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December 17, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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LET THERE BE LIGHT!

This group of carollers sang in the opening of the annual Orangeville Optimists Festival of Lights Saturday night at the Kay Cee Gardens. More...

Local News

Boland defends closure plan at county

By WES KELLER

Shelburne Mayor Ed Crewson was scheduled to meet with Central West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) last night to ask, among other things, that the HHCC budget approval be delayed until alternatives to closure of Shelburne hospital had been More...

POSTAL EMPLOYEES

and local dignitaries braved Friday's frigid weather to attend the unveiling of Orangeville's latest wooden sculpture; a letter carrier located, appropriately, in front of the Post Office on Broadway. More...

Drug arrests on Highway 10

Last Wednesday night, officers from Caledon OPP detachment who were on general patrol in the area of Highway 10 and King Street observed two pickup trucks parked behind an area building and stopped to investigate. More...

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Mailbox

Only wish is for an organ donor for Mom

I am writing this letter as follow up in regards to a letter published about my mother, Mrs. Laura Field. My mom's letter is about Organ Donation. More...

Some German efficiency needed at Canada Post?

A Christmas nears, line-ups at the post office will grow and packages will take longer than usual to reach their destinations. More...

Glad Harper is standing firm

As I attempt to discover the truth about climate change in the wake of the Copenhagen conference, I found your paper to be of particular assistance. More...

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Sports

Crushers move on up in standings

By MIKE MALONEY

Orangeville Crushers may be moving down the schedule but are definitely moving back up in the standings. More...

Novice Selects blank TNT

They say it only takes one win to get back on track and the Orangeville Novice Select Flyers did just that, shutting out the TNT Tornados' 1-0 in Tottenham last week. More...

SKATE CANADA ORANGEVILLE

was well represented at the 'Skates Alive" competition sponsored by the Shelburne Figure Skating Club this past weekend in Grand Valley. More...

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Town, school board in $2.2 M land deal

By DAN PELTON

Orangeville Council passed the necessary bylaw Monday to clear the way for a $2.2-million purchase of 15.5 acres currently owned by the Upper Grand District School Board. More...

East Gary's Taylor Dufferin's new warden

By WES KELLER

In balloting that came one vote short of a tie last Thursday, the 14-member Dufferin County Council elected East Garafraxa Mayor Allen Taylor as the 133rd warden of the county. More...

Barrie firm maintaining Highways 10, 89

By WES KELLER

After 10 years of handling provincial highway maintenance out of the Ministry of Transportation yard at Shelburne, K.J. Beamish Construction Co. Ltd. of King City has been replaced by Duncor Enterprises Inc. of Barrie for the next five years. More...

Columns

Other schools, please copy!

Random Reflections
Tom Claridge

Alone among Dufferin's three secondary schools, Centre Dufferin District High School has a claim for fame in an unusual extra-curricular activity, debating. More...

At the end of a line

Angles 'n' Attitudes
William Bothwell

What is it about this time of year? It makes some of us more sentimentally parental, as we select gifts for family members and anticipate Christmas reunions. Me? More...

Here again, Canada singled out as a bad guy

National Affairs
Claire Hoy

For those of you who are still naive enough to believe that the great Copenhagen climate conference isn't just a massive financial shakedown of western economies, consider the walkout on Monday by a group of developing nations. More...

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Regional News

REACH network joined

The most important tool hospitals have to care for patients is information information about a patient's background, medical history, previous treatments and test results. More...

Healthy Foundations

By Anthony Fenech

Avoid Gaining Weight Over The Holidays The holidays are synonymous with an abundance of rich foods and overindulgence. During this time, most healthconscious people strive to maintain their weight because dieting is practically impossible. More...

Smile Theatre's 'Fireside Songs' set to take Avalon stage

By Constance Scrafield-Danby

The truths about theatre are: that it is always good for the soul — for actors and audiences alike; that any space can be a stage; that life and theatre reflect each other, almost equally. More...

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