September 8, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

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GETTING HER GOAT:

The goats were lining up for a feed last weekend at the Orangeville Fall Fair and Melanie was handing out the chow, with the help of mom Geraldine. More...

THE ORANGEVILLE LIONS

were busy assembling their pergola on the South Trail by the gatehouse at Island Lake on Monday and Tuesday night. More...

Special Sections

Editorial

Would it be ‘outside the Escarpment’?

A S WE SEE IT, the biggest issue to be addressed concerning the proposed Melancthon mega-quarry is the appropriateness or otherwise of its location, in Dufferin’s Honeywood-area potato lands. More...

Political Cartoon

Full Story

Wanted: some real election issues for the candidates

WITH JUST FOUR weeks left until Ontario’s eligible voters can cast their ballots and at least potentially elect a new government, none of the parties has passed any meaningful credibility tests. More...

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Mailbox

Electrical issues, wind turbines and insurance

What Gives? Q: What two things do Ripley, Ipperwash and Ridgetown all have in common? A: All have wind turbine developments and local residents have experienced weird electrical problems. More...

Your comments on www.citizen.on.ca

Re: Wind power: is it really all that More...

Councillors forgot interests

In response to Ernest Horvath’s letter in your August 25, 2011 issue: We get the government we deserve if we don’t speak up. More...

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Regional News

Royal Canadian Legion News

BY JILL BROYDEN Branch 233, Orangeville On Saturday (Sept 10), Branch 233 will be a pit stop on the Bridgeport motorcyclists Ride for Cancer route between 12 noon and 2 pm. In the evening, Karaoke will be hosted by Johnny G. from 9 pm until 1. More...

4 ‘Lost in Harmony’ teens fundraising for Texas competition

By Constance Scrafield Columnist

Singing for the joy of it and the companionship of friends with music in common are two great reasons for being part of the Sweet Adelines. More...

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NDACT concerned at timing of Environmental Assessment

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Carl Cosack, vice-chair and spokesman for the North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Taskforce (NDACT), says he’s grateful for last week’s governmental call for a complete Environmental Assessment of the proposed Melancthon mega-quarry More...

NDP to pick D-C candidate tonight

The provincial New Democratic Party riding association for Dufferin-Caledon will be holding a nomination meeting at 6 p.m. tonight (Thursday) to come up with a replacement for Joe Pereira, who withdrew as the party’s candidate in the Oct. More...

D-C candidates welcome EA for mega-quarry

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

The provincial environment ministry’s call for a full environmental assessment (EA) of the proposed Melancthon mega-quarry has all but confirmed that the project is a major issue in the Oct. 6 Ontario election campaign. More...

Local News

Melancthon council comes under fire

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

An Amberley Gavel Ltd. More...

AND THEY’RE OFF!

The writ has been dropped and the Oct. 6 provincial election race is officially on in Dufferin-Caledon. More...

Raffle to end kids’ cancer set for tomorrow

By LINDSEY PAPP Staff Reporter

Tomorrow (Friday), team Smooth Running members are hosting a raffle, their final fundraising event for the Sears Great Canadian Run, the relay to end kids cancers, which is taking place on September 24th 2011. More...

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Columns

Wind farms have pros, cons

Environment Minister John Wilkinson is being unfairly criticized by WindyLeaks/Wind Concerns Ontario (WCO) because his office released a “private” letter to “a reporter” – me. More...

The strategy of 9/11

Writing recently in the Washington Post, Brian Michael Jenkins, a senior adviser at the Rand Corporation think tank, claimed that the 9/11 attacks ten years ago were not a strategic success for al-Qaeda. He’s right. More...

Is the world coming to an end?

I s the cup half full or half empty? One can look back even within this lifetime to see how the probability of calamity has arisen with amazing regularity. More...

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Sports

THE ORANGEVILLE WOLVES

hockey team will take to the ice this season, thanks to a number of individuals and organizations that have donated to the cause, including Scotiabank and the Odd Fellows. More...

Division One women wrap it up

Great season but eight ties drop points total
By BRIAN LOCKHART Sports Editor

After an 18 game season the Orangeville Athletic women’s team ended the year with a seventh place finish in the ten team York Region Soccer League’s Division One class. More...

TENNIS ANYONE?

The Headwaters Racquet Club held a registration fair on Wednesday, August 31 to introduce the programs for the fall and winter season. In addition to tennis there is a boot camp, other racquet sports and kids programs. More...

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