June 3, 2010 RSS feed / Local News

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Scholarships program gets big boost

By CONSTANCE SCRAFIELD-DANBY Columnist
Headwater Arts will make a showing on Broadway this weekend during Orangeville’s Jazz and Blues Festival at the Broadway Courtyard Pavilion. More...

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WESTSIDE SECONDARY SCHOOL, as part of the Orangeville school’s myhospital@school campaign, recently held its FilmFest, with all films written, directed, acted, and filmed by students. More...

Absent 5 years, Walk for ALS returns to Orangeville

By LINDSEY PAPP Staff Reporter

The summer of 2004 was the last time Orangeville residents organized and participated in the Walk for ALS. But this year the walk is talking place Saturday at the Island Lake Conservation Area. More...

DIRECTING DUCK TRAFFIC:

Photo/WES KELLER DIRECTING DUCK TRAFFIC: Grand Valley Lions Club members wade the Grand River to make sure the annual racing ducks don’t get stranded on curves in the stream along the way Saturd More...

Avalon residents going to the dogs

By LINDSEY PAPP Staff Reporter

Residents of the Avalon Retirement Centre are getting ready to demonstrate their dog-walking skills this Friday. Non-stop from 8:30 a.m. More...

Injured dog put down

Orangeville Police officers were called to a Quarry Drive residence Monday on receiving a report that a dog had been injured. They learned that at about 2:20 p.m. More...

Coyote proofing suggestions put forth by MNR

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

Over the last century, there has been a trend among people to migrate out west. But for coyotes, the same period has seen a move from west to east and the animals have adapted to local surroundings so well that they can be a neighbourhood nuisance. More...

CORRECTION

The article in our May 27 issue on Louise Penny appearing at the Grand Finale of One Book, One County next Sunday, June 6, said the event would start at 2:30. In reality, it is to start at 2 p.m. More...

FOR FRIENDSHIP GARDENS:

Contributed photo FOR FRIENDSHIP GARDENS: presenting a ScotiaBank cheque for $2,000 to the Friendship Gardens at Headwaters Health Care Centre are (left to right) Kim Phillips from ScotiaBank, Rhea La More...