December 9, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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Town council sworn in for new four-year term

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter
The new Orangeville town council, with mostly familiar faces, was ceremonially sworn into office at the Opera House Monday by Regional Senior Justice of the Peace John Creelman. More...

LET THERE BE LIGHT!

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Editorial

Let’s celebrate the competition!

NEWSPAPER articles are sometimes more interesting for what they don’t say rather than what they do. More...

Political Cartoon

Full Story

Much more’s needed than an end to ‘war on cars’

AMAZINGLY, the bizarre declaration by Toronto’s newly elected mayor that “Transit City is dead,” was greeted positively later that day by a “Talkback Toronto” web poll on Toronto’s CTV station. More...

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Mailbox

Reader posts his own reward in nurse’s slaying

I have been getting a lot of hugs at Starbucks recently. It is really nice. Nice ladies, some strangers, some employees.... Nice place that, Starbucks, Orangeville: now, that is.... More...

Continuous mismanagement’

I’m writing this letter to express my disgust with what I have witnessed as the continuous mismanagement of the Orangeville Police Service. More...

‘Understatement’ claimed in letter

In response to “Article on wind protest receives comment” by Mark Champagne (Dec 2/10) More...

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Regional News

“If you’re going to be an artist, it’s a lifelong commitment’

By CONSTANCE SCRAFIELD

Richard Nevitt Lifelong artist and teacher of other artists, or artists in the making, Richard Nevitt sees everything in terms of reflecting it in his own drawings or in terms of being reinvented one way or another by an artist. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

BY JILL BROYDEN Branch 233, Orangeville Our Christmas Meat Roll is Saturday, December 18th. $2. a roll for a Turkey or a Ham. Sign-up sheets available at the bar. New Year’s Eve Party tickets are on sale for $25.00 each. More...

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Store fixture manufacturer to occupy Johnson Controls plant

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

The Orangeville economy has received a significant boost with the announcement that a Mississauga store fixtures manufacturer is relocating its plant to the 130,000-squarefoot former Johnson Controls building on C Line. More...

Shelburne Legion past-president faces 19 charges

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

A former president of Shelburne’s Royal Canadian Legion, Ontario Branch 220, is facing multiple charges related to the disappearance of as much as $147,000 from branch funds, although the exact amount couldn’t be verified. More...

Local News

Shelburne’s sweet secret is out - Sharon’s Cakes used as TV show backdrop

By LINDSEY PAPP Staff Reporter

On Monday Sharon’s Cakes in Shelburne was busier than usual, thanks to a film crew from Slice television filming a spin off of the Rich Bride Poor Bride show, Rich Groom Poor Groom that is set to air in April 2011. More...

Mayor denies Shelburne a ‘cold war’ zone

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Contrary to a Toronto Star story last Saturday, Shelburne is not a town torn apart and at war over the presence of a Russian junior A hockey team, Mayor Ed Crewson told town council’s inaugural meeting in Grace Tipling Hall Monday. More...

December 6, a day to remember

By LINDSEY PAPP Staff Reporter

On Monday, Family Transition Place (FTP) held a National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. More...

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Columns

Dipping Into the Past

Local MP promised to seek constituents’ views on Scott Act, other issues

125 YEARS AGO Thursday, December 10, 1885 More...

Your Weekly Chuckle . . .

By KEITH HUNTER

“Playing golf can be bad for your health.” “What makes you say that?” “I heard a golfer saying he had four strokes on the first hole.” More...

Queen’s Park

McGuinty has some strange bedfellows

Premier Dalton McGuinty is renowned as a faithful family man, which not all his predecessors have been, but he has a habit of attracting strange bedfellows, in former political opponents he keeps recruiting to help his cause, and most of whom can be More...

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Sports

Redwings feel Bobcats bite, but tame Rattlers

By BRIAN LOCKHART Sports Editor

The Shelburne “Russian” Redwings dropped two games over the weekend but turned it around in game three with a close win over the Bradford Rattlers. More...

Minor Select shutout Georgetown

The Orangeville Minor Atom Select Flyers entered the Memorial Arena in Georgetown on November 27, and hung tough for an important win. More...

Major Tykes looking strong

Orangeville’s Major Tyke Select Flyers came close to shutting out Georgetown 11-1 in exhibition play Sun., Nov. 28, at Teen Ranch. More...

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