December 13, 2007 RSS feed / Local News

HAVE A HEART:

Photo/DAN PELTON HAVE A HEART: The Curl for Heart Organizing Committee have presented a defibrillator to the Orangeville Curling Club that was purchased with some of the funds raised at last year's annual Curl for Heart Bonspiel. More...

Rowing club seeks county support

Island Lake Rowing Club isn't asking for a donation - possibly never has - but it has raised the issue of whether or not Dufferin County would be justified in assessing it nearly $5,000 in development charges if it goes ahead with plans for a new More...

LEARNING ABOUT VIOLENCE:

LEARNING ABOUT VIOLENCE: Members of Princess Margaret School choir appear enraptured by a power-point presentation on violence against women, shown at Take Back the Night, a national day of remembrance, in the atrium of Orangeville town hall. More...

CANE AND ABLE:

Photo/KATHEY STANTON CANE AND ABLE: The Shelburne police have again teamed up with Dufferin County paramedics for the second annual Candy Cane R.I.D.E. This collaborative effort was the idea of local paramedic Ann Marie Blinco. The R.I.D.E. More...

Music alive and well for Hockley Children

Every day in Hockley village, the school busses drop off their loads of students, from the very young to the teenagers. More...

Orangeville Hydro seeks input on 'going green'

Orangeville Hydro is sure its customers have heard, read articles or seen programs or movies that feature the consequences of climate change and probably wondered what they could do to play their part, or help to contribute to a solution. More...

Seniors-at-risk co-ordinator mulled

Dufferin has a network for the prevention of elder abuse but, unlike Wellington, the program (DNPEA) lacks a central focal point. More...

Area kids fare well at Legion Zone event

Three students from St. Benedict's Catholic School have advanced to Royal Canadian Legion District E finals in the Remembrance Day colour poster judging. More...

Local labour united against violence

Among the featured speakers at last Thursday's candlelight vigil for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, Mike Scarr of CUPE Local 416 called for an end to violence of all kinds, but emphasized that as much as 85 pe More...

Mono holds tax hike to 1%

When Mono council left the Monora Pavilion Tuesday night, the members could be excused for a having a feeling of mission accomplished. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

On Friday December 14th The Friday Night Dinner selection will be Bangers & Mash Dinner will be served from 5 till 7 p.m. Drop in and enjoy a fine meal. Our Saturday Evening Karaoke commences at 8 p.m. More...

CHRISTMAS MEMORIES:

Photo/PAUL HUTCHINGS CHRISTMAS MEMORIES: The Angel Tree Memorial Service was held last Thursday at Lord Dufferin Centre. Angels were placed on the tree in memory of loved ones by residents and staff. More...

Former Al's likely to miss its first New Year's Eve

In the old days, it was little more than an allnight coffee joint in a converted streetcar or something similar, but the predecessor to TJ's Hangar in the late 1940s and early to mid-'50s was a perennially popular spot and the only place to rest a More...

Stolen ATVs recovered, charges laid

On Nov. More...