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Melancthon Township Council has decided to have a by-election if necessary to fill the vacancy created by the death of mayor Ron Dillman shortly after he was elected to the office. Under the Municipal Act, the council had the option of appointing a replacement or of holding an election. More ... Amaranth Township councillors may have a budgetary wish list for a special March 26 meeting, but for now it's showing a zero increase in its 2007 draft. That's not to say the council hasn't committed itself to a few expenditures. At a special 8:30 a.m. More ... Photo/WES KELLER ALL FROM DUFFERIN AREA: Royal Canadian Legion Zone E3 youth education chairman Bill Edge poses with the first-place public speaking winners at zone competition in Beeton last Sunday. All four winners Alexandra Boom, Grade 10-11 Westside; Amber Rae, Grade 7-9 Credit Meadows; Madelyn Crowther, Grade 4-6 Alton P.S.; and Linnea MacCallum, Grade 1-3 Centennial had won branch competitions at Orangeville, Shelburne and Alton. They will now compete at the provincial level. More ... Developmentally disabled Canadians and their families face many challenges dealing with daily life, including where to live, and in Ontario that choice is becoming very limited. More ... Photo/LAVINIA KERR CELEBRATING 10 YEARS, staff at the Benjamin Moore store in Orangeville served up breakfast for contractors and are offering a sale in the first 10 days of March. In the photo are (left to right) Ken Eppenberger, Glen Poirier, Richard Eppenberger, Michael Ragot, Kate Verduin, Caren Digasparro and Michelle Adams. More ... When Rosemary Coles started her morning's journey to college on February 15, she had no idea of the adventure that trip would bring. An adult student taking a refresher course at Humber, Rosemary's daily journey was a temporary chore for four weeks and this day was the end of that session. So, she was in a mood to wrap it all up as she made her way down the Gore Road. More ... Last Thursday night's icing conditions affected output at the Melancthon I and Kingsbridge wind farms, but over-all wind production at the four wind farms across the province remained at better than 50 per cent of capacity. By mid-afternoon Friday, all four farms were producing normally. More ... Photo/MANDI HARGRAVE KENNEDY BROWN, 10, (sitting) and Lexie Houghton, 13, parted with their long hair Saturday afternoon to donate it to Angel Hair for Kids. Lexie was inspired to donate her hair after seeing in the newspaper a few years ago another young girl donate her hair. Lexie has been growing her hair ever since, and cousin Kennedy wanted to help as well. The girls raised $655 in pledges for the organization. More ... Monday night was the last time the Citizens' Commission on Finance would meet before Orangeville council passed the 2007 budget, and members were in a hurry to pass a number of motions to try to have more of an effect on this year's tax rate. More ... The Credit Valley Explorer Tour Train plans to present an exciting murdermystery dinner on April 21 that will feature a 1940's big band theme on April 21st. Passengers are being invited to dress up in their best Glenn Miller-era outfits and be part of the fun on the special charter tour. More ... An established subdivision in Orangeville's College Avenue neighbourhood is about to expand with little resistance or acceptance from surrounding residents. The expansion is phase 2 of the Edgewood Valley Subdivision in the northwest area of town,which encompasses College Avenue, Courtney Crescent and Jeffers Court. More ... Photo/MANDI HARGRAVE GAIL MCDONALD was the big winner in the Topper's Pizza contest for a Niagara Winter Weekend Getaway last month. With her are Owner Gunter Dietz and Manager Tanya Greig. Topper's Pizza will be holding similar contests every month. You can venture down to the First Street location for your chance to win this month's contest, which features a pair of tickets to the Stratford Festival. More ... When a resident on Orangeville's Edelwild Drive erected a personal wind turbine in his backyard last July, the town's planning staff were forced to begin developing a bylaw to establish regulations for such wind energy systems. The issue was first brought to council's attention when the personal wind turbine was erected to the chagrin of a neighbour who filed a complaint with the Town. More ... A Brampton man was pronounced dead at the scene of a collision on Highway 10 in Melancthon last Friday afternoon. Thomas Paterson, 63, was driving a southbound 1991 Chevrolet sedan when it crossed the center line and collided with a northbound 2004 Honda SUV. More ... Contributed Photo THE OPTIMIST CLUB of Orangeville donated $3,000 to Headwaters Health Care Foundation last Thursday. Left to right: Bliss Daley, Optimist member, Kevin MacBean, Optimist president, Joan Waechter, board member, John McDermid, board member, and John Murray, Optimist treasurer. The donation will be used to purchase new equipment for the hospital. More ... There'll be fun for all ages at the Dufferin County Museum and Archives next week during March Break. A full week of activities offered mornings (10 to noon) and afternoon (2 to 4) sessions. Cost for each workshop is $8 per child and includes all supplies and materials required to make and complete each project. More ... Invest in Kids, a national Designed to accommodate charity, is recruiting first-time parents, both moms and dads, who are expecting their baby in May or October/November 2007 for The Parenting Partnership, a free, 2 1/2-year prenatal and parenting program. More ... Photo/LAVINIA KERR SWIM FOR HEART is celebrating 10 years of fundraising for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The regular classes of aqua-fit swims at both the Tony Rose and Alder Street pools in Orangeville are enthusiastic supporters of Swim for Heart. More ... Parents wanting to have their child's identification information contained in one place may want to attend the free Child ID Clinic coming up on March 13. The clinic will be held at the Orangeville Mall from 4 to 8 p.m. More ... Last Saturday afternoon, a Caledon OPP officer observed a motor vehicle traveling at what appeared to be an extreme high speed on Highway 10 near The Grange Side Road in Caledon. Martyn Cousin, 51, of Collingwood is accused of speeding 163 km/h in the 80-km/h zone. He is to appear in court April 19. More ... |
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