October 19, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

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ASHLEY PRIMEAU DEMONSTRATES some of the techniques she has learned through Millennium Tae Kwon Do and Family Fitness over the last three years at the Orangeville Mall on Saturday. More...

MP Turner suspended from Tory caucus

The suspension of Halton MP Garth Turner from the federal Conservative party caucus was announced in Ottawa yesterday by caucus chair Rahim Jaffer. More...

Local News

WHERE'D FALL GO? Last Thursday many parts of Ontario became More...

ORANGEVILLE MAYORAL CANDIDATE Rob Adams officially opened his campaign office on More...

Break-in suspect arrested

Last Thursday morning, Dufferin OPP received a report of a break-in having just occurred at a residence on Highway 89 in Amaranth township. Responding officers located a suspect in the area and recovered related stolen property. More...

Mailbox

Assessment an 'unfair system'

Property taxation: Mr. More...

Remembering out veterans

According to the dictionary "A Veteran" is described as "an experienced soldier or an exsoldier. A member of the armed forces who has been in active service." More...

Thanks for coverage

I am writing to say a very sincere thank you for all of your recent coverage regarding accessible and inclusive parks in Orangeville. More...

Regional News

Group seeks to save Luther school

A group calling itself Friends of South Luther Hall (School) is asking Dufferin County Museum to take possession and move the 124-year-old brick structure, and thus to preserve educational history. More...

Tilson talks farming at Council of Europe

David Tilson, MP for Dufferin-Caledon, participated in the Fourth Part of the 2006 Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), held in Berlin, and Strasbourg, earlier this month. More...

Incumbent Amaranth candidates rely on record

Amaranth Mayor Bob Currie, seeking to return as the township's deputy mayor, told more than 100 ratepayers at an all-candidates meeting Tuesday night that the township was "hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt" when he became mayor nine years ago More...

County cooking up solution to Mel Lloyd boiler problem

The costs of fully replacing the boilers at Mel Lloyd Centre have now been quoted at $243,821, or double the originally estimated project cost of $120,000, Dufferin Oaks administrator Brenda Urbanski reported to county council last week. More...

Group forms in support of wind turbines

While opposition to wind farms continues in some parts of Dufferin, a new organization, Ontario Highlands Friends of Wind Power (OHFOWP) has formed locally "to promote wind power in the Ontario Highlands." More...

Local business makes national fitness first

Orangeville-based Fitness Kickboxing Canada has become the first kickboxing institution in Canada to receive national recognition for compliance with the Canadian Fitness Safety Standards. More...

County eyes planning function

It might not lead to a Dufferin County Official Plan, but a committee of council will recommend budgeting about $180,000 to add a planning function to the county's Public Works department. More...

Editorial

New funding system the answer, not takeovers

ACCORDING TO EDUCATION Minister Kathleen Wynne, there's a difference More...

Orangeville Citizen

Full Story

Candidates must be scrutinized

CAVEAT EMPTOR, "Let the Buyer Beware," might be at least as vitally More...

Columns

Ottawa Journal

For the week of October 16 - 20, 2006

Representing Canada at the Council of Europe (Part One) More...

Town of Mono Community Policing

Road Watch Neighborhood Watch Citizens on Patrol 911 Emergencies

Now that we are into fall and our meetings are starting again, on my desk are the reports from O.P.P. More...

Unleashed Thoughts

An election ramble . .

Ah, the joy of a municipal election! The promises, the bashing, the lies, the sleazy More...

Sports

Crushers drop weekend trio

Last weekend it was back to back wins for the Orangeville Crushers. This week it's back to the drawing board after the Crushers went 0 for 3 in Ontario Provincial Junior A action over the past weekend. More...

OFF AND RUNNING.

CDDHS was the host team for the Combined District 4/10 Cross Country Running More...

Muskies struggle through start

Three games into the schedule, the early season growing pains continue for the Shelburne Muskies. More...