September 11, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

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EVEN KIDS ARE HELPING OUT

EVEN KIDS ARE HELPING OUT - A group of local kids got together recently and held a lemonade sale to help the family of Katy Wymant, a four-year-old Orangeville girl currently undergoing cancer treatment in Scotland. They raised $34 for the cause. More...

D-C candidates respond to negative images

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

So far, the federal election has been a situation of style over substance, Conservative TV spots having Stephen Harper in a v-neck sweater talking about his son, while the Liberal website, "This is Dion," features leader Stephane Dion talking about More...

ORANGEVILLE CRUSHERS

Photo/MIKE MALONEY ORANGEVILLE CRUSHERS kicked off their 2008-09 hockey season on a winning note this past weekend, posting back to back wins against Seguin and Collingwood. More...

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Editorial

Two fall elections: their similarities, differences

LIKE IT OR NOT, election fever, long rampant south of the border, is now going to infect Canadians. More...

Rules needed for closing council sessions

WE FIND IT LUDICROUS that councils and municipal committees of council are so gun-shy that they would move behind closed doors at the very mention of the remote possibility of a lawsuit. When a reporter attended the 7 a.m. More...

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Don't continue to let our children down

September 9th was International FASD Awareness Day. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) refers to the many disabilities caused by drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Laurie Whyte is a mother of a child with FASD. More...

How much can we lose?

Carbon emissions are not the only assault by humankind on Mother Earth. Much of the planet is coping with severe shortages of fresh water and many inhabitants are taking extraordinary measures to conserve what water they do have. More...

Aggregate industry pays

Subject: Municipal Cut of Gravel Extraction There is no comparison between water bottling and gravel extraction, as you suggest in our August 28th editorial. Water is renewable. Aggregate is not. More...

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Regional News

Passenger dies from plane crash injuries

A man injured in a plane crash in Melancthon last week has died in a Toronto hospital. Matthew Jacob, 22, was a passenger in a plane that took off from Brampton Airport on Labour Day. More...

Dufferin centenarian Bea Moore marks milestone

By Marni Walsh Freelance Contributor

She has seen 100 Septembers, but Bea Moore still looks the picture of grace and competence. "She has spent her life as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend to many," says her granddaughter, Nancy Nancekivell. More...

Wet summer yields bumper crop for Dufferin potato farmers

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Although record rainfall has led to potato blight in Prince Edward Island, the same effect is not being felt in Dufferin County. More...

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Town gets rolling on '09 budget

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

Orangeville council has agreed to begin the 2009 municipal budget immediately, with the aim of having it ready for January. The plan for this month is to have meetings between council's budget committee and the various department heads. More...

Developer upbeat despite council's rejection

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

The persistent rains of 2008 have not dampened the desire of area developers to continue with their projects, even if some are not getting favourable reactions from Orangeville Council. More...

Terry Fox Runs this Sunday

For the past 28 years, Dufferin County residents have turned up for the annual Terry Fox Run. During that time, over $400,000 has been raised to aid the ongoing fight against cancer. More...

Local News

It's an election hardly anybody wants

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

Dufferin-Caledon candidates in the upcoming federal election face at least two challenges. First, they have to debate with, and out-campaign against, each other. More...

Covenant, Alliance merge forces

Two Orangeville congregations have merged to form Covenant Alliance Church, which will be located at the former Covenant Community Church, 3 Zina Street. The merged congregations plan a Grand Opening Open House, this Saturday and Sunday. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

BY MARILYN MURRAY Branch 233, Orangeville

We will be resuming our Friday Nights Dinner. This Friday night will be Sheppard's Pie from 5:00 pm - 7:00 p.m. with entertainment from 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. by James Cormier. Come on in and enjoy a fine meal and a great time. More...

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Columns

C-H-A-N-G-E

Christian Perspectives
Maxine McLellan

C - H - A - N - G - E - a string of letters which, when put together into single syllable word, signal something or someone becoming different, the putting of one thing in place of another, substituting one state to another state, putting fresh clo More...

Now, a new reason to breed cattle!

In my Opinion
Wes Keller

Okay, all you vegetarians out there who believe that steaks on the hoof are eating up more resources than they replace, take comfort. More...

Reformers decided to field a candidate in federal election

Dipping Into the Past

100 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 10, 1908 • The executive of the Reform Association of Dufferin have decided to hold a convention in the town hall, Shelburne, on Thursday, September 17th, at 2 o'clock, to nominate a candidate for the Hou More...

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Sports

Crushers start season on winning note

The Orangeville Crushers started their 2008-09 hockey season on the right path, opening with back to back wins over Seguin and Collingwood at home this past weekend. It was a see-saw battle with Seguin in their home opener on Friday night. More...

Season ends for OMBA

Orangeville Minor Baseball concluded their 2008 season on the diamonds at Springbrook Park this past Saturday. More...

Kings champions

The Orangeville Kings placed another championship feather into their collective caps this past weekend, defeating the Alma Dawgs 7-0 in the Intercounty Fastball League championship game this past Saturday night. More...

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