May 25, 2006 RSS feed / Local News

Police Week marked across county

Highlights of Police Week, last week, included a demonstration of a Taser, or stun gun, currently being considered for use by the Orangeville Police Services, at the Police Board meeting. More...

Music week at Tweedsmuir

In the first week of June, Tweedsmuir Presbyterian Church will be hosting two concerts. More...

Citizen's arrest

An Amaranth businessman made a citizen's arrest after catching what appears to have been a crime in progress. More...

OPP kept busy over the weekend

Eleven motor vehicle collisions on area roads over the weekend resulted dangerous conditions and a very busy few days for members of the Dufferin OPP. More...

TASER DEMONSTRATION.

Two members of the Orangeville Police Service feel the effects of a one second jolt from a taser. The non lethal use of force is being considered by the town's law enforcement. More...

Drunk driving alleged

A Honeywood man faces drunk driving charges after a police stop in Mulmur Township last week. More...

DONATION TO CRIME STOPPERS.

Shelburne Police Chief Kent Moore presents an $800 donation from the police department to Elaine Litster and Allison Finch of Crime Stoppers. More...

Shelburne native builds scale model of Trudeau funeral train

A Shelburne native whose hobbies have included model railroading as well as singing and volunteering has won national recognition for his work in building a scale model of the passenger coach used to transport the body of former prime minister Pierre More...

Grand Valley helps Dufferin mark 125th anniversary

Grand Valley was the place to be this weekend with a double header of activities to enjoy. More...

Melancthon seeks comments on aerial truck for Shelburne

Melancthon Township is seeking comments on Shelburne possibly purchasing an aerial fire truck. More...

Town of Mono

Cardinal Woods wells win provincial permit

Ontario's Ministry of the Environment has given the Town of Mono a permit allowing it to take more than 1.5 million litres of water daily from More...

Mighty Red Oaks mark Dufferin's 125th

It barely earned an honourable mention a little over a year ago, but Dufferin County in early 2005 joined with Prince Edward Island and New Jersey in adopting Northern Red Oak as its "arboreal emblem." More...

Masters Creek subdivision receives suggested names

Developers of two subdivisions in Mono have suggested different names to for an arterial road that will form extensions of Hawthorne Road in the existing Cardinal Woods subdivision. More...

Rexall PharmaPlus Grand Opening

Orangeville's new Rexall Pharma Plus drug store is celebrating its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony tomorrow (Friday). More...

OPP also did proactive work

In addition to dealing with 11 motor vehicle collisions over the holiday weekend, Dufferin OPP still found time for some proactive traffic work, resulting in many charges. More...

AUXILIARY POLICE ADDED.

Eight new auxiliary police officers were sworn in at Orangeville's town hall last Thursday during Police Week. More...

Sparse early crop of aspiring politicos

At approximately the midway point in the 2006 municipal election year, the current crop of aspiring local politicians appears sparse. More...

Monitoring of Mono dump shows no problems

Mono has received an annual monitoring report from R. J. Burnside and Associates Limited on its sanitary landfill that shows no major problems. More...

$220,000 budgeted for town's road maintenance

Four projects that have been recommended by Town staff to upgrade roadways in various sections of Orangeville are forecast to cost $220,000. More...

BIG BROTHER, BIG SISTERS HONOURED:

Orangeville Kinsmen president Doug Robinson, left, More...