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March 18, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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IN SPRING, A YOUNG MAN’S FANCY

IN SPRING, A YOUNG MAN’S FANCY turns to thoughts of hitting Rotary Park and taking flight on a bike. A warm and early spring, and March break, saw the park crowded with cyclists and skateboarders engaged in various stunts of daring do. More...

Recent coyote bylaw already replaced

By WES KELLER

County council has rescinded the “invalid” nuisance coyote bylaw adopted at the February 2010 meeting, and replaced it with one that includes changes intended to satisfy several concerns of most local municipalities. More...

Local News

Docherty convicted of manslaughter

The eight-woman, fourman jury in the Superior Court second-degree murder trial of Kenneth Allan Docherty has found him guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter. The sentencing phase will take place at 10 a.m. on April 12. More...

County buys Shelburne ambulance station

By WES KELLER

In a transition that began with provincial downloading in the year 2000, Dufferin County has purchased the last remaining hospital-owned ambulance station in the county – at Shelburne – for a price of about $75,000. More...

THE AMARANTH LIONS CLUB

THE AMARANTH LIONS CLUB donated $2,700 to Headwaters Health Care Foundation last week; proceeds that were raised through the sale of their 2010 “cash calendars”. The proceeds will be directed to the Dialysis Program at Headwaters. More...

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Time for an alternative approach to Tree by-law

The rewriting of the By- Law to Regulate the Destruction or Injury of Trees in Woodlands in the County of Dufferin appears to be in need of a new approach. More...

County tree bylaw won’t stop developers, towns

Those who have visited my farm and observed the results of my efforts may be interested in the effect that I believe the new draft tree-cutting bylaw will have on my managed forest and others throughout Dufferin County. More...

Minister corrects story information

Response to “Jones wins commitment to have RDSP protected”, printed Wednesday, March 11, 2010 I am writing to correct information that was included in your March 11, 2010 article regarding Registered Disability Savings Plans (RDSPs) an More...

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Regional News

Royal Canadian Legion News

BY TINA MORRELL

Come out and join us for Karaoke on Saturday March 20, 2010 with host Jill Phillips from 9pm- 1am. All welcome. On March 20th - there will be a turkey / meat roll from 1pm to 6pm. All are welcome. On Mar 26th, Br. More...

Rising country star to sing next week at TJ’s Hangar

By Constance Scrafield-Danby

“Rising Star” nominated Jason Blaine is to sing next week at TJ’s Hangar. (“Rising Star” is an award and contest that CMT has every year for new artists — he was nominated in 2006). More...

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Rail trail showdown slated for March 29

By DAN PELTON

The issue of a recreational trail to run alongside 1.2 kilometres of railway track in Orangeville will come to a head at a special March 29 public council meeting. More...

Tree bylaw adoption up in air still

By WES KELLER

County council has sent its proposed forest conservation bylaw back to committee for further review, and the consultant for North Dufferin Agriculture and Community Taskforce, Garry Hunter, is continuing to ask why a new bylaw is needed in any event More...

THE LATTER-DAY LEPRECHAUNS,

THE LATTER-DAY LEPRECHAUNS, aka Cathwyn and Rob Portas, were welcoming folks to partake in the green beer and the blarney at the St. Patrick’s Day festivities Wednesday night at the Winchester Arms on Broadway. More...

Editorial

Tax-funded communications get failing mark

AT EVERY LEVEL, messages from governments ought to be accurate, informative, and politically neutral. More...

Even ‘green’ projects are in trouble!

THESE DAYS, it seems just about every imaginable large-scale project is in trouble with its potential neighbours, even when the projects are at least relatively ‘green.” More...

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Columns

I heard it through the grape vine!

Christian Perspectives
Rev. Gord Horsley

In Numbers 13 God sends twelve spies into the promised land to check out its fruits. Numbers 13:20 says, “Be of good courage and bring some of the fruit of the land. More...

Boom, zoom, phroom!

With Your Permission
Constance Scrafield- Danby

Molly was going to visit her grandfather at Ye Merry Olde Hills Start Ye Again Residence. Harry his name was, and he was 105 years old. More...

Where the West began

Angles ’n’ Attitudes
William Bothwell

“Greeks brace as Europe threatened”. That newspaper headline (The Globe, 3 March) might have been dated anytime in the Fifth Century B.C. More...

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Sports

Four Flyers teams battling for titles

With the end of 2009- 10 hockey season clearly in sight, not just one but four Orangeville Flyers teams found themselves in battles for an OMHA title. More...

Hawerchuk to lead Canadian team to Sweden

The Orangeville Crushers may have made an early and disappointing exit from the 2009- 2010 playoffs, but the season for coach Dale Hawerchuk is far from over. More...

Tigers Bantam B Team Gets to Finals of Norfolk Tournament

The Royal Bank Orangeville Tigers B girl’s hockey team travelled to Simcoe and Port Dover to compete in the 5th Annual Cassie Turner Memorial Girl’s Hockey Tournamen More...

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