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June 11, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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TRAILWAY DONOR: Ellis Lester, 97, of Orangeville is one of past donors to Orangeville's Trailway Network - all of whom are being recognized on a new donor board that can be readily updated each year in Dragonfly Park. More...

Festival puts Orangeville on the blues map of the world

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

While the Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival has been a local institution for seven years, it's now more than apparent it is a mustsee and must-be for blues aficionados from far and wide. More...

Local News

Seniors complex costs up $1.9M

From an original estimate of about $5.56-million for the 30 unit seniors' complex on Lawrence Ave., Orangeville, the projected cost to the county has risen by $1.9-million - to almost $7.5-million. More...

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Photo/WES KELLER SARAH GILLIES, 7, presents a coin collection to Paul Lethbridge, left, of Children's Miracle Network as Dairy Queen owner John Lockyer assists. More...

Sign shop tax MPAC ruling reserved

An Orangeville sign shop owner's battle with the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) was the subject of an Assessment Review Board hearing last week and both sides are now waiting for the board's decision on the matter. More...

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The Island Lake residents viewpoint

"Developer sets agenda for Mono development...not Council" On Tuesday May 12 Mono Council gave approval in principle to add 323 homes to the Island Lake development, thereby increasing the size of this hamlet to over 460 homes. More...

It was just plain ignorance

I am the mother of a threeyear old daughter with autism, and I guess my story brings up a couple issues. More...

Time for some leadership

I am prefacing my comments by stating I am NOT a member of NDACT, but I want to personally thank the NDACT committee members for what they are doing for this community. More...

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Regional News

Hockley: where even the Strawberry Festival is an antique

By Constance Scrafield-Danby Freelance Contributor

Although the Hockley Strawberry Festival is only in its 13th consecutive year, run, more or less, by the same people, the fact of a spring festival in Hockley is 100 or more years old. More...

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$2.2M grants for local projects

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

Infrastructure funds from the federal and provincial governments totalling $2.2 million will be used by the Town of Orangeville for a rehabilitation project at the Tony Rose Memorial Sports Centre and reconstruction of William Street. More...

Orica appeals, seeks interim zoning order

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Orica Canada Inc. More...

Literacy tests show improvement locally

Students at Upper Grand District School Board schools are staying ahead of the provincial average when it comes to success on the Education Quality and Accountability Office's (EQAO) Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT), with the greatest More...

Editorial

Ontario's legal aid impasse requires compromises

SURELY NO ONE IS BEING well served by the current impasse between the Ontario government and the province's best criminal lawyers, which has seen most of the latter withdrawing their services because of the low hourly rates provided by Legal Aid On More...

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Can there be an Orica compromise?

ORICA CANADA INC. More...

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Columns

Going looking for loopholes

Just before the death of actor W.C. Fields, a friend visited Fields' hospital room and was surprised to find him thumbing through a Bible. When asked what he was doing with a Bible, Fields replied, "I'm looking for loopholes. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

BY TINA MORRELL Branch 233, Orangeville

Watch for our lineup of events - Don't miss out! More...

Don't do it, Archie!

It was an announcement that sent tremors through the national psyche. It was the cause of intercontinental consternation and polarized the population. Was it the latest global deficit forecasts? Nah. More...

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Sports

Northmen B's back in win column

By MIKE MALONEY Sports Editor

Orangeville's Junior B lacrosse squad put the breaks on a three game skid this past weekend as the MacMaster Pontiac Buick GMC Northmen put together a couple of solid performances to take 10-5 and 9-5 wins over London and Elora respectively. More...

JV Outlaws de-claw Eagles

It was a weekend on the road for both the Peewee and JV Outlaws squads. Playing in Brampton on Saturday, the Peewee's were in the hunt for their second win of the season. Hoping to pick up where they had left off the week before. More...

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ROUNDING FOR HOME. The season is well underway for teams of the Orangeville Minor Softball Association. More...

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