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In Commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge during the First World War, history teacher David Robinson from Port Perry High School will lead a Canadian contingent of as many as 3,600 secondary students to a special tour which will remember Canada More ... County council has renewed its five-year leases with medical facilities at Mel Lloyd Centre, at rental rates approximating $12 a square foot for 2007. The Mel Lloyd Family Health Team leases 6,577 square feet in the Centre, and occupies some space in the south Bouwhuis area. Its basic lease, exclusive of taxes and utilities, begins at $65,770 for 2007, and rises to $74,024 by 2011. More ... MPP Bill Murdoch (PC Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound) has fallen short of supporting the distribution of raw milk by one of his constituents, but does support an all-party investigation of whether or not it should be legal in Ontario for anyone to drink the unpasteurized product or whether there should be an outright ban. More ... The Rotary Club of Palgrave has donated $1,000 to assist with the purchase of trees and the ongoing maintenance of the new Healing Wheel of Trees at Headwaters Health Care Centre. Left to right: Ann Davidson, volunteer, Lynn Sinclair- Smith, Healing Wheel co-ordinator, Wayne Cowell, Palgrave Rotary, Danila Marik, Scotiabank, Trevor Hawkes, Palgrave Rotary. More ... At its meeting in Guelph Tuesday of last week, the Upper Grand District School Board decided to write the Minister of Education seeking a review of Ontario Regulation 612/00 (Section 4 (2) (a)), which deals with membership on school councils. More ... Farmers can now access more funding for environmental practices, but Farm Credit Canada is reporting in its newsletter that small farms might not be sustainable in the long run. The FCC is quoting the Institute of Agri-Food Policy Innovation as saying more than half of Canada More ... When Premier Dalton McGuinty came to power he promised he would improve our health care system and do it without raising our taxes. But local PC nomination candidate Paul Hong says he broke both promises. More ... ORANGEVILLE MAYOR ROB ADAMS has proclaimed January has CrimeStoppers month. Front left to right: Elaine Litster, chair of Simcoe-Dufferin-Muskoka CrimeStoppers, and Allison Finch, co-chair of Simcoe-Dufferin-Muskoka CrimeStoppers. Back left to right: Constable Scott Davis, media spokesperson, and Mayor Adams. More ... December 31st is not that far away, so take steps before the year is over to reduce your tax load for next year. More ... Last June, Caroline Di Cocco, Minister of Culture, announced that SEVEC (Society for Educational Visits and Exchanges in Canada) had received a $226,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). More ... The Headwaters Health Care Centre recently accepted a donation of $1,000 from the Rotary Club of Palgrave to assist with the purchase of trees and the ongoing maintenance of the new Healing Wheel of Trees that enhances the entrance to the hospital. This donation kicks off a matching donation program whereby Scotiabank will match donations made to this project. More ... |
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