February 1, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

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LIBRARY FUNDRAISER:

Visit the Orangeville Public Library's Alder Street branch anytime during the next four weeks to purchase one of the mitts Katherine Sherrard or another child in the after school club made to raise money for World Vision. More...

ERAMOSA STUDENTS Josh Herwymen, Adam Redikoop, Sandy Smith and Amelia DeGroot on a Grade 5 trip to the Outdoor Education Centre at Island Lake last week had a visit with Orangeville Orville, the local groundhog who predicts an early spring or six mo More...

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Editorial

Tory's minimum wage commission likely a good idea

IT'S TOO SOON TO TELL, but chances are that one of the big-ticket issues in next October's provincial election will be the province's minimum wage law, and more particularly the demands we're hearing from some politicians, labour leaders and the pro More...

Orangeville Citizen

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Trailways shouldn't have to be fenced

IN UPHOLDING a lower court's Line Fences Act decision to the detriment of East Luther Grand Valley Township, Ontario's highest court has effectively placed municipalities on notice that they cannot avoid responsibility for fencing when they assume o More...

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Mailbox

Effective water use policies needed

Potable water is set to become the public issue following the environment. More...

A comment on 'God's Will'

I enjoy Eric Nagler's articles. He is evidently of a kind and sensitive nature. More...

Alarming suggestions

I was alarmed to read Ken Hayward's letter of Jan.25 on population growth and global warming, especially his suggestion about the role possibly played by human body temperatures :"Each person generates 97 degrees Celsius which radiates into the atmo More...

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Regional News

Randall loses appeal of murder conviction

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Ontario's highest court has rejected James Vernon Randall's appeal of his Feb. 14, 2003, conviction for first-degree murder in the death of Jennifer Zumach, his common-law spouse. More...

Laurie McGaw's designs for coins introduced in Ottawa

By CONSTANCE SCRAFIELD-DANBY Columnist

Portrait artist and illustrator Laurie McGaw has recently seen her designs engraved in the latest run of three special coins put out by the Royal Canadian Mint. More...

Forested land can save you cash!

The Ontario Forestry Association, in partnership with the Trees Ontario Foundation, is hosting another series of popular woodlot management workshops in 2007. More...

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Frustration over slow budget process

By MANDI HARGRAVE Staff Reporter

It was only the second time they had met, but Orangeville's Citizens' Commission on Finance was already showing frustration Monday evening with how slowly the process for recommending cuts in the Town's 2007 budget was moving. More...

Town, province to share cost of bypass study

By LAVINIA KERR Staff Reporter

Public Works director Larry McGregor advised Shelburne council Monday night that the provincial government has agreed to conduct, and share the cost of, a traffic study aimed at determining the need for a town bypass. More...

County road conditions available on the Web

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

To scroll through "highway conditions" on the Weather Network's website is to gain a new appreciation for Dufferin County - no matter whether that be for staff personnel or for county council. More...

Local News

Cardiac diagnostics available at Headwaters

By LAVINIA KERR Staff Reporter

In its effort to improve services locally, Headwaters Health Care Centre now offers, in partnership with Southlake Regional Health Centre, the best emergency heart care available. More...

WDG Health unit warns of norovirus

Wellington-Dufferin- Guelph Public Health says outbreaks of norovirus infection are being reported to the health unit. Symptoms often begin suddenly and may include watery diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, headache, fever, chills and sore throat. More...

Prank leads to Westside evacuation

By LAVINIA KERR Staff Reporter

A prank that led to charges for a 17-year-old last Thursday had some students at Westside Secondary School making panicked telephone calls to parents, saying they were outside, freezing without their jackets, because of an evacuation and they weren' More...

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Columns

Busy times for area Kin

Well, we rang in 2007 with many happy memories of 2006! It has been a great start to our club season with 9 new members joining the Kinsmen Club and 2 new members joining the Kinette Club! More...

Unleashed Thoughts

New council, new style
Mandi Hargrave

It's been nearly two months since the new council took over at Orangeville's Town Hall, and while a couple of the old members remain, you can clearly see a difference in style. More...

National Affairs

Dion's environmental free ride over?
Claire Hoy

Back in the 1970s, most major media outlets - newspapers, magazines and television stations - were publishing horror stories about the impending new ice age. More...

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Sports

Muskies enter second season in second

By MIKE MALONEY Sports Editor

Not wanting to allow fate to sort out the log jam atop the WOAA Northern Division standings, the Shelburne Muskies took matters into their own hands with a pair of solid performances, wrapping up the regular season in sole possession of second place More...

PLAYDOWN ACTION. On the back of a pair of goals from Matthew Berry, the Orangeville Novice AE Flyers held off a late charge from Flamborough to defeat the visiting Sabres 2-1 in action at the Tony Rose on Saturday night. More...

Athletics kickoff with 5-1 win

The Orangeville Athletics began their 2007 indoor soccer season off January 28th, soundly beating their opponents, Argentina FC, with a score of 5-1 at the Brampton Fairgrounds. More...

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