March 22, 2007 RSS feed / Local News

Tilson praises federal budget

MP David Tilson says he is pleased with what the new federal budget, unveiled Monday by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, has for his Dufferin-Caledon riding The former school trustee sees good news in the budget for the Upper Grand District School Bo More...

Symplastics sold to Rochling Engineered Plastics.

Symplastics Ltd., a locally owned company for 34 years, has been purchased by a German firm, Rochling Engineered Plastics. The deal to sell was finalized last month and Symplastics founder Bob Deans said the move was a good one for the company. More...

Parent learning fair set

Workshops, information from community agencies and keynote speakers will be part of the Upper Grand District School Board's free Parent Learning Fair, to be held on Saturday, March 31, at Centre Wellington District High School in Fergus. More...

Maodus charged for 7th time

Ned Maodus, a former Mono resident and member of the disgraced senior Toronto drug squad, was arrested Monday night in Windsor on charges of assault, assault with a weapon, and uttering death threats. More...

Local author launches novel, A Cover Too Deep

Vacation time is often a chance to reflect and recharge from the every day routine. Local novelist Elaine Litster has taken it one step further and used her vacations to Cuba to be inspired to write her first novel. More...

ELGV council dogged by animal control

After scanning two proposals for animal control, East Luther Grand Valley council decided last week to re-tender for such a service and to outline the specifics of what it would require. More...

Contributed Photo HYDE-WHIPP HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING was recently awarded a Top 10 American Standard Heating and Air Conditioning Sales award. More...

Contributed Photo SHELBURNE RESIDENTS Brent and Sarina Nasato won a draw at Gimme Shelter Limited for a Yamaha fishing boat and motor recently. More...

Local Blues group wins at IMA

Trouble & Strife, an Orangeville Blues group headed by Larry Kurtz and Bruce Ley, has been voted "favourite blues artist/group or duo of the year" in the seventh annual Canadian Independent Music Awards. More...

Townhall Players produce local playwright's comedy

The Caledon Townhall Players served up the local debut of "The Perfect Manhattan," in February, a sparkling, award-winning comedy by local playwright Dianne Lococo, who's also a member of the Townhall Players. More...

H&R Block's Tax Talk - Common questions answered

Tax Talk Q: I use public transit to get to work. Can I claim my passes? A: Starting July 1, 2006, you can claim a credit for transit passes that are good for at least a month or longer. More...

Tony Rose pool will stay open

Swimming enthusiasts who filled the Orangeville council chamber Monday evening successfully pleaded their case to have the Tony Rose Memorial Sports Centre pool remain open. More...

Broadway repair work set

Repairs of the interlocking bricks around the Broadway median at Mill Street have been scheduled for next Tuesday, March 27. More...

Meeting targets teen suicide prevention

The Suicide Resource Group of Wellington-Dufferin plans a public launch of 'Youth Talk - ACelebration of Life,' in Fergus next Friday, March 23. More...

Suspicious messages reported to OPP

Caledon OPP report that several Caledon-area businesses have complained to them of receiving suspicious e-mails or faxes. The messages received told a story of a mother of five who had recently lost her husband in an explosion in Lebanon. More...

Photo/LAVINA KERR WINNERS in Orangeville donated $5000 to the Family Transition Place (FTP), Tuesday. Winners supports local community organizations that help families like the women's shelter. More...

Tory finds Caledonia settlement 'pathetic'

Local MPP John Tory, leader of the provincial Progressive Conservatives, says premier Dalton McGuinty "is trying to pass the buck and deflect attention from his completely inadequate compensation package for Caledonia residents. More...

Photos/LAVINIA KERR AARTS HAIR STUDIO in Orangeville is donating proceeds to Hospice Dufferin from a one day cut-a-thon, on April 1. All $20 haircuts and $10 mini manicures done on that day between 10 a.m. More...

Local youth student entrepreneur champ

Kevin Downe, owner of Mind Over Math and a fulltime student at the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University, has been named one of two Ontario Student Entrepreneur Competition Champions by Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE), a na More...

Headwaters buys new ultrasound machine

Headwaters Health Care Centre has purchased a new cardiovascular ultrasound machine to improve access and enhance service for patients. More...

Ottawa Journal

For the week of March 19, 2007

Remembering Vimy 90 Years Later On Easter morning, 1917, 170,000 young soldiers, belonging to the Canadian Corps, which included 100,000 Canadians, prepared for what would be one of the most important battles of the First World War. More...

Jones blasts health-care funding

Sylvia Jones, Progressive Conservative candidate for Dufferin-Caledon in the Oct. 10 provincial election, says that if elected she will press to get the riding's "fair share of health-care dollars. More...

Conservation Corner: Life Under the Ice

A whole, rarely seen universe lies under the ice. Fish and wildlife that tough out our Canadian winters have many incredible adaptations to help them survive. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

Branch 233 is coming to the end of its fiscal year and a new slate of Officers and Executive will take over the end of May. More...