the Hill

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Eat The Hill is a winter foodabration!  Eat the Hill will be Clarenville’s first Culinary Festival and is taking place on the weekend of February 9 and 10, 2013 at Clarenville's White Hills Resort as a kick off to our 25th winter carnival . This 2 day foodie weekend will bring local chefs together to create some mouth-watering culinary treats.  Here's what to expect: Saturday, February 9th During the Day Enjoy the slopes and trails on Saturday with a full day pass for White Hills, eastern Newfoundland’s premier winter destination! As your day of skiing or snowboarding winds down head into the town and enjoy some of Clarenville’s outstanding locally owned shops. 7 Chefs - 6 Courses ​Then get ready as the evening begins... your chefs have been working tirelessly to produce an amazing 6 course meal; each chef will create a course using local ingredients. Dinner will begin at 7:30, the bar will open 30 minutes prior.  Meet the Chefs HERE After the meal, the eve
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