December 28, 2006 RSS feed / Local News

JANUARY IS ALZHEIMER AWARENESS month as proclaimed by Mayor Rob Adams. Pictured with him are Laurie Turza (left) , executive director, and Ann Bogue (right), education coordinator. More...

THE AVALON RAINBOW AUXILIARY has donated $1,000 each to Hospice Dufferin, Orangeville Seniors Centre and Caledon Meals on Wheels, which also serves seniors in Orangeville. More...

THE HEADWATERS DENTAL CENTRE hosted a free child identification clinic recently, with the help of the Orangeville Police Services. Sara Furlong, 6, of Orangeville gets her fingerprints taken by a member of the Orangeville Police auxiliary. More...

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Light dusting greets seasons first snow train passengers

With just a light dusting of snow on the ground, the first snow train of the season for the Credit Valley Explorer left the new Orangeville train station Wednesday morning with passengers filling two coaches. More...

Big Brothers, Big Sisters gets funding for program

Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Dufferin received $25,000 in funding on Dec. 15 through the federal government More...

Audition Weekend at Century Church Theatre

Auditions will be held next week at Century Church Theatre, Hillsburgh, for both the professional and amateur theatre companies. The professional Summer Festival shows in July and August are More...

Town offering subsidy for portable ramps

Individuals, business owners, organizations and care providers are now able to receive a subsidy from the Town of Orangeville for portable ramps purchased after Sept. 11, 2006. More...

A look back at the year that was - 2006

JANUARY For his role in placing Dufferin County and his own township on an international energy map by spearheading development of the Melancthon Wind Farm, Melancthon Mayor Garry Matthews was picked as this paper More...

Access Fitness expanding to town’s west end

Responding to what they describe as a huge demand for services in Orangeville More...

Former Orangeville resident honoured for heroism

A selfless act of bravery that saved the life of a man trapped inside a burning vehicle has brought praise for Darren Coogan, a former Orangeville resident, from the City of Vaughan and the Sikh community in Toronto, for his act of heroism. More...

MAPLES INDEPENDENT COUNTRY School donated $1,000 to Family Transition Place Dec. 6. The money was raised from the tea room during the annual Fall Festival. More...

St. Paul’s celebrates new church walkway

On an early-fall Tuesday, under a beautiful blue sky, several parishioners from St. Paul More...