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May 13, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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‘HOPE, HELP AND HARMONY’:

Photo/LINDSEY PAPP ‘HOPE, HELP AND HARMONY’: A Haitian Benefit was held on Sunday in the Orangeville District Secondary School cafetorium. More...

County reps talk trash at council meetings

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

Shelburne Mayor Ed Crewson and Dufferin Public Works Director Trevor Lewis spent Monday and Tuesday night talking trash in the council chambers of Orangeville and Mono – trash disposal at a proposed gasification plant, to be specific. More...

Local News

Ed’s Garage - a place of healing for more than motors

By Constance Scrafield-Danby Freelance Contributor

Ed is, but not merely, the owner of a garage. It is a place of healing for more than motors. Come, bring your problems, fears, entanglements – all the sources of your tension and unhappiness to Ed. More...

RELAY FOR LIFE:

Photo/LINDSEY PAPP RELAY FOR LIFE: Grade 8 students from Mono and Amaranth Public School made a contribution to Relay for Life, coming June 11 and 12. More...

CHOWING DOWN FOR THE CAUSE:

Photo/DAN PELTON CHOWING DOWN FOR THE CAUSE: As the many and varied restaurants in the town prove, Orangeville area residents are not without their discerning palates. More...

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Mailbox

Liberals, NDP ‘revictimizing many families’

People from all corners of the province rallied in Queen’s Park on April 28th to voice their concerns about wind turbines! McGuinty must have had something blocking his view when he claims a hundred people were there. More...

Concern over filling of NVCA representative

Re: Letter to the Editor “A Very Concerning Matter” In the agenda package of the Melancthon council meeting of May 6,2010, was how council would appoint someone to fill the position of NVCA (Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority) r More...

‘Additional information’

I am writing to provide additional information for your readers, which I feel was omitted in the letter to the editor published on May 6, 2010, entitled: “Bill would deregulate private mal firms.” More...

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Sports

Vets declaw Wolfpack in opener

By MIKE MALONEY Sports Editor

First period jitters soon gave way to second period confidence as the Shelburne Vets kicked off their 2010 summer campaign in style with a convincing 10-3 win over the Innisfil Wolfpack on Friday night. More...

Novice Northmen record at 5-1

The Sanderson Sports Novice Field Lacrosse Northmen improved their regular season record to 5- 1, moving into sole possession of second place by winning three of four games over the last two weekends. More...

Kings bats come alive in opener

The long winter is finally over for baseball fans in Dufferin as diamonds across the area resound to the call of “play ball!” One of the first teams to take to the field were the Orangeville Kings who are off to a 1-1 start in Intercou More...

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Opinions differ on courthouse expansion

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

The planned expansion of the building containing Dufferin County’s municipal offices and the local courts, and the properties that will be lost to make way for it, were the subject of intense discussion Monday night at Orangeville Council. More...

Mono working on gravel pit compromise

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

The issue of finding ways to establish a harmonious relationship between the Town of Mono and the Mono Nordic Ski Club was on the table at Tuesday night’s council meeting. More...

BRIGHT SKIES

Photo/MIKE MALONEY BRIGHT SKIES couldn't stop the Westside Thunder from hanging a grey cloud over the CDDHS Royals girl soccer team on Monday afternoon. More...

Editorial

Waste management should be county responsibility

IN THE THREE DECADES that Dufferin County has been trying to find a solution to the problems it faces in waste management, precious little has happened beyond a rejection of landfills and agreement in principle on the creation of composting and energ More...

Political Cartoon

Full Story

A permanent solution is needed

THE DOOR IN SHELBURNE – one of 11 under the umbrella of Highland Youth for Christ (HYC), will win higher visibility and easier access for most kids when it’s moved from the town’s Public Works property to Hyland Park. More...

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Columns

Jones, Elliott grill minister on CAS budgets

Dufferin-Caledon MPP Sylvia Jones and Christine Elliott (PC, Whitby- Oshawa) questioned the Minister of Children and Youth Services Tuesday on an application for judicial review that was filed last week in London by 11 Children’s Aid Societies More...

Christian Perspectives

Fish who become sheep
Rev. Peter Scott

Symbols are very important in our Christian lives. There are a number of Christian symbols: the cross, the A & Ù the sign of the Trinity and the fish which is purported to be the first Christian symbol. More...

Angles ’n’ Attitudes

Universal bilingualism?

Something called Real Alternative is described as “a codec pack that can be used with any Direct Show media player”. The jargon is in English but I have no idea what it means. More...

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Regional News

Top talent set for NDACT concert

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Taskforce has announced its entertainment lineup for its May 29 People Power Gathering at Shelburne Fairgrounds from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. More...

Tilson stays as head of parliamentary body

Dufferin-Caledon MP David Tilson was re-elected as president of the allparty Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association on Tuesday, May 4, at the Association’s annual general meeting, in Ottawa. More...

Headwaters welcomes ‘Excellent Care for All’ bill

Headwaters Health Care Centre says it welcomes the Ontario Government’s proposed Excellent Care for All Act, 2010, designed to improve quality in health care. More...

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