February 9, 2012 RSS feed / Local News

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Severance approved for new public school

By WES KELLER & LINDSEY PAPP Reporters
Shelburne’s Committee of Adjustment has approved a severance for land exchanges to accommodate realignment of land adjacent to Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex (CDRC) for a 500-pupil elementary school. More...

Mystery surrounds death of Orangeville teen

The death of 19-year-old Katie Traverso of Orangeville remained mysterious four days after she inexplicably left a car in which she was a passenger that was travelling eastbound on Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway at about 2:30 a.m. Monday. More...

Headwaters partners with Precise ParkLink

Headwaters Health Care Centre is continuing to investigate innovative options that allow the hospital to provide high-quality and timely patient care. More...

THE ROCHE FINANCIAL GROUP has

moved its expanding operations to a new location at 210 Broadway. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

By JOHN CUNNINGHAM Branch 220 More...

Here’s your chance. . .

To tell us off. Westminster United Church needs anyone with ideas to help us be a vibrant community church. We invite you to fill out our survey at the address below. More...

Shelburne cites major mega-quarry concerns

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

In a hard-hitting letter to Environment Minister Jim Bradley, the Town of Shelburne has listed six major concerns about the Melancthon mega-quarry and set out stringent demands for a full Environmental Assessment (EA). More...

Community food advisors sought by health unit

If you enjoy food and being involved with your community, there’s an opportunity for you. Wellington-Dufferin Guelph Public Health is looking for Community Food Advisors (CFA) in Dufferin. More...

Dufferin County has a rich library legacy

By Cosette Pathak Museum Matters

“There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration.” — Andrew Carnegie More...

Local dance students going to National Ballet summer school

Two of Studio III Dance Inc.’s dance students had an exciting experience February 4 when they both attended the National Ballet School’s National Audition Tour and were accepted for the four-week Summer School. More...

Bowling alley remembered through furniture

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

When the OK Bowling Alley closed its doors, it was the end of an era for many Orangeville residents. More...

Harper’s pension suggestions garner backlash

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

What essentially started as Stephen Harper’s musings before an audience in Switzerland concerning seniors’ pensions has blossomed into a major debate back home. More...

Mono could be involved in 2015 Pan Am games

As Toronto gears up to host the 2015 Pan Am Games, there’s a possibility that a venue for the equestrian events could be in Mono. More...

Headwaters Writers’ Guild to hold workshop

The Headwaters Writers’ Guild will host a workshop, “Secrets of writing a page-turner,” on Saturday, February 25, at Tweedsmuir Presbyterian Church in Orangeville. More...

Next TO offering: Tempting Providence: theatre from Newfoundland

By CONSTANCE SCRAFIELD Columnist

The wonderful, true story of Myra Grimsley, a British-trained nurse and midwife who made her life serving the people on the west coast of the northern peninsula of Newfoundland is told to us in Tempting Providence, the next offering at Theatre Orange More...

Police drug project results in multiple arrests

Last Thursday, February 2, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers concluded a project that was focused on identifying mid- to high-level drug dealers who were trafficking in prescription and non-prescription drugs in the northern part of Peel Regio More...

Expectant mothers needn’t be alone

By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter

The prospect of motherhood can be daunting at the best of times. When a pregnant woman faces the challenge of raising her child alone, the worries and concerns can be easily doubled. More...