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$8M infrastructure cash flows into Dufferin
Dufferin County got a strong indicator last week that the tap has been turned on and the infrastructure funds are starting to flow. New federal and provincial grants will finance two-thirds of nearly $12 million in infrastructure construction projects. More...
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Nitrate facility raises more questions than answers
By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

The consensus of an overflow crowd at an open house in East Luther Grand Valley council chambers Tuesday night was that an ammonium nitrate facility in the township would be a potential hazard to both the Grand River and the local aquifer. More...

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DRIVING HOME A DONATION: Dufferin Big Brothers/Big Sisters was the recipient of a $3,900 donation from MacMaster Pontiac Buick GMC. Posing with the cheque are, left to right: Dealer principal and general manager Danny Brackett, Nancy Stallmach of Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and sales and leasing representative Rick Norenberg. Mr. More...

Dufferin compost safe for now
By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Although composting facilities in Canada are in short supply, and one in Peel Region was recently shut down over odours, Dufferin County's Green Bin program has thus far been unaffected. A Toronto Star story Sunday said a facility in Caledon had been closed. More...

 Local News
• Headwaters board supports safety initiatives
The board of directors for Headwaters Health Care Centre has endorsed a new set of initiatives for patient safety. "We are committed to promoting a culture of safety and educating our patients on how they can be more involved in their care," Cholly Boland, Headwaters president and CEO told the hospital's board of directors at its February board meeting. More...
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• Tree planting workshop held in Orangeville
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 Editorial
• How many of the 90 child deaths led to inquests?
THERE WAS A TIME in Ontario when coroner's inquests were almost routine, particularly if there was a high-profile homicide. A case in point was the situation 100 years ago, when a Melancthon man with a history of mental problems strode to a neighbours' house and shot two of the residents to death. More...
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• Time to rethink local budgets?
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 Columns
• Orangeville Trustee (Upper Grand District School Board) Monthly Column Edition
At the February 24th meeting of the Upper Grand District School Board, the trustees approved the establishment of a JK-6 French Immersion Program, in September 2009, at Princess Elizabeth P.S. This is an issue that I have dealt with since 2001 when I became trustee for the Town of Orangeville. More...
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• Energy Act 'a wolf in sheep's clothing'
The Green Energy Act seeks to do away with any need for proper environmental assessments for renewable energy projects, strip all planning decisions from municipalities, More...
• Hydro bills need comment
• A Strong World Needs Strong Women
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 Regional News
• Wind farm has precautions against ice throws
Even when it comes to the giant blades of the turbines in Amaranth and Melancthon, there might be truth in the old expression that "it's an ill wind that blows no good." This might have been the case when the Melancthon I wind project had to be shut down for nine days in December 2006 because of an ice storm and the resultant imbalance of the blades. More...
• Finch seeks public input on attack ads
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 Sports
• article has image Crushers eliminate Terriers in OT
By the numbers, it was a game the Orangeville Crushers never should have been in. They were against a Couchiching Terriers team that, judging by how handily they won their last two regular season games against Orangeville, held all the cards. More...
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• March Mania on Alder ice
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