March 11, 2010 RSS feed / Local News

Driver, vehicle registration have moved

Orangeville’s driver and vehicle registration facilities have moved across Broadway. Since last Friday, both have been sharing space with Service Ontario’s land registry office in the Broadway Village plaza at 41 Broadway, Unit 7. More...

Busy month for Crime Stoppers

February was a busy month for Crime Stoppers of Simcoe-Dufferin-Muskoka. The organization received 183 calls, which assisted police in clearing nine cases involving narcotics and other Criminal Code and provincial statute offences. More...

Belwood wind project draws huge crowd

An overflow crowd said to be close to 1,500 converged on the community hall in Belwood Tuesday night to attend an open house for the proposed Belwood Wind Energy Centre. For the most part, they were not a happy lot. More...

THE BELWOOD COMMUNITY HALL

THE BELWOOD COMMUNITY HALL was the site of an open house presentation by Invenergy, a group proposing to install 25 to 35 wind turbines in the East Garafraxa and Centre Wellington area. More...

Earth Hour to be celebrated in Alexandra Park

The Town of Orangeville will join thousands of municipalities participating in Earth Hour 2010. On March 27, starting at 8:30 p.m., local residences and businesses are encouraged to turn off all non-essential lights and appliances for one hour. More...

Charges laid in hardware store thefts

Last Friday, the Shelburne Police Service was contacted and commenced an investigation into thefts occurring at Fines Home Hardware. As a result of the investigation two persons have been charged with theft and possession of stolen property. More...

HEADWATERS HEALTH CARE CENTRE

HEADWATERS HEALTH CARE CENTRE has officially welcomed midwives to the health facility. More...

Tarion lists best in new home building industry

Devonleigh Homes Inc. of Orangeville was one of five finalists in the Large Volume Builder category of 2010 Awards of Excellence announced this week by Tarion Warranty Corporation. More...

Docherty jury to be charged Monday

The prosecution and defence in Kenneth Allan Docherty’s second-degree murder trial are using the same evidence to prove their cases. More...

Jaffer pleads to reduced charge, fined

Instead of facing trial for impaired driving and cocaine possession, a former MP and husband of a federal cabinet minister has made a $500 donation to Cystic Fibrosis and paid a $500 fine for careless driving. More...

Jones wins commitment to have RDSP protected

Sylvia Jones, who as MPP for Dufferin-Caledon is Progressive Conservative Critic for Community and Social Services, has won a commitment to inform staff at Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) offices throughout the province about the Registere More...

Syrup Festival set for March 27-28

Sponsors of the annual Maple Syrup Festival at Island Lake Conservation Area are optimistic that the weather will be ideal for syrup making during this year’s festival, to be held Saturday, March 27 and Sunday, March 28. More...

TIPS FOR THE LONE GOURMAND:

TIPS FOR THE LONE GOURMAND: Debbie Hunt (left) and Janet Coyle (second from right) - community food advisors for the Wellington-Dufferin- Guelph District Health Unit - were on hand at the Lord Dufferin Centre last Friday to offer up tips how a person More...

County council got glimpse of court addition

The county courthouse addition will be “a compact economical structure” whose visual effects will not detract from the existing heritage buildings on Zina Street, a representative of Parkin Architects told county council’s last ses More...

SUPER HEROIC

SUPER HEROIC amount of money was raised at Kingpin Bowl recently as nearly 500 people on 100 different teams participated in Bowl for Kids. Among the teams, and dressed appropriately, was a team from the Amaranth Lions Club. More...

MacMaster Pontiac Buick welcomes Carmine Preziuso to the dealership

MacMaster Pontiac Buick has announced the appointment of Carmine Preziuso as the dealership’s sales manager. The appointment, which comes in Mr. More...

$10k for illegal fill deposit

A Mono resident was fined $10,000 when he admitted in Ontario Court last week to depositing thousands of loads of fill onto his property without a permit from the Niagara Escarpment Commission. More...

Tilson praises throne speech themes

Dufferin-Caledon MP David Tilson had high praise for his government’s latest Throne Speech, delivered last week. The speech outlining the government’s course for the year ahead and included the following themes: More...