July 23, 2009 RSS feed / Local News

WE HAZ JAZZ:

Theatre Orangeville Musical Theatre Program participants (children ages 11-16) will be performing the mini-musical We Haz Jazz this Saturday, July 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Opera House. More...

Upper Grand school board plans for fight against H1N1 virus

The onslaught of "swine flu" globally has been so swift that the World Health Organization is now describing it as something of an unstoppable pandemic. More...

TOAST TO EASTER SEALS:

While the guest of honour was unable to attend, proprietor Brian Bavis of Watermaker in Orangeville was toasted for his ongoing contribution to the Easter Seals Run/Walkathon, an event that has taken place for 33 years. For 25 of those, Mr. More...

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SOPRANO MEGHAN COMPEAU was the featured performer Sunday at the Dufferin County Museum and Archives. Her concert was part of the museum's Summer Concert Series. The next concert is August 16 at 2 p.m. More...

Shelburne gains in new doctor program

Orangeville's successful physician recruitment program might have removed it from eligibility for locum and other provincial funding for rural doctors, but Shelburne is set to gain increased incentives. More...

Special blood donor clinic next month

Over the next several weeks, Canadian Blood Services is anticipating that hospitals will need more blood for patients than they currently expect to collect. Adding long weekends to the mix only intensifies the problem. More...

Honeywood BBQ 'social event of season'

This Saturday, what has been viewed historically as "the social event of the season" will unfold once more at the Honeywood Arena. More...

TORONTO-BOUND:

Dancers from Studio III Dance and Music have been invited to perform during half time at the August 14th Toronto Argonauts football game. The dancers and parents are thrilled for the opportunity to perform in front of such a large audience. More...

Jones blasts funding formula for doctor recruitment

Dufferin-Caledon MPP Sylvia Jones is concerned that proposed revisions to the province's Underserviced Area Program (UAP) could mean communities in her riding will lose financial incentives to recruit doctors for the area. More...

'Special angel' Katy died in Scotland

Katy Wymant, the Orangeville girl whose fight to overcome cancer ignited the compassion of a county, died in Scotland last week at the age of five. More...

Humber campus celebrates first graduates

Humber college's Orangeville Campus recently celebrated the graduation of its first students from its two-year Business Management and Police Foundation programs. More...

CDRC to host Ahmadiyyah Muslim seminar

Shelburne's Centre Dufferin Recreation Centre will be the scene next week of an unusual free seminar. More...

Former chief now Oxford's top cop

Former Orangeville police chief Rod Freeman will officially become chief of the Oxford Community Police in Woodstock on October 26, 2009. More...

'Looking' Century Theatre's current comedy

If you're "Looking" for a good time, call Century Church Theatre in Hillsburgh. "Looking", the hit comedy by Canada's most popular playwright Norm Foster, opened at the theatre last week to a record first-day audience. More...

Pot-laws protest tour touched Orangeville

As Orangeville police looked on, Vancouverbased marijuana legalization advocate Marc Emery addressed a small but supportive crowd Saturday at Alexander Muir Park next to Town Hall. Mr. More...

Former ER doctor joins Orangeville clinic

Dr. Karen Sandhu has joined the Orangeville Family Medical Centre as a family practitioner. Dr. Sandhu has been a physician with Headwaters Health_Care Centre's Emergency department since 2008. More...

ACCIDENT CLOSES HOCKLEY ROAD:

At approximately 8 a.m. Wednesday a truck left the road at the intersection of Hockley Road and Third Line Mono, causing Hockley Road to be closed for a number of hours. The driver was taken to hospital with undetermined injuries. More...

Museum celebrates 15 years of collecting

Since opening its doors at the corner of Airport Road and Highway 89 in 1994, the Dufferin County Museum and Archives has received more than 15,000 donations. More...

Dodge Rodeo set to roll into Orangeville Fairgrounds

It's back by popular demand for a second time. Last year's Dodge Rodeo Tour debut in Orangeville on the August long weekend turned out to be a fantastic success seeing capacity crowds on both days. More...