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December 10, 2009 / Front Page

QUILT RAFFLE RAISES $THOUSANDS.

A legion was held last week at the Orangeville Legion branch where the Headwaters Health Care Auxiliary was presented with a ceremonial cheque for $3,700, the proceeds of the recent quilt raffle. More...

Local News

Town begins budgeting with surplus from '09

Preliminary municipal budgets are usually frightening, but Shelburne this year is looking again at a no change in its tax rate for 2010. More...

Federal D-C Liberals to pick candidate Saturday

By DAN PELTON

The Dufferin-Caledon Federal Liberal Association will hold its nomination meeting Saturday in Mono Mills with Alton businessman Bill Prout expected to be unopposed as the candidate for the next federal election. More...

Orangeville man given philanthropy award

An Orangeville resident was in a select group of organizations and individuals recognized last week as winners of Philanthropy Awards by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Toronto Chapter. More...

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Columns

Staying close to home

With Your Permission

Constance Scrafield- Danby

We are all just trying to make a living — feed our kids, have some fun sometimes, keep a roof over our heads. Some of us depend on others to employ us and, in return, we offer them an honest day's work for an honest day's pay. More...

People, places, things

Angles 'n' Attitudes

William Bothwell

The twelve days of Christmas, sundown on 24 December to that on January (Twelfth Night), are "the holidays". They include New Year's Day. More...

Situation is nobody's fault but his own

National Affairs

Claire Hoy

At last check, golfing mega-star Tiger Woods is nine over par, and counting. That's how many women - so far - claim to have had affairs with him during his married life. Whether all the claims are valid, who knows? More...

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Sports

Crushers show perseverance

By MIKE MALONEY

Orangeville Crushers continue to show they are not about to fade away as the team officially passed into the second half of their regular season schedule. More...

Royals and Thunder clash

There was another page added to the record book of the standing rivalry between Westside Secondary and Centre Dufferin this past week as the two schools met once again in District 4 competition. More...

Fish' edged by Rocks

Shelburne Muskies may have played one of their best defensive games of the season but just couldn't turn the tide of momentum their way as the Elora Rocks pulled out a come from behind 3-2 overtime win at the CDRC on Saturday night. More...

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LHIN suggests new role for hospital

By WES KELLER

Under a Central West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) scheme, the former Shelburne District Hospital could become a Health & Care Centre separate from, but coordinated with, Headwaters Health Care Centre (HHCC). More...

Two-way race for county warden

By WES KELLER

Barring any unforeseen changes, the 14 Dufferin County councillors will have to choose between the incumbent warden, Mulmur Mayor Gordon Montgomery, and East Garafraxa Mayor Allen Taylor as their warden for 2010. More...

Editorial

Tough sentencing: politically popular, but at what cost?

THERE'S SURELY NO DOUBT that governments everywhere find strong voter support for tax cuts and tougher sentences for every kind of criminal. More...

It's harder than ever to explain

FOR YEARS NOW, we've been advocating abolition of Ontario's market value assessment system and with it the burgeoning Ontario Municipal Assessment Corporation. But never until now has the need been so evident. More...

Political Cartoon

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Mailbox

A letter of appeal to those with our dog

Harley is my 8 year-old Jack Russell terrier. I have had her since she was six weeks old. We have her pup Max, a Golden Retriever and two rescue cats. More...

Comments said 'disturbing'

Re: 'Fantino comments' December 3 Mr. More...

Better system, even with flaws

The editor criticizes Sarah Palin for her remarks about what the Democrats may do when the health care reform would be accepted. More...

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Regional News

The immortal spirit of Elvis still packs them in

There are few cultural institutions or individuals in this world whose legacies don't eventually fade away with the test of time. More...

Alter NRG now proposing bigger plant

With Alberta likely to come under fire at the Copenhagen conference on climate change because of its tar sands plants, one has to marvel that the green energy efforts right here in Dufferin County are almost exclusively spearheaded by two Alberta c More...

'Everything you need' can be found without leaving town

By Constance Scrafield-Danby Freelance Contributor

In the 1970s, there was not much in Orangeville — a few shops with a variety of goods, very little in the way of diversion. Fast forward to 2009, when Orangeville is a hub, a veritable boom town of provisions. More...

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