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June 18, 2009  RSS feed

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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. Among them was Victoria, who lent her decorating skills to a play castle. More...
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...

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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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. There was a kick-off reception Tuesday night at Boston Pizza where Mr. Hawerchuk, right, was joined by Jason and Robyn Gonsalves of Boston Pizza. The players present ranged from 1960s legendary defencemen Pierre Pilote and Brad Park to up-and-coming junior star P.K. Subban. 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
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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. A short time later, she gets a visit from an employee of Ontario's Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) who notes what she's doing. More...
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• Needed: a good dose of common sense
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 Columns
• article has image 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
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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
• Tree-cutting bylaw clear in parts
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 Regional News
• article has image 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. Luck shone with sunshine on the Shelburne Heritage Street Festival once again this year for a beautiful day and bountiful crowds. More...
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 Sports
• B season hinges on the numbers
The 2009 season has all come down to a numbers game for the MacMaster Pontiac Buick GMC Northmen. With one game remaining in the regular season, Orangeville finds themselves in a must win situation sitting one point out of a playoff berth in the OLA Junior B Western Conference standings. More...
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• Lakers and Indians fall to Northmen
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