January 14, 2010 RSS feed / Local News

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Green Party teams set for federal, provincial votes

By DAN PELTON
Both the federal and provincial wings of the Dufferin-Caledon Green Party have assembled their executive teams in preparation for their respective election campaigns. More...

Reggae, Celtic blend to hit Orangeville stage

By DAN PELTON

Born and bred in one of Canada’s most ethnically diverse neighbourhoods – Toronto’s Keele and Finch – Jason Wilson is a product of his environment whose versatile musical style will be on display Saturday in Orangeville. More...

Headwaters wins top accreditation

Headwaters Health Care Centre has received the highest level of accreditation from Accreditation Canada. More...

Prorogation protests heating up - local rally Jan. 23

By DAN PELTON

The federal Dufferin- Caledon riding will be part of a nationwide rally Jan. 23 to protest Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s decision to prorogue Parliament until March 3. More...

Mono’s Winterfest, tree chipping set for Sunday

Next Sunday, January 17 will see the Town of Mono’s 19th annual Winterfest and tree chipping event take place at Mono Centre. More...

Benotto re-elected as NVCA board chair

Shelburne councillor Walter Benotto has been given a second one-year term as Chair of the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority’s board of directors. More...

Traffic fines up sharply

Some fines under the Ontario Highway Traffic Act have doubled, tripled or even quadrupled: Since Jan. More...

Explorer’s ‘snow trains’ all but sold out

The Credit Valley Explorer’s 2010 “snow train” winter excursions are proving to be an embarrassing success. More...

Board of Health picks members for 2010

The Wellington- Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health held its inaugural meeting on January 6. Lynda Davenport was re-elected chair and Amanda Rayburn vice chair. Keith Perron was elected secretary-treasurer. More...

Jones blasts ‘failure’ of Second Career program

Dufferin-Caledon MPP Sylvia Jones says that as a government program touted as helping people, Ontario’s Second Career program “gets a failing grade.” More...

APPRECIATING A DECADE:

APPRECIATING A DECADE: Royal Chevrolet Cadillac Inc. was the recipient of a 10-year sponsorship plaque from Welcome Wagon last week, in honour of a decade of sponsoring the agency. More...

Powney trial set for 2011

Former Orangeville resident Allan Wayne Powney, charged with first degree murder in January 2008, isn’t scheduled to face a jury until January 2011. Mr. Powney, 65, was charged by Bruce Peninsula OPP shortly after the body of Dr. More...

FOUR YEARS’ WORTH:

Contributed Photo FOUR YEARS’ WORTH: Nine-year-old Daniel Kiss grew his hair for four years so he could donate it to a cancer fund. More...

Information meetings set for expanded French program

The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board will hold a series of public information meetings for parents and guardians interested in enrolling their children in the board’s extended French program for the 2010-11 school year. More...