May 20, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

Local News

Museum presented awards of excellence

Headwaters Arts and the Dufferin County Museum and Archives presented Arts Awards of Excellence on Saturday, May 8, at the Annual Student Art Show. More...

HST debate dominates legislature

As the July 1 date for implementing the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) approaches, opposition MPPs at Queens Park are ramping up their campaigns against it. More...

Former resident charged with sex offence

Jae-Kap Joe Song, 55, who once operated a convenience store in the older section of Orangeville and is said to have established a small church, has been charged in Toronto with inappropriately touching a female parishioner. More...

Columns

Christian Perspectives

Pentecost: The birthday of Christ’s Holy Catholic Church

According to the Acts of the Apostles, Pentecost is the day upon which “the Comforter” and “the Spirit of Truth” arrived as Jesus had promised just before his execution. More...

Angles ’n’ Attitudes

Edward and the Edwardians

Afew steps away from and within sight of my windows at both Trinity College, Toronto and the Chapter House of Christ Church Cathedral in Montréal there were statues of King Edward VII. One was in Queen’s Park, the other in Phillips Square. More...

National Affairs

MAre that many Canadians really raving ‘extremists?’

Many newspapers on Monday ran pictures of grief-stricken men, women and children shedding tears at a mock funeral for about 100 dogs and cats who were euthanized by the Newmarket OSPCA because of a deadly ringworm outbreak. More...

County paving tender hits legal roadblock

Dufferin County council went behind closed doors last Thursday to mull a thinly veiled threat of litigation if a paving contract is not let to the lowest qualified bidder, or an acceptable explanation given. More...

Family bond prevails over serious liver disease

Over the years, there have been countless jokes about the antagonism between a man and his mother-in-law, and even more about the vagaries of married life. Mike White, a married father of two daughters, has a few of his own. More...

Editorial

Tighter rules clearly needed for offshore drilling

IF THERE EVER WAS any doubt as to the need for tough regulation of Big Oil’s offshore drilling operations, it surely disappeared in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil “blowout.” More...

Political Cartoon

Full Story

A simple exemption would work

IF DUFFERIN’S new tree bylaw is to be adopted, we would strongly urge county council to consider amending its definitions so trees planted by the present owner of a property adjoining a woodlot do not wind up becoming a part of that woodland. More...

Mailbox

‘Identical’ health issues in other countries

Re: Wes Keller’s article (May 13) “Panel denies turbines harmful to health”: More...

The majority objects - this time

A recent CTV story has suggested that a recent poll shows that “the majority of Canadians object to Harper leaving abortion out of the G8 Maternal Health plan”. More...

Regional News

Royal Canadian Legion News

Come out and join us every Wednesday for Euchre. Starting at 7:30pm. Cost $10.00. All money given back in prizes and everyone welcome to come out. Come out and join us for Karaoke on Saturday, May 22, 2010 with host Johnny Green from 9pm-1am. More...

Sports

Northmen A off to fast 2010 start

It may still be a bit premature to be booking tickets for this year's Minto Cup Championships in Coquitlam, BC but, if this past weekend was any indication, you might be wise to at least bookmark your travel agent on your browser. More...

Vets dump Cav’s

Shelburne Vets rebounded from a 12-2 spanking at the hands of the Wellington Warlords on the road in Fergus on Friday night to send the Cavaliers dragging their tails back to Kingston on Saturday after giving up a 12-5 decision to Shelburne. More...

IT WENT DOWN

IT WENT DOWN to the wire but the Devils held the upper hand, edging the Sharks 4-3 in Shelburne Ball Hockey Novice League play on Sunday afternoon at the CDRC. Photo/MIKE MALONEY More...