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Engineers favour fixing bridge

Lorraine Sutton, Slabtown resident, asks CC Tatham Engineer, Michael Cullip about the Slabtown bridge fix options at the recent Public Information... [more]

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Three way race for mayor
Feb 02, 2010 - Two newcomers to politics have thrown their hats into the ring creating a three way race for mayor in The Blue Mountains. [more]

Engineers favour fixing bridge
by Erika Engel, Staff
Feb 02, 2010 - But Slabtown residents don't want a through road in and out of their little hamlet. [more]

The digging is over
by Erika Engel, Staff
Feb 02, 2010 - Town ... [more]

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Planning continues for health centre
Feb 02, 2010 - Construction should start in July [more]

Bridge closures start next week
Feb 02, 2010 -

The Beaver River Bridge will be closed at least twice next week while crews work on repairs to the bridge's support.

The closures are... [more]

Councillor eyes tender process
by Chris Fell, Staff
Feb 02, 2010 - One member of Grey Highlands council would like to see some changes to the municipality's purchasing and procurement bylaw. [more]

Province split into 13 tourism regions
by Erika Engel, Staff
Feb 02, 2010 - According to the province's recent announcement, Bruce, Grey and Simcoe Counties comprise Region seven of the 13. [more]

More Headlines

» Local young skiers take FIS championship

» 2010 budget adopted for TBM

» Camperdown charges ready for billing

» Lace up your bowling shoes for kids in TBM and Meaford

» Lovely night planned at MSC for Valentine's

» Shelter on the way for Haitians without homes

» Guergis defends prorogation

» Protesters rally against prorogation

» Bluewater's leaders going to Korea

» Blue Mountain crosses paths with world's best skiers

» Crash claims life

» Ski Cross at Blue

» Curling club proposal doesn't hack it

Opinion >

Cartoon - Nease - Sports Violence

Feb 03, 2010 - ... [more]

Editorials

» Why are local school board officials jetting off to Korea?

» OMPF day of reckoning has arrived

» Proroguing Parliament not the end of the world

» From our homes to yours, Merry Christmas

» A great Christmas return on investment

» McGuinty ramming through an unpopular tax

Letters to the Editor

» Where is the leadership?

» Arrogant PM puts democracy in peril

» Prorogation proves Parliament is broke

» Good job on Ravenna Hall

» Climategate: Climate change alarmists have been cooking the books

» Still calling for a halt to new wind turbines

» Rocky road to the Copenhagen climate summit

» Essential services come before youth golf

» Prov. deficit dereliction of duty

» Ignorance is not bliss

» Should you be afraid of wind turbines?

» Heritage Depot celebrates its first anniversary

» Not-for-profit label clouds real issue

» Support for Pretty River sports facility funding

» Thanks for the new crosswalk

Columns

Winter weather and my stupidity

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Feb 02, 2010 - I had one of those harrowing winter drives on Sunday night. [more]

Reporter's Notebook

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by Chris Fell, Staff
Feb 02, 2010 - Big trade on a snowy day [more]

Climate Change

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by Douglas Nadler, Special
Feb 02, 2010 - Alternative 'green' fuels create more ethical questions [more]

Law & Order >

Stolen boards recovered in Barrie
by Staff
Feb 03, 2010 -

Collingwood OPP have located five stolen snowboards and have arrested two people in connection with the thefts.

The OPP Street Crimes... [more]

» Six face fraud charges

» Bust nets 20 pounds of pot

» Rules for using a Crosswalk

» Local Crime Stoppers has banner year

» Counterfeit cheque scam

Sports & Recreation >

Local skaters earn 29 medals
Jan 12, 2010 - Twenty skaters from the Beaver Valley Skating Club travelled to Owen Sound to participate in the Ice Dreams Competition. [more]

» Local power skaters advance at test day

» Rat Peewee Locals smoke Collingwood

» BVCS Volleyball team wins

» Peewee Rats shut out Collingwood

» Bantam Reps continue winning ways

Arts & Entertainment >

Children's art featured at Library Gallery
Feb 02, 2010 -

"There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million." - Walt Streightiff

The... [more]

» Submissions due for youth film fest

» Women Fully Clothed bare their funny bones

» Note for note - cut for cut you'll hear the classic sound of Led Zeppelin

» Marsh St. Update

» Note for note - Led Zep 2

Lifestyles & People >

Kiswahili Key
Jan 26, 2010 - Dr. Robert Patterson, an official translator in Africa and Canada, has agreed to help Courier-Herald readers learn some basic Kiswahili phrases. [more]

» Bosco: A tribute to a great dog

» Golfers give to hospital

» Paramedics receive Governor General awards

» Family home for the holidays?

» Cottage life for cancer survivors

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