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December 15, 2005 RSS feed / Front Page

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THE STREETS OF ORANGEVILLE

were alive with Christmas spirit in from the farm for the annual Farmers More...

Local News

Appointments could make for interesting debates

By LANA FLEMING Staff Reporter

A few key changes to the committee membership at Dufferin County council could make for interesting debate in the next year. More...

ORDAINED SUNDAY —

Rev. Stephanie Pellow, rector of St. Alban More...

Orangeville teen’s sentence appeal denied

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

The Ontario Court of Appeal has rejected an Orangeville teen More...

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Columns

The big issue

Lavinia Kerr

The election campaigning has begun and the three main federal political parties More...

Child care, or ‘beer and popcorn’

Claire Hoy

A merican business tycoon Bernard Bailey had this to say about conceit: More...

Happy Christie-mas

William Bothwell

Although Canadian born and bred (to coin a phrase) and although I have spent most Advent seasons in this country, the week before Christmas always takes my mind back to England. One might think the reason to be Charles Dickens More...

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Sports

Muskies split weekend games

The effort was there but the end result wasn%27t what the team had in mind when the Shelburne Muskies dropped a 4-3 decision to the Durham Thundercats at the CDRC on Saturday night. More...

Busy start for local curlers

Orangeville curlers have had a busy start to the season, competing in provincial playdowns at various levels. More...

BATTLE OF DUFFERIN.

After falling behind 2-0 in the early minutes of their District 4/10 hockey game against the ODSS Bears, the Shelburne Royals rallied in the third period to defeat Orangeville 7-5 on Wednesday More...

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Industrial land could be divided

By MANDI HARGRAVE Staff Reporter

Three development firms want to see roughly half the undeveloped land on Veterans More...

Parents see victory in board’s support for boundary status quo

By LAVINIA KERR Staff Reporter

An apparent victory for the concerned parents of school children who didn More...

Lennox chosen as 129th Dufferin warden

In a 7-6 vote among county councillors, Mayor Earl Lennox of East Garafraxa Township has been selected as Dufferin County More...

Editorial

School dropouts: a tough problem to solve

ONTARIO PREMIER DALTON McGuinty More...

‘beer and popcorn’

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Election opinions around town

Residents share what issues they want addressed locally and nationally during this winter election. More...

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Mailbox

Methods for winning votes suspect

Election 2006.We are rapidly approaching voting day and all panic stricken politicians are out beating the bushes looking for the support they need from the electorate to be returned to Ottawa and back to those comfortable seats in Parliament where t More...

Campaign a ‘huge success’

The 2005 Operation Christmas Child campaign has been a huge success thanks to so many caring people in our community. More...

Day care plan problems

Harper may have the right idea on childcare give the parents the money and let them decide the best place. Alas, the Conservative plan has two problems. More...

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Regional News

Pandemic death toll in health unit area said likely near 300

By THOMAS CLARIDGE Editor

Current evidence suggests that if the avian influenza now in Asia mutates into a virus easily spread among humans, the death toll in the area served by the Wellington Dufferin Guelph Health Unit is likely to be about 300. More...

Grants can be combined for rural environmental projects

Landowners in much of the Grand River watershed can now combine grants from two programs to reduce their own cost of projects that protect water quality on the farm. More...

Four-year contract ratified

The Upper Grand District School Board and the Upper Grand Elementary Teachers More...

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