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December 7, 2006 RSS feed / Regional News

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First blast of winter triggers power outages

By LAVINIA KERR Staff Reporter
Southern Ontario received its first real blast of winter Friday, when two storm systems moved into the area laced with freezing rain, leaving Shelburne, Dundalk, some Orangeville residents and rural Hydro One customers in the dark, some for nearly 7 More...

Army volunteers aid OPP detachment

A military group couldn't have chosen a much better time to have an emergency training session at Shelburne than last weekend. The troops were in town when a fire broke out at a massive barn in Amaranth Township just north of Laurel. More...

Residents enjoyed Shelburne parade despite cold weather

EVEN THE FIRST WINTER storm in 2006 couldn't stop the Shelburne Santa Claus Parade from blowing into town. One of the highlights of this year's parade included a 65-piece marching band from the CFB Borden music school. More...

Peel CAS among 4 agencies slammed by auditor general

By MANDI HARGRAVE Staff Reporter

The Peel Children's Aid Society was one of four in the province visited by Ontario's auditor general, whose report suggested the agencies were spending extravagantly on everything but child welfare. More...

More soldiers from Dufferin stationed in Afghanistan

By LAVINIA KERR Staff Reporter

Two former Dufferin sons, graduates of Centre Dufferin District High School in Shelburne who called Mansfield home, are members of the same unit in Petewawa and currently are serving together in Afghanistan as part of the UN-sanctioned, NATO-led Int More...

Ottawa Journal

For the week of December 4-8, 2006
By David Tilson, MP Dufferin-Caledon

Canada's Bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games Canada has a long and proud history at the Commonwealth Games. The Games are considered to be an important stepping stone for aspiring Olympians and Paralympians. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

BY MARIBEL TOWNSEND Branch 220, Shelburne What a busy, hectic weekend around here with troops from Mount Denison Armory in Toronto everywhere. They were on manoeuvres to learn and practice what would be necessary in the event of any disaster. More...