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September 13, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

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THE 5th ANNUAL DODS & MCNAIR Memorial Forest ceremony took place on September 9 to commemorate the lives of lost loved ones by planting a tree; a living memory. More...

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BLACK BRIDGE OFFICIALLY OPEN: From left, former Dufferin warden Earl Lennox, engineer Bob Burnside, Public Works Director Trevor Lewis, Kathy Boynton (representing MPP John Tory), MP David Tilson (representing Minister Tony Clement), Dufferin Warde More...

Local News

Brain cancer survivor taking part in Terry Fox run

By MANDI HARGRAVE Staff Reporter

Devastated. That's how Barb Clark felt when she was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in 1995. With that diagnosis, the life she knew changed in an instant. More...

County may lobby for roads uploading

Dufferin County's public works committee will bring forward a motion at county council tonight to look for ways to seek provincial uploading of three heavily traveled county roads - Dufferin 109, 124 and 18. More...

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YOUTH PARTICIPATING IN THE Canada World Youth program arrived in Orangeville last week. They will be volunteering at local businesses and organizations such as The Avalon, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Community Living and more. More...

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Commentary on school funding issue

I appreciate your September 6th editorial regarding public funding for religious schools. More...

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Regional News

Alzheimer Society of Dufferin getting ready for world record attempt

By LAVINIA KERR Staff Reporter

If you ever wanted to be included in the Guinness World Record Book, the Dufferin County Alzheimer Society is offering you the opportunity. More...

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Sports

Crushers come up short in home opener

By MIKE MALONEY Sports Editor

Orangeville Crushers officially kicked off their 2007- 08 hockey campaign this past weekend when they played host to the Huntsville Otters. More...

International card at Big Tyme

Local boxing aficionados will have a chance this weekend to see some world class boxers when Big Tyme Fitness hosts the Four Nations International Boxing Tournament. More...

Bengals claw way to silver

Over Labour Day weekend, Orangeville's Peewee Rep Bengals took part in the OBA "C" Championships which were held in Beamsville, Ontario. The weather was perfect and the team which had been practicing very hard all week was ready. More...

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Amaranth turbines go to mediation

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

On a motion by Amaranth lawyer Jeff Wilker, the Ontario Municipal Board hearing into the township's portion of the Melancthon II wind farm will go to mediation next Tuesday. More...

$435,000 Mono contract to make offices accessible

By early next year, Mono residents with disabilities will finally have barrier-free access to the town's municipal building on Mono Centre Road. More...

$4.5M cost to upgrade treatment plant shocks mayor

By LAVINIA KERR Staff Reporter

Mayor Ed Crewson told a shocked Shelburne council Monday that he had learned earlier that day that the cost of rerating the town's water treatment plant had soared to a potential $4.5 million. More...

Editorial

Proper balance finally struck on Charter, police rights

ACCORDING TO AN ARTICLE in last Friday's Globe and Mail, some members of the defence Bar are upset about a recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal ordering a new trial for a 15-year-old on eight firearms charges. More...

Amaranth's move a welcome first step

IT WAS REFRESHING TO LEARN that Amaranth Township has come on board in the county-wide curbside/roadside pickup of three streams of household waste. Amaranth was one of two townships not participating in Dufferin's waste handling programs. More...

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Columns

VIA Rail's 'best kept secret'

Random Reflections
Tom Claridge

Acouple of years ago, my curiosity was piqued by the present of a VIA Rail sign on the side of the stately CP Rail station in downtown Sudbury. More...

Nobody denies truth of Mulroney's attacks

National Affairs
Claire Hoy

Many years ago, when former Toronto Maple Leaf owner Harold Ballard was asked to comment on the death of his former colleague Stafford Smythe, the outspoken Ballard made his feelings quite clear. More...

Organic material

Angles 'n' Attitudes
William Bothwell

When asked about their health hypochondriacs give you an impromptu organ recital. "Organum' is the Latin word for an instrument. The organs of the body are the instruments through which it functions. More...

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