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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 ... An Orangeville fire department inspection this week has determined that the Baywinds facility on First Street is adhering to fire safety standards. Baywinds, which provides housing for both seniors and disadvantaged individuals, was the subject of a heated town council session Sept. 14. More ... THE 137th GRAND VALLEY FALL FAIR was held over the weekend. According to fair officials, attendance was down slightly from 2008, but not by a significant margin, and the event was an overall success. Featured were the customary agriculture shows, the midway and exhibition in the arena. There was also a demolition derby, a popular draw wherever it's held. More ... THE MINTO CUP CHAMPION Orangeville Northmen were honoured at Monday's Town Council meeting and, as part of the tribute, had part of Fead Street past the Tony Rose Memorial Sports Complex designated as Northmen Way. More ... Final statistics on September enrolment show that total enrolment at the Orangeville Campus of Georgian College has almost tripled this September over September 2008, with 212 students now enrolled in 15 courses, compared with 68 last year. More ... Dufferin OPP Detachment is investigating a motor vehicle collision on Airport Road early Sunday that claimed the life of a 19-year-old Guelph man. Shortly before 2 a.m. More ... The Orangeville Junior A Northmen Lacrosse club was honoured at Orangeville Council this week with the presentation of street signs for "Northmen Way". Council approved a recommendation of the Recreation Committee to have a section of Fead Street past the Tony Rose Memorial Sports Complex designated as Northmen Way. More ... The staid old Knox Presbyterian church in Horning's Mills was once one of only a few churches in Ontario with hydro electricity, and now it has become a church without pews and with gaping holes or plywood where once it boasted marvellous stainedglass windows. More ... HARMONY WHOLE FOODS on First Street held a seminar Tuesday to educate participants on ways to best promote and protect the immune system. Among those taking part in delivering the seminar were , left to right: Dina Simkhaev, Jolen Downham, Katharine Shackleton and Matt Falkowski. More ... BOB CLARENCE, a hunter education instructor for the last 40 years, has been inducted into the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters Hall of Fame in Peterborough. Mr. Clarence has also served with the Credit Valley Conservation Authority, was a founding member of the Report- A-Poacher program and has been a member of the Dufferin Forest Advisory Committee. More ... When the Olympic Flame arrives in Orangeville in just 93 days, it will be proudly carried by Bryon Mackie, chosen as the community torchbearer to light the celebration cauldron for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay. More ... It won't matter to Chanda Gibson if December 28 is extremely cold or very mild, as the stepdancing champion heats up the stage with her energetic and enthusiastic performance. Chanda and her students will be performing at Orangeville's Olympic Torch Relay celebration on the outdoor stage at the Tony Rose Memorial Sports Centre. More ... "When I was four years old," reminisces Catherine Gildiner, "the doctor told my parents that I was hyper-active and needed to go to work full time." As a result of this rather strange recommendation, she said, "I went to work at the age of four for my father, who owned a drug store. More ... |
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