April 19, 2007 RSS feed / Regional News

Bee disaster invades Dufferin, North America

Eagle's Nest Apiary has been hit with the biggest loss of honey bees that owner Henrijs Vilcinskis says has ever faced him. More...

Floods once common at Grand Valley

It was spring 1918 and Grand River had flooded - again - and as usual, much of the village of Grand Valley was under water. Everyone knew the large chunks of ice floating down river could jam almost anywhere and cause a flood. More...

Headwaters auxiliary hosts regional conference

About 240 representatives from District Three of the Hospital Auxiliaries Association of Ontario (HAAO) will congregate at the Orangeville Agricultural Centre today (Thursday) for a day-long conference. More...

Annual County Forest report released

Dufferin County has released its annual report for the forest properties known as the Dufferin County Forest. More...

Wind farms feature local ownership

Apart from the proponents and the locations, about the only thing new about a public information open house at Honeywood this week for two small wind farms was the nature of ownership. More...

Election record of sorts set in Melancthon

Melancthon Township might be the only municipality in history to have had both an acting mayor and an acting deputy mayor at the same time, and one temporarily vacant seat on the council. And now it has a fourway race for the mayor's chair. More...

Trailway transplants what were to be doomed trees

In recognition of Earth Day this Saturday, Upper Grand Trailway Association will be saving 150-200 trees that otherwise would be destined for the Great Forest in the Sky. More...

Primrose property already zoned for OPP station

A tract on Highway 9 east of Primrose was given the necessary zoning for a new OPP station almost three years ago, Mono Planner Mark Early has confirmed. But Mr. More...

Museum exhibit at Queen's Park

Every year, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario invites museums and cultural institutions from across the province to participate in their Community Exhibits program. More...

WEEBLES WABBLE, (below) a local team that participated on Sunday for the annual Zehrs Super Cities walk for multiple sclerosis, who were on hand to defend their title as highest fundraisers last year. More...

County joins call for fair health-care funding for high-growth communities

Joining with councils in a number of other high-growth communities, Dufferin County council has unanimously endorsed a resolution calling on the Ontario Government to improve local access to hospital and community health care services by addressing More...