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March 5, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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$8M infrastructure cash flows into Dufferin

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter
Dufferin County got a strong indicator last week that the tap has been turned on and the infrastructure funds are starting to flow. 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. 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. More...

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SORRY, NANCY, but a donation this big just won't fit into an ATM machine. Employees at the Bank of Nova Scotia raised $1,158 for the Dufferin Big Brothers/Big Sisters and management doubled that amount for a total of $2,316 for the worthy cause. More...

Tree planting workshop held in Orangeville

Ontarians are enthusiastically stepping up to help the provincial Ministry of Natural Resources meet its 2009 goal to plant 50 million trees by 2020 — the largest single commitment to the United Nations Billion Tree Program. 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

I would like to comment on Orangeville's Hydro bills. In 2008 our metered water/sewer charge increased from 1.99 to 2.22 per kwh, an increase of 23 cents or 13%. More...

A Strong World Needs Strong Women

March 8 is International Women's Day. It is a special day to celebrate the achievements of women in Ontario and all over the world. More...

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Regional News

Wind farm has precautions against ice throws

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

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 s More...

Finch seeks public input on attack ads

Rebecca Finch, Dufferin-Caledon Liberal candidate in the last federal election, is encouraging residents of the riding to write to MP David Tilson to let him know how they feel about attack ads the Conservatives are said to be planning on interim L More...

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DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS BARN? Jean Elliott Savage, formerly of Dufferin and now living in Oregon, is trying to find the location of her family homestead "The Elliott Farm," and whatever became of it. More...

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Daylight Savings Time Begins March 8

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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...

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. More...

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. More...

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Time to rethink local budgets?

WITHOUT A DOUBT, the roughly $10 million in federal-provincial infrastructure grants to Dufferin municipalities announced last Friday are welcome news. More...

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Columns

Orangeville Trustee (Upper Grand District School Board) Monthly Column Edition

By Bob Borden

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. More...

The Village Voice

Gwen Stuckey

On Monday, Mar. 2 the Fireside Euchre Club had 19 players. Jean Bessey had high score with 92 points, Fran Elgie and Ivadelle Bruce tied for 2nd with 90, Carole Dodds was 3rd with 84 and Anne Young was low. More...

Museum Matters

Dufferin in the Civil War
By Wayne Townsend Curator, Dufferin County Museum & Archives

The thing that is the most fun about working or volunteering in a museum are the surprises that you discover in everyday work. More...

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Sports

Crushers eliminate Terriers in OT

By MIKE MALONEY Sports Editor

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...

Muskies jump out to 2-0 series lead

What a difference a week makes. More...

March Mania on Alder ice

This weekend, Skate Canada Orangeville in conjunction with Skate Canada Central Ontario, will be hosting March Mania at the Alder Street Recreation Centre this weekend. More...

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