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April 8, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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MONO AMARANTH PUBLIC SCHOOL

MONO AMARANTH PUBLIC SCHOOL students recently participated in a day-long arts program that introduced them to a number of creative activities. More...

Local News

DCAFS to pursue purchase of its home

By WES KELLER

Dufferin Child and Family Services (DCAFS) hopes to exercise an option to purchase its building on Riddell Road this November, and will seek the support of county council. More...

Tip leads to marijuana grow op

Acting on an anonymous tip, Orangeville police officers discovered a small marijuana grow op in the Baywinds Residential Complex last Thursday, April 1. More...

Hockey Moms facing off with cancer

By: LINDSEY PAPP

Thursday April 22 marks the beginning of the third annual Jennifer Widbur Memorial Hockey Tournament. More...

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Columns

How much study led to decision?

In my Opinion
Wes Keller

Horrors. The recent decision of Orangeville council to kill the walking trail beside the railway prompted me to spend much of Easter weekend looking for proof that such a trail would be hazardous — or otherwise. More...

Known, yet unknown

Angles ’n’ Attitudes
William Bothwell

Recently, this space recalled the history of Daylight Saving Time under the heading “Adding an hour”. It noted that Germany had been the first country to adopt it even though the idea was pioneered in England. More...

Two-faced even by normal standards’

National Affairs
Claire Hoy

Remember Condoleeza Rice? She was George W. Bush’s secretary of state from 2005 to 2009, a position now occupied by Hillary Clinton. More...

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Sports

Northmen gear up to open season

By MIKE MALONEY

With winter rapidly giving way to spring, ice is not just disappearing on lakes and rivers but in arenas across the country as hockey cedes it's place to lacrosse. More...

Memorable trek to Pinehurst for golfers

The Shelburne Golf and Country Club Advanced Juniors have returned from their March break in Pinehurst North Carolina. The 12th annual version had its share of bright spots with a few notable highlights. More...

Outlaws welcome Argo

While the start of the 2010 season is still over a month away, preparations are full swing for the Orangeville Outlaws. More...

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Riding gets over $820,000 in new Trillium grants

By DAN PELTON

The Ontario Trillium Foundation has announced grants totalling $822,606 for municipalities and non-profit organizations in Dufferin and Caledon. More...

Tree clearing, trail cuts raise club’s ire

By DAN PELTON

A stand of oak trees covering about two acres was cut down Tuesday to make way for further excavation Mono’s town-owned Klondike gravel pit on County Road 16 east of Blind Line. More...

THE RAGING GRANNIES

THE RAGING GRANNIES were on hand Tuesday night at the Lord Dufferin Centre. The play, presented by Smile Theatre, circles around two senior citizens and their commitment to making the world a better place. More...

Editorial

Let’s get serious about helping victims of crime

GOVERNMENTS JUST about everywhere claim to care about violent crime and subscribe to need to compensate its victims. But all too often their actions belie their claims. More...

Far better than just dumping it

WHATEVER ELSE MIGHT BE SAID, incinerating solid wastes using state-of-the-art techniques at a plant that’s not close to urban neighbourhoods must be seen as vastly preferable to just dumping garbage in landfill sites. More...

Political Cartoon

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Mailbox

More readers disappointed in trails decision

Dear Mayor Adams & Council I am writing to voice my extreme disappointment in the recent decision by Orangeville Town Council to cancel their support and consequently refuse Federal and Provincial grant money available for the Orangeville Trailway More...

‘Information fell on deaf ears’

Re: Amaranth substation concerns remain More...

Only provincial election will stop pit

A column (“Farming: A Forester’s Views”) and an editorial (“Discretion can be appropriate”) in your 1 April issue prompt my response. More...

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Regional News

Royal Canadian Legion News

BY TINA MORRELL

On Apr 9th, we will be hosting our Famous Turkey Dinner, cost $10.00 - Scotiabank and Br. 233 will be working together, all funds raised will be use to create a new deck for the branch. Entertainment will be provided in the lounge. All are welcome. More...

18 Wheels’ set to roll across Theatre Orangeville stage

By Constance Scrafield-Danby

“Canadians are storytellers,” so says Bobby Prochaska, who is starring with Corey O’Brien and Leisa Way in Theatre Orangeville’s upcoming musical production of “18 Wheels,” written by John Gray, a well-known Globe More...

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