February 21, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

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AGAINST THE ODDS.

Photo/MIKE MALONEY AGAINST THE ODDS. Crushers Robert Visca crashes his way through a pair of Aurora defenders in front of the Tiger net in OPJHL playoff action on Sunday evening. More...

JOHN D. (DOC) GILLIES

JOHN D. (DOC) GILLIES (third from left) was given an Ontario Senior Achievement Award from the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration on Feb. 15. More...

Special Sections

Editorial

Do we really need a spring federal election?

A GOVERNMENT BILL that received royal assent last spring calls for the next federal election to be held on Monday, October 19, 2009 (a week after Thanksgiving Monday). More...

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To what end attenuation?

MONO COUNCIL is to be congratulated for backing away from its plan to expropriate an acreage adjacent to its garbage dump in an effort to contain the expanding leachate plume within the boundaries of the licensed site. More...

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Mailbox

Ottawa is 'ignoring your needs'

RE: "Farmers get help from Feds" Grimsby, Lincoln News, February 13 2008 and "Tender fruit growers need funding to replant" West Niagara News, February 15 2008. Every corner is imploding on your individual liberties and Canada's sovereignty. More...

Will Bruce Power chip in?

With Brucer Power's quest to preempt other forms of electricity from getting transmission capacity, it might be worthwhile to point out that this private operator has applied and been granted licences to export power from their reactors to the U.S. More...

Natural windbreak needed

News Flash: Highway One Twenty-Four is closed again due to drifting snow and whiteout conditions. More...

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Regional News

Tae Kwon Do belts 'an indomitable spirit'

By Marni Walsh

Shelburne Taekwon Do students received their Belts Tuesday night at the Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex where they trained weekly with dedication for a five month term. More...

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County approves $90,000 in grants

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Although Dufferin County's total grants for 2008 are just $550 short of the total for 2007 - $90,000 compared to $90,550 - Government Services Committee chairman Rob Adams told county council last Thursday that many of the grants are for much les More...

Transmission line debate continues

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

The debate continues over the need for a proposed Hydro One double-circuit 500-kilovolt transmission line from the Bruce nuclear facility to the Milton switching station. More...

Island Lake 'Friends' seek $440,000 for trails

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Friends of Island Lake, a group dedicated to expanding the scenic walkways and paths through and beyond the conservation area, are confident they'll attain a $500,000 fundraising goal by the winter of 2010. More...

Dome reinflated, being repaired

By PAUL HUTCHINGS Staff Reporter

Investigators have determined the cause of a sports dome collapse in Mono Township to be a mechanical failure that induced over-inflation. The inflatable dome at the ACTS Fitness Centre collapsed on Feb. More...

Local News

Small towns finding doctors hard to attract

By PAUL HUTCHINGS Staff Reporter

Changes in lifestyles and a government cutback are being blamed for the challenges Orangeville, Shelburne and similar Ontario towns are facing in their search for family doctors according to a local physician. Orangeville's Dr. More...

Hunter fined for wounding another in Melancthon

A Brampton resident who accidentally shot another hunter during the November controlled deer hunt has been fined $1,200. More...

FEEDING A POLITICIAN?

Photo/WES KELLER FEEDING A POLITICIAN? More...

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Columns

Love Languages

As I write this article, we're headed towards a special day - Valentine's Day. It's the time of year when many of us make that annual trip to the store to buy a heart-shaped box of chocolates for that special person in our life. More...

All the world's a stage

My love of theatre was probably cemented when my mother took me to the then O'Keefe Centre in Toronto to see Richard Burton play Hamlet. The experience was unforgettable. More...

Dipping Into the Past

Snowstorm stranded passenger train near Melancthon Station

100 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 20, 1908 • Weather got at its tricks again last weekend. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday it was snow. Saturday the inevitable freeze and snow storm came along. Trees suffered. More...

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Sports

Tigers end Crushers season in three

By MIKE MALONEY Sports Editor

High hopes on Thursday were replaced by long faces Sunday as the Orangeville Crushers were swept from the opening round of OPJHL playoffs by the Aurora Tigers. More...

Hall of Fame looking for nominations

Nomination forms are now available for anyone wishing to put names forward for induction into the Orangeville Sports Hall of Fame. More...

Fish drop pair to Royals

By Jenn Thompson Freelance Contributor

The Fines Home Hardware Muskies fell short this past weekend, losing both Friday nights game in front of a packed house at the CDRC then again on Saturday in Tavistock. The Muskies struggled from the get go in front of the hometown crowd. More...

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