May 28, 2009 RSS feed / Local News

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Business aims to put troubled kids on right path

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter
During a career that has seen him serve as a social worker, a police officer and a probation officer, Joe James has seen the consequences of troubled youth from practically every angle. More...

Headwaters scores well on provincial report card

In a recent provincial Hospital Report Card, prepared by Health System Performance Research Network, Headwaters Health Care Centre ranked in the top five per cent of provincial targets for five indicators and was within the provincial target for 4 More...

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Photo/WES KELLER RAIL GROUP, KINSMEN support handicapped: Michael Daniher, left, of Highland Railway Group and Kinsmen past president Wes Fellows present cheques of $3,000 and $1,700 respectively to Orangeville Legion president Cathy Connelly Saturda More...

Bell Aliant still working on broadband problem

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Bell Aliant broadband subscribers south of Grand Valley are still awaiting improvements to their service, despite promises three weeks ago of a mid- May expansion. More...

Town celebrates $14M water upgrades

Completion of essential upgrades to the Orangeville water supply was celebrated last Friday by local federal, provincial and municipal representatives. More...

Local horticulturist wins award

The Ontario Horticultural Association has announced that Betty Douglas of the Orangeville & District Horticultural Society will receive the provincial body's annual Trillium Award at its annual general meeting, to be held July 11 in Peterborough. More...

Swine flu 'not pandemic': WHO

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Swine flu has now been confirmed in 42 countries, but the World Health Organization (WHO) is declining to describe it as a full-fledged pandemic. The New York Times quotes the deputy director general of WHO, Dr. More...

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Photo/DAN PELTON CONDO PROJECT CLOSE TO COMPLETION: Despite gloomy economic news in the media these days, several Orangeville construction projects are going full-speed ahead. One of them is the 58-unit Arbours at Montgomery project on C-Line. More...

Three Upper Grand school board employees in Dufferin honoured as 'everyday heroes'

Three Dufferin-based employees of the Upper Grand District School Board — a teacher, volunteer and a caretaker — were among 12 selected from 21 nominees, who received special recognition and thanks at an awards ceremony Wednesday night More...