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September 20, 2007  RSS feed

Candidates pressed on public education, health care
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. Public education and health funding were the hottest of issues at a meeting in which the four Dufferin-Caledon candidates in the Oct. More...
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 disclosed to anyone not a part of the process. 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. The plan is to construct a paved "Park & Ride" lot at the town's railway station on Town Line. 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...

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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. Greg Verner, organizer for the past 25-years, is looking for a volunteer to take over the run next year. More...
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• Orangeville, Shelburne hospital kitchens going green
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 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...
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• Please! Not 'lane closures'!
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 Columns
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Publicly funded = public school
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. The one point that seems frequently to be omitted is that Catholic schools are public schools. 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'
• Response to Sheehan memorial
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 Regional News
• Dufferin appoints 'new' clerk
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
• Mono left out of farm, forests compensation
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 Sports
• Kings 4th inning rally forces deciding game
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. Coming into the series holding home advantage, the Kings were forced to play game one in Hillsburgh last Thursday after being rained out on Tuesday. More...
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