October 18, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

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Bomb threat empties courthouse for 4 hours

By LAVINIA KERR Staff Reporter
A bomb threat led to the evacuation of the Dufferin County courthouse Wednesday, with staff of the county and the Ontario Superior and provincial courts left standing outside the building for nearly four hours. More...

Amaranth turbine hearings to end today

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Amaranth Council was committed to making site-plan decisions last night, and final arguments at the Ontario Municipal Board hearing into the township's portion of Melancthon II wind farm are expected to end this afternoon. More...

Orangeville Johnson Controls plant may close in '09

By LAVINIA KERR Staff Reporter

The 400 employees of Johnson Controls in Orangeville have been warned that their jobs may be in jeopardy because of the overall decline of the North American automobile industry. More...

Special Sections

Editorial

Whatever else, it wasn't 'time for a change'

ANY WAY YOU WANT to look at it, last week's provincial election produced a massive endorsation of the status quo. More...

Cartoon

Full Story

Wherein lies the justice?

IT IS GOOD TO SEE the province cracking down on racing motorists who veer in and out of traffic at breakneck speeds with wanton disregard for the safety of others. More...

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Mailbox

Good and bad experiences with trash

An open letter to Amaranth Council, re: Curbside Garbage Pick up Although I spoke at council last month, it seems my sentiments fell on deaf ears. More...

Article

Ron Bosman has managed to confirm in a somewhat disjointed manner why faithbased schooling should not be encouraged. The voters have spoken but I suspect that some of these zealots will raise the issue again. More...

Ontario flag re-design

In 2001, NAVA, the North American Vexillological Association conducted a poll asking its members and the public their opinions of flag designs in the U.S. and Canada. More...

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Regional News

Bruce Trail marks occasion of 40th anniversary

From a simple idea intended to bring attention to the Niagara Escarpment, the concept of a public footpath was conceived and the Bruce Trail was born, 40 years ago. More...

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Dufferin finances look healthy

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

The County of Dufferin has about $9-million cash in its cookie jars, but that doesn't mean the council can go on a spending spree when it approves a 2008 budget on Nov. 8. More...

Officer drops lawsuit for speedier redress

The lawyer representing an Orangeville police officer who had sued the force and three of its members says his client has decided to abandon the lawsuit in favour of filing a grievance or a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Commission. More...

Photo

Photo/MIKE MALONEY A DEJECTED JAYSON HAYWARD looks on as Orangeville native Buzz Grant raises his hands in celebration after taking a unanimous judges decision, earning him the Canadian Super Bantamweight boxing title at the Powerade Centre in Brampt More...

Local News

Jones took 171 of 222 polls

By LAVINIA KERR Staff Reporter

Unofficial results from last week's provincial election show that barely half the eligible voters in both the province and the local riding of Dufferin-Caledon bothered to cast ballots. More...

Photo

Photo/LAVINIA KERR HEADWATERS Health Care Centre received a promise of a donation toward the purchase of a $600,000 digital mammography. More...

Graffiti artists strike again, hitting 18 spots in town

Orangeville Police report that graffiti artists have struck a number of locations across the town, including the Rotary Skate Park, Westside Market Plaza, Westside Secondary School and a factory on the C Line. After an Oct. More...

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Columns

You may not like it, but that does not change it

Christian Perspectives
Bob McLellan

It is not common that you will find it. It is not popular if you say it. A significant percentage of our culture does not believe it. A preacher will be criticized if he reminds you of it. More...

Going back to going back to school

With Your Permission
Constance Scrafield- Danby

I remember feeling really odd the first autumn of my life that I did not go back to school. It is such a heavy ritual every year, with the new clothes, maybe a pair of shoes, books, paper, pens and so forth. More...

Apathy the rule, not the exception

National Affairs
Claire Hoy

For weeks leading up to Premier Dalton McGuinty's majority electoral victory, Elections Ontario sponsored a series of clever radio ads designed to convince more Ontarians to vote. The strategy failed. Miserably. More...

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Sports

Grant goes the distance to win Canadian boxing title

By MIKE MALONEY Sports Editor

A new Canadian boxing champion was crowned at the Powerade Centre in Brampton on Saturday night after Orangeville native Buzz Grant defeated Jason Hayward of St. Johns, Newfoundland to claim the Super Bantamweight title by unanimous decision. More...

Muskies start season with weekend split

The 2007-08 hockey season is officially underway for the Fines Home Hardware Shelburne Muskies. More...

Tyke Select continue winning ways

The Arthurs Fuel Tyke Select Flyers continued on their winning ways fighting off a slow start in Ancaster to win 5-1 and won a home game against Oakville 10-0 to improve their record to 3-0. More...

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