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Car thief crashes Liberty into tree, ditches Cherokee

A stolen Jeep Liberty lies on its side after it crashed into a tree on Peel St. early this morning. [more]

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Car thief crashes Liberty into tree, ditches ...
Mar 11, 2010 - THORNBURY - Police are investigating after two cars were stolen and crashed in Thornbury minutes and blocks apart. [more]

Narcotic, impaired charges withdrawn against ...
by Matthew Talbot
Mar 09, 2010 - ORANGEVILLE - Husband of Simcoe Grey MP Helena Guergis pleads guilty to careless driving. [more]

Bruce St. development proposal stirs debate
by Erika Engel, Staff
Mar 09, 2010 - THORNBURY - Size and scale of development is too big, residents complain. [more]

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Grant money and airport tension come up at GTDI dinner
by Erika Engel, Staff
Mar 09, 2010 - COLLINGWOOD - The GTDI dinner, where Wingrove made her announcement, featured guest speaker Rob Spanier, vice president of Live, Work, Learn, Play, a planning group specializing in mixed-use large-scale ... [more]

Library will open Mondays
by Erika Engel, Staff
Mar 09, 2010 - THE BLUE MOUNTAINS - The L.E. Shore library will soon be open Mondays and is working towards going mobile to bring the library out into the community. [more]

Locals can bid on hall contracts
by Erika Engel, Staff
Mar 09, 2010 -

THE BLUE MOUNTAINS - Local contractors won't be left out of the bid tendering process for construction of the new town hall, according to director... [more]

Blue plans coaster for summer
by Staff
Mar 09, 2010 - THE BLUE MOUNTAINS - Blue Mountain Resort announced a $2.5 million dollar project including an Alpine-Coaster and a mini golf course set to open this summer. [more]

More Headlines

» Wind opponents blow off steam in Creemore

» County councillors fight to hold on to perks

» County sets new policy for intersections

» Coyote ears will do just fine

» Councillors not impressed with Health Unit budget hike

» Pellet gun at GBSS more mistake than menace

» To hell and back: The Kemu's are home

» Town doles out 2010 grants

» Committe okays Hummer tours

» Massive cycle event supported by council

» A sort-of night out in the cold

» Highlands must clean up Rocklyn yard

» Grey Highlands will keep history books

Opinion >

Cartoon - Nease - Jaffer Special

Mar 11, 2010 - ... [more]

Editorials

» The HST: you will be paying more

» Olympics off to an uneven start

» National Daycare system: show us the money

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

» OMPF day of reckoning has arrived

» Proroguing Parliament not the end of the world

Letters to the Editor

» Kemu family says thank you

» Trivial pursuits for parliamentarians

» Frustrated by lack of response from politicians

» "If it affects me, why don't I get a vote?"

» Which Hell-hole was she referring to?

» MP's airport antics shouldn't be front page

» Amnesty marks International Women's Day

» Vast majority support control of short term rentals

» Hockey amalgamation is for the kids

» Amalgamation - Getting the facts straight

» 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

Columns

Engel's Angle

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Mar 09, 2010 - Dear Prime Minister Harper, [more]

Reporter's Notebook

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by Chris Fell, Staff
Mar 08, 2010 - And the winner is: somebody you have never heard of... [more]

Engel's Angle

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by Erika Engel, Staff
Mar 03, 2010 - I hear there was a game on [more]

Law & Order >

Sled lifted from restaurant parking lot
Mar 08, 2010 -

Grey County OPP is investigating the theft of a motorized snow vehicle that occurred while the owner was having dinner at an area diner.

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» Two drunk drivers charged at Blue

» Half a million in pot seized in Grey Highlands

» OPP warn about tax refund scam

» OPP warn public about website

» OPP arrest male for drinking and driving

Sports & Recreation >

Local players excel in chess tournament
Mar 08, 2010 -

Twenty-six players competed on Saturday, March 6 in the final tournament of the Grey Bruce Chess for Kids Grand Prix Series for 2009-10. The... [more]

» Local rider receives Equine, Dressage awards

» Boys ski team advance to OFSSA

» Playing with fire at the Olympics

» Olympic skiers from the Peaks

» Playoffs begin with a bang for Peewees

Arts & Entertainment >

Sierra Leone refugee to speak at library
by Erika Engel, Staff
Mar 09, 2010 - THORNBURY - The Bite of the Mango is Kamara's story from the attack of the rebels to her painful and lonely journey to a hospital to her years begging on the streets near the overrun amputee camp to her escape to ... [more]

» Blues award winner at Meaford Hall

» Rocklyn Country Theatre returns this spring

» Award-winning Canadian live theatre at Meaford Hall

» Playwright sought to adapt Beautiful Joe story

» Children's art featured at Library Gallery

Lifestyles & People >

BVCS students cook up a worldly lesson
by Erika Engel, Staff
Mar 09, 2010 - THORNBURY - In honour of the Vancouver Olympics, intermediate students at BVCS were taught several lessons of global proportions and one specifically including bite-size proportions. [more]

» Student's monologues featured at Women's Day

» Resident celebrates 105th birthday

» Thornbury resident brings home gold

» Secondary school immunization clinics

» Kiswahili Key

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