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TAKE TWO FILM FESTIVAL will take place March 4-6 at the Empire Theatre in Bolton and the Royal Ambassador Event Centre in Caledon. More...

Local News

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PARKINSON TORCH RELAY: Parkinson Centennial School principal Tim Murray and school staff rallied the students on Friday for a mini torch relay around the school grounds. More...

County adopts coyote control bylaw

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Although it’s not guaranteed to produce positive results, Dufferin County Council has adopted a bylaw intended to cull the coyote population of the predators among them. More...

Drivers injured in crash during storm last week

County Road 11 was closed for more than six hours last Thursday following a serious accident during a storm near daybreak. More...

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Columns

Oldspeak, newspeak, wellspeak

Can you identify the following quotations? • “Hail to thee, blithe spirit, bird thou never wert”. More...

Who is this issue troubling to, and why?

The great German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once said that, “Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.” Obviously, he wasn’t referring to Winnipeg NDP MP Pat Martin, but he could have been. More...

It doesn’t make sense

I’m a creature of logic. I have seen pictures of polar ice caps collapsing and tales of a permanent ice free shipping lane across northern Canada. There is evidence of receding ice in many of the world’s glaciers. More...

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Sports

Crushers go down in six to Derbys

By MIKE MALONEY Sports Editor

Hot goaltending and a hungry underdog have derailed the play-off aspirations of many a skilled hockey club and the Orangeville Crushers are no exception. More...

Selects over Storm

Orangeville's Novice Select Flyers have been busy over the last few weeks. Over the weekend of February 5-6, the Selects headed south to compete in the annual Oshawa Heritage Invitational Hockey Tournament. More...

District 4 ruled by Thunder and Royals

Dufferin County teams again proved they are the best of the best in District 4 basketball as both the Westside Senior and CDDHS Junior squads retained their championship titles for the 2009-2010 season. More...

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Bradley stance clouds trail committee’s future

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

The Orangeville Trailways Committee is questioning its purpose after Councillor Sylvia Bradley announced last week she will vote against a proposed 1.2-kilometre section of trackside trail from Town Line to John Street. More...

Consultant critical of new forest bylaw

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Dufferin’s proposed new Forest Conservation bylaw would provide for minor exemptions to clear-cut woodlands as part of farm operations, but it would require that the cleared area be put into agricultural use within three years. More...

Floods predicted despite little snow

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Although there’s less snow cover on the ground than in most previous years, Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) is warning residents to expect spring flooding again this year. More...

Editorial

Rail remains our most neglected infrastructure

AS WE SEE IT, the only real issue facing Dufferin County Council when it considers the proposed sale of the county-owned railbed is which course would make restoration of rail service most plausible. More...

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How about a chain-link fence?

THE CONTROVERSY over the proposed trackside trail between Town Line and John Street in Orangeville strikes us as something of a tempest in a teapot. More...

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Draft bylaw ‘leaves questions unanswered’

The Draft by-law to regulate the destruction or injury of trees in woodlands has been revised by Dufferin’s Museum and Archives and Heritage Lands Board committees and the legal firm of Cassels Brock and Blackwell LLP. More...

History of the Dufferin County Flag

As you walk or drive by any facility operated by the County of Dufferin, you may notice a blue flag flying proudly in front of the building. More...

Bradley explains reasons for not supporting project

The purpose of my letter is to relay to the taxpayers of Orangeville my reasons for the decision not to support the Rail Trail Project. I am the Council representative on the committee, but not the chairperson. More...

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Regional News

Standing ovation for cast of Freedom 85 on opening night

By Constance Scrafield-Danby Freelance Contributor

When Freedom 85, currently showing at Theatre Orangeville, finished on Opening Night, the two ladies starring in it, Debra Hale (who is also the author) and Andrea Risk, came out for their curtain call. More...

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