June 14, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

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IT WAS PIONEER DAY on June 11 for students in the grade 3 class at the Maples Independent Country School. Here Melanie Hodge stirs the jam as Jamie Finlay (left) and Cecilia Doyle wait for their turn as Sonja Nolan oversees the process. More...

$1.1M funding hike for 2007-08 disappoints Headwaters CEO

By THOMAS CLARIDGE Editor

A funding increase for Headwaters Health Care Centre for 2007-08 announced by the provincial government last weekend falls slightly short of the provincial average of about 3.7 per cent. More...

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Editorial

Trail building: a valuable exercise worth supporting

THERE WAS A TIME in our local history when trails were seen as a relic of the past, typically constructed by our native Indians. More recently, we began to see them in a different light. More...

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A positive show of sincerity

ORANGEVILLE COUNCIL deserves commendation for waiving development charges and building permit fees for a barrier free addition to the Royal Canadian Legion on John Street. More...

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Columns

With Your Permission

Hurray for ducks!
Constance Scrafield- Danby

Once upon a time, about six years ago, my daughter, Patricia, bought me three baby ducks for my birthday. More...

National Affairs

The many problems with 'grade inflation'
Claire Hoy

It was the late Martin Luther King Jr. who said that, "Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. More...

Angles 'n' Attitudes

Wanted: more silence
William Bothwell

"There are silver mines and places where gold is refined. Iron is dug from the earth and copper is smelted from ore. Man banishes darkness on earth but searches deep beneath it for oil. But where can silence, let alone wisdom, be found? More...

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Sports

A's roll over Ottawa, hold on in Beaches

By MIKE MALONEY Sports Editor

One step backward was fortunately followed by two steps forward as the Rayburn Construction Junior A Northmen completed a three game schedule in four nights over this past weekend. More...

Big win for B's over Welland

The MacMaster Pontiac Buick GMC Northmen notched another pair of points into the win column this past weekend with a lopsided 14-2 win on the road in Welland on Saturday. More...

ONTARIO CUP ACTION.

Orangeville Storm played host this weekend as some of the best Under 12 teams in Ontario gathered in Orangeville to participate in playdown action of the Ontario Cup at Rotary Park. More...

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Potential retirement development upsetting some First Street residents

By MANDI HARGRAVE Staff Reporter

Some residents on Orangeville's First Street have already sent letters in opposition to a proposal for a rental retirement home on the street, although no formal plans have been presented to council yet. More...

Dufferin, York Region mull compost pact

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Dufferin County Council tonight will receive a report from the Community Development Committee that a "memorandum of understanding" (MOU) has been drafted with the Region of York for a composting partnership. More...

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CADET INSPECTION - Colour party of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets Squadron 164, Shelburne, is shown standing at attention as Lieut. More...

Local News

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TEDDY BEAR CLINIC: Chandra Menezes gets her sick teddy checked by nurse Sonia Varschin at the recent Teddy Bear clinic. The annual clinic was held in conjunction with the 10th anniversary celebrations for the Headwaters Health Care Centre. More...

Green bins well received by residents

By LAVINIA KERR Staff Reporter

The new green bin program in Orangeville is only a month old and already 39 tonnes of waste has been diverted. More...

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ENBRIDGE RECENTLY DONATED $500 to Choices Youth Shelter. The money came from the company's Community Volunteer Program, which allows members to choose a charity to donate to. More...

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Council meetings from a different perspective

Re; Record keeper or journalist? More...

A 'glaring waste'

A glaring waste of public money is the work of seasonal employees running gas-powered weed-eaters against young trees. This highly destructive practice chews the bark from young trees that have already cost public funds. More...

Education and funding

The Ontario Progressive Conservative party has disclosed that, once elected, it will fund the education of "Faith Groups", namely the Muslim faith, the Jewish and the Christian fundamentalists. More...

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Regional News

New golf course planned for Mono

By MANDI HARGRAVE Staff Reporter

A proposal for an 18-hole short golf course to be located on the Second Line of Mono has been given support in principle by Mono Council with little opposition from neighbouring residents. More...

Half municipalities failed water tests, but not Caledon village

By MANDI HARGRAVE Staff Reporter

Nearly half of the 36 Ontario municipalities recently tested for drinking water quality failed after elevated levels of lead were found. However, the 20 samples taken from Caledon village showed zero signs of contamination. More...

Melancthon settles issues with CHD

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Melancthon Township Council has accepted an "amenities agreement" with Canadian Hydro Developers, and has voted to support the company's position on the Melancthon II wind farm project at the Ontario Municipal Board pre-hearings and main event. More...

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