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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 ... 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 ... STUDENTS OF Pamela Claridge presented a programme at the Orangeville Town Hall Opera House last Wednesday evening. The programme, in aid of MADD, included (left to right) Sarah Alexander, Karen Knox, Jenna Allan, Adam Weaver (guitarist), Julia Obermeyer, Christine Walker and Carly Moulton. More ... 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 ... 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 ... One of the newer advances in veterinary care is now available in Caledon. In keeping with a steady expansion of facilities and services over the last few years, Glendale Veterinary Hospital on Charleston Sideroad has instituted low-intensity laser therapy for dogs and cats. More ... 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 ... 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. Robinson is Orangeville Kinsmen's CF chairman. Ms. French is CF chairma More ... 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 ... 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 ... 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. Accepting the money is Jim Trimble of the Brain Tumor Foundation of Canada; Maureen Riedler, Hospice Dufferin; Diane Ellis, Orangeville Food Bank, and Mary Vervoort, Choices Youth Shelter. A representative for Run for the Petal was not available for the picture. More ... 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 ... |
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