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April 22, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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ORANGEVILLE COUNCILLOR

ORANGEVILLE COUNCILLOR Sylvia Bradley was at Town Hall last week with Amy Castator, right, and Melissa Kovacs of the County of Dufferin Waste Management Program to proclaim April 17-25 Earth Week in O More...

MPP SYLVIA JONES

MPP SYLVIA JONES presents a plaque to Staff Sergeant Steve Sills, commander of Dufferin OPP, to make the official opening of the new detachment last week. More...

Local News

Turbine foes heading to Queen’s Park next Wednesday

Representatives of the Oppose Belwood Wind Farm Action Group (OBWF) and other opponents of wind farm construction will converge on Queens Park next Wednesday to rally against the Green Energy Act and “the destruction of quality of life through More...

HARMONY WHOLE FOODS

HARMONY WHOLE FOODS holds a series of seminars to promote healthier lifestyles. On Monday night, the guest speaker was Peter V. More...

Docherty re-elects on financial charges

By WES KELLER
Freelance Reporter

Kenneth Allan Docherty has elected to have charges of theft, fraud and uttering a forged document heard in Superior Court rather than in Ontario Court, as he had previously elected. More...

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Columns

How teachable are you?

When you read through the Gospels of the New Testament it is interesting to note how much time Jesus spent teaching both His disciples and the crowds of people who followed Him. More...

Should we stay or go?

There is a time in a politician’s life when toeing the party line and spouting a string of clichés just doesn’t cut it. More...

2763 A.U.C.

Although yesterday was H.M. More...

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Sports

HOCKEY WAS THE NAME OF THE GAME

HOCKEY WAS THE NAME OF THE GAME as the Orangeville Wolves and Special Hockey International welcomed players and their families from across Canada, the United States and England to the 16th Jim Gregory More...

Northmen B start season Saturday

By MIKE MALONEY
Sports Editor

The long winter for the fans of the MacMaster Pontiac Buick GMC Junior B Northmen will come to an end this weekend when the team officially kicks off their 2010 season, hosting the Welland Warlords at the Tony Rose arena on Saturday night. More...

FAN FAVORITE

FAN FAVORITE Gord Franjic had not just the stamina but the right combination of moves to go the distance and defeat Mike Roesch in heavyweight action before a packed house of boxing enthusiasts at Big More...

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Mono pit friction returns to forefront

By DAN PELTON
Staff Reporter

The contentious and sometimes emotional issue of Mono’s Klondyke gravel pit has resurfaced following a decision by the town to close off parts of cross-country ski trails to extract needed gravel. More...

Cancer survivor made it to top of Africa’s highest peak

By LINDSEY PAPP
Co-op Reporter

When Shirley White looked up at Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak on the African continent, towering over Tanzania’s landscape at 5,895 metres, (19,336 feet), she started walking. More...

New OPP station ‘symbol of excellence’

By WES KELLER
Freelance Reporter

The new Dufferin OPP detachment offices officially opened last week as “a symbol of the excellence” of the provincial force, but “the real excellence is the people who work inside it,” said retired Staff Sergeant Walter Kolod More...

Editorial

We need to know a lot more about pardons

SELDOM, IF EVER, has there been as much attention given to the subject of pardons as we have observed this month. More...

Where was the public consultation?

WITHOUT JUDGING the project, we are as bemused as Melancthon Council by the apparent approval of a 100 MW wind farm without any public consultation. More...

Cartoon

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Mailbox

Please consider the children in decisions

An open letter to Mayor Haddock and Members of the Town of Mono Council, More...

Suggestions not correct

Re: Best interests in mind? More...

Disappointed at deputy mayor’s reaction to letter

Regarding Melancthon Deputy Mayor’s Letter to the Editor (April 15): I am disappointed by Deputy Mayor’s misleading letter to the press criticizing Bart Malloy’s article in the Orangeville Citizen, which commented on Melancthon C More...

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Regional News

Local cornet soloist wins Toronto competition

An Orangeville cornet soloist has won the Toronto-based Hannaford Youth Band’s 2010 Young Artists Solo Competition. Jonathan Elliotson won for his solo performance of the technically demanding Carnival of Venice by John Baptiste Arban. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

BY TINA MORRELL
Branch 233, Orangeville

On April 23 we will be serving Salmon with Dill Sauce cost $6.00. All Are Welcome. Come out and join us for Karaoke on Saturday April 24, 2010 with host Johnny Green from 9pm- 1am. All welcome. More...

NATIONAL VICTIMS OF CRIME AWARENESS

NATIONAL VICTIMS OF CRIME AWARENESS WEEK takes place April 18-24 in Orangeville. Its purpose is to make crime victims aware they have a voice in our criminal justice system and that there are laws and services in place to help them. More...

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