November 16, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

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Adams back as town's mayor

By MANDI HARGRAVE Staff Reporter
After a six-year absence on Orangeville Council, former mayor Rob Adams has once again claimed the seat, easily defeating three challengers. More...

Santa set to parade Saturday

Every year at this time, Jolly Old Saint Nick parades around the streets of Orangeville, letting each family gander at the amazing fellow who brings each child, father and mother presents each year. More...

Special Sections

Editorial

Has 'neoconservatism' finally lost its lustre?

A LOT OF WATER has passed under the bridge since the days when Ronald More...

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Some election ideas worth examining

A S USUAL, THE TURNOUT at Monday's municipal elections in Dufferin was pretty More...

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Columns

Random Reflections

We're set, for four years
Tom Claridge

Like it or not, the die is cast for the next four years, whether in places like Orangeville, More...

National Affairs

Toews just giving somebody else a chance
Claire Hoy

A merican humourist Franklin P. Jones once quipped that "honest criticism is hard to More...

Angles 'n' Attitudes

Lloydtown-in-King
William Bothwell

That's a more prestigious name for the Ontario hamlet More...

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Sports

Title shot on the line for boxer Bryon Mackie

By MIKE MALONEY Sports Editor

Saturday night at the Powerade Centre in Brampton, local fan favourite Bryon Mackie will be taking to the ring with the intention of reclaiming the Canadian Middleweight title from its current holder Larry Sharpe. More...

Thunder edge Bears

Playing before a packed house, the Westside Thunder Senior Girls basketball team held off a very determined late rally from the ODSS Bears to win the Muskoka Cup for the second year in a row. Running in high gear after More...

Muskies spilt weekend pair

After a 6-3 loss on Friday night in Ripley, the Shelburne Muskies silenced a lot of their critics by defeating the - until then - unbeaten Palmerston 81's 3-2 in front of the hometown crowd at the CDRC on Saturday night. More...

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Shelburne police constable honoured for act of bravery

By LAVINIA KERR Staff Reporter

Shelburne police officer Constable David Kerr was recognized last week by the province, with the top honour for bravery, receiving Ontario's Medal for Bravery. More...

Operation Christmas Child collections this week

By MANDI HARGRAVE Staff Reporter Residents and businesses alike in the Orangeville area are taking part in Operation Christmas Child, an annual charity event designed to bring joy into a child's life that has been affected by war, famine, poverty More...

Local News

WESTSIDE SECONDARY staff and students, raising money for breast cancer research, donned pink and shaved heads recently. Teachers and students were challenged to other dares including dyeing hair pink and waxing legs. More...

ERWIN CHOPEE, an employee of Hydro One in Orangeville, enjoyed breakfast at the Hydro One office recently. More...

CrimeStoppers: Orangeville break-in

Crime Stoppers of Simcoe Dufferin-Muskoka and the Orangeville Police Service are seeking the public's assistance in helping to solve a break, enter and theft at Bag-O-Sand on Centennial Road in Orangeville. More...

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Mailbox

'These dead deserve better' - veteran

The Canadian War Museum's Display Copy of letter to Chief Executive More...

Senseless tragedy

I have lived in Mono Township (now the Town of Mono) for over eighteen years. Every year that I encounter hunters in our rural/residential area I resent the laws that allow hunters to hunt deer around our home. More...

Contradictory plans?

Something is seriously wrong with the Ontario government's plan to manage population growth. It contradicts the government's promise implied in the Greenbelt Plan to restrict greenfield development. More...

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Regional News

Mayoralty recounts set in two townships

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Melancthon and Mulmur townships have at least two things in common following Monday's election: Both have acclaimed their deputy mayors, and both are left wondering who their mayor will be following recounts of the ballots. More...

Haddock ousts Thompson in Mono, communication key for Kolodziechuk

By WES KELLER & Mandi Hargrave

Political newcomer Lorie Haddock has successfully ousted Keith Thompson from the mayor's seat in Mono. More...

Mono developer won't repair damages

By MANDI HARGRAVE Staff Reporter

The latest response from Golder Associates regarding a Mono resident's concern about construction of the neighbouring Masters Creek subdivision that has damaged his home indicate the developer will not be repairing the damage. More...

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