March 15, 2007 RSS feed / Local News

Caledon Dufferin Victim Services seeking volunteers

Training is being planned for new recruits for Caledon Dufferin Victim Services, and organizers are looking for more volunteers. More...

Manufacturing facing many changes, challenges: Beatty

As president and CEO of Canadian Manufacturers and Exports, Perrin Beatty knows a thing about manufacturing. More...

County mulls move of two functions

Dufferin County's chief building official will conduct a comparative study of moving the public works and building departments to Primrose, or of moving them into a proposed new building in Orangeville. More...

Submitted Photo MEL LLOYD CENTRE'S FAMILY HEALTH TEAM Pat Webster (sitting), administrator and R.N. More...

Reception planned for OPP's Patterson

Caledon OPP will be saying farewell next month to its Community Services Manager, Sgt. Bob Patterson, who has assumed a new position at the Corporate Communications Bureau at the force's general headquarters in Orillia. More...

Book launches timed for Vimy anniversary

On April 9, it will have been 90 years since Canadians captured Vimy Ridge, making it the only successful Allied offensive in 1917 and a significant tactical victory during the First World War. More...

Assault leads to arrest

Shelburne Police responding to a complaint of a disturbance at Tumbleweeds Bar last Saturday were told that an employee of the bar had been assaulted by a patron who had left the area after police were called. More...

Caledon Dufferin Victim Services seeking volunteers

Training is being planned for new recruits for Caledon Dufferin Victim Services, and organizers are looking for more volunteers. More...

CSI coming to Orangeville

C.S.I. (Crime Scene Investigation) is coming to Orangeville next month at the Alder Street Recreation Complex. More...

County to test emergency plan pilot project

Dufferin County was one of the first communities in Canada to participate in the Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness' EM Portal pilot project, on March 1. More...

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PRESENTATION - BLACK BRIDGE PHOTO Warden John Oosterhof presented CAO/Clerk Linda Dean with a framed black and white photograph of the Black Bridge as a gift to the County from the Township of East Luther Grand Valley. More...

Caledon stores hit by quick-change scam

Two retail businesses in Caledon East have fallen victim to a quick-change scam. Caledon OPP report that in the two separate incidents, a male purchased an item at a value of about $5. In both cases, the male paid for the item with a $100 bill. More...

'Dying to Be Thin' coming to Theatre Orangeville

On Sunday, April 1, Theatre Orangeville will present Dying To Be Thin, a play by Linda A. Carsen, in a Touring Production by Roseneath Theatre. More...

Getting ready for Vimy - a student's account

It's dark. The air is thick with screams and gunfire and you are fighting for your life, your family, your friends and your country. In 1917, countless Canadian soldiers fought at Vimy Ridge and not everyone made it back home. More...

Graham wants ELGV summer help

East Luther Grand Valley road superintendent John Graham will apply for funding to hire a summer student and, in other business, wants to improve the appearance of Grand Valley's Main Street sidewalk from Amaranth Street northward. Mr. More...

OMB outlines wind hearing format

Ontario Municipal Board hearing officer Susan de Avellar Schiller has delivered a procedural order for the hearings into the Melancthon II wind farm project. More...

Town of Mono holds line on taxes

Complaining their taxes were too high, some Mono residents wanted to see a decrease in the town's tax rate, and when council approved a 2007 budget with no increase, some said that was not enough. More...

Mel Lloyd team checking patients' pressure

The Mel Lloyd Centre's family health team is working with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario on a three-year research project aimed at lowering the blood pressure of people who have been diagnosed with high blood pressure or hypertension. More...

Photo/LAVINIA KERR FORMER M.P. PERRIN BEATTY, president of the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters was the guest speaker at the Greater Dufferin Area Chamber of Commerce industry luncheon this week, held at the Best Western in Orangeville. More...

County might revive EDC

Dufferin County Council came under fire last Thursday over its decision to remove a $50,000 item from the 2007 budget for an economic development committee. More...

Legion sends 'taste of home' to soldiers

In what might be seen as a modern version of a tradition established during the two world wars, the eight branches of Royal Canadian Legion Zone E-3 have begun collecting and shipping goodies and personal items to "chosen soldiers" stationed in Afgh More...

Crime Stoppers seeks help in finding bank robbery

Crime Stoppers of Simcoe Dufferin-Muskoka and the Orangeville Police Service are requesting the assistance of the public in helping to solve an Armed Robbery at the Bank of Montreal, 274 Broadway in Orangeville. On January 22, at about 10:46 a.m. More...

Karma yoga gives back to the community

With the goal of helping as many charities in town as possible, Yoga in the Hills Studio has been offering karma yoga classes since its doors opened last September. More...

Hydro manager mulls local generation

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter The imminent closing of the Michigan border to Ontario and Dufferin's garbage has led to a renewal of Orangeville Hydro's discussions of local generation of electricity through a broad array of renewable resource More...

Photo/MANDI HARGRAVE JOSHUA GATT was one of many students in grade 4, 5 and 6 from Mono Amaranth Public School who participated in Junior Arts Day. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

Last Saturday, Branch 233's Chosen Soldier Committee had an emotional moment as they said goodbye to their first shipment of donated food items for our Chosen Soldier in Afghanistan. More...

Photo/LAVINIA KERR ORANGEVILLE HONDA, offering a draw for a flat screen TV at its service department, was pleased to present Doreen Riggin, of Violet Hill (centre) with a new television set. More...

Sign-ups set for TO spring, summer youth programs

It's registration and audition time for Theatre Orangeville's Spring and Summer Youth Programs. Early exposure to the theatre, both through participation and attendance, benefits young people in many ways. More...

Operation Lookout marks 15th anniversary

Operation Lookout began in 1992 with Against Drunk Driving and Peel Regional Police. The program asks the public to "Call 911 or *OPP" when they see a suspected impaired driver. Fast forward 15 years to 2007. More...

Dog tags now available

Local residents will be able to pick up dog tags at the Shelburne Police station this Saturday, March 17, between 9 a.m. and 22 p.m. More...