July 9, 2009 RSS feed / Regional News

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St. John's Church celebrates 175th birthday

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter
In 1835, Mono was a bustling lumber and agricultural centre nestled in the County of Simcoe. More...

Forestry bylaw would favour farming

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

The proposed new Dufferin County Forest Conservation Bylaw, to be presented to county council tonight, would have specific exemptions for agriculture but would potentially have massive penalties for violations. More...

7-Eleven giving away free Slurpees

It's 7-Eleven's 82nd birthday (and 40th anniversary in Canada) on Saturday, July 11, and to celebrate, the chain is giving away 461,000 free Slurpees across Canada. More...

Rural mail a new emergency?

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Several residents of Mono's 25 Sideroad have been told they'll have to move their emergency numbers if they want their mail to be delivered. More...

AWARD WINNER:

Heather Black is shown with former Toronto Maple Leaf centre Bill Derlago, who presented her with the Ontario Minor Hockey Association's Patricia Hartley Volunteer Award at the OMHA's recent annual meeting in Toronto. More...

County embarking on trails master plan

Dufferin is launching a study to develop a Dufferin County Active Transportation and Trails (DCATT) Master Plan. More...

OPP seek barn-fire witnesses

Early Saturday morning, Caledon OPP officers and Caledon firefighters responded to reports of a barn fire on Regional Road 50 north of Mayfield Road. When they arrived, the barn was fully involved in fire. More...

St. Mark's rector appointed regional archdeacon

The Rev. Canon Peter J. C. Scott, rector of St. Mark's Anglican Church, Orangeville, has been appointed Regional Archdeacon for the deanery of Greater Wellington. A letter from Rt. Rev. More...

New doctor to join Valley office of Highlands Health

The Grand Valley office of the Highlands Health Network will be welcoming Dr. Priya Akula, who will be opening a family medicine practice there September 1. A graduate of medical school at a university near Bangalor, India, Dr. More...

CDDHS principal named superintendent of education

At its regular monthly meeting , held June 23, the Upper Grand District School Board approved a balanced 2009-10 budget and appointed Doug Morrell, principal of Centre Dufferin District High School, as its next superintendent of education. More...

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GUNNER INSPECTS CADETS: Lt. Col. Morley Armstrong of the regular force Royal Canadian Horse Artillery speaks to an airman of 164 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets, during his review of the squadron near Shelburne recently. More...