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April 13, 2006 / Local News

Golf Academy opens in Mono

By LAVINIA KERR Staff Reporter

Area golf enthusiasts looking to improve their game or work on their swing now have a new outdoor practice facility to help players get ready for the season. More...

Mono passes wind generation bylaw

By MANDI HARGRAVE Staff Reporter

Mono council has passed a bylaw regulating wind generation in the town which included only one change from the previous draft, reducing the allowable output from private wind turbines. More...

Laser therapy for animals available locally

One of the newer advances in veterinary care is now available in Caledon. More...

$6,000 to Cystic Fibrosis fight

K I N S M E N , KINETTES FIGHT CF: Kinsmen Doug Robinson, left, and Kinette Kathy French make respective donations of $4,000 and $2,000 to Andrew Tuck, the zone cystic fibrosis and service director, of Parry Sound last week. Mr. More...

Local charities benefit from Clorox donations

Photos/LAVINIA KERR Top Right Michael Johnston, plant manager at Orangeville's Clorox Company of Canada Ltd. presents a cheque for $1,500 to be shared equally by five organizations. More...

Wind technicians keep active at turbines

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Whether it happens in the "wee hours" or the middle of the day, if anything goes wrong with a wind turbine, it'll shut itself down immediately and send an alert to a wind technician, says Kevin Carswell, the operations manager at Canadian More...

MADD for Music at the Opera House

STUDENTS OF Pamela Claridge presented a programme at the Orangeville Town Hall Opera House last Wednesday evening. More...

Easter bunny hunt set

The Easter bunny is expected to come out of hiding at the Hill Bill Hack Animal Sanctuary and Wellness Centre this Sunday, when a hunt to find him and easter eggs will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. More...

Sobeys plans to add staff

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Some downtown Orangeville residents are likely disappointed that Sobeys is moving to Riddell Road and Centennial Drive next month from its present west Broadway location, but the move might bode well for More...

Award-winning Test Drive opens next week

The life and times of a car salesman are chronicled in Test Drive, an award-winning play by Dave Carley which concludes the Theatre Orangeville 2005-06 season and opens April 21 at the Orangeville Town Hall Opera House. More...

New home for student-athletes accepting applications

A new educational home for teenaged student athletes will begin to develop Canada's future talent this all, when The Hill Academy opens its doors to its first class in September. More...

Accessibility organizer Legionnaire of the Year

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

One of the organizers of the Orangeville Accessibility Committee (OAC) has been named Legionnaire of the Year for the Royal Canadian Legion's 42-branch District E. More...