December 22, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

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PETTING ZOO PROCEEDS:

On Wednesday Suzanne Vanstone of Dufferin Child and Family Services (DCAFS) accepted a cheque for the proceeds from last week’s petting zoo and photo with Santa event from Orangeville Home Hard More...

Report gives current turbine setbacks qualified support

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

The Ontario government has released a consultant’s report that suggests its 550- metre wind turbine setback policies adequately protect most nearby residents against noise irritation. More...

Chronic care patients ‘better off’ at Orangeville

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

Eighteen months have passed since the transfer of “chronic care” from Shelburne to Headwaters Health Care Centre’s Orangeville site, but questions are still being asked about the wisdom of the move – especially since the trans More...

Serious accident closes Airport Road

Dufferin OPP reports that on Thursday, December 22, 2011 at approximately 3:30 a.m., a serious motor vehicle collision occurred on Dufferin County Road #18 (Airport Road) between 17th Side road and Dufferin County Road #21  in Mulmur.  More...

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Editorial

A timely Christmas present?

MUCH TO THE DELIGHT of a few hundred suburbanites, but likely to the dismay of many commuters, Highway 10 is getting another set of traffic signals. More...

Let’s substitute teamwork for politics

BACK FROM HIS VISIT last week to Attawapiskat, Interim Liberal leader Bob Rae gave an interview on CTV’s Canada AM that was thankfully non-political. In fact, in response to questions he face Mr. More...

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on www.citizen. on. ca Re: Victims of violence remembered - “I would just like for one person to show me fact on how the long gun registry prevented a single crime. It hasn’t. You know why because it simply can’t. More...

Thanks to all who helped

I would like to extend my deepest gratitude for all the hard work and hours people spent on the Samaritan’s Purse, Operation Christmas Child shoebox program. More...

From our Mailbox ‘It is at the point of ridiculous’

Over the weeks we have received many emails, and some blurbs on Facebook about leaving the “Christ” in Christmas and the upset of using only the words “Happy Holidays” in schools and other places. More...

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Sports

Orangeville Minor Lacrosse

The Orangeville Minor Lacrosse Association is accepting coaching applications for the 2012 playing season. Applications are available via e-mail a t vprep@ymail.com. Registration for he upcoming season will be held on several different dates. More...

Dufferin-Peel Skating Club competition results

KESWICK INVITATIONAL November 19 - 20 Taylor Kowalchuk - Introductory A FreeSkate Group 3 - Bronze Medal Mackenzie Dunkerley - Pre-Preliminary B FreeSkate Group 3 - Eighth Samantha Ferguson - Pre-Preliminary B FreeSkate Group 4 - Sixth More...

ORANGVILLE FLYERS FORWARD

Ian Nichols lets a shot go during a recent home game against the Aurora Tigers. The Orangeville squad has a 16- 19 record and is in the number five spot in the north division to wrap up 2011. More...

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Mayor cautiously optimistic about 2012

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

For Rob Adams, being mayor of Orangeville continues to be a learning experience and the lean years recently experienced by the town have provided some lessons. More...

IGNITE THE NIGHT:

Near-capacity crowds attended a pair of concerts at the former Uptown Theatre on Broadway last week that raised funds for the Lighthouse drop-in centre. More...

CHRISTMAS PRESENT:

Just three days before Christmas, Guild Electric crews assisted by Dufferin OPP officers and pavement markers activated the long-awaited traffic signals on Highway 10 at Cedar Grove Road and Monora Park Drive. More...

Local News

Family giving back to Ronald McDonald House

By LINDSEY PAPP Staff Reporter

Markus and Aimee Raves, who spent nine weeks at Toronto’s Ronald Mc- Donald House (RMH) when their son Samuel was born, now hope that they can give back to the House every year as a way to say thanks for all the help they received. More...

First Night set to be the biggest one yet

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

Scaling back has been the buzz phrase for the last couple of years as people adjust to tough economic times. But Orangeville’s First Night Celebration is bucking the trend. It continues to get bigger. This year’s bash takes place Dec. More...

A DENTAL DONATION:

Dr. Rob Galen, left, and Brenda Fyfe of Fifth Avenue Dental brought a smile to the face of Dufferin Big Brothers/Big Sisters executive director Nancy Stallmach with a $1,000 donation last week. More...

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Columns

Touch of outdoors indoors

One should never forget that we all are part of the natural world and totally dependent on it. Christmas provides a timely reminder. This time of year is when we bring a small part of outdoors indoors. More...

False equation: religion = morality

I n the United States, where it is almost impossible to get elected unless you profess a strong religious faith, it would have passed completely unnoticed. Not one of the hundred U.S. More...

They’re editing God out of our public life

Here we are again at Christmas time. And, alas, that means the annual attempts by some misguided fools to stamp out what they apparently see as a bad influence on society, i.e. More...

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