May 21, 2009 RSS feed / Local News

May is Sexual Assault Prevention Month

May being Sexual Assault Prevention Month, Headwaters Health Care Centre, Family Transition Place and Dufferin Child and Family Services are promoting the Sunrise Program to bring public attention to the need for a community driven response to end More...

ZONE WINNER:

ZONE WINNER: Peter Jorgensen of Shelburne 164 Air Cadet Squadron was the zone 9 Ontario winner of the 2009 Effective Speaking Competition sponsored by the Air Cadet League of Canada. More...

She aims to be the voice of country music

Friends, Orangevillians, countrymen. Lend her your votes! Marrie Leigh Malciw of Orangeville aims to parlay her small-town roots, talent and passion for country music into a career as a host on CMT, the premier country music channel in Canada. More...

Second 'swine flu' case in Guelph

The Wellington- Dufferin-Guelph public health unit has confirmed a second case of H1N1 influenza (human swine flu) in Guelph. More...

Rotarians thank town's "shiners"

The Rotary Club of Orangeville has thanked all volunteers who came to the "Make Orangeville Shine" event on May 2. More...

Two charged by OPP in Dufferin home invasion

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Orangeville students graduated in Buffalo

Two students from Orangeville were in the graduating class at the commencement exercises of Buffalo's D'Youville College, held last Saturday. More...

Scant interest shown on warden election

There was close to a dearth of public comments at a public meeting on county representation at County Council last week, and the two issues under discussion have been referred back to Government Services for committee debate. More...

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Photo/DAN PELTON COMMUNITY LIVING DUFFERIN held its appreciation night Tuesday at the Monora Pavilion. More...

Orangeville native elected chair of ALS Canada

Orangeville native Michael Gardner has been elected chair of the board of the ALS Society of Canada. Mr. Gardner has more than 15 years of leadership experience in software development, transportation and distribution, and retail ecommerce. More...

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Photo/WES KELLER SPINA BIFADA AWARENESS MONTH: Dufferin Warden Gordon Montgomery presents Tina Hinsperger, co-ordinator for the Headwaters Family Visit Centre and Trish Keachie, executive director for Dufferin Child and Family Services, with a procla More...

GV Lions holding duck race Saturday

The Grand Valley Lions Club's annual Duck Race Day is this Saturday, May 23. More...

Former Caledon OPP officer on trial for sex-related charges

A retired Ontario Provincial Police officer who once worked for the Caledon OPP detachment is on trial in Orangeville faced with 25 sex-related charges dating back to the 1970s. Now of Fenelon Falls, Ont. More...

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Photo/DAN PELTON THINK PINK! While residents of the Avalon Centre often take a stroll around the grounds, they had an ulterior motive to do so on Tuesday. More...