January 5, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

Shelburne’s new well subject to 2 EAs

The Town of Shelburne is facing two mandatory and one voluntary water-related Environmental Assessments (EA). More...

Headwaters executive contracts in public view

Due to new provincial Freedom of Information regulations that call for hospital executives’ contracts to be made public, the pay, perks and benefits received by executives at Headwaters Health Care Centre have been posted on the hospital’ More...

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Editorial

A year with plenty of challenges

EVERY YEAR presents us with challenges, but few have started out with as many as the world, Canada and even Dufferin and its municipalities are facing. More...

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Columns

Honouring Magical Windsor

There is a piece in another space of today’s edition where I have written about my 30 year history with my horse, Patrick. There is an important element of that history that I did not include because, in the moment, it was too difficult. More...

Grey days, oatmeal and pants falling off

One of a few of my favourite things to enjoy at this time of year (and, no, it’s not that musical on t.v., ad nauseam) is porridge. It can defeat the coldest temperature, the bitterest morning, and the rawest windchill. More...

Take a moment and be thankful

Here’s a thought as we enter yet another new year. Your grandmother or greatgrandmother, born about 100 years ago, was lucky to get past the average lifespan of 50 years. More...

Breaking News - 1/6/2012 12:41 PM

Police hearing held over

 A hearing into five Police Services Act charges against an Orangeville police officer was held at Town Hall Friday morning, resulting in the hearing being held over until defence counsel has received full disclosure of the charges and adequate More...

HAT AND MITT DRIVE

- Family Transition Place would like to thank the staff at Tim Hortons for coordinating a very successful hat and mitt drive for the month of December. More...

Veterans hospital plan to be aired at county

 Barely 30 hours in advance of a possible release of details of negotiations for transfer of the former Shelburne hospital, the Dufferin Community Services Committee is to hear a special presentation from Shelburne Veterans Association. More...

Local News

Shelburne students Heritage Leaders

For their creation of a war memorial based on a Group of Seven A.J. Casson scroll, four Shelburne students are to receive the Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage award for Youth Achievement. More...

Early 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...

Former lacrosse star now battling cancer

An Orangeville man who shone in both hockey and lacrosse is now concentrating his competitive spirit on a match against an awesome adversary – bone cancer. More...

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‘Amazing’ what was accomplished

I am amazed that in such a time at what we as a community has accomplished. More...

Your comments

on www.citizen. on. ca Re: Chronic care patients ‘better off’ at Orangeville - “From personal experience for both my father, my mother-in-law and a neighbour, I take issue with Ms. More...

Sports

Shelburne minor hockey

On November 27, peewee #1 battled to a 2-2 tie against peewee #2. It was a good, hard fought game by both Shelburne teams with both PeeWee # 1 goals scored by CarterMoroney. More...

Shelburne Wolves win Silver Stick regional qualifier

The Shelburne Wolves Bantam Rep and Midget Teams claimed the regional qualifier Silver Stick championship in Wasaga Beach on December 28, 2011. More...

Orangeville Americans gelling as a unit

Team now looking to get on the plus side

At the beginning of the season they didn’t look like much on the ice. Their passing was hit and miss, and executing a play on the attack was sloppy and usually fell apart before they could set up a shot on net. More...