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June 15, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

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RUN FOR THE PETAL A SUCCESS.

The 2nd annual Run for the Petal was held in memory of runner Susan Thorpe, who was killed while running along the shoulder More...

Westside prom has a shaky start

By LAVINIA KERR Staff Reporter

Prom night for 10 students and one teacher was a neardisaster Friday, when a limousine carrying the students and a car the teacher was driving collided before leaving town. More...

Photo/LAVINIA KERR HOCKEY LEGENDS HELP LAUNCH FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN FOR TEEN More...

Local News

H E A D W A T E R S HEALTH CARE Auxiliary presented a More...

Gas tax money goes to lower tier

Dufferin County councillors have decided to spend the gasoline tax money from Ottawa in their own backyards. More...

Little early interest in council posts

With less than six months to go until this year's municipal elections, there appears to be a dearth of interest in the 25 council positions within Dufferin's five townships. More...

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Columns

Golden Opinions

It's time for a change
Lana Fleming

"A week is a long time in politics." Sir Harold Wilson More...

National Affairs

Blowing things out of proportion
Claire Hoy

T o hear former U.S. vice-president Al Gore tell it, we really are, as the old hippie More...

Queen's Park

CUPE taking on Ontario's top lobby
Eric Dowd

Alabor union has dared take on Ontario's most influential lobby and its unfailing ally, More...

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Sports

Northmen A rally for weekend wins

By MIKE MALONEY Sports Editor

Two nights proved to be uphill battles, but the Rayburn Construction Northmen fought back from deficits, both Friday and Monday to take five of six possible points in More...

Local aims for Fame title

For many, the task of keeping a home, a fulltime job and raising two boys aged 8 and 10, would be enough of a daily workout. More...

B's top Mid-West division

With five games left to play in the regular season, the MacMaster Pontiac Buick GMC Junior B Northmen added another pair of wins to help solidify their position at the top of the Mid Western division of the OLA Western Conference. More...

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Consultant to review gasification proposals

By LANA FLEMING Staff Reporter

Dufferin County has selected a consultant to review the bounty of proposals received from parties interested in developing a gasification and composting facility in Dufferin. More...

Canadian Hydro secures $200 million financing

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Members of a group of international investors and bondholders Tuesday said they were impressed by the cleanliness, orderliness and operations of the Melancthon 1 wind-generation plant following a tour of the location and a look at the operation of th More...

86% of Upper Grand students pass literacy test

Eighty-six per cent of the Grade 10 students in the Upper Grand school district who wrote the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) provincial literacy test (OSSLT) in March 2006 met the provincial standard, compared with the provincial More...

Editorial

An unprecedented challenge for the justice system LESS THAN TWO WEEKS after the arrests of 17 men suspected of operating More...

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Full Story

Sorry, airstrips aren't all airports!

AS MUCH AS WE SYMPATHIZE with persons who see modern developments More...

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Mailbox

Heritage Festival needs your help

Dear fellow citizens; Mark off the whole first weekend in August on you calendar now. Plans are almost complete for the Dufferin Heritage Festival, the main event in the celebration of Dufferin County's 125th anniversary celebration. More...

Disappointed

I'm disappointed in the ongoing, long-winded coverage Of Mr. Reeds dislike for windmills. With media coverage like this society could actually put the importance of a small plane landing strip ahead of food production and electricity production. More...

Crisis that needs a resolution

The editorial in May25th edition of this paper praises the plans for increased industrial development for Dufferin County and, in particular, the new engine facility to be built by Honda in Alliston and the Linamar project in Guelph. More...

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Regional News

CHD map shows airstrip, urban setbacks

A map provided by an official of Canadian Hydro Developers this week shows that the company has voluntarily agreed to setbacks from private airstrips that appear to be more generous than those required by federal regulations. More...

Early-morning fire at metal casting plant

By LAVINIA KERR Staff Reporter

An early-morning fire in Mono last Friday had four fire departments lending a hand and sharing resources. More...

Fertilizer purchases might need licences

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

With one of five youths facing terrorist charges believed to be connected with or a resident of Orangeville, some area farmers are wondering how soon it will be before they require security clearances to purchase fertilizer. More...

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