April 15, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

Council allocates $47,300 in grants

When it came down to distributing its 2010 town grants on Monday night, Orangeville council hammered out a consensus that saw few grant applicants get all they wanted, but everyone got something. More...

MAPLES INDEPENDENT COUNTRY SCHOOL

MAPLES INDEPENDENT COUNTRY SCHOOL had its open house over the weekend to give perspective students and their parents an idea of what the school is about and what it has to offer. More...

Local News

Businesses team up to for Weekend to End Women’s Cancer

Mike Lockey from Mark’s Work Wearhouse in Orangeville is teaming up with Geoff and Faye Del Grande, owners of Access Fitness, to raise funds for the Weekend Walk to End Women’s Cancer in September. More...

Victim of Crime Awareness week

Caledon/Dufferin Victim Services (CDVS) will be promoting National Victims of Crime Awareness Week in the Town of Caledon and Dufferin County next week. More...

MAJOR POT HAUL:

MAJOR POT HAUL: The OPP staged a major raid on two properties in Grey County last week and busted a grow op operation with marijuana with an estimated street value of $11 million. More...

Columns

Easter’s all over - or is it?

Christian Perspectives

So, Easter is all over. Or is it? I guess that for those to whom Easter means only Easter eggs and chocolate bunnies, yes it’s all over. But for Christians, Easter is a season, fifty days that we sometimes call the Great Fifty Days. More...

Loyalty and benevolence

With Your Permission

At the dinner party celebrating the 50th wedding anniversary of Anne and Doug Skeates, someone called out: “What’s the secret, Anne? How did you two do it?” More...

A hankering for hankerchiefs

Angles ’n’ Attitudes

Ayoung physician, a recent and welcome accession to our health care unit, told me in connection with a minor complaint that the basic problem might be T.M.B. That’s too many birthdays. I reflected that he may have had the benefit of too few. More...

Sports

Silver finish for Major Atom Hawks

The Orangeville Hawks basketball program is one often overlooked in the hype between hockey and lacrosse, but it is one program that continues to grow and improve every year. More...

Wolves host tournament

The Orangeville Wolves Special Hockey team has the honour of hosting an international tournament to be held this weekend in Orangeville. More...

Future champions?

Twisters Gymnastics and Trampoline Club is offering something new this spring for parents of young tots. Parent and Toddler Gym is a program designed with children ages 18 to 24 months in mind. More...

$4M federal grant for plastic recycling at former Setex plant

Shelburne will be at the vanguard of plastics recycling in North America, thanks to a $4-million federal grant which has enabled Ice River Springs Water Co. Inc. to complete its purchase of the former Setex plant. More...

Seized grow ops valued at $11M

An Orangeville area resident is one of three men charged after the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau uncovered large marijuana grow operations in Grey County last week. More...

Orica driver charged in collision

A late afternoon collision on East Luther Grand Valley Sideroad 21-22 and Concession 2-3 on Monday that caused a hydro outage for possibly six hours has resulted in a charge against an Orica Canada driver. More...

Editorial

No easy solutions to this complex health issue

IF YOU FIND THE ISSUE confusing, you’re surely not alone. And it’s also full of complexities. More...

Water metering makes good sense

THE METERING OF WATER USE makes perfectly good sense from two points of view, even if some consumers might feel unfairly treated in the beginning. More...

Political Cartoon

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Expression of views okay, but need facts

Re: “information fell on deaf ears” As a politician it is “part of the territory” to get criticized for decisions made (or not made). I accept that. I have no problem with people expressing their views. More...

Best interests in mind?

Col umnist Re : Plann ers aren’t always to blame: I found this article very misleading. People should not have pity for planners as your article mentions. Planner (aka Jerry Jorden) of Melancthon Township is paid very well for his services. More...

Columnist said wrong

‘Canada really doesn’t believe in free speech’ Claire Hoy, April 1 More...

Regional News

Royal Canadian Legion News

We would like to thank all those that came out in support of our Turkey dinner fundraiser held on April 9th. Come out and join us for Karaoke on Saturday April 17, 2010 with host Johnny Green from 9pm- 1am. All welcome. More...

Music, poetry and fun ride in on ‘18 Wheels’ production

Perhaps as much a concert as a play, 18 Wheels, currently playing at Theatre Orangeville, is a good time out. Leisa Way, Bobby Prochaska and Cory O’Brien are personable, persuasive and charming. More...

NCCP Course offered

Attention coaches. A National Coaching Certificate Program NCCP) Introduction to Competition course is being offered in Orangeville, hosted by Orangeville Parks and Recreation. More...