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May 3, 2007  RSS feed


THE COMMUNITY FIRST FOUNDATION has donated $2,500 to the Dufferin Children and Youth Festival, which will take place on June 9 at the RioCan Fairground parking lot located at 95 First Street. Coordinators are looking for volunteers, to volunteer call 519-940-8678. More...
Town's spending on track in first quarter
By MANDI HARGRAVE Staff Reporter

At the end of March, the Town of Orangeville was keeping close to its 2007 budget, with operating and capital expenditures coming close to or just under the 25 per cent target. However, town treasurer Wayne Church told the Citizens' Commission on Finance, which met Monday evening to review the first-quarter results, that it's too early to tell where the Town will be at the end of the year. More...

Town council takes first step in developing a sustainability plan

With the goal of developing a sustainability plan for the community, Orangeville Council has endorsed the formation of a Sustainability Working Group. The staff working group is to compile a list of action items related to "greening" the Town of Orangeville and to set the foundation for the future development of an Integrated Community Sustainability Plan. More...

OMB pre-hearing concludes at Laurel
By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

The Ontario Municipal Board pre-hearing into the Melancthon II wind farm ended after only two days, and with some procedural issues unresolved. Lawyers for Amaranth Township, in its opposition to the 23 turbines proposed within its boundaries, had brought a list of 43 issues to the table. More...


THE DUFFERIN YOUTH FESTIVAL of the Arts was held at the Orangeville Baptist Church this week. Schools from all over Dufferin attended the festival to put on music and theatre performances. Students from Parkinson Centennial Public School played the drums with J.D. Steinberg. More...

 Local News
• Orangeville woman dies, two hospitalized in crash
One woman died and two others were hospitalized in a single-vehicle accident north of Alton Saturday night. The driver, Miranda Coish, 21, was pronounced dead at the scene. Two passengers, Taryn Henry, 21, of East Garafraxa and Bradley Shell, 21, of Orangeville were taken to Headwaters Health Care Centre and then sent to Sunnybrook Medical Centre for further treatment. More...
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 Columns
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Everybody - get into the act!
If it were not so sad, it would be funny. Last year, Stephen Harper had never heard of the environment, let alone understood that there was something wrong with it. When pressured, he sent the then current Conservative lady scapegoat, Rona Ambrose, to Kenya to make a fool of herself. More...
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 Mailbox
• Library a 'public trust' that must be kept open
Re: Town's library proposal rejected' April 12, by Mandi Hargrave. On Tuesdays I read to the young sons of a large Christian family in Eramosa: one of the books we read is a compilation from the book of Psalms. Recently one of the virtues we read about was "Diligence." The Psalmist recorded that diligence in one's governing and civic duties was pleasing to God. More...
• 'Disappointing' at least
• Removing Catholic Education said just plain wrong
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 Regional News
• Role of conservation authorities explained
A grassroots group known as the Mono Mulmur Citizens' Coalition (MC2) held an educational event last Saturday (April 28) so area residents could learn the role of conservation authorities. The group started in 1988 as the Mulmur Association of Residents and Ratepayers when some residents there felt there was a lack of public participation in municipal processes. More...
• Amaranth faces second OMB hearing
• Second raid nets $100,000 more in stolen property
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 Sports
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Now four games into their schedule, the MacMaster Pontiac Buick GMC Northmen continue to gel as a team, adding a pair of weekend wins to improve their season record to 3-1. On Sunday in St. Catharines, the Northmen B squad found themselves rising to the challenge put to them by Spartan late in the game. More...
• MVP honours for Rusak
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