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April 2, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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FILLING UP on pancake breakfasts was one of activities enjoyed over the weekend by visitors to the annual Optimists Club Maple Syrup Festival, which was held over the weekend at the Island Lake Conservation Area. More...

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SKATE CANADA ORANGEVILLE wrapped up their 2008-09 winter session this past weekend, hosting their 50th anniversary Winter Carnival entitled 50 years of Rock and Roll. More...

Local News

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COMMUNITY 'GIVING' DUFFERIN: Community Living Dufferin's mission to aid disadvantaged persons got a helping hand from the local branches of RBC last week. The bank donated $15,000 to CLD. More...

Nurse practitioner joins Mel Lloyd team

The Mel Lloyd Family Health Team has welcomed another nurse practitioner to its staff. More...

Budget reaction a mixed bag locally

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

The local report card has been issued on the provincial budget tabled by the McGuinty government last week and the marks range from an A to a C- to an outright F. Orangeville Mayor Rob Adams spoke enthusiastically in a press release. More...

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Proposed planning map changes assailed

A copy of the following open letter to Melancthon Mayor Debbie Fawcett was submitted for publication: It is with conviction and urgency I am writing to you. Also, I am sending my letter to the newspapers within our area. More...

No 'perfect solutions'

The letter to the Orangeville Citizen March 19 raises a number of issues. More...

Applause, but . . .

I'm all in favour of building out Orangeville until there is no more land to build upon, and applaud the recent change in town policy ("Sewage policy changed to spur construction," 26 March). More...

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Regional News

Headwaters in National Accreditation Review

Headwaters Health Care Centre is participating in Accreditation Canada's voluntary evaluation process, which aims to assess and improve the quality of health services. More...

Scott Award accepting nominations

Headwaters Health Care Centre is inviting the public to nominate individuals or groups that have made a significant contribution to the health and well-being of residents in Dufferin-Caledon as candidates for the 2009 Dr. David Scott Award. More...

Highland Companies releases farm update

The Highland Companies has released an update on the firm's potato farming business, the potato farms' leadership team and recent contributions to the community. More...

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Sign shop owner's tax battle on hold

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

An Assessment Review Board (ARB) hearing regarding the tax classification of an Orangeville business, originally scheduled for March 30, has been postponed until June 4. More...

UG elementary teacher talks set to resume

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

Negotiations between the Upper Grand District School Board and the its elementary school teachers are scheduled to resume next week as the two sides seek to arrive at an agreement before a provincially imposed deadline of April 24. More...

Suit alleges $170M fraud by area father, son

A father and son who lived near Hillsburgh and had an office in Orangeville are alleged to have collected more than $170 million from unwary investors in a fraudulent Caribbean real estate scheme. More...

Editorial

'Harmonization' at 13% an unlucky number for Grits

DON'T BE SURPRISED when a year from now you're told that the new 'harmonized' sales tax will come in at 12 per cent, not 13. More...

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Let's see a speedy resolution

With negotiations between the Upper Grand District School Board and the its elementary school teachers set to resume, the two sides should surely have no difficulty reaching an agreement before April 24, the date set by the Ministry of Education fo More...

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Columns

In my Opinion

Why I'm left mystified . . .
Wes Keller

I am mystified. More...

Angles 'n' Attitudes

'Spring will be a little late this year'
William Bothwell

Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Carly Simon each sang that. Celine Dion has probably recorded it. Bubl_ will surely get around to it. Living up here at somewhere close to 500 metres above sea level we expect it to be the case annually. More...

National Affairs

Does wind power generation really make sense?
Claire Hoy

For decades now, one of the most common depictions in cartoons has been the hapless lost soul lugging around a placard declaring that "The End Is Near. More...

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Sports

Muskies hang on, clipping 'Hawks 6-0

By MIKE MALONEY Sports Editor

The Shelburne Muskies are going to be gassing up the bus at least one more time this weekend after the team staved off elimination from the WOAA playoffs with a 6-0 drubbing of the Saugeen Winterhawks on Saturday night. More...

Novice AA Flyers win silences Tornadoes

The Southwood Graphics Novice AA Flyers fought off a very determined Tottenham/New Tecumseth Tornadoes in games five and six to win the OMHA Central Novice AA championship. More...

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AMBER RAE (above) and Carley Lagerquist( right) were just two of the Twisters gymnasts competing in the Ontario Cup held in Orangeville this past weekend. More...

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