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Ontario Provincial Police are warning the public to be on the lookout after a case of "cheque overpayment fraud" turned up in Grey County. More ... Investigations continue into two weekend accidents in Dufferin and Caledon that claimed the lives of three Orangevillearea residents. On Friday evening, a BMW convertible occupied by Berta Vieira, 41, her daughter Tiffany, 20, and son Dylan, 15, collided on Dufferin Road 11 with a Dodge pickup driven by 57-year-old Walter Roden of Amaranth. More ... Photo/DAN PELTON FAMILY FUN: Lord Dufferin Centre staffer Alanna Boyd was on balloon patrol last week at the centre's second annual Family Festival Day. The event featured a singing quartet, a Shetland pony, clowns, games and a barbecue. More ... The Dufferin-Caledon Conservative Electoral District Association will host a Fall Fashion Show and Dinner, "Falling into Fashion," on Thursday, September 10th, at the Royal Ambassador Event Centre near Caledon East. More ... The results of the Count Me In! Community Energy Challenge show Orangeville has some room for improvement. The Town ranked eighth out of 83 municipalities for number of pledges submitted and in the middle out of 49 municipalities for the electricity consumption challenge. More ... Garth Turner is going to try for a third term in the House of Commons, this time as MP for Dufferin- Caledon. The former MP announced this week that he has officially submitted his papers to seek the nomination, and that those papers have been accepted. More ... Photo/DAN PELTON CAN WE LIVE WITH YOU? These adorable kittens are just three of many cats, dogs and other animals ready to be adopted at the Orangeville OSPCA on Riddell Road. A cat or dog adopted from the agency comes spayed/neutered and vaccinated. For more information, call 519-942-3140 or visit the website at www. orangeville.ontariospca.on.ca. More ... Visitors to Corbetton Church on the grounds of the Dufferin County Museum and Archives this Sunday will discover a wonderful selection of unique treasures donated by members, friends and supporters for a fundraising auction. More ... Two questions have puzzled the residents of Melancthon since the Highland Companies' July 25 Open House: "Exactly how big is a 200-foot deep, 2,400-acre aggregate pit?" and "Why did Highland Companies compared such a large hole to a home basement? More ... When Aaron Downey was fancying himself a No. 9 Gordie Howe on Honeywood ice a quartercentury or more ago, he was shooting right-handed with the best hockey stick on the market, a Sherwood that cost less than $20. His entire hockey outfit back then might have cost a total of less than $100. More ... Photo/WES KELLER BARRIER-FREE ACCESS CELEBRATED: Some members of the Orangeville Royal Canadian Legion's "Trillium Committee" for barrier-free access pose with others prior to the official opening. From left are the Rev. Peter Scott, Korean veteran Leo Gallant, Trillium Fund representative Winston Uytenbogaart, Mayor Rob Adams, MP David Tilson, MPP Sylvia Jones, branch President Ron Simms, Second World War veterans Jack Catcher and Tom Scarsdale. Two of the committee chairs, Sue Emeny and Gloria Thomas, were elsewhere. More ... The Dufferin County Museum and Archives will host the "Chris Rogers: Time and Place Project" in conjunction with a fundraiser for the Reed T. Cooper Bursary in Visual Arts. More ... Welcome to Orangeville, a new epicentre of the rock universe. Hey, don't laugh, it could happen. Especially if more local bands are of the same mindset as Grande Fir, an ensemble of five veteran local musicians bent on producing its own unique sound. More ... Caledon OPP says its officers are continuing "almost on a daily basis" to suspend driver's licences and seize vehicles for those travelling 50 km/h or more above the town's posted speed limits. More ... "Hello, I'm the Emergency Department volunteer. How may I help you?" Not exactly the words you expect to hear when walking into a busy ED, but that's the role of the new volunteer greeter position recently introduced at Headwaters Health Care Centre. More ... Dufferin County has reminded residents about the next step in the process to develop a new operating plan for Dufferin County Forest, the County-owned and managed forest properties. The County Forest is made up of 12 tracts located throughout Dufferin County, the largest of which is the 1,492-acre Main Tract located north of Mansfield. More ... The Alzheimer's Society of Dufferin County is asking everyone to participate in the 14th annual Alzheimer Coffee Break. Set for Monday, September 14, the Coffee Break is a nationwide event to raise funds for Alzheimer programs and services. More ... Morgan Placzek, 13, and Kiernan Rogers, 5, of Orangeville, have returned from The War Amps 2009 Ontario Child Amputee (CHAMP) Seminar in Kingston. Morgan, born missing part of both arms, and Kiernan a left leg amputee, attended the three-day seminar, which dealt with all aspects of growing up as an amputee. More ... |
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