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September 10, 2009  RSS feed

FEDERAL GRANT
Thanks to a $2.7 million federal grant through the Community Adjustment Fund, Community Living Dufferin and Theatre Orangeville have enough funds to begin construction of a joint facility on County Road 3. On hand for last week’s ground breaking were, left to right: CLD board chairman David Childs, Dufferin-Caledon MP David Tilson and Theatre Orangeville general manager Marilyn Logan. More...
New County courthouse addition to cost $6.2M
By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Dufferin County has now received a Parkin Architects Ltd. design report for a $6.2- million two-storey addition with basement at the west side of the existing courthouse to house the Provincial Offences Act (POA) courts, among other things. More...

Melancthon council to oppose quarry
By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

To the apparent surprise of some in the gallery at Melancthon council last Thursday, Mayor Debbie Fawcett stated unequivocally that the council is not in favour of a 2,400-acre quarry. And, to protestations from the gallery that it was the first time she or the council had stated its position, the mayor said she had said the same at The Highland Companies' open house. More...

Fair blooms under sunny skies

The 155th edition of the Orangeville Fall Fair took centre stage locally over the Labour Day long weekend with more than 12,000 visitors passing through the turnstiles for the four-day event. More...

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MEMBERS OF THE 12TH ANNUAL DINNER AND AUCTION committee presented a cheque for $311,000 to Headwaters Health Care Foundation Tuesday representing the proceeds of Ole! A Night in Spain, held last May. All monies raised will be directed towards the purchase of new equipment for Headwaters Health Care Centre. Next year's event will be Saturday, May 1. For information on sponsorship or purchasing tickets, contact Headwaters Health Care Foundation at 519-941-2702, ext. 2303. More...

 Local News
• Developer wants more houses in Mono subdivision
A public meeting in Mono Tuesday night concerning a controversial new subdivision near Island Lake was told that the developer, Pine Glen Farms, wants to add 17 new lots to the 323 it already planned. Called Island Lake Phase 3, the subdivision is to be built between First and Second Lines east of Hurontario Street north of Highway 9. More...
• 3 Terry Fox Runs this Sunday
• OPP lays 100-plus traffic charges
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 Editorial
• Greyhound's move shows need for new Via role
LAST WEEK'S ANNOUNCEMENT by Greyhound Canada that it plans to end local services in Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario should serve as a wake-up call to federal politicians. More...
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• A $6.2 million unnecessary expense?
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 Columns
• Are you distracted?
Recently I went to the hardware store to buy some particular item that I needed. After browsing through the store for a while, I arrived at the check-out with a number of items. I then had to stop and think - what was it that I had come here to buy in the first place? More...
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 Mailbox
• Two 'major threats' to our way of life
In the second half of the 20th century Ontario lost 49% of its farmland to development and today 53% of all vegetables consumed by people are imported. For every apple produced in Ontario five come from other countries. More...
• Pork industry in crisis
• Forests and Northern Ontario
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 Regional News
• Townships query POA efficiency
Melancthon has joined with Amaranth in calling for an efficiency study into "to verify overhead costs and provide recommendations for efficiency and cost saving measures" at the Provincial Offences Act (POA) offices. More...
• Weekend to End Breast Cancer slogan misses the mark
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 Sports
• OBA Championship title for Bengals
The Orangeville Bantam Bengals managed to accomplish their third and final goal for the 2009 Baseball season by winning the OBA B Championships this past weekend in Thorold, Ontario. More...
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