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MONTREAL CANADIENS coach Jacques Martin watches his players as they go through their paces at Teen Ranch on Wednesday morning. The storied Montreal franchise arrived in town on Sunday night, staying on the Ranch and practicing at the Ice Corral in final preparations leading up to their 2009-10 NHL season opener against Toronto on Thursday evening. More...
Public meeting set on council pay hikes
By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

The contentious subject of remuneration for Orangeville council will be discussed anew Monday when an ad hoc committee presents its recommendations at a public meeting in the town council chambers. Originally scheduled for 4 p.m., the meeting has been moved to 7 p.m., to accommodate people who are returning from work, and is scheduled to run to 8 p.m. More...

Bruce Trail expands scope in Mono
By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

As it gets ready to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2010, the Bruce Trail has taken its place as one of most enduring and venerable nature routes in Canada. And now, thanks to dedicated trail enthusiasts, it has a more prominent place in Dufferin County. More...

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FORMER CANADIAN MIDDLEWEIGHT champion and local fan favourite Bryon Mackie speaks to the crowd with Mayor Rob Adams on Saturday morning after being named the torch bearer for the Orangeville portion of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Torch Run. More...

 Local News
• CDRC to get $3M fix
The Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex (CDRC), which opened in 1977, has been awarded funding through the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund (ISF) for a $3 million renovation and expansion project. The ISF funding is a part of the economic stimulus plan, to which the federal and provincial governments have provided two-thirds of the total $3 million budget. More...
• Baywinds passes fire inspection
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 Editorial
• Transportation network with far too many gaps
ONE THING Canadians who travel abroad soon discover is that we have a lot to learn from Europeans when it comes to transportation generally, and public transit in particular. More...
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• Wanted: some 'official' scenic tours
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 Columns
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The best possible arrangement
Whether the county made a good deal on remediation costs of the Dufferin Oaks exterior finish might be a matter of debate, but it would seem to have been the best possible arrangement they could have made. More...
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• The Regulation of Tree Cutting in Dufferin
The Dufferin County Council is in the process of rewriting a tree cutting by-law which will: limit the sale of timber and firewood; require a permit every time one cuts a tree; treat sales differently than own use; and encourage neighbours to comment on your forest harvesting activities. More...
• Renewed focus needed
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 Regional News
• ELGV gets $10.4 M funding for plant
East Luther Grand Valley is poised to proceed soon with employment and residential development thanks to a $10.4- million Canada-Ontario infrastructure grant that'll pay two-thirds of the $15.6-million sewage plant development. More...
• Quarry opponents to learn where it stands
• AlterNRG expands, tests weeds for syngas
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 Sports
• article has image Crushers split weekend pair
It was a weekend best described as six of this, half dozen of the other for the Orangeville Crushers. They shut out Newmarket 1-0 on Friday night, then came up flat on Sunday afternoon in dropping a 2-1 decision to North York. More...
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• Peewee Flyers start with win
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