February 16, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

County likely to impose 1-bag garbage limit

Dufferin County is likely to phase in a proposed one-bag limit per week for garbage disposal, but that decision will be taken only after there are further deliberations at the committee level and at least one more vote at county council. More...

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Editorial

Full-day kindergarten: really needed?

CRITICS OF FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN see it as merely an expensive form of daycare that the deficit-ridden Ontario government simply cannot afford to maintain, much less expand. More...

What’s the rationale?

A RELEASE from Dufferin OPP received Wednesday told of a personal injury accident in the county Tuesday that clearly ought not to have happened. More...

Political Cartoon

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Letters to the Editor

Dismayed at Council tourism plan

In a public document entitled “Tourism Development & Marketing Plan the Town of Orangeville,” ably put together by Erin Mitchell, Mitchell Westlake, 2010 the town of Orangeville’s tourism potential is explored in depth. More...

Your comments

on www.citizen. on. ca Re: Shelburne cites major mega-quarry concerns - “While it's encouraging to see the Town of Shelburne on board fighting the Mega Quarry, I find it quite hypocritical of the Town. More...

Offence taken to unsigned letter

To whom it may concern: In regard to a letter headlined “Turbines Don’t feed Cities,” circulated lst week in mailboxes in part of Melancthon Township, I would like to address the unknown author. More...

Obituaries

Obituary Don Blenkarn – a life well and fully lived

By CONSTANCE SCRAFIELD Columnist He was a remarkable man, with a deep voice that boomed across the room in greeting, conversation or song. More...

Committee aims to save Mono’s streams

Mono Council has given its blessing to the formation of the “Headwaters Streams Committee,” a new group dedicated to improving the health of local waterways. More...

THE ORANGEVILLE CURLING CLUB

was abuzz with activity on Saturday. The 15th Annual MacMaster Heart and Stroke Curl for Heart event raised close to $25,000 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. More...

Smoking ban set for Orangeville’s town property

Smoking will be prohibited on all townowned property, following a vote by Orangeville Town Council at its public meeting Monday night. More...

Local News

County grants total $105,000

Dufferin County Council has adhered to its 2012 budget for agency support, and has approved grants totalling about $105,000, after an expected $15,000 for physician recruitment was removed. More...

Town amends subdivision parking requirements

Orangeville Council has voted to amend special parking provisions it had previously imposed on a Veterans Way subdivision development, with the aim of allowing the developer to offer different model designs and enhanced architectural features. More...

Prostate: men’s weak point

Men are the strong, tough, resilient and independent individuals of the land. But they have a weak organ in their robust body, the prostate. More...

Columns

Royal Canadian Legion News

By JOHN CUNNINGHAM Branch 220 Tickets for the Newfie Dinner & Dance to be held on March. 10 are available at the Branch. This event sold out last year, get your tickets now Monday afternoon euchre. Play starts 2 p.m. More...

Throwing out the boxes!

Far too many people are playing every day with fire! It’s as if they think God is for “emergency use only,” or perhaps for Sundays but has no power for helping them with their day-to-day lives. More...

DIPPING INTO THE PAST

125 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 17, 1887 More...

Regional News

Headwaters Arts looking forward to 2012

After a successful 2011, organizers of the annual Headwaters Arts Festival see the momentum continuing to build in 2012. “2011 was one of the most successful Headwaters Arts Festivals,” said festival president Wayne Baguley. More...

Sports

HAWKS TAKE SILVER:

The Orangeville Hawks novice basketball team captured silver during a recent tournament in Brantford. The team won four games in a row for the right to enter the final, but were squeezed out by a few baskets to win the silver honours. More...

O-ville defenceman honoured with college award

Orangeville senior defenceman Joel Gard of the Lake Forest College men’s hockey team in Lake Forest, Illinois was honoured with the Peter Taylor Award. More...

NDBL ready for 2012

The North Dufferin Baseball League has set its Annual General Meeting for Sunday, March 11 starting at 1 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Community Hall in Lisle. The N.D.B.L. More...