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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. Mayor Rob Adams congratulates Mr. Lester on his community spirit and trailway donation, along with Lorraine Ransom who assisted with the donation, and Trailways Committee chair Bernadette Hardaker. To donate to the trailways, call 519-940-9092 Ext. 4103. A tax receipt is available from the Town. More...
$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. has launched an Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) appeal of East Luther Grand Valley's decision not to renew temporary zoning for its explosives storage near Luther Marsh, and is seeking an injunction to allow continued use of the site pending the outcome of the appeal. 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. Performers and spectators alike agreed, when interviewed, that the festival has taken it to a new level. Visual proof of this was the Blues Cruise car show on Friday night. 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 gains being made by the students who study at the applied level. 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. But Chief Building Official Mike Giles, whose report will be considered by county council tonight, appears optimist that the new estimate might be a bit of an exaggeration. More...
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• Sign shop tax MPAC ruling reserved
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 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 Ontario (LAO). More...
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• Can there be an Orica compromise?
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 Columns
• article has image 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...
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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
• Time for some leadership
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 Regional News
• article has image Hockley: where even the Strawberry Festival is an antique
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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 Sports
• article has image Northmen B's back in win column
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
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