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October 18, 2007 / Local News

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

Rotarians to meet at Orangeville fairgrounds

Representatives from more than 40 Rotary Clubs across central southern Ontario will meet for the annual Rotary International Convention this Saturday, October 20, at the Orangeville Fairgrounds. More...

County councillors may get laptops

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

By some time next summer, about 3,500 rural households in Dufferin County will have fibreoptic access to high-speed, broadband Internet services. County council last Thursday accepted a proposal from I.T. More...

County objects to Grand Valley wind farm

Dufferin County CAO Linda Dean has served East Luther Grand Valley with a notice of objection to the rezoning of property for development of Grand Valley Wind Farms. In a letter earlier this month "on behalf of the county," Ms. More...

Alexandra Park rededicated as a peace park

Orangeville's Alexandra Park received a new tree in a rededication ceremony designating it as a peace park. More...

Orangeville Council split on insurance coverage

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

Orangeville Council's meeting Monday was a smooth operation, overall, with motions being forwarded and seconded, and municipal business disposed of in a clockwork manner - until the subject of the town's insurance coverage came up. More...

Mono plans children's Hallowe'en party

The Town of Mono will present its 14th annual Children's Hallowe'en Party Sunday, October 28 at the Community Centre in Mono Centre. This popular event will feature some ghostly good fun from 1-3 p.m. More...

Compost proposal: ahead or back?

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Dufferin County Council last week might have given a hint of "déjà vu all over again" to longtime observers of waste management locally. More...

Keachie sees funding as challenge for DCFS

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

Trish Keachie sees her first priority in her new position as executive director of Dufferin Child and Family Services (DCFS) as getting to know the issues and needs of her staff, as well as the board to which she will be reporting. More...

Train ride will be murderous

This Saturday, October 20, passengers aboard the Credit Valley Explorer will have a suspenseful evening as the tour train wends its way to and from North Brampton. In addition to the normal three-hour dinner tour there'll be a murder mystery. More...

Loralee Farms expands operations

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

Loralee Farms, on Dufferin 124 north of Shelburne, has taken a giant step toward becoming a one-stop-shop for the equine set. More...

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...

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...

Orange Lawrence - ordinary, yet enterprising

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

In 1844, an unassuming, yet enterprising, chap named Orange Lawrence arrived in the Township of Mono, purchased 100 acres of land and proceeded to build a tavern and a store. In 1857, he brought two of his brothers-in-law, Thomas Jull and John W. More...

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Photo/LAVINIA KERR THE INTERNATIONAL TAOIST TAI CHI SOCIETY in Mono has donated $20,000 to the Headwaters Health Care Centre. The centre uses Eastern medicine practices. More...

New minister says challenge is 'to be relevant'

BY MARNI WALSH Freelanc Reporter

The recent multi-million dollar advertising campaign run by the United Church of Canada caused a bit of a secular stir with ads that had Jesus standing in for Santa Claus and a new Internet site called wondercafe.ca. More...

Heritage site status sought for Mono home

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

Mono is an area rich in history and rustic charms, and many of its residents have gone to great lengths to ensure that heritage is maintained. More...

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Photo/DAN PELTON DOG DAY AFTERNOON: Orangeville dog lovers and their pets descended on the Deck Pub and Grill Saturday to participate in a fundraiser for the Orangeville district branch of the Ontario SPCA. More...

IODE chapter marks centennial with tree sculpture

The Lord Dufferin chapter of the IODE, which has raised thousands of dollars for the local hospital over the years, met for the first time on October 18, 1907, and to mark its centennial the chapter will unveil a special tree sculpture in front of More...

Breast cancer screening now in the Digital Age

The key to effectively detecting early breast cancer is being able to find something smaller than a pen point - literally locating a needle in a haystack. More...