January 7, 2010 RSS feed / Local News

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SPLISH SPLASH A BATH?

SPLISH SPLASH A BATH? About a dozen hardy souls, mostly from Orangeville, took the annual Grand Valley Lions Club Polar Dip New Year’s Day. David Pounds qualified as the oldest dippers, at 62. More...

Arson alleged in Violet Hill house fire

A fire that destroyed a home in a Violet Hill estate subdivision has led to an owner facing a charge of arson. More...

HAPPY 2010:

HAPPY 2010: Long-time Orangeville businessman Harry Fletcher toasts the New Year at Lord Dufferin Centre with his daughter Kim and her husband, the Rev. Eric Kampen. The countdown at noon Dec. More...

Calls to Crime Stoppers, arrests both up in ’09

Crime Stoppers of Simcoe-Dufferin-Muskoka received 2,387 calls in 2009, including 158 in December. The annual total was up slightly from 2008 when 2,314 calls were placed. More...

UG board adopts bottled water rules

At the December meeting of the Upper Grand District School Board, held on December 15, the board approved two recommendations from its Bottled Water Study Committee, established in September 2008 to review the impact of eliminating the sale of bottl More...

Higher traffic fines said to aid safety, ‘if enforced’

Mega-increases in traffic fines that took effect Jan. 1 might improve public safety, “but only if enforced,” says Walter Kolodziechuk, a retired long-time police officer and now Amaranth’s deputy mayor. More...

Local sounds abound for new music producer

For many, the appeal of the Orangeville area lies in its rustic landscape of rolling hills, meandering rivers and gentle pastoral scenarios. More...

5 drivers arrested as impaired

Dufferin OPP detachment officers arrested five drivers for impaired driving during the Christmas holiday period. At 12:07 a.m Wednesday, December 23, More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

BY TINA MORRELL

On Friday, Jan. 8th we will be having a Benefit Dinner with Roast Beef, two veggies, potatoes, coffee and dessert. $10.00. All welcome Come out and join us for Karaoke on Saturday Jan 9, 2010 with host Jill Phillips from 9pm-1am. More...

Local author’s book now on sale

Amber and the Fallen Bridge, a children’s book by Orangeville author Kelli Curtis, is on sale locally. Ms. Curtis says that currently BookLore is the only local store offering the book, at $10. More...

D-C Liberal candidate blasts prorogation

By DAN PELTON

His recent prorogation of Parliament proves Prime Minister Stephen Harper “is more interested in partisan manipulation than in governing for the benefit of all Canadians,” says Dufferin-Caledon federal Liberal candidate Bill Prout. More...

2009 a year of distinction at Roy’s

By DAN PELTON

In an age when the contemporary car contains more technology than the Apollo 11 lunar module that landed on the moon, the role of the auto technician, and the garage he works for, has become much more challenging. More...