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DANCERS EXCEL:

Photo/DAN PELTON DANCERS EXCEL: The results are in from the Dance Masters of America Pageant and the students from Annmarie's Dance Academy excelled. More...

Transformer noise dominates OMB hearing

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

The concluding two days of the Ontario Municipal Board hearing into the Amaranth portion of the 132-megawatt Melancthon II wind project began Wednesday with confirmation that all issues with respect to the turbines themselves had been resolved, More...

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Editorial

As usual, it's a blame game with no real winners

ONLY TIME WILL TELL whether the federal budget tabled this week by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will trigger the election Prime Minister Stephen Harper so clearly wants. More...

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Columns

Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit

Years ago, when I was in seminary, I read in a book by Paul F. Knitter entitled No Other Name. More...

Literacy Day likely a waste of 24 hours

Literacy Day, celebrated back in January, was probably little more than a waste of 24 hours. More...

Lunar reflections

My introduction to the mysteries of space was my first conscious sighting of the moon. I remembered it last week when there was an eclipse of Earth's satellite. If you missed it, plan to catch it next time, 20 December, 2010. More...

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Sports

Muskies dumped again by Royals

By MIKE MALONEY Sports Editor

It's back to the drawing board and wait until next year for the Fines Home Hardware Shelburne Muskies. More...

Tyke Select Flyers look to seal berth

The Arthurs Fuel Tyke Select Flyers put in a pair of solid efforts, coming out with a win and a tie last week and in the process, gaining some very valuable points in their round robin playoffs. More...

Atom Hawks golden

For the Orangeville Major Atom Hawks it was trip north well worth taking as the team captured gold in recent tournament play in Orillia Adding to the accomplishment, the Hawks went undefeated despite playing shorthanded. More...

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Riddell seniors complex gets the green light

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

With all challenges dropped and disputes settled, Orangeville council has given Tribunal Developments Inc. the go-ahead to develop a fourstorey seniors apartment building and 16 townhouses on the west side of Riddell Road, north of Alder Street. More...

No move on land purchase for Mono dump until 2009

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

Any land acquisition by Mono to extend the life of the town's dump won't occur until at least 2009, says town CAO Keith McNenly. More...

Baynham retiring as Headwaters CEO

Bob Baynham, president and chief executive officer of Headwaters Health Care Centre, announced his retirement at Tuesdays's monthly meeting of the hospital's board of directors, effective July 18. More...

Local News

Orangeville man wins $10,500 in lottery draw

Allan Dodson of Orangeville won $10,500 in the February 22 Daily Keno draw with a ticket purchased at A Plus Convenience on Brenda Boulevard. More...

COUNTERTOPS GALORE

Photo/MARNI WALSH COUNTERTOPS GALORE in Shelburne recently celebrated a re-grand opening after moving from their home on Main St. in Shelburne to the new location on Highway 89. More...

Coach charged with assaulting hockey player, 10

By PAUL HUTCHINGS Staff Reporter

A hockey coach has been accused of assaulting a 10-year-old member of his team during a practice at the Grand Valley District Community Centre on Feb. 15. More...

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Ethical and moral principals are changing

For a long time, ethical and moral principles have not played a significant role in politics which has become the difficult art of combining economic efficiency and social justice. This seems to be changing. "Management" democracy is not enough . More...

Compromise instead of cutthroat politics

Amid the unpalatable jockeying being performed by federal politicians these days, in particular by the Grits and the Tories,one thing is obvious: What the ruckus, the mudslinging, the promises, the threats and all the rest of what passes for ration More...

Blood test concerns

Re: Blood tests for Seniors at Dufferin Oaks My mother, who is 89 and a resident of the Dufferin Oaks nursing facility, needed a blood test today (February 20) and I was told that I would have to take her to a lab outside of the building for the t More...

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Regional News

Orangeville Cenotaph to be restored

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Lest anyone should panic during the week of March 10, Orangeville's Cenotaph and its bronze statue of a Great War soldier will be leaving town - but both will return in time for Remembrance Day 2008. More...

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