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HEADWATERS ARTS FESTIVAL

HEADWATERS ARTS FESTIVAL president Wayne Baguley and artist Steven Volpe of Orangeville invite one and all to attend the festival, which will take place Sept. 24 to Oct. More...

THE FRIENDSHIP GARDENS

THE FRIENDSHIP GARDENS at Headwaters Health Care received a $1,000 donation from Monday Night at the Movies on Wednesday. More...

Local News

Man sentenced to house arrest, license suspension in 2007 traffic fatality

A Caledon man has been sentenced to 18 months house arrest in connection with a November, 2007 traffic accident on Shaw’s Creek Road which claimed the life of 17-year-old Desiree Meyer. More...

Headwaters cafeteria gets ‘Eat Smart!’ award

Headwaters Health Care Centre’s cafeteria, operated by the hospital’s dietary services department, has been recognized as offering exceptional nutritional standards by Ontario’s healthy workplace program, Eat Smart! More...

Shelburne fire board seeks Mono’s help

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

Representatives of the Shelburne and District Fire Board approached Mono Council Tuesday to ask for the town’s assistance in financing a replacement for a 21-yearold pumper truck. More...

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Columns

In my Opinion

Should Shelburne hospital be saved?

If Shelburne resident Ken Topping is correct, community interest in the former Shelburne hospital, or Shelburne Campus of Headwaters Health Care Centre, has waned, and the interest now is moving forward with a health and care centre (HCC) and recruit More...

National Affairs

A difference between legal, illegal immigration

Canada, as everybody knows, is a land of immigrants. More...

From the Global Classroom

Creatimg balance in life

Every subject has two sides. Reading an article on the advantages of living in the core of a city caused me some discomfort as an environmentalist. Arguments by those living downtown aren’t in dispute. More...

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County to be asked to take over closed hospital

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

At its next meeting, Dufferin County Council is expected to entertain a motion calling for Headwaters Health Care Centre to transfer ownership of the former Shelburne District Hospital to the county, or for the County to commence negotiations for suc More...

Election fever starting to simmer locally

By DAN PELTON & WES KELLER

With a Sept. 10 nomination deadline just two weeks away, the races are shaping up for seats on Dufferin’s eight municipal councils. More...

Editorial

Harper, McGuinty: contrasting leadership styles

ALTHOUGH BOTH FACE elections in the not-distant future, the approaches to governing being taken by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Premier Dalton McGuinty could hardly be more different. More...

Signals, 4-way stops sorely needed

MOST DRIVERS on busy highways probably wince when they see preparations under way to install traffic signals at intersections, yet all to often they aren’t installed until people are killed or badly injured. More...

Political Cartoon

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Mailbox

‘Easy to see why’ writer was anonymous

It is easy to see why the author of the letter to the editor entitled “Writer opposes DEEP project” chose to remain anonymous by signing it “A Concerned Citizen”; to avoid being held responsible for an article filled with fal More...

Writer outraged at charity road closure denial

Re: Road Closure for Charity I am absolutely appalled, disgusted and shocked at the ignorant decision of town council to deny a special occasion permit for the temporary closure of Mill St. More...

Responses to efforts called ‘unhelpful’

I would like to introduce myself. My name is Remo Odorico. More...

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Regional News

Shelburne’s crime rate down

Shelburne’s crime rate decreased more last year than the national average, a report released by Statistics Canada has revealed. More...

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Sports

Keller top scorer in division one soccer

By BRIAN LOCKHART Sports Editor

If knowing where to be on the field at a critical moment is the key to scoring, Jessica Keller has the right intuition when going on the attack during her games with the Orangeville Athletic division one women's soccer team. More...

Northmen poised for Minto cup final

The Rayburn Construction Junior A Northmen are one game away from going to the final in the Minto cup national lacrosse championship. More...

SLICK MITTS

Photo/BRIAN LOCKHART SLICK MITTS first baseman Scott Billard makes the catch during a game against TJ’s in Orangeville Men’s Slow Pitch action at Rotary Park. Slick Mitts went on to win the game. More...

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