July 15, 2010 RSS feed / Local News

Hydro helping users save energy

Bombarded by reminders that our energy resources are finite, and subjected to new consumption monitoring technologies – such as smart meters – that often result in higher monthly bills, homeowners could use a helping hand when it comes t More...

County Council enacts hogweed bylaw

Acting under the provincial Weed Control Act and subject to approval by the chief Ontario weed inspector, Dufferin County Council has designated giant hogweed (Heracleum Mantegassianum) as a “local,” i.e. More...

Local boy, 12, battles rare joint disease

When Josh Phillips came home last November with a nagging pain in his hip area, the immediate reaction was to chalk it up as one of the typical bumps and bruises an active 12- year-old is subjected to. More...

Two badly injured in Dufferin 109 crash

A head-on collision on Dufferin Road 109 near Waldemar led to two drivers being airlifted to Sunnybrook Trauma Centre in Toronto Monday afternoon. More...

Orangeville welcomes all to Founders Day festivities

A CELEBRATION of sights and sounds helped mark a town’s proud heritage this past weekend at the Orangeville Founders Fair. More...

Sports business venture seeks local home

A proposal to build a state-of-the-art athletic training facility and public recreation centre has the enthusiastic support of Orangeville Council, which now must find a place to build this imposing facility. More...

Headwaters to probe heart patient’s complaint

Cholly Boland, president and CEO of Headwaters Health Care Centre, says the hospital will investigate a complaint it received from a Mono resident concerning its response to indications he faced a possible heart attack. More...

The target: marry cancer, cure

The beginning of August signals another opportunity for Mark’s Work Wearhouse and Access Fitness to ask the community to come out and help them meet their goal of $23,000 to go toward curing cancer. More...

Orangeville rapper breaking into market

A year ago, Austin Brown, a.k.a. Young Stunna, was a student at Orangeville District Secondary School writing and performing his rap for an audience that consisted mainly of friends and schoolmates. More...

200 MOTORCYCLISTS

Photo/DAN PELTON CLOSE TO 200 MOTORCYCLISTS lined their bikes up and down Mill Street in Orangeville for a show and shine” sponsored by the Deck Pub and Grill. More...