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August 3, 2006 / Front Page

Personal turbine target of complaints

By MANDI HARGRAVE Staff Reporter

An Edelwild Drive resident who has received a neighbour's complaint about the safety of his backyard wind generator has addressed the concern in a letter to Orangeville council, as recommended by the town's Property Standards and Bylaw Enforcement De More...

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Celebrate Dufferin heritage this weekend

By KEITH THOMPSON Special Submission

Be sure to get over to the Orangeville Fairgrounds this weekend on 5 Sideroad, Mono. More...

Convenience store victim of robbery

Information sharing between the community and police led to an arrest after a robbery at a convenience store on First Street in Orangeville. More...

New police station almost ready

By LAVINIA KERR Staff Reporter

Large open areas, plenty of sunlit rooms, tastefully decorated with functionality in mind and room to grow - that describes Orangeville's new police station, now in the final phase of construction and getting ready to open at the end of this month. More...

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Unchallenged candidates lead to apathy

I have to admire anyone who enters the political arena and is willing to offer themselves up for public scrutiny. More...

A step towards healing

My husband and I held a memorial fund raising walk for the benefit of Perinatal Bereavement Services, Ontario, (PBSO), on July, 9th at Mono Cliffs Provincial Park. More...

Why the West is hated

I read with great interest Eric Nagler's letter about the heroism of the hospital staff in Nahariya, Israel. I then read Ron Bosman's article on the Middle East crisis. Mr. More...

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Regional News

How useful are wind-energy plants?

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Controversy continues to reign in Amaranth Township as energy suppliers eye the wind blowing across the flat lands as a potential source of electricity. More...

Lawyers co-ordinate peer review of ESR

Lawyers from the Toronto law firm Thomson Rogers are co-ordinating peer reviews of the Environmental Screening Report for Phase 2 of the Melancthon wind-generating project, Amaranth CAO Sue Stone says. More...

Wind generators stood the test of heat Tuesday

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

When the temperature soared to an all-time southern Ontario record Tuesday afternoon, the Melancthon I wind plant was generating as much as about 85 per cent of its nameplate capability of 67.5 megawatts, according to the Independent Electrical Suppl More...

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Greening Donald plant workers facing layoffs

By LAVINIA KERR Staff Reporter

Nearly two-thirds of the employees at the Greening Donald plant in Orangeville face losing their jobs as the result of a transfer of their work to a new plant in Mexico. More...

Upper Grand approves budget

By LAVINIA KERR Staff Reporter

A $270 million school board budget for the Upper Grand District School Board was passed, as expected, in a meeting last month without amendments. It includes $253 million in operating expenses and $17 million for capital, renewal and upgrades. More...