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Photo/MIKE MALONEY HUNDREDS, both young and old, gathered around the Cenotaph in Orangeville on Tuesday morning, honouring the Veterans and to pay tribute to the fallen at Remembrance Day service. More...

Mono councillor gives up his 2009 salary

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

A standing-room-only crowd at Mono Council cheered Tuesday night at councillor Jean Castel's declaration that he will take no salary next year because of the current economic turmoil. Mr. More...

Local News

Veterans of three wars at banquet

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Observance of the 90th anniversary of the Armistice that ended the "war to end all wars" might have taken a new meaning in Orangeville, as the local Legion's Remembrance Banquet heard of the "large disconnect between today's military and the civil More...

Wynne to speak at Liberal fundraiser

The woman who defeated John Tory in the 2007 provincial election will be the speaker at a Dufferin Caledon Provincial Liberal Association fundraiser tonight. More...

Road allowance an issue at wind farm hearing

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearing into zoning for the 15-turbine Grand Valley Wind Farm opened yesterday at Grand Valley with Amaranth and East Luther Grand Valley townships at odds over control of a nearby road allowance. More...

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Columnist Hoy tackled again on PR issue

I am responding to PR - the devil is in the details, by Claire Hoy, published in Orangeville Citizen on November 6, 2008. More...

OV Council 'adding insult to injury'

Here in the little Town of Orangeville (pop. 26,000 people a per our population sign on the way into town) our illustrious leaders choose to give themselves a whopping big salary increase. From a leadership stand points: this does not bode well!! More...

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Regional News

The real horror story behind the business of food we eat

By Constance Scrafield-Danby Freelance Contributor

There is a book called "The Omnivore's Dilemma" written by an American, Michael Pollan, a journalist of considerable energy and thoroughness who decided to delve into the business of growing the food that we consume. More...

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Sports

Muskies claw 10 - 6 win from T'cats

The Shelburne Muskies continue to gobble up their competition in WOAA Senior Mens hockey action. More...

Crushers post back to back wins over Bruins

The Orangeville Crushers are back in winning form, sweeping a home-and-home series against the Seguin Bruins this past weekend by scores of 5-2 and 7-3. More...

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ORANGEVILLE TYKE SELECT FLYERS were in control from start to finish, defeating the Ancaster Avalanche 5-2 last Saturday evening at the Tony Rose Memorial Sports Complex. Photo/MIKE MALONEY More...

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County debates $10M extension

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Dufferin County councillors are poised to approve a $10- million extension to the west side, more or less, of the 1973 addition to the county courthouse. More...

Town facing budget challenges: Bradley

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

The Town of Orangeville's spending continues to be within the framework of the 2008 municipal budget, but councillor Sylvia Bradley, chairperson of the budget committee, sees a number of challenges going into 2009. More...

FRIDAY AT THE FLICKS:

Photo/DAN PELTON FRIDAY AT THE FLICKS: Camaria and Alex, bottom left and right, share their popcorn with Nancy Stallmach of Dufferin Big Brothers and Sisters and David McElroy, operations manager of Galaxy Cinemas in Orangeville, in anticipation of t More...

Editorial

Will Barack Obama turn out to be another FDR?

EIGHTEEN PRESIDENTIAL elections have taken place in the United States since Franklin Delano Roosevelt was swept into office promising a New Deal for a country that had spent more than two years mired in the Great Depression and had tired of the ina More...

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Time to rethink rural intersections

WHATEVER THE OUTCOME of the police investigation into the Amaranth collision that took two lives last Friday, it's time for local municipalities to take a serious look at how their intersections are controlled. More...

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Columns

Prayer and Truth for our community

Christian Perspectives

Bob McLellan

Jim Cymbala, Pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle for over 25 years writes in his book, "Break Through Prayer" the following, "Finding new power in prayer always means developing a new relationship with the Word of God, More...

Horseshoe wreck victim awarded $11,500 by jury

Dipping Into the Past

125 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 15, 1883 • The project to extend the Toronto Grey and Bruce Railway to Wingham is being furthered by H. W. C. More...

Turning point?

Angles 'n' Attitudes

William Bothwell

Hervé Kempf thinks that the current financial crisis may benefit us all. More...

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