January 21, 2010 RSS feed / Local News

Simcoe eying Dufferin DEEPly

Responses from Dufferin’s local municipalities on the possibility of the county assuming waste management responsibilities has been “disappointing but predictable” says Shelburne Mayor Ed Crewson, chairman of the county committee r More...

NDACT urged to keep on fighting

The Highland Companies will be facing an uphill battle in its quest for a 2,400-acre quarry in Melancthon Township, a capacity crowd at the Honeywood Arena heard last Saturday. More...

Boy, 5, spearheads Haitian relief efforts

You may want to consider turning to Jack Greig to handle your investment portfolio. He did, after all, parlay five dollars into close to $1,200 in a matter of weeks. The only problem is that Mr. More...

Mills renewing bid for Mulmur mayoralty

After coming within a single ballot of defeating Gordon Montgomery as mayor of Mulmur in 2006, Paul Mills has decided to see if he can turn the tables in a rematch. More...

Humber adding interior decorating program

Humber College has announced that an Interior Decorating program will be added to its Orangeville Campus in the fall of 2010. The program will focus on design development, theory and presentation in studio class, integrated with drafting, CADD More...

Coyotes escape bylaw, for now

Dufferin’s Government Services Committee, now headed by Orangeville Deputy Mayor Warren Maycock, will make revisions to the proposed county coyote control bylaw before it is voted on by county council. More...

THE WHITE TRUFFLE RESTAURANT

THE WHITE TRUFFLE RESTAURANT on Broadway suffered extensive water damage due to a burst pipe last week, but the crews are busy bringing the establishment back to its classy state and the aim is to, hopefully, have the restaurant up and running by Fri More...

Healthy Foundations

The Benefits of Exercise Most people’s resolution is to get fit. Many tend to burst out the gate with high ambitions only to fall short within a week or two. Granted nothing good ever came easy! More...

Lower tax rates likely offset by higher assessments

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...

THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS and Scotiabank combined to raise $5,000 for the charity organization's many causes. The Knights raised funds through their annual turkey draw, which were matched by Scotiabank. More...

THE ORANGEVILLE BRANCH of the Ontario SPCA,

THE ORANGEVILLE BRANCH of the Ontario SPCA, and its furry boarders, were the recipients of a $220 donation from Marq Anquetil of Interiors by Decorating Den, who gave the proceeds of two days of home decor consulting. With Ms. More...

Lions mark Lions Week by getting clean water to Haiti

The week of Jan. 17-23 having been proclaimed Lions Week in Dufferin County, local Lions have been among the first responders to the Haitian earthquake disaster. More...

K-9 assists in arrest

A 25-year-old Brantford man was arrested by Orangeville police after allegedly breaking into a coin box outside Headwaters Health Care Centre early Sunday. Police were called at about 2:30 a.m. More...

A PARTY ATMOSPHERE:

A PARTY ATMOSPHERE: Trouble & Strife, with special guest Vancouver blues musician David Gogo, packed the house at TJ Hangers Friday night. More...

Local BIA accepting Haiti donations

In response to the recent earthquake in Haiti, the Orangeville BIA is accepting donations to the Starthrower Foundation, an Orangeville volunteerbased registered charity geared to helping Haitians overcome the overwhelming challenges they face. More...

Reward offered in 1992 murder

Ontario Provincial Police are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a 1992 murder in the Mount Forest area. More...

Crewson takes heart from LHIN stance on hospital

However disappointed Shelburne Mayor Ed Crewson might have been by the decision to close the Shelburne hospital site, he says he is encouraged by the support shown by Central West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) at a meeting in Shelburne las More...