December 23, 2009 RSS feed / Local News

CHOICES YOUTH SHELTER

will have $5,300 more to work with, thanks to the fundraising efforts of Women Living Well and the generosity of Scotiabank. More...

Bird release to mark Torch Relay finale

The conclusion of Orangeville’s torch relay celebration on December 28th will be a memorable one. More...

Local Greens’ annual meetings set for Jan. 9

The Dufferin-Caledon Federal and Provincial Green Party Associations will have their annual meetings in Orangeville next month. More...

Highland assessment shocks Sanford

Although adamantly opposed to any rezoning of Highland Companies farmland for aggregate extraction, Melancthon resident Dennis Sanford was less than pleased when he learned that the tax assessment on that property had risen by as much as 400 per cen More...

CHAPLAINS COMMISSIONED:

Headwaters Health Care Centre’s volunteer chaplain commissioning service was held at Faith Community Wesleyan Church in Orangeville. Back Row (left to right) Jane Adams, Sharon Meredith, Mary T. More...

Filsinger wins MPAC classification challenge

While he may have waited longer than anticipated, local businessman Ken Filsinger still received an early Christmas present late last week when his sign making firm, Sign Needs, saw its tax classification changed from industrial to commercial. More...

LED light exchange, food drive a success

Orangeville Hydro hosted its annual Christmas Cheer week December 7 – 11, raising funds for three local charities, The Salvation Army, Family Transition Place and the Orangeville Food Bank More...

Limerick Contest winners

The following are the winning entries in the limerick contest that has challenged local ‘poets’ during the autumn of 2009. More...

FITH ANNIVERSARY.

Proprietors Susan Sanderson, Deb Pearce and Janie Kirk welcomed customers with cake and a smile in celebration of the fifth anniversary of the opening of their store, Mochaberry Coffee and Co. located on Broadway in downtown Orangeville. More...