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January 21, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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The Chipper

IN MONO, CHRISTMAS season is not officially over until Bob Shirley and the boys have put your tree through the chipper at the annual Mono Winterfest. More...

Water rates likely to jump another 9%

By WES KELLER

Increases the charges Orangeville residents will face this year for water usage and wastewater treatment will likely be close to those of previous years, says the town’s managing director of environmental and development services. More...

Local News

Lower tax rates likely offset by higher assessments

By DAN PELTON

Preparations for the 2010 Town budget began in earnest Monday and a three-hour Orangeville Council session ended with the town-only increase in property taxes standing at 2.6 per cent, or about $60 on a home assessed at $250,000. More...

Hospital to help smokers kick the habit

“Quitting is contagious, pass it on!” is the Canadian Council for Tobacco Control (CCTC) National Non-Smoking Week theme for January 17- 23, and Headwaters Health Care Centre and the Dufferin Area Family Health Team are working together More...

EAST LUTHER GRAND VALLEY MAYOR

EAST LUTHER GRAND VALLEY MAYOR John Oosterhof, centre, was on hand at the township council chambers Tuesday to sign into action the agreement for major sewage treatment plant construction,, which is being aided by $11 million in federal and provincia More...

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Mailbox

An unrelenting appetite

re: NDACT meeting, Jan. 16, 2010, Honeywood - ie. the Melancthon/Mulmur quarry issue “Ask Not...?” More...

Attitudes change province to province

I recently attended a conference for beef farmers, in Grey County. A lovely little spot called Elmwood that’s north of Hanover. Elmwood boasts very nice community centre and served up some fabulous horseradish with lunch. More...

OFA responds to letter

Mr. Wrightman’s letter about the Ontario Federation of Agriculture and the Green Energy Act is naïve and offensive to the OFA and the Ontario farmers who are capitalizing on green energy opportunities. More...

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Sports

Crushers pull out weekend pair

By MIKE MALONEY

With the playoffs looming just around the corner, Orangeville Crushers continue their winning ways and edging their way up the Central Canadian Hockey League Western Division standings. More...

Beyers and Guptill make NHL ranking

Two players on the current roster of the Orangeville Crushers have caught the attention of a number of NHL scouts. More...

Muskies look to lock up second

Shelburne Muskies are zeroing in on a lock for second place in the WOAA Northern Division standings as their 2009-10 regular season heads into its final weekend. More...

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HHCC board adopts budget based on closure

By WES KELLER

By an almost unanimous vote Tuesday night, the board of directors of Headwaters Health Care Centre approved a budget predicated on what amounts to the closing of its Shelburne campus. More...

MPAC to appeal sign firm ruling

By DAN PELTON

A spokesman for the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation MPAC) said Monday that it plans to appeal a December decision by the provincial Assessment Review Board ARB) to change an Orangeville sign-making business’s tax classification t More...

FLOWERS FOR HAITI:

FLOWERS FOR HAITI: Parsons’ Florists on Townline Road is one of a number of businesses, organizations and individuals rallying to help the victims of Haiti’s devastating earthquake. More...

Editorial

Wanted: a consistent policy on compensation

THE CASES OF STEPHEN Truscott and Robert Baltovich are remarkably similar, except when it came to the matter of compensating them for their wrongful murder convictions. More...

Will Highland now lower its sights?

IF THERE EVER WAS ANY DOUBT about it, the capacity crowd in Honeywood ought surely to have demonstrated the strong opposition of Melancthon residents to plans by The Highland Companies to turn 2,400 acres of prime farmland into a huge quarry. More...

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Columns

‘Where is God in all of this?’

Christian Perspectives
Rev. Mary Ranger

What a week of horrors! I can think of no other way to describe it. The images we’ve seen on TV of the devastation in Haiti are indescribably terrible. More...

Knee Jerks

With Your Permission
Constance Scrafield- Danby

“The poor you will have with you always,” Jesus reportedly said to his disciples in defence of the woman who was anointing him with expensive oils – and because he understood the nature of man. More...

Cheques and balances

Angles ’n’ Attitudes
William Bothwell

Abox of new cheque books arrived via Canada Post the other day. Maybe I shall save one of them in pristine condition. My grandchildren may show it as my parents displayed surviving wartime ration coupons. More...

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Regional News

Royal Canadian Legion News

BY TINA MORRELL

The 1849 Lorne Scots Cadet Corp will be having a Turkey Dinner with all the trimmings on Friday Jan 22 from 5pm to 7pm at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 233 @ $10.00 per person. This Fundraising event is in conjunction with Scotia bank. More...

Drew Marshall – taking on the Nation’s IQ

By Constance Scrafield-Danby

“When Strombo says jump – well, who’s going to say no?” asks Drew Marshall. This question was in regard to his being invited by George Stroumboulopoulos to participate this weekend’s Test the Nation on CBC-TV. More...

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