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    PAPINEAU-CAMERON TWP., Ont. — Smoke ‘n’ Spurs rides again. From horses to horsepower, the Smoke ‘n’ Spurs festival revs it up, and this Labour Day weekend, the event rolls into its new home, in Papineau-Cameron Township, just outside of Mattawa. “Everything is wide open for us,” said Gary Anderson of the coming festival. Anderson and his wife, Jennifer, are excited to revive the festival previously held in Powassan. After six successful years, organizers decided to cancel the seventh year, and w