November 17, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

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Georgian College Open House

GEORGIAN COLLEGE staged an open house Saturday at its Centennial Road campus, where the public and potential students were welcomed to review the various programs and amenities the campus has to offer. More...

Santa parade this Saturday

The jolly old elf will be coming to town Saturday as the main attraction of the Orangeville Kinsmen’s annual Santa Claus parade. The parade begins at 5:30 p.m. at the corner of Hansen Boulevard and First Street. More...

Special Sections

Editorial

The public should have a right to know

I T’S NOT OFTEN that you see a columnist for one Toronto daily join a cause launched by one of the others. But that happened last Sunday, and for good reason. More...

Housing option worthy of support

A LTHOUGH WE APPLAUD the efforts of the Dufferin Veterans Association to establish a rehab centre and allhours clinic at the former Shelburne District Hospital, it now is abundantly clear that they lack the support needed to engage in such a battle. More...

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Columns

Royal Canadian Legion News

By JOHN CUNNINGHAM Branch 220 The Branch will host a Open Doubles Dart Tournament on Nov. 19. Play starts @ noon. Cost $10 per person. All monies paid out in prizes. Our next Wing Nite will be Nov. 18. Wings served from 5 p.m. Music by D. J. More...

‘Oil will come out of the ground’

Early last week, as the Obama administration prepared to announce a delay in deciding whether to permit the construction of the Canada-U.S. More...

Start of the gardening season

Mother Nature has her own sense of timing for each stage in life. Leaf fall is not just the end of one season but the beginning of the next. More...

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Sports

Local powerlifters place high in competition

Five local lifters competed in the Niagara Open Powerl ifting Championships in St. Catharines on October 22. More...

Flyers Novie AE win four out of five

The Dodge Caravan Kids Novice AE Flyers had fans on the edge of their seats for most of the past week, winning four out of five games played since their first victory over the Erin/Hillsburgh Devils this season 5-1 last Tuesday night (Nov. More...

Shelburne minor hockey - Peewee play two

Shelburne Wolves Peewee #1 sponsored by Go Glass had a tough weekend with two really close losses. On Friday, November 11, they battled to a 2-1 loss against Stayner on home ice with the loan marker scored by Jacob Lanteigne. More...

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Two area problems closer to solution

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

The unrelated problems of the former Shelburne District Hospital’s future and of a fire truck to serve five Dufferin municipalities both appear close to being resolved. More...

Final county tax hike under 2%

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

By reducing the extent of two road projects, Dufferin County Council has pared down its budget increase for 2012 by two percentage points, to 3.15% from last month’s 5.15%. More...

CHRISTMAS HAS GONE TO THE DOGS:

Hospice Dufferin held its fund-raising Christmas Showcase Sunday at the Orangeville Fairgrounds. More...

Local News

Candlelight vigil remembers Sprague

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

About 30 friends and family of Adam Sprague held a candlelight vigil last Friday, November 11, marking the anniversary of his death in police custody. More...

Islamic scholar seeks to clear up misconceptions

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

In this day and age, a handful of Islamic extremists have managed to taint the 2.2- billion member global Muslim community and make the term Islam – in the eyes of many – synonymous with terror and religious intolerance. More...

Town preparing for Rick Hansen’s 25th Ann. Relay

The Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay, currently making its way across Canada, will arrive in Orangeville on Tuesday, December 6. The nine-month journey began in Cape Spear, Newfoundland on August 24, and concludes in Vancouver on May 22, 2012. More...

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Pipeline, quarry projects compared

There is growing concern, by all who are aware, about the proposal to move oil from the Alberta Tar Sands to Texas by constructing a 2,000-mile pipeline across six States and in close proximity to the largest aquifer in the U.S.A., providing water to More...

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Regional News

Handel’s ‘Messiah’, Gala bring in Christmas season

A performance of George Frideric Handel’s masterpiece Messiah will launch the Advent season at St. Mark’s Church, 5 First Avenue, Orangeville, on Sunday, November 27. More...

Gala is Theatre’s major fundraiser

By Constance Scrafield Columnist

The Victorian Christmas gala, Theatre Orangeville’s major fund raiser of the year, and traditionally one of Orangeville°s happiest social events, is coming Saturday, November 26. The 14th annual gala promises to be more beautiful than ever. More...

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