February 7, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

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BRUSH STROKES FOR HEART AND STROKE:

Photo/DAN PELTON BRUSH STROKES FOR HEART AND STROKE: Hockley Valley painter Laura Berry, left, is lending her talents, and her work, to the Dufferin chapter of the Heart and Stroke Foundation. More...

Grandfather acquitted of sexual assault

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Saying he "couldn't be sure" that a sexual assault had taken place, Superior Court Justice Emile Kruzick has acquitted a Melancthon Township senior citizen of a charge involving a granddaughter of the accused's wife. More...

Retirement complex meetings productive

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

While controversy may still swirl around a proposed retirement community complex at 60-62 First Street, a series of meetings between Heritage Orangeville and the developers have ended with both sides in an upbeat mood. More...

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Glaring gaps in our transportation infrastructure

IF WE REALLYARE HEADING into a recession, one thing all levels of government ought to be looking at seriously is the state of our transportation infrastructure. More...

Why not try convoys?

WITH WINTER STORM warnings seemingly an almost-daily occurrence in recent weeks, some of Dufferin's major roadways have been closed by police, often for several hours. More...

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'Perception of parents today is accurate'

Subject: Re: a letter in response to Paul Hutchings' column - Stop Spoiling Your Kids I am writing this in response to a column I read written by Paul Hutchings entitled "Stop Spoiling Your Kids". More...

FCSBs discriminates

I appreciate Monika Ferenczy's letter of last week clarifying that the French Language school opening in Orangeville is a French First Language school offered by the Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest. More...

Drivers - not the weather

According to Paul Hutchings, another "blast of winter" was responsible for "causing accidents" on Dufferin's roads recently (article Jan.31). Really? According to authorities like Sgt. More...

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Regional News

Local scouts among 350 at Owen Sound winter camp

Members of the Orangeville Scout Troop braved the elements and attended the 45th annual Owen Sound Winter Camp, along with over 350 other Scouts and Venturers. More...

OPP advises on social networking websites

Since social networking websites contain information that's available to the public and are designed to be viewed by more than one person, they are a form of publication. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

BY EDWARD KELLY Branch 233, Orangeville

On Friday February1st, The Friday Night Dinner selection will be Beef Stew and will be served from 5 till 7 p.m. Drop in and enjoy a fine meal. The entertainment will be supplied by Matt Moore & Company and runs from 6 till 10 p.m. More...

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In terms of taxes, town doing relatively well

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

When it comes to venting our collective spleen, there are few targets easier than politicians and the tax collector. Orangeville ratepayers were handed the news that their overall tax bill for 2008 would jump 3.32 per cent. More...

Lethal drunk driver given five years

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

A north Mulmur Township man has been sentenced to five years in prison and prohibited from driving for the rest of his life, following convictions for impaired driving causing death and driving while disqualified. More...

CELEBRITY HOCKEY GALA.

Photo/MIKE MALONEY CELEBRITY HOCKEY GALA. Even a snow storm could not stop hundreds of local hockey fans that made the trek to the Teen Ranch Ice Corral on Friday night to take in this year's edition of their annual celebrity hockey game. More...

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Long saga of Maodus trials finally over

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Except for completion of his two-year conditional sentence and a possible police board hearing, the long saga of trials may have ended for Ned Maodus, a former Mono resident and member of the once-elite Toronto police drug squad. More...

SALVAGE OPERATION:

Contributed Photo SALVAGE OPERATION: Dufferin-Caledon Habitat for Humanity was busy recently with a salvage of five homes in Alliston. More...

Grannies, Tanglefoot help battle AIDS

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

A small group of Dufferin-area women Saturday raised about $2,000 in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation by bringing world-renowned Tanglefoot to the Orangeville Opera House. More...

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Columns

Greater police communication, please!

Igrew up in a police household. My dad was a federal cop for years, and we were transferred everywhere. I don't think I spent more than one year an any given high school for a few years in the 1980s. More...

Dipping Into the Past

Snowstorm blocked CPR passenger train approaching Laurel

100 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 6, 1908 • The storm of Saturday and Sunday gave the railways a little taste of the conditions of four years ago, and, incidentally, a taste of what the West had to contend with last winter. More...

Living space

Iam not a big fan of those good-natured aesthetes on television, the Designer Guys who create totally perfect rooms that, allegedly, enhance one's life and leisure. More...

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Sports

Crushers drop Villanova 10-2

Heading down the home stretch of the regular season, the Orangeville Crushers took their show on the road this past weekend with games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week. First up was a match against the Stoufville Spirit. More...

Winning start for Tyke Select

The Arthurs Fuel Tyke Select Flyers started their play-offs against the unknown as they were the first team to face the Guelph Storm team that dropped down from the Select 1 division. More...

Wolves howl in 'ravine

The Orangeville Wolves travelled to Grandravine recently for a game against the Tornadoes. The Wolves are a team of developmentally challenged athletes who take to the ice with a fun first attitude. More...

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