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THE CANADA DAY CUTIES:
Alyssa Whyton, right, and Stacia Dube were faces of patriotism during Canada Day festivities at the Col. Fitzgerald Branch 233 of the Royal Canadian Legion in Orangeville on Wednesday. The pair was among the crowd out to celebrate Canada's 142nd birthday. More...
NDACT views stumbling-stone
By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

The head of the North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Taskforce (NDACT) has told a CBC Radio audience that designation of Honeywood-area potato fields as "specialty crop" could be "trumped" by the Aggregate Resources Act, but the group will keep fighting against proposed quarries. More...

Local Liberal campaign eyed by Elections Canada
By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

Last October's federal Liberal campaign in Dufferin- Caledon is among those being scrutinized nationwide by Elections Canada. More...

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SUE SNIDER, 2009 WINNER of the Gary Putman Award, received the award at the Dufferin Child and Family Services (DCFS) annual general meeting, held on Wednesday, June 24. Posing for the presentation were (left to right) Neil Brown, Past President, Trish Keachie, Executive Director, Sue Snider, Gary Putman Award Winner, and Jennifer Moore, Human Resources and Organizational Development. Please turn to page A6 for the story. More...

 Local News
• Mono's question: to pave or not to pave
At first glance, it would seem that there is no argument that a paved road is significantly better than a gravel one. It requires less maintenance, after all, and is more comfortable and safe to drive on. More...
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• Headwaters cuts will affect patient care: union
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 Editorial
• Public, private sector unions seldom so far apart
WHY IS IT that, during a recession, workers in the "public sector" see no reason to share the pain of their brothers and sisters in the private sector? More...
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• Where does the truth lie?
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 Columns
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'Love one another and seek justice'
As I write this I am in Alexandria, Virginia attending a nine day conference on Small Church Ministry, offered through Virginia Theological Seminary; by the time you read this, Canada Day celebrations will be wrapped up. More...
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 Mailbox
• Surviving the cancer health care crisis
In the wake of the latest shutdown of the nuclear medical reactor at Chalk River, near Ottawa, Canadians have learned two new words: 'isotope' and 'PET scan. More...
• 'Dismayed' at comments
• Thanks for Seniors week
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 Regional News
• ELGV awaits explosives decision
Following a full day of arguments last Thursday in Superior Court at Kitchener, Justice Jane Milanetti has reserved her decision on whether to issue an injunction for Orica to continue operating its explosives facility in Dufferin pending the outcome of an Ontario Municipal Board hearing. More...
• Mono to get $0.5M for Blind Line reconstruction
• $6M Dufferin-Caledon projects funded: Tilson
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 Sports
• Chiefs get one back from Northmen
Thanks to the Burlington Chiefs, the Rayburn Construction Junior A Northmen found out on Monday night that the road to the top sometimes yields a few surprises. And it was a surprise for many when Burlington made the most of an early lead and a supportive home crowd to defeat the Northmen 15-9. More...
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