January 24, 2008 RSS feed / Local News

CHAPTER GROWING:

Photo/WES KELLER CHAPTER GROWING: Lord Dufferin Chapter of the I.O.D.E. grew by 25 per cent this week when it inducted five new members, bringing the membership to 25. More...

11 racing charges laid in last month

Even in winter driving conditions, Dufferin OPP officers are busy seizing vehicles and suspending driver's licences under the new provincial racing legislation. More...

Residents plead for two Brampton hospitals

The old Peel Memorial Hospital site in Brampton may have had problems, but many in the community want it re-opened as fully functioning facility. More...

Book club theme of next MNM movie

Book clubs are everywhere these days, captivating readers with the imagined lives and loves of ages past. More...

New chief settling in

Orangeville's recently hired chief of police, Joe Tomei, says he is enjoying his new role as the Orangeville Police Service boss and is looking for contributions from those around him. More...

Improv team hopes to go national

Back in 1986, Orangeville District Secondary School's drama room was an electrical shop. More...

The 'why' and 'how' of development charges

A development charge background study by Hemson Consulting Ltd. predicts that Dufferin County's population will reach 66,019 by the year 2017, an increase of 10,626 from the present 55,393. More...

Opposition mounting to proposed transmission line

Although a proposed 180-kilometre Hydro One transmission line from the Bruce Power Facility to the Milton switching station is still in the environmental assessment stage, there is already vocal opposition to the project. More...

Boston Pizza has hearts for Valentine's Day

Again this year, Boston Pizza will mark Valentine's Day with heart-shaped pizzas that include a touch of charity. More...

Public Health finalizes 2008 budget

Wellington-Dufferin- Guelph Public Health finalized its 2008 budget this week with an 8.4 per cent increase in spending over 2007. As part of the funding formula, Dufferin County will be responsible for 5.8 per cent of the $1,134,320, or $65,790. More...

Is Detlor plan a positive step forward?

Depending on one's point of view, the Haudenosauee Development Institute is either offering a palatable solution to the Haldimand Tract problems, or holding developers for ransom. More...

Now's the winter of our discontent

It is a given that into everyone's life, a little rain must fall. This winter, however, there has been rain, freezing rain, howling winds, blizzards and unseasonable warm spells. More...

Senior gets 17 months for sex assault

An Orangeville senior citizen was sentenced in Superior Court Wednesday to 17 months in jail for his fifth conviction of sexual assault on young females. More...

Fernbrook owner won't comment

The sign at the road that used to advertise employment opportunities at Fernbrook Spring Water south of Shelburne no longer offers jobs, and further along County Road 11 where several tractor trailer units used to be parked at the James and Fran Br More...

Bowie play produced by local theatre group

Most writers hate when they're asked where they got an idea. Canadian playwright Douglas Bowie doesn't hate it but you can tell it makes him uncomfortable. Theatre Orangeville is producing his play, Ropes End, in February. More...

BETTER THAN SNOW TIRES:

Contributed Photo BETTER THAN SNOW TIRES: Linda Leggo, right, got more than she bargained for when she took her business to Orangeville Honda over the Christmas holidays. As part of a boxing week promotion, she won a new Honda HS520C snowblower. More...

Wind farm's costs up $10M but plant proceeds

The Melancthon Township portion of the 132-megawatt Melancthon II wind farm will be under construction this spring, but there has been no apparent resolution of substation noise complaints that are holding up the Amaranth Township portion. More...

CTHP's 'Straight and Narrow' a gritty comedy

The Caledon Townhall Players' winter production "Straight and Narrow" by Jimmie Chinn is a gritty, acerbic comedy that takes a look at relationships under stress. More...

ORANGEVILLE DISTRICT SECONDARY

Photo/PAUL HUTCHINGS ORANGEVILLE DISTRICT SECONDARY School students (back to front) Richard Caldwell, Turner Gunn, Sarah James, Melinda Holland, Victoria Speirs, Sara May and TJ Runmey hope to make it big when their improv group competes for a spot i More...

Upper Grand SB ratifies clerical workers' pact

The Upper Grand District School Board and the Office, Clerical Technical (OCT) Bargaining Unit of District 18, Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation have ratified a collective agreement that was reached on Dec. 13. More...

Chamber urges immediate action on economy

Perrin Beatty, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, has called on federal politicians to put their petty differences aside and put economic concerns at the top of Parliament's agenda. More...

Drivers reminded to slow down near emergency vehicles

Dufferin OPP detachment say they will begin enforcing a law that prohibits speeding past emergency service vehicles with flashing lights. More...

IT WAS STOP SMOKING WEEK

Photo/DAN PELTON IT WAS STOP SMOKING WEEK in Ontario this week. To further encourage smokers to kick the habit, there will be province-wide contest in March that's open to those who quit in February and stay clean in March. More...