February 5, 2009 RSS feed / Local News

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PHOTOGRAPHER EXTRAORDINAIRE:

The work of Toronto-based photographer Peter Gumpesburger is on display at the Mono Cliffs Inn for an indefinite period of time. More...

Runaway pooch rescued from icy field

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

Chaos ensued when Connor, the golden retriever who was staying at an Orangeville home while his master was convalescing in hospital, managed to get out of the MacMaster Street residence last week and decided to explore his new More...

Photo

LIVING THE DREAM: Steve McLeod, right, and Maureen Reilly celebrated the grand opening of the Minuteman Press print shop franchise last week. For Mr. More...

CLARIFICATION

A story in last week's issue on posting agendas of council meetings failed to make a clear distinction between the "index pages" of the agendas and the full "package" of agenda items. More...

Frustration mounts as Humber site slumbers

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

Orangeville Council has set a public meeting for March 23 at which representatives of Humber College will provide an updated status report on its campus on Veterans Way, construction of which was once to have to started in 2006 but has yet to see More...

Docherty preliminary hearing set

A preliminary hearing has been set for Kenneth Allan Docherty, 35, in the stabbing death of a Kleinburg man in Orangeville last May. Mr. More...

Library offers Spanish lessons

HOLA! Travelling south this winter to a Spanish speaking country? The Orangeville Public Library can help! The library is offering a Travel Spanish Lessons program for five weeks, from February 3 to March 3, 2009. More...

Kinsmen seek CF families

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Orangeville Kinsmen and Kinettes are urgently seeking Cystic Fibrosis (CF) families from the area to attend their annual CF dinner on Thursday, Feb. 19 at Orangeville's Royal Canadian Legion hall. More...

30th anniversary Bowl for Kids Sake set

The 2009 Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids Sake campaign was launched with a breakfast hosted by the Best Western Inn & Suites. More...

Dufferin students reach out to Afghan children

Last fall, Dufferin children participating in the DAREarts Children for Peace project made more than 3,000 cards to help raise the spirits of both Canadian soldiers and children in Afghanistan. More...

Artist Jacques Brooksbank leaves visual legacy of Dufferin

By Constance Scrafield-Danby Freelance Contributor

As you drive down the triple hill of the Airport Road, going north into the Hockley Valley, a blue provincial sign directs you to turn to Jacques Studio at Hockley Road. More...