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March 4, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW

THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW was not enough to stop a determined Wendel Clark and the players of NHL Alumni squad who were in town Friday night. More...

Concerns over hospitals widespread: Crewson

By WES KELLER

Shelburne Mayor Ed Crewson learned last week that north-central Dufferin is not alone in its dismay at the closing of a hospital. More...

Local News

Local youths’ event to aid Kenyan education effort

By DAN PELTON

A group of Orangeville District Secondary School students are spearheading an effort to provide children in Kenya with adequate education. More...

Docherty trial may end next week

By WES KELLER

After more than 50 exhibits and numerous Crown witnesses, the second degree murder trial of Kenneth Docherty could go to the jury as early as next week. More...

Arrest made in 7-Eleven robbery

Orangeville Police have arrested and charged a 35- year-old Orangeville man in connection with a robbery at the 7-Eleven convenience store, in the early hours of Saturday January 23. More...

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Mailbox

‘Disappointment and concern’ expressed

I read with great disappointment and concern the recent article on the front page of this paper about the fading support of Council for trail development in the Town. More...

Thanks for generous donation

The Orangeville Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of Orangeville Highlands have come through again for our community. More...

Rail ‘just a supplement’

Re “Rail remains our most neglected infrastructure,” (Feb. More...

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Regional News

Royal Canadian Legion News

BY TINA MORRELL

Come out and join us for Karaoke on Saturday March 6, 2010 with host Jill Phillips from 9pm- 1am. All welcome. On Friday March 12 we will be having Irish Stew in celebration of St. Pattie's Day at cost of $6.00. More...

Team members agree: health care is all about balance

By Constance Scrafield-Danby

Dr. Nadine French, who was formerly with Shelburne’s Mel Lloyd Clinic, is really excited about her new professional partnership with Dr. Peter Cole, M.D., and Ila Sisson, a health-promoting registered nurse. More...

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Rail trail supporters speak up

By DAN PELTON

With a proposed rail side trail jeopardized by the recent loss of support from Councillor Sylvia Bradley, supporters of the 1.2-kilometre section are lending their voice to a debate that has recently been dominated by those who oppose it. More...

Ontario Health Coalition picks Shelburne for consultation

By WES KELLER

Shelburne has been chosen by the Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) as one of 12 centres for public consultations on hospital services in rural and northern Ontario. The OHC panel will be at Grace Tipling Hall tomorrow, March 5, from 3 to 6:30 p.m. More...

THE GOLDEN GOAL!

THE GOLDEN GOAL! A packed, and tense, house at T.J.’s Hangar exploded in cheers Sunday after Sydney Crosby scored the overtime goal to give Canada a 3-2 win over the U.S. in the gold medal game at the Vancouver Olympics. More...

Editorial

So we didn’t quite ‘Own the Podium’? So what?

NOW THAT ‘VANCOUVER 2010’ is history, it’s pretty clear that as host country we didn’t really “Own the Podium,” by seeing our athletes win the most medals. More...

Really due to a lack of voting power?

SHELBURNE MAYOR ED CREWSON came back from a Toronto conference last week having discovered that north-central Dufferin residents aren’t alone in their dismay at the closing of their hospital, and that there’s little hope of improvements i More...

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Columns

Golden grab

With Your Permission
Constance Scrafield- Danby

Stephen Harper was sitting in his seat in the jet that was taking him back to Ottawa. He was so happy, so content, so satisfied. Everything was going his way and he was going to see to it that things continued like that. Everything going his way. More...

Forward, march

Angles ’n’ Attitudes
William Bothwell

On the parade ground there is always a short break between the words ‘Forward’ and ‘march’. It moves ahead those who had been marking time. More...

What are trees good for anyway?

From the Global Classroom
Doug Skeates

I am amazed at how little we really know about trees. I was taken on a boat trip up the Wikki River a tributary of the Berbice River and about 100 miles south of the Caribbean coast. More...

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Sports

Muskies bow out in five to ‘Hawks

By MIKE MALONEY

A season that had started with such promise, just months ago, ended in disappointment this past weekend as the Shelburne Muskies found themselves eliminated from the playoff picture – for the second year in a row – by the Saugeen Shores More...

Golden moment for Novice Tigers

The Orangeville Tigers Novice Rep team travelled to Brantford over the weekend to compete in the 29th Annual Walter Gretzky Girls hockey tournament. More...

NEVER GET IN THE WAY OF A HUNGRY BEAR.

NEVER GET IN THE WAY OF A HUNGRY BEAR. That was a lesson learned the hard way by the Bishop MacDonnell Celtics who found themselves the last team standing between ODSS and the District 4/10 Boys Hockey Championship on Wednesday afternoon. More...

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