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Photo/DAN PELTON APPRAISING THE ARCHITECTURE: Despite grey skies last Saturday, the annual Dufferin Children's and Youth Festival drew a large crowd last Saturday to the Rio-Can Fairgrounds in Orangeville. More...

Mono council, staff answer subdivision critics

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

Mono Mayor Lorie Haddock and town staff have responded to a flood of criticism by local citizens' groups regarding the proposed Pine Glen Farms subdivision, which would be built north of Highway 9 in between First and Second Lines EHS. More...

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Editorial

The problem's with MPAC rules, not the definition

PICTURE THIS: A widow, recently retired, opts to use some of her spare time to knit shawls, many of which go to patients in hospitals or residents of nursing homes, but some of which are sold at the local farmer's market. More...

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Needed: a good dose of common sense

MOST FARMLAND IN ONTARIO was created a century or more ago by the clearing of virgin forest. Some of the ancient woodlots we see today are those that were left there by the pioneers, identifiable each spring by the presence of triliums. More...

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Thank you for reinstatement of benefits

Fourteen years ago, in 1995, the Chretien Liberal government brought down its budget, and the Minister of Finance, Paul Martin announced that all Allied and Commonwealth veterans of W.W. More...

Columnist's memory challenged, thanked by readers

Re: Angles 'n' Attitudes by William Bothwell I read Mr. Bothwell's interesting article regarding Grand Duchess Olga. I am quite certain that Mr. More...

Tree-cutting bylaw clear in parts

I agree that the Dufferin Tree-Cutting Bylaw "might be ambiguous in its wording" ("NDACT seeks hefty fines for Highland tree removals," 11 June). More...

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Regional News

Festivals in Shelburne and Mono had people on the move

It was a festive mood throughout the county over the weekend with the Shelburne Heritage Street Festival and Mono in Motion. More...

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Explosives site okay - for now

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

A Superior Court judge in Kitchener has ruled that the Orica Canada explosives storage and distribution facility near Luther Marsh may continue to operate over the objections of residents and East Luther Grand Valley Council. More...

NDACT continues battle over trees

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Former Melancthon mayor Garry Matthews joined in the fray last Thursday as North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Task Force (NDACT) pursued its fight against tree cutting on 6,000 acres owned by The Highland Companies. More...

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Photo/DAN PELTON NHL STARS throughout the years descended on the Hockley Valley resort Wednesday to participate in the 2009 Dale Hawerchuk Classic golf tournament, with proceeds going to Headwaters Health Care Centre. More...

Local News

Dufferin schools win fitness challenge

Princess Elizabeth Public School in Orangeville and Shelburne's Hyland Heights Elementary School have earned themselves new gym equipment by completing this year's Go Active! Fitness Challenge. More...

Car wash part of bid for Guinness record

Credit Meadows YMCA, local firefighters, police officers and Boston Pizza's mascot are among the volunteers who will take part in a car wash in Orangeville Saturday that's part of a bid to set a Guinness World Record. The wash event, from 10 a.m. More...

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Photo/DAN PELTON COMING TO THE AID OF JACK: A blood donor clinic was held Wednesday at the Best Western to help six-month-old Jack Pereira, who suffers from a rare condition called Diamond Blackfan Anaemia and is constantly in need of regular transfu More...

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Columns

The Earth is holy - cherish it

June is an emerald month. The trees have put on a fresh dress of the most incredible shades of green imaginable. The grass and the fields of grain add their particular hues of green before the hay comes off and the grain turns golden. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

BY TINA MORRELL Branch 233, Orangeville

Watch for our lineup of events - Don't miss out! Our Barrier Free Access Campaign is ongoing and we are still accepting donations. The Barrier Free Access Committee wishes to inform you that construction is coming along. More...

If I were a rich . . . person

Did you get your million dollar cheque yet? No? Neither did I. You may remember that I pressed for this some months ago, when it was clear that the economy was going to be pushed down the tube. More...

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Sports

B season hinges on the numbers

By MIKE MALONEY Sports Editor

The 2009 season has all come down to a numbers game for the MacMaster Pontiac Buick GMC Northmen. More...

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ON THE BALL. It was a total team effort by both the East Side Marios squad and State Farm Insurance when the two teams hooked up this past Monday night on the Alder Street pitch in Orangeville Storm U6 house league action. Photo/MIKE MALONEY More...

Lakers and Indians fall to Northmen

The Rayburn Construction Northmen have solidified their position atop the OLA Junior A standings after posting three consecutive wins this past weekend. More...

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