January 31, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

Fire department seeks volunteers to replace 'two-hatters'

Orangeville Fire Department officials are interviewing 12 prospective candidates out of an initial 39 applicants to fill the boots of volunteers that were forced to leave late 2007. More...

Local News

Peer reviewer finds expropriation for landfill could wait

A peer review of an R.J. Burnside recommendation that Mono expropriate a buffer zone for the town's landfill has led to a conclusion that there is no imminent need for the land. More...

TAKING A SHOT FOR CHARITY:

TAKING A SHOT FOR CHARITY: The Egan Funeral Home donated tickets for Friday's Teen Ranch Foundation Celebrity Hockey Gala, at the Teen Ranch Ice Corral, to the Dufferin Big Brothers/Big Sisters. More...

Former resident charged in Lions Head killing

A former Orangeville resident was to appear in Superior Court in Owen Sound for a bail hearing today on a charge of firstdegree murder in the shooting death of his Lions Head neighbour. More...

Columns

Segregation is never the answer

One of the reasons I travelled to Africa was to see the regime of apartheid in action. My mother, a thoroughly humane person, railed against it. Countries imposed sanctions against South Africa for it. More...

Dipping Into the Past

Erin township finally contributed to cost of culvert on townline

100 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 30, 1908 • The County of Dufferin received a somewhat unexpected windfall earlier this month and is $61.25 richer in consequence. More...

Héritage

Québec, the second oldest city in Canada after St. John's, Newfoundland, is celebrating the 400th anniversary of its founding by Samuel de Champlain. More...

Sports

Crushers lock up playoff berth

The playoff drought is finally over for the Orangeville Crushers. More...

Shelburne Muskies Senior AA Quarter Final Schedule

Muskies @ Tavistock Saturday, February 9 - 8:30 p.m. Tavistock @ Muskies Friday, February 15 - 8:30 p.m. Muskies @ Tavistock Saturday, February 16 - 8:30 p.m. Tavistock @ Muskies Friday, February 22 - 8:30 p.m. More...

MUSKIES FORWARD

MUSKIES FORWARD Nick Foreman sets up a screen in front of the Elora net in WOAA Senior Mens hockey action on Friday. More...

Budget passed in record time

The debates are over, the town spending priorities have been established, and Orangeville ratepayers can expect their tax bill to be 3.32 per cent higher than in 2007. More...

SKI JUMP:

Photo/DAN PELTON SKI JUMP: Close to 120 female cross-country ski enthusiasts showed up at Monora Park last weekend to participate in the Mono Nordic Ski Club's Ladies Day. More...

County to seek $1-million provincial grant

When it meets on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, Dufferin County Council is expected to approve quickly an application for what might be described as "a sweetheart of a deal. More...

Editorial

Recession in Ontario during boom in Alberta?

AS USUAL, ONLY TIME WILL TELL whether last Monday's stock market crash was merely a "correction" or a harbinger of a major economic downturn internationally triggered by events in the United States. More...

Political Cartoon

Full Story

Towns should co-operate on transit

IT'S NOT ALL THAT MUCH, but welcome nonetheless and most definitely a step in the right direction. More...

Mailbox

'Dying is easy; it is life that is hard'

Mrs. Gwen Kampen's response to my letter concerning the plight of Mr.Latimer appreciated. More...

Letter

The headline on your article "French immersion coming to Orangeville" in the January 24 edition is misleading because of the incorrect use of the word "immersion" which this leads to confusion in the public mainstream about the different educationa More...

Do we have enough water?

How much water does this area have? How renewable is it? Who determines how it is used? More...

Regional News

Dufferin OPP target speeders on roads across county

In the last month, 11 drivers have been charged with excessive speeding under the new provincial racing legislation, prompting the Dufferin OPP to plead with the public to slow down. More...