Headliners - May 23, 2013

Town states Metrolinx plans not addressing Caledon’s needs

By Bill Rea When it comes to financing Metrolinx’s plans, Caledon council prefers a province-wide fuel tax or increase to the sales tax. But councillors ...

Premier Wynne unveils Highway 427 extension plans

By Angela Gismondi and Bill Rea The government of Ontario plans to extend Highway 427 north through Vaughan to Major Mackenzie Drive, if the provincial ...

Caledon East parents don’t want their kids to lose school bus

By Bill Rea Some students at Caledon East Public School are in line to lose their bus rides next year, and that’s not sitting well ...

Majesty, mystery of nature will be explored at next Lifetree Café

The majesty and mystery of nature will be explored at the next session of Lifetree Café this coming Wednesday (May 29) from 7 to 8 ...

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30,000 young salmon introduced to the Humber River

By Nick Fernandes Thousands of young fish were loosed into the Humber River last Wednesday as part of ongoing initiatives to reintroduce the Atlantic Salmon ...

Fines Ford will host historical walk

Fines Ford will host historical walk The Albion-Bolton Historical Society will be holding its annual walk June 2, starting at 1 p.m. Robert “Bob” Fines ...

Pop-up gallery shop at Outback & Company this weekend

By Aly Livingston Outback & Company sits vacant, on the side of a busy highway in Caledon village — a whisper to the history of ...

Mulligans for Matthew will help in search of cure for CF

By Bill Rea The word “mulligan” is a golf term, which basically means another chance. That term might take on some extra meaning early next ...

Car seat clinic June 25

Caledon OPP and Auxiliary officers are organizing a child car seat clinic. It will be June 25, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the detachment station ...

How cancer has affected me and why I take part in Relay for Life

By Dave Crossman In the 1980s, I had a grandmother who had breast cancer and a grandfather who had a cancerous tumor on his neck. ...

Headwaters reassures community about its mammography services

Headwaters Health Care Centre is using the best technology around in its mammography services. Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) last week announced the findings of a ...

Transfers to hospitals reduced from Davis Centre in Bolton

By Bill Rea The Davis Centre in Bolton has been recognized for having the lowest number of transfers to Brampton Civic Hospital than any other ...

CHURCH HOLDS BEEF BARBECUE

MP Tilson co-hosts Europe Day event

Dufferin-Caledon MP David Tilson co-hosted an event in Ottawa recently, along with the Embassy of the European Union to Canada and the Heads of Mission ...

Sports

Brewers win long weekend league tournament

By Brian Lockhart The Bolton Brewers now have a 3-1 record for the season after dispatching the Lisle Astros 14-3 during their home game at ...

Bandits in first place after three games

By Brian Lockhart They may be only three games into the 2013 season, but being at the top of the pack is always a good ...

Volunteers and sponsors make Kids of Steel the success it is

Imagine hosting a party for more than 1,000 people every year. Now imagine that you have to also organize a way for two-thirds of those ...

First game was in Canada — The boys of summer — The Doubleday myth

By Brian Lockhart The crack of the bat and the distinctive way baseball players shout out to encourage their pitcher or the man at bat ...

Routliffe represents the Dorado Stars Swim Club in the U.S.

Tess Routliffe has been swimming full throttle since the season began in September. The Dorado Stars swimmer qualified for Provincials in February and got her ...

Another season of horseshoes starts in King

By Jeff Doner If you haven’t already heard, there’s a horseshoe league in King City. For the past eight years, teams of four have gathered ...

Brewers start the season with double wins

By Brian Lockhart “So far, so good. Better than the way the (Toronto) Jays started,” joked Bolton Brewers coach Mike Wallace after last Thursday’s home ...

ACTS Elites strike Gold at Ontario Provincials

It was a great year for the ACTS Elites Volleyball Club, ending with a gold medal at the Ontario Provincial Championships. More than 68 athletes ...

Caledon’s Andrew Yorke at the New Zealand World Cup Triathlon

Who ever would have thought that a young soccer-playing kid from Caledon East would one day be putting Caledon on the international map for triathlon? ...

Zee Clean gets their first win in ball hockey season

It’s shaping up to be a close season in the Inglewood Ball Hockey League, as no side has started pulling away yet. Last Tuesday saw ...

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Bolton girl runs Caledon OPP for a day

By Nick Fernandes Paige Barclay, a Grade 5 student at Ellwood Memorial Public School in Bolton, took up service in her community as Caledon OPP Detachment ...

Paramedic promotion at Town Hall Tuesday

Peel paramedics responded to 1,657 cardiac arrests alone in the last year. Immediate and effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), even hands-only CPR, means a better chance ...

McGregor Drive home entered

A number of items were reported stolen May 11 after a home on McGregor Drive in the northern part of town was broken into. Caledon ...

Charged with speeding on motorcycle

Caledon OPP charged a 26-year-old man from Brampton March 29 after an officer spotted a motorcycle travelling 100 km-h in a 60 zone. Police report the ...

Pack fire safety into holiday weekend plans

Victoria Day weekend has become synonymous with the beginning of summer, as people head to the cottage, cabin or seasonal home to celebrate with family ...

Town issues reminder about fireworks rules

Victoria Day is this Monday, and the sky is going to light up with fireworks from all across the community. While they make for a ...

Police hosting Youth Leadership Camp in August

Caledon OPP is once again holding its 12th annual Youth Leadership Camp. It will run from Aug. 6 to 9. Students will be given the opportunity ...

Cosmetics stolen from pharmacy

An early-morning break-in at a Bolton pharmacy Sunday resulted in brand-name fragrance bottles being stolen from the cosmetics department. Caledon OPP reports officers responded to ...

Man charged with stunt driving on 410

A young man from Brampton faces driving and drug charges after an incident April 7 in the area of Highway 410 and Mayfield Road. Caledon ...

BUILDING BURNS NEAR VICTORIA

Contents

• Bill Rea — People notice booze disruption
• Mayor Marolyn Morrison — Fuel tax or sales tax increase for Metrolinx must be province-wide
• Sylvia Jones MPP — You cannot spend your way out of debt, and neither can government
• David Tilson MP — Government working on combating international tax evasion
• Claire Hoy — Diefenbaker wasn’t far off the mark
• Editorial — Leaf Nation need not mourn
• Bill Rea — Need to sell me on toll lanes
• Mayor Marolyn Morrison — All are welcome to take part in next week’s GTA Western Summit
• David Tilson MP — Government conducting consultations on Canadian Victims Bill of Rights
• Claire Hoy — A subject that can’t be discussed
• Editorial — Looks like no election over this budget
• Bill Rea — I’m not going to Mars
• David Tilson MP — Federal government is working on putting victims’ rights first
• Claire Hoy — A case of misleading statistics
• Editorial — Be prepared for emergencies
• Bill Rea — Spring take getting used to
• Mayor Marolyn Morrison — Argos’ Grey Cup win will be topic at annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
• Sylvia Jones MPP — Aggregate Recycling Promotion Act is about sustainability and conservation
• David Tilson MP — Strengthening health care in rural communities
• Claire Hoy — Talk about a double standard!
• Editorial — Community thrives on volunteers
• Bill Rea — The is a ‘taxing’ time of year
• David Tilson MP — Making sports equipment and baby clothing more affordable
• Claire Hoy — A dumb idea that wouldn’t work
• Editorial — Two parties heading in two directions
• Bill Rea — My golf game is wanting
• Mayor Marolyn Morrison — Town will help with ‘Looking for the Arts’ in Caledon
• David Tilson MP — Budget 2013 – Canada’s Economic Action Plan
• Claire Hoy — Trudeau surpassed Mulcair
• Editorial — Thatcher was a giant
• Bill Rea — Kids will be kids ’cause they’re kids
• Mayor Marolyn Morrison — We’re getting Caledon ready to deal with aging population
• David Tilson — Disability Tax Credit is a benefit that can be claimed retroactively
• Claire Hoy — Neither justice nor its appearance
• Editorial — Is the Sunshine List really necessary?
• Bill Rea — Show me the perfect system
• Mayor Marolyn Morrison — Support the Credit Valley Conservation Foundation Gala, coming May 15
• David Tilson, MP — Government has introduced a lot of tax cuts to help Canadian families
• Claire Hoy — Peter Kormos MPP, maverick
• Editorial — Feds right to target deficit
• Bill Rea — Ailing pets can be a bother
• Mayor Marolyn Morrison — Caledon Breast Cancer Foundation Circle of Hope coming April 14
• David Tilson, MP — Federal government is cracking down on contraband tobacco
• Claire Hoy — We shouldn’t pretend they’re human
• It helps if you’re Irish
• Editorial — Turn something off for Earth Hour
• Mulcair’s prepared to sacrifice Canada
• Caledon continues to advocate for GO rail service in this area
• April marks return of home show time in Dufferin-Caledon
• Caledon strives to become a Bicycle Friendly Community
• Chavez had a ‘managed democracy’
• Federal government combating distribution of counterfeit goods
• Editorial — There’s no such thing as the perfect process
• I have to stay home March break