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September 4, 2008  RSS feed

ORANGEVILLE NORTHMEN
Photo/hiredgunphoto.ca ORANGEVILLE NORTHMEN Captain Glen Bryan, surrounded by his fellow team mates Greg Suitor, Matt McLeod and Jessie Gamble, hoists the Minto Cup in celebration of his team's 9-4 win over the Victoria Shamrocks on Saturday night in Calgary. This marked the fourth time in the club's history that they have captured Minto gold, the last being in 1996. More...
Stanley Cup win aids local minor hockey
By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

If anyone ever doubted that north and central Dufferin are hotbeds of hockey, those doubts would have been dispelled by the enthusiasm that greeted Aaron Downey and the Stanley Cup in Shelburne and Honeywood on the Canada Day weekend. More...

Dance and dine for Katy

The fund-raising efforts continue to aid the family of four-year-old Katy Wymant, the Orangeville girl undergoing treatment for cancer in Glasgow, Scotland. Her parents, Laurence and Margot Wymant of Morgandale Crescent, along with brothers Matthew and Alexander, must remain in Scotland to be at her side and both the Wymant parents have had to leave their jobs. More...

Three injured in Melancthon plane crash
By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

Investigation continues into the crash of a four-seat Cessna 172 aircraft in a Melancthon field early Monday, in which three men who had taken off from the Brampton Flying Club were injured, two of them seriously. The plane landed on a farmer's field on the 270th Sideroad near the Eighth Line SW in Melancthon, about two miles north of Highway 89. More...

Couple heard cries for help
By MARNI WALSH Freelance Reporter

Labour Day 2008 will be one that Liz Carruthers will have trouble forgetting. She was out on her deck in Melancthon township at about 6 a.m. Monday when she heard human cries: "Help me! Someone help me!" She called to her husband, Wayne Robson, and the couple jumped into their truck and headed down 270 summer sideroad in the direction of the voice. More...

 Local News
• article has image Ambassador competition will launch Shelburne Fair
For decades, the Fair Ambassador competition has provided Shelburne and area youth an opportunity to expand their horizons and grow as individuals. Although the winner was once titled Fair Queen, the role hasn't changed. More...
• County may opt for smaller snowblower
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 Editorial
• Law needed to ensure access to Great Lakes beaches
FOR MOST DUFFERIN-AREA residents, a trip "to the beach" is a trip to Wasaga, which bills itself as the world's longest fresh water beach. Once there, you have to pay at least $5 to park anywhere close to the sand beach, and a lot more if you want to use one of the parking lots in Wasaga Beach Provincial Park. More...
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• Hopeful signs on the doctor-shortage front
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 Columns
• article has image Hope Is a Message of the Holy Spirit
Christian Perspectives
Jesus says to his disciples, I have told you these things while I am still with you. But the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], More...
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• Dufferin's MP expected opponent, defended pay raise
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 Mailbox
• Top Technicians win over another car owner
On Friday, Aug 22, 2008, as I was driving my 300M 2002 through Orangeville, my car overheated badly. I took a turn on Broadway looking for a garage and landed at Top Technicians at 50 Broadway at about 4:30p.m. I explained my problem to John Deschamp and he called Bruce (one of the mechanics) to come to my assistance. More...
• Editorial repeats incorrect info
• Compostable bags only
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 Regional News
• article has image Reflections on the 154 edition of the Orangeville Fall Fair
Close to 12,000 people gathered at the Orangeville Fairgrounds for the 154th Orangeville Fall Fair over the Labour Day weekend. As usual, there were the standard cattle and beef shows that were all reasonably successful. More...
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 Sports
• article has image Orangeville Northmen 2008 Minto Cup Champions
Four the fourth time in its 107-year history, Lord Minto's Cup, the symbol of Canadian junior lacrosse supremacy, will find a home with the Orangeville Northmen, who defeated Victoria Shamrocks 9-4 on Saturday night to lay rightful claim to this national title. More...
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• Downey gives back with House9 program
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