October 9, 2008 RSS feed / Local News

NEC's 'Leading Edge' a success

The Niagara Escarpment Commission's biosphere conference, "Leading Edge 2008," held last week at Monora Park in Orangeville, gave delegates an opportunity to explore the escarpment area's opportunities. More...

Local chefs support market

The Market on Broadway's feature for Thanksgiving this Saturday is "Local Chefs support Local Growers". More...

Busy time for family aid agencies

As far as Dufferin Child and Family Services executive director Trish Keachy is concerned, society needs to look inward and re-evaluate its priorities if it wants to overcome the problem of child abuse. On Oct. More...

Police release sketch of sex-assault suspect

Orangeville police have released a sketch of a male who approached a female in the area of Amanda St. and Front St. on Thursday, Sept. 18 and is alleged to have touched the 17-year- old inappropriately. More...

FIRE PREVENTION WEEK:

Photo/DAN PELTON FIRE PREVENTION WEEK: Councillor Gail Campbell, right, signs the proclamation for Fire Prevention Week while Fire Prevention Inspector Dwight Van Alstine and Fire Chief Andy Macintosh (standing) look on. More...

Junior fair board wins award

The Shelburne Junior Fair Board has received a People's Credit Union Community Involvement Award that will be used to develop a unique, interactive, educational, farmbased attraction, "Cultivating Young Minds," that will be showcased every year at More...

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A GROUP OF ENVIRONMENTALLY aware student representatives from Laurelwoods Elementary School joined other like-minded students from Rockwood, Fergus and Guelph under the tutelage of mentors from Norwell District Secondary last week to participate in a More...

Jones pushing private member's bill on disabilities

Local MPP Sylvia Jones is pushing for passage of her private member's bill while demanding the McGuinty government address the faltering provincial economy. Ms. More...

Mono to host Halloween party

The Town of Mono will host a Children's Halloween Party at the Mono Centre Community Centre on Sunday, October 26 from 1 to 3 p.m. More...

Ninth farm tour attracted 400

More than 400 adults and children took part in the ninth annual Dufferin Town & Country Farm Tour, which visited farms in Amaranth Township on September 27. The host locations opened their gates to tourgoers from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. More...

ANGLERS, HUNTERS FUND CENOTAPH:

ANGLERS, HUNTERS FUND CENOTAPH: Paul Brock of Dufferin North Peel Anglers and Hunters presents a $1,000 cheque to Cenotaph Restoration Committee chairman Frank Lomack under an artist's conception of a beach assault in the Royal Canadian Legion Orange More...

Proclaims local volunteer: Ken-ya Build It!

A Shelburne girl recently returned from a lifechanging adventure! Tiffany McCabe spent three weeks in a rural village of Kenya, called Emori Joi. More...

They're all out to help Katy

Two more groups, along with Scotiabank, have either held or have scheduled fundraising activities for cancer victim Katy Wymant, the Orangeville pre-teen who's undergoing treatment in Scotland. More...

Men's Health- Prostate

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Canadian men, threatening sexuality and life. But with early detection, can improve the chances of successful treatment. More...

Tipling Stage Company 'good out of the gate'

The Tipling Stage Company opened to full houses last weekend at Grace Tipling Hall in Shelburne. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

Membership Early Bird campaign commences September 1st and runs until November 30, 08. Dues will be $45. Come in and renew your membership. For further information contact Ed Kelly at the branch. More...

Lions youth exchange 'life changing'

Two Centre Dufferin District High School (CDDHS) students, Brandon Davis and Carleigh McMullin, were the candidates for this year's Shelburne Lions Club Youth Exchange. More...

The bookworm sez Gargoyle: beautiful but gruesome

You drive into a town that you've never visited before and suddenly, without a smidge of doubt, you know there's a diner around a certain corner. You walk in, squeeze into a booth, and look at a menu that's so familiar, you barely need to read it. More...