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Photo/MIKE MALONEY DOWNTOWN ORANGEVILLE came to life on Friday after Santa Claus himself dropped into town, lighting up the night when he turned on the Christmas tree out front of town hall to officially kick off the festive season. In addition to turning on the lights, he also handed out the first gifts of the season to one boy and one girl picked at random from the crowd. For more pictures from this event and the Annual Christmas Parade, please turn to page B1. More...
Public meeting set on hospital closure
By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Headwaters Health Care Centre's board of directors has decided to defer closure of the former Shelburne District Hospital, at least until after it holds a public meeting in Shelburne early in December. More...

Mono avoids local tax increase
By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

The average Mono ratepayer will face no property tax increase in 2010 for town services — the same situation enjoyed for three of the last four years. The only exception was a 2.4 per cent hike in 2008. Town council passed the budget at its public meeting Tuesday. As it stands, ratepayers will be looking at an increase of about 0. More...

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Photo/WES KELLER CELEBRATING $5.4 MILLION: County council members and Orangeville Police Chief Joe Tomei join MPP Sylvia Jones and MPP Linda Jeffrey (seated left), MP David Tilson (standing behind the two MPPs) and Warden Gord Montgomery (wearing chain of office) to celebrate a Canada-Ontario grant of $5.4-million for the Dufferin County courthouse expansion. The announcement last Friday followed one of $1.8-million to help pay for 15 additional affordable units in the seniors building on Lawrence Ave. In all, it was a $7.2-million day for the county. Please turn to page A2 for the whole story. More...

Treasurer wants town to build reserves
By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

Town of Orangeville council kicked off its 2010 municipal budget deliberations Monday with Treasurer Bill McKennan outlining the state of the town finances and urging the town to concentrate more on building up its cash reserves. More...

 Local News
• Design expert on tap for SPCA fundraiser
The Marlin Travel offices at the Orangeville Walmart store will be the scene Sunday afternoon of an unusual fundraiser for the local SPCA. For a $30 cash donation, participants will get a 20- minute consultation with home decorator Marg Anquetil, winner of eight design awards. More...
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• More charges against alleged stabber
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 Editorial
• Worst bottlenecks are gone, yet problems remain
IT TOOK A LONG TIME, but Dufferin residents living at or below Camilla finally have a fourlane highway to Toronto, and a freeway once they reach Snelgrove. One of Ontario's first provincial highways, Highway 10 originally ran between Lakeshore Road in Port Credit and Owen Sound. More...
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• It's time to turn to reserves
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 Columns
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Connect to Jesus, the Light of the World
I have noticed that many people have taken advantage of the nice weather to put up their Christmas lights. As nice as some of these lights look, I was reminded a couple of weeks ago when the power went out, their beauty depends entirely upon their ability to connect to a power source. More...
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• Canadians are the worst polluters?
We've been judged as one of the top three Worst Polluters in the World :( We've been judged and tried by population density that we are in fact with out mistake one of the three worst polluting countries of the world. Doesn't sound right does it? More...
• A farewell to the community
• Should Council be a cut?
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 Regional News
• Dufferin County gets $7.2 M in grants
Dufferin County got a $5.4-million shot in the arm last Friday to help pay for the proposed courthouse addition, along with formal confirmation of $1. More...
• YMCA defends survey process
• 23,000 inoculated at flu clinics
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 Sports
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Orangeville Crushers edged over into the second half of their 2009- 10 season this past weekend with a 3-2 win over the visiting Streetsville Derby's in their lone game of the weekend last Friday night at the Alder Street Community Centre. More...
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