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April 29, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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ROLL UP AND WIN!

ROLL UP AND WIN! Are you a Tim Hortons customer who don’t bother to “roll up the rim” to see if you won something? If you are, you might want to change your habit. More...

Cedar Grove residents finally to get their traffic signals

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

After three decades of waiting, residents of Mono’s Cedar Grove subdivision are finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel — a traffic light, that is. More...

Local News

Ideal dog park site sought

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

The debate continues as to what area of Orangeville should be going to the dogs. The Leash Free Dog Park Committee, in consultation with town staff, has been investigating potential sites for an offleash dog park. More...

SAFETY AND CONSERVATION

SAFETY AND CONSERVATION were messages conveyed by Orangeville Hydro to the public over a period of three days last week. More...

VIRGINIA BOUND:

VIRGINIA BOUND: Contest winners Elizabeth and Stephen Williams were on hand at Orangeville Honda last Friday to accept the keys to a brand new Honda Pilot, which they will drive to Virginia for an exp More...

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Regional News

Needles ‘smart humour’ follows playwright to Ed’s Garage

By Constance Scrafield-Danby Freelance Contributor

The same “smart humour”, as Murray Furrow puts it, as is in the Wingfield series comes bubbling up in the new production of Ed’s Garage, opening at Theatre Orangeville May 7. More...

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Sports

Northmen B split opening weekend

By MIKE MALONEY Sports Editor

The MacMaster Pontiac Buick GMC Northmen officially kicked off their 2010 Junior B lacrosse campaign with mixed results this past weekend. More...

Dufferin hoops championships

Area basketball fans had the chance to see some great ball as the Dufferin Family of Schools held their annual Boys and Girls Elementary School basketball championships this past week. More...

Novice Northmen take 2

The Sanderson Sports Novice Northmen recently opened the 2010 Field Lacrosse with a pair of wins at Cherry Beach Park in Toronto. More...

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Council rail safety motion could be costly

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

When it comes to safety and trespassing issues on the Orangeville-Brampton Railway (OBRY), the classic confrontation of government vs. private enterprise could take place. More...

New events for Teddy Bear Clinic

The Teddy Bear Clinic at Headwaters Hospital Auxiliary is a long-standing annual event where young children can bring their teddy bears and dolls to the hospital for a medical “check up.” Headwaters doctors and nurses kindly volunteer More...

Zing objects to county’s deal

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

A Schomberg Internet service provider (ISP) is crying foul over Dufferin County’s decision to use Barrett Xplore Inc. to complete the expansion of broadband Internet services previously contracted to Everus Communications Inc. More...

Editorial

The perfect time to discuss a customs union?

THERE MAY WELL BE no better time than today for the governments of Canada and the United States to discuss the possibility of a customs union. More...

CITIZEN MAILBOX

Melancthon said in need of new strategic plan

Re: Melancthon Deputy Mayor Hill’s April 22 letter: More...

Consumers should be concerned about farm forecasts

Last week the federal government released farm income forecasts by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. More...

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Columns

Encouragement in times of change

Rev. Gord Horsley

Things are not always consistent in life, but there are two things that I know are: “Change” and our Lord Jesus Christ! He is the same yesterday, today and forever. More...

Angles ’n’ Attitudes 1837 and all that

William Bothwell

The Dufferin County Museum is sponsoring a series of Saturday afternoon talks that feature memorabilia from the 1837 Rebellion in Upper Canada (now Southern Ontario). More...

National Affairs

Claire Hoy Federal equalization program IS broken Back in the heady days of the 1960s and 1970s, when Ontario was the engine that kept Canada’s economy moving, few Ontario taxpayers seemed to care how much cash was leaving the province to p More...

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