April 24, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

W.I. ladies urge action on Camilla intersection

The Camilla Women's Institute has suggested a number of possible remedies for the "hazardous conditions at the intersection of Highway 10 and the Mono Centre Road." The principal hazard cited by the ladies in an e-mailed letter to Mono Council was More...

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Editorial

Pilot projects might show who's right - Via or Flaherty

SELDOM HAVE WE SEEN a gap as huge as that between the predictions of VIA Rail and local members of Parliament concerning the viability of a Peterborough-Toronto commuter rail service. More...

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Is it traffic flow versus safety?

IT STRIKES US STRANGE that there are no traffic controls at three of the most perilous intersections on Highway 10 right in the heart of the town of Mono, and that the Ministry of Transportation seems loathe to discuss remedies. More...

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Reader says 'it's just getting worse'

It's Just Getting Worse..... Many of us still need access to the landfill sites. Since the onset of the Amaranth curbside waste pick up our trips to the "Dump" have been minimal. More...

Why do we succumb to immigrant's beliefs?

The April 17 Toronto Sun'carried an article on page 3 headed "Man gets his Mounties." It truly saddens me that fellow immigrants continually use our great country's liberal ways to take advantage of the system to put a burden on us financially. More...

Thanks to neighbours

It seems to us that our neighbours on Walsh Crescent need a big "thank you," and we felt this would be the best way to do that. We are in our mid-80's and had the privilege of visiting family in Jamaica during February and March. More...

Regional News

Co-op programs seek viable options for the future of Generation Y

There is a perception of the segment of the population known as Generation Y. More...

Orangeville not pondering utility sale

While the city of Mississauga recently announced that it will sell its hydro utility - a move mainly motivated by a need to address that municipality's mounting infrastructure costs - the Town of Orangeville is not considering a similar move at t More...

Mono Council approves five grants

Mono Council has approved grants to five organizations for a total of $5,100, but not without a lengthy discussion about those for Orangeville Rotary Club and Highlands Youth for Christ. More...

Local News

Florence marks her 105th

Florence Ellis worked in a clothing factory and ran her own small restaurant before getting married at 37 and having three children. There's hardly anything noteworthy about that. Ms. More...

Headwaters plans $2.5M in capital spending

Headwaters Health Care Centre announced this week that it plans to invest almost $2.5 million in new hospital equipment. More...

Photo

Photo/DAN PELTON CATCH THE SPIRIT: The Greystones Inn, Orangeville's oldest-and reputedly most haunted-building, has opened up Spirits, its downstairs pub. More...

Columns

Come away and rest awhile

Christian Perspectives

Those of you who know me, know that I love to talk and I love to do. I love to be busy and involved. I love chatting with people, sharing stories and catching up on news. I love to organize things and help make things happen. More...

Anatomy of a miscarriage of justice

Random Reflections

Of all the cases I'd covered in more than a decade spend on the Globe and Mail's Toronto courts beat, none was more worrisome than the murder trial of one Rob Baltovich. More...

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National Affairs

Dewdney Trunk Road, we're told, meanders quietly through the picturesque Upper Fraser Valley, about an hour east of Vancouver, snaking its way through one of the most productive farmland areas in the country. More...

Sports

Northmen B season starts Saturday

It will be "game on" again for the Orangeville Northmen Junior B lacrosse club this weekend as they officially start their 2008 season. More...

Tyke Northmen

The Boston Pizza Major Tyke Northmen played their first exhibition game in Kitchener on Thursday night, coming away with a convincing 9-2 win. Orangeville started out quickly scooping 39 loose balls in the first period and opened up a 3-0 lead. More...

TT&T ready to roll in '08

After a delay of a couple of weeks, the racing season is finally on for members of the Tractor Turf and Trail / KTM Racing team. More...