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September 20, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

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Candidates pressed on public education, health care

By LAVINIA KERR & WES KELLER
In a sparsely attended all-candidates meeting Tuesday that saw some hard-hitting politicking, Progressive Conservative Sylvia Jones found herself alone in her support of her party's plan to fund faith-based private schools. More...

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KOREAN VETERANS Leo Gallant, Bill Bulness and Gary Bailey place candles in honour of the fallen of the Korean War, at Orangeville Royal Canadian Legion's candlelight vigil last Sunday night. More...

Local News

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TERRY FOX RUN: The 27th edition of the Terry Fox run, Sunday saw a hardy crowd of 146 runners traverse a 10 km or 5 km route around town, Sunday. The event raised $11,856.26. More...

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THE HOME SHOP in Orangeville donated eight lamps to be lit and on display in homes included on the 13th annual Headwaters Health Care Auxiliary House Tour. More...

Orangeville, Shelburne hospital kitchens going green

This week, the kitchen staffs at the Headwaters Health Care Centre in Orangeville and Shelburne have started using the green bin composting program. More...

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Mailbox

Corrections to facts in Education funding letters

Re: Mrs. Conning's et al's thoughts on Ontario's education (systems) Mrs. Conning has written well, thoughtfully, and sincerely regarding the state(s) of education in Ontario. More...

Acts 'seriously flawed'

During the 18 September "Meet the Candidates" in Orangeville, Liberal Betsy Hall cited the Places to Grow Act and the Greenbelt as examples of her party's attempts to control growth. More...

Response to Sheehan memorial

I am writing to your newspaper to respond to the very touching article on Sue Bradley Sheehan in your September 12th issue. I am convinced that it really is a small world. More...

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Regional News

Dufferin appoints 'new' clerk

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Dufferin County council has appointed a new clerk, but there are no new faces in administration and there haven't been any significant changes to anyone's role. More...

Firms to dispel apprenticeship, skilled trade myths

By MANDI HARGRAVE Staff Reporter

With a number of myths surrounding apprenticeships and skilled trades, businesses and organizations in Dufferin County are coming together to dispel the myths for those interested in a career in either field. More...

Mono left out of farm, forests compensation

Mono Council has instructed its chief administrative officer to write a "strong letter" to Premier Dalton McGuinty complaining at his government's failure to compensate the town for its lack of tax revenue from farms and forests. More...

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Wind turbine mediation under way in Amaranth

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

A four-day Ontario Municipal Board mediation process into about 20 wind turbine towers and a second transformer in Amaranth began Tuesday morning with a warning from the hearing officer that nothing stated by the parties or participants should be d More...

Orangeville to have GO 'Park & Ride' facility

A GO Transit 'terminal' - a Park & Ride lot with shelter - is coming to Orangeville. The Town of Orangeville will enter into an agreement with GO and the Orangeville Railway Development Corporation (ORDC) for the project. More...

Editorial

Property taxes a focal point of needed tax reforms

IN RECENT WEEKS, the Toronto dailies have had story upon story about the budget crisis supposedly being faced by the city, a crisis we see as largely the result of politicians being unwilling the face realities. More...

Political Cartoon

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Please! Not 'lane closures'!

BACK IN THE LATE 1920s and early 1930s, when Highway 10 was receiving two lanes of concrete pavement between Forks of the Credit Road in Caledon and Owen Sound, traffic was detoured around the construction sites onto narrow, gravel municipal roads, More...

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Columns

With Your Permission

Publicly funded = public school
Constance Scrafield- Danby

To support the argument in favour of funding private religious schools - currently the hot topic of the day - the fact that there is funding for Catholic schools is used as the prime rationale. More...

National Affairs

Funding not fair then, not fair now
Claire Hoy

For those who take comfort in the Biblicallybased notion that all things happen in threes, they will be gratified to know that we are now witnessing the third time in modern history that the issue of funding faith-based schools has become a major e More...

Queen's Park

Platforms similar, but far from identical
Eric Dowd

Many voters are saying that there are so few differences in policies between the two main parties in Ontario's Oct. 10 election they are having difficulty choosing between them - but they should look a little closer. More...

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Sports

Kings 4th inning rally forces deciding game

By MIKE MALONEY Sports Editor

Home proved to be the best place to be for the Orangeville Kings, evening up their best of three playoff series against Hillsburgh at 1-1 with a decisive 8-2 win over the Stallions on Tuesday night. More...

HOCKEY IS BACK.

This past weekend, teams from across central Ontario including eight local clubs competed in the second annual Referee's Tournament in Orangeville. More...

ACTS officially opens dome for indoor lacrosse

Orangeville's long awaited year-round lacrosse facility is finally ready to go. More...

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