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September 27, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

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BROADWAY was closed for about an hour last Thursday, for the Guinness Record attempt at the largest coffee break sponsored by the Alzheimer Society of Dufferin County. Over 600 people attended but the record was not achieved. More...

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THE MAPLES INDEPENDENT COUNTRY SCHOOL raised nearly $8,300 during their 11th Annual Terry Fox Marathon of Hope run. As a reward, students had the chance to throw a pie at one of their teachers. Here Matthew Hartman covers Ms. More...

Local News

OFFICIAL GRAND OPENING:

Angie and Scott Reinhart snip the ribbon to officially open Scott Reinhart Trailers on Highway 89 east of Shelburne, assisted by (left to right): Brian Ewles, Steve Young, Mulmur Councillor Rhonda Campbell Moon, Angela Reinhart, Scott Reinhart, Mu More...

ReStore auction to support local habitat projects

Mono's ReStore Home Improvement Centre is holding an auction on Friday October 5. More...

World Record Walk challenge set for Oct. 3

You can stride, stroll or saunter your way into the World Record Walk on October 3 at 12:30 p.m., when Canada will attempt to beat Australia's record of 100,915 people walking one km at the same time. More...

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Education funding and other election issues

One major issue has been the "full funding of education for all religions." Bill Davis's parting gift some years ago was to extend full funding to catholic schools. More...

More action needed

The genocide in Darfur brought to Ottawa concerned citizens to draw to the attention of our M.P's the horrors that are being committed in that South Western section of Sudan. The question is, why is the "Free World" and the U.N. More...

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Regional News

Trails network sought by community action group

By THOMAS CLARIDGE Editor

Mono Council was given an outline Tuesday of an action plan devised by Headwaters Communities in Action (HCIA) that includes a regional trails network and a Quality-of-Life report card. More...

Provincial election candidates weigh in on issues

By LAVINIA KERR Staff Reporter

With the provincial election campaign entering the final stretch, local candidates have been busy knocking on doors and meeting voters to discuss the issues. More...

Assembly touts electoral reform

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

In what seemed at times like an advertisement for laundry soap - the one in which "real people" speak of the virtues - the audience at Tuesday's all-candidates meeting was shown a video presentation by The Citizens Assembly on Electoral Reform. More...

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Mediation trims turbine issues

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

The Ontario Municipal Board has identified five issues that remain for adjudication at hearings that begin Monday into about 20 wind turbines proposed for the Amaranth portion of the Canadian Hydro Developers Melancthon IJ power project. More...

BBQ to benefit clothing and food drive

By MANDI HARGRAVE Staff Reporter

Since the Dufferin clothing and food bank began over a year ago it has steadily grown to serve the local community. This weekend, organizers are holding a barbecue and yard sale, not only to raise awareness of the charity but to also raise funds. More...

NVCA head says action plan on droughts isn't working

Mono Council has supported a call by the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) for a workable plan to deal with the sort of drought conditions faced this summer. More...

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FIVE HORSES found running at large in Mono, near 7th Line and 30th Sideroad, are the subject of an investigation by the Ontario SPCA. Anyone with information about the horses or their ownership is asked to contact Lindsay Ward at 510-942-3140. More...

Editorial

A few good reasons for a strong 'No' vote Oct. 10

Progressive Conservative leader John Tory last week became the first party leader in the current election campaign to state his personal opposition to the electoral reform proposal that will be put to voters in a referendum to be held in conjunctio More...

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Highways: the missing campaign issue

THREE ISSUES - health, education and broken promises - have dominated the current provincial election campaign, almost to the point of excluding everything else. More...

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Columns

Random Reflections

A beautiful 'orphan' set to be born
Tom Claridge

Having received some good news from Keith McNenly, the Town of Mono's Clerk/CAO, I decided to venture out on a Sunday afternoon for a first-hand look at the trail-in-making between the Hockley Road and the little-known, seldom seen north dam of Isl More...

National Affairs

Ignoring Caledonia will not make things right
Claire Hoy

Well, what do you know? Until this week, it seemed we were going to get through four weeks of intensive political campaigning for the Oct. More...

Queen's Park

Provincial election has few laughs
Eric Dowd

Someone tried to inject a spot of humour into the staid Ontario Oct. 10 election the other day and was threatened with a punch in the nose, and this may be another reason humour has almost disappeared from provincial politics. More...

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Sports

Back to back wins for Orangeville Crushers

By MIKE MALONEY Sports Editor

The Orangeville Crushers have made their way into the win column for the first time this season with a pair of back to back wins this weekend. On Friday night the Collingwood Blues playing host to Orangeville. More...

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HARVEST FESTIVAL. The Orangeville Northmen held a harvest of a different kind last weekend when they played host to the Laurie Montgomery Fall Harvest Field Shootout on the grounds of the Orangeville Agricultural Society last weekend. More...

Kings fall to Stallions

The lights at the Idlewyld diamond went out for the last time this season when Hillsburgh defeated the reigning Intercounty Fastball champion Orangeville Kings 12-4 last Thursday night. More...

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