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UNDER NEAR PERFECT CONDITIONS, thousands lined the streets of Orangeville as the 2005 Santa Claus Parade wound its way through town on Saturday afternoon. Sponsored by the Orangeville Kinsmen, this year More...

Boundary review committee met parents’ reps

The Upper Grand District School Board More...

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Columns

A brave roommate

It started as a typical evening at home. I came in from work and started talking More...

Evolution’s agenda

ersonally, I entertain comfortably the ideas both of evolution and of Intelligent Design in the cosmos. As the universe expands and Earth More...

The situation was anything but equal

M ost people know by now that beleaguered General Motors is being forced to slash More...

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Council divided on proposed sale of Springbrook school

By MANDI HARGRAVE Staff Reporter

The former Springbrook Public School is now up for grabs, with the Upper Grand District School Board ready to dispose of it in the midst of a controversial school boundaries review. More...

How Springbrook came to be up for grabs

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

A recent ruling by the provincial ministry of education means there More...

$265M Melancthon Twp. wind power project wins approval

The second phase of the massive Melancthon Wind Project was among nine new projects approved this week by the Ontario Power Authority. More...

SANTA'S HELPERS

Kyle Palmer, Courtney Capko and Kasey Livingston assemble More...

Local News

WATCH OUT FOR MOOSE tracks

on Broadway: Jean Pierre A well-known local artist, Jean Pierre Schoss has made his mark on the town More...

Ottawa Journal

For the week of Nov. 21 Nov. 25, 2005
By David Tilson, MP Dufferin-Caledon

Responsible Government and the 38th Parliament For all intents and purposes, it looks like we will be heading into a federal election very soon. More...

Police Board honours six for efforts

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

The Orangeville Police Services Board recognized four civilians and two members of the auxiliary last Thursday for their efforts in the interests of a More...

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Mailbox

‘Total waste stream’? Of course!

WE HOPE AGAINST HOPE that the cautious inquiry by County Council More...

‘An embedded sense of entitlement’

I have been reading the Gomery Report, which the local library very kindly purchased at my request as I can More...

Children are our future

I am a parent of three children living in Orangeville for the past 5 years and still don More...

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Sports

Crushers split pair over weekend

The Orangeville Crushers played .500 hockey this past week, splitting a pair of weekend games. More...

Muskies scratch win from Wolves

It wasn%27t pretty but the Shelburne Muskies managed to snatch victory from the grasp of the Ripley Wolves in the dying minutes of their WOAA Senior Mens hockey game on Saturday. More...

Royals defeat St James 5-1

Jeremy Wick scored late in the first period from an assist from Justin Pogson to stake Centre Dufferin to an early 1-0 lead against St. James in District 4/10 hockey action Tuesday afternoon. More...

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