November 29, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

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NHL HALL OF FAME MEMBER

Photo/MIKE MALONEY NHL HALL OF FAME MEMBER and Leafs hockey legend Johnny Bower made a stop in Orangeville on Sunday afternoon. More...

Two-hatter talks heating up

By PAUL HUTCHINGS Staff Reporter

A war of words is brewing following last week's meeting between the Orangeville Fire Department and the Ontario Firefighters Association (OFA) regarding the two-hatter issue plaguing the local fire department. More...

Special Sections

Editorial

Why 'junk science' has no place in our courtrooms

LET'S HOPE the recommendation gets the attention it deserves from Justice Stephen Goudge, who is currently conducting a public inquiry into the role played by Dr. More...

MPeer review? Good money after bad!

MONO COUNCIL BADLY NEEDS to rethink its current approach to solid waste disposal. As matters stand, the Town of Mono is one of Dufferin's four "have" municipalities, as owner/operator of a landfill site on the Third Line EHS. More...

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Columns

Christian Perspectives

Special Words

As a person who loves language, I am always intrigued when I hear or read an expression that perfectly captures something that I have thought or experienced myself. More...

With Your Permission

If it had been a python, we'd have named him Monty

Colin's brother, Gerard, was up on the roof, sweating over the steep angle of the peaks, trying to get to the chimney to clean it. The roof in question is atop our recently rented house in the Hockley Valley. More...

Dipping Into the Past

County council voted a $100 honorarium for its 1907 warden

100 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 28, 1907 • Dufferin County Council has voted an honorarium of $100 to warden James Armstrong, of Orangeville, in acknowledgement of his services during the year. More...

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Sports

Muskies rebound to edge Durham

By MIKE MALONEY Sports Editor

While an 8-3 record would give many teams some breathing room in the standings, that can not be said for the Fines Home Hardware Shelburne Muskies. More...

Novice AA Flyers extend streak

The Novice AA Flyers sponsored by Compassionate Care Health Services, continued their winning ways, taking one from the Milton Winterhawks. More...

Royals rough up CHSS

Action is now well underway in both District 4 and 10 Boys high school basketball. On Monday afternoon, both Westside and CDDHS Senior squads kicked off their 2007 campaigns with wins. More...

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Mono agrees to expropriation peer review

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

While the Town of Mono says the acquisition or, if necessary, expropriation of a property adjacent to the town's landfill will proceed as planned, council has agreed to a peer review of a Burnside & Associates strategic assessment presented to the More...

THE BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF DUFFERIN

THE BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF DUFFERIN and District got some help Wednesday when they received a cheque for $4,700 from the Galaxy Cinema in Orangeville. More...

Highway 10 fatalities blamed on wintry conditions

By PAUL HUTCHINGS Staff Reporter

It seems that each and every year people forget that winter is coming and when it hits it shows just how ill-prepared they can be. Traffic is backed up with the first snowflake. Cars slide all over the road and end up in ditches. More...

Local News

Mono budget moving toward objectives

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

With the Dec. 11 date for its final 2008 budget drawing closer, Mono council met Tuesday, pens in hand, to find ways to trim the budget and reach its spending goals. More...

Forestry Association pushing real trees this Christmas

It's Christmas! Time to start thinking about what kind of tree you want in your home this year. Artificial trees may have their advantages - they're clean, with no needles all over the floor. More...

THE SALVATION ARMY

Photo/PAUL HUTCHINGS THE SALVATION ARMY kicked off its 2007 Christmas Hamper Campaign last week at the New Hope Church. Organizers are asking for donations of non-perishable food items or unwrapped toys to give to those in need. More...

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Mailbox

Community support in fight sought

In this letter, I ask for community supportiveness to be helpfully involved n appealing to our government officials, about the following issue, which I wrote of in the following letter that I sent to Canadian Government members on November 2/07 .. More...

Overstepping?

I have been following with interest the articles regarding the firefighters' union and its jaundiced view of its members double-hatting. Does anyone else feel that the union is somewhat overstepping its mandate? More...

Unfair libel process claimed

Your appeal for a milder libel law interpretation ("'Responsible journalism' an interesting defence," 22 November) is biased by your participation in journalism. More...

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Regional News

Friendly Shelburne accessible to local disabled woman

By Marni Walsh

"The definition of accessibility is that which enables someone to achieve their potential" says broadcaster, author, advocate for the disabled, and now Ontario's 28th Lieutenant Governor, David Onley. More...

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