May 26, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

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SIMPLE DNA TESTING:

A forensic technician uses a Qtip-like object to swab OPP Communications Officer Peter Leon's cheeks for a voluntary DNA sample Wednesday morning. More...

National tour coming next Thursday

Orangeville Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs are appealing to the public to show their support next Thursday when Orangeville plays host to the Portraits of Honour National Tour. More...

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Editorial

Would 4 lanes not have prevented it?

A N INQUEST IS NEEDED into the crash that took the life of Mono resident Gustavo Cezilio last Friday. More...

Tax reform, not tax relief, is what’s really needed

I NTERESTINGLY, BOTH opposition parties in the Ontario election have come out in favour of removing the 13 per cent Harmonized Sales Tax from consumers’ electricity bills. More...

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Columns

Are you religious, spiritual, or what?

It continues to amaze me how current events are shaped by religion. Unfortunately it is not in a positive way. More...

Dipping Into the Past

Fire destroyed building housing three stores, damaged Sun offices

125 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 27, 1886 More...

Ontario matters

Hush the witness (I)

I n Jamaica there is a street saying, “‘ush de gun.” With their fiercesome “Gun Court” (a special Jamaican criminal court division that deals exclusively with both gun violence and crimes, which are usually related, or a More...

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Sports

Junior A Northmen win season opener

The Orangeville Northmen Junior A team won their season opener at Tony Rose Memorial Sports Centre in Orangeville, but dropped the next two home games including an over time loss to Akwesasne on Sunday. More...

Outlaws kick off new season Sunday

It’s time for summer football! The Orangeville Outlaws will be back on the gridiron at Westside High School in Orangeville for their home opener on Sunday, May 29. More...

Orangeville girl second in Spring Classic

Orangeville Junior golfer Stephanie Tucker finished second in the Investors Group Junior Spring Classic held at the Weston Golf and Country Club in Toronto. Stephanie shot a 76-79- 40 over the three day tournament held May 21, to May 23. More...

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DNA sampling a ‘new phase’ in murder probe

By BILL REA & WES KELLER

What police are describing as “a new phase” in the ninemonth investigation of the unsolved murder of Sonia Varaschin will include voluntary DNA sampling of every male acquaintance the 42-yearold Orangeville nurse is known to have had. More...

Coroner’s inquest called into cell death

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

Ontario’s Deputy Chief Coroner for Inquests announced last Friday that an inquest will be held into the death last Nov. 11 of Adam Sprague while in an Orangeville police cell. More...

OPP probing Highway 10 fatality

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

Dufferin OPP detachment is continuing to investigate the fatal collision on Highway 10 last Friday that resulted in the death of 54-year-old Gustavo Cezilio of Mono. Police say it was about 2:30 p.m. More...

$100,000 DONATION TO HEADWATERS

- Kathy Armstrong, Foundation Board Chair (front row, third from right) is surrounded by members from the Headwaters Health Care Auxiliary Wednesday as she accepts the $100,000 on behalf of Headwater More...

Local News

FINES HOLIDAY SALE:

Carson Giles and Wayne Merkely finish loading bags of lawn and garden materials for one of a seemingly constant stream of customers at Monday's Victoria Day Weekend sale. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

BY JILL BROYDEN Branch 233, Orangeville

“On The Menu” for this Friday(May 27) for $6. a plate, we are serving Ham and Scalloped Potatoes. Eat-in or take-out between 5 pm and 7. Shawn Lundy is back on Saturday (May 28) to host Karaoke from 9 pm until 1 am. More...

ODSS students let loose at Sans Sordino

By STEPHEN SWALES Co-op Student

With the long winter behind them and final exams approaching, students at Orangeville District Secondary School took a time out from it all last Friday to participate in Sans Sordino. More...

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Mailbox

Columnist defended from letter writer

Re: Letter A. Grabowski - Column by Constance Danby I’m mystified why you would dignify Mr. Grabowski’s silly letter by publishing it, other than for the right of freedom of speech. More...

Line street shoulder to shoulder

I want to extend a heartfelt thank-you to the paper from the local Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs for your support thus far on the Portraits Of Honour event we are hosting in Orangeville on June 2. More...

Thanks, and congratulations

On behalf of the Orangeville Rotary Sports Hall of Fame I would like to thank the many people who took time to nominate and come to our Induction Dinner held last Thursday. More...

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Regional News

Sweet Adelines bubbling with successes

The ladies are bubbling with their successes, wearing the medals they have won around their necks, not so as to boast but as a celebration. More...

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