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May 2, 2007  RSS feed

Momentum strong at 10th Great Big Garage Sale
The 10th edition of The Great Big Garage Sale was held this past Saturday, and judging by the response, it shows no signs of slowing down. Avid bargain-hunters lined up their vehicles for miles on both sides of Winston Churchill Road to get an early chance at the appliances, camping gear, music, books, toys, holiday items, plants, indoor/outdoor furniture and The Big Bake Sale Table. More...
Woman killed in collision

Saturday, April 28, at roughly 8:28 p.m. Caledon OPP and Emergency Services responded to single motor vehicle collision on Main Street, north of Highpoint Sideroad in Caledon. Police report the Hyundai was traveling southbound on Main Street when the vehicle left the roadway coming to a rest off the east side of the road. More...

Citizen Quotes
On Learning

"The highest result of education is tolerance." Helen Keller "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance." Derek Bok "The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher." Elbert Hubbard More...

 News
• Five termini considered for Highway 427
The Ministry of Transportation Ontario is considering five possible terminus locations for the extension of Highway 427. Ministry representatives recently provided Caledon council with an update on the 427 transportation corridor environmental assessment. More...
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• Obtain a permit before you burn
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 Columns
• article has image We're masters of our own demise
It's no secret we humans are our own worst enemies. Whether it relates to our innate biological flaws or mental incapacity to learn from our mistakes, we are apt to mess things up. Thousands of years of our rather blemished human history attests to our propensity for violence and total disregard for our livegiving planet. More...
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 Editorial
• A return to a simpler time and kingdom
The bureaucratic monster is loose, and it seems there's no whistling it back in its cage. Dear fellow defenders of democracy, we've created this monster. From apathetic and uninvolved voters to short-sighted planners and career politicians, we've allowed a ballooning of a relatively simple, four-tiered system to the voracious octopus it is today. More...
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 Community
• You and flowers bloom at the Caledon seniors' centre
Yes! "The Merrie Month of May." Our May Queens, descended from Flora the Roman goddess of flowers. We welcome our centre Floralia, our centre homage to the renewal of life and beauty after the coldness and bareness of winter. An anonymous 13th Century poet said it, "Summer is icumen in. More...
• COMMUNITY EVENTS
• Wendy Mesley joins Big Brothers Big Sisters as the guest speaker
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 Caledon Sports
• article has image Caledon Lightning bantam select team takes 'triple crown'
After winning the championship at both the Intra City League (at the end of March) and the Downsview tournament (at the beginning of February), the bantam Lightning entered their final tournament in Bolton with high levels of confidence and energy. The tournament started on Friday evening against the Caledon Blackhawks at Teen Ranch Ice Corral. More...
• Many firsts for Mayfield
• article has image Caledon Hawks atom AE wins final tournament
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 Business & Finance
• article has image Look and feel good at Hollywood Tan
Caledon Village has new entrepreneurs in Jeff Boudreau and Andrew Scovell, long-time Cheltenham residents. Jeff will tell you it all started with Andrew wanting to buy a tanning bed for personal use. That led him to an ad for nine tanning machines. They bought all of them. After selling two, the pair came up with the idea of starting up a business called Hollywood Tan. More...
• Planning and launching your business
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 Arts & Entertainment
• Townhall Players' final performance is 'Don't Dress for Dinner'
The Caledon Townhall Players' final play of the season is the uproarious farce Don't Dress for Dinner by Marc Camoletti and Robin Hawden. This hilarious and sophisticated comedy adapted from a French farce is set in a stylishly converted farm building. More...
• Season finale concert May 6
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 Health
• Naturopathic Medicine Week
Caledon council recently proclaimed April 28 to May 6 as Naturopathic Medicine Week. In its resolution, council noted naturopathic medicine is a distinct system of primary care that addresses the root cause of illness or disease and promotes health and healing using natural therapies. More...
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 Our Readers Write
• Chamber lauded by Pathfinders
We, the Caledon East Pathfinders, wish to congratulate the Caledon Chamber of Commerce on their Caledon Home Show (April 20-22). What a lovely weekend to start out the 2007 spring season. We also wish to thank them for the opportunity to sell cookies at the event and special thanks to Jackie for her assistance. More...
• Crease gets new moniker
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 Schools
• article has image Macville principal receives Award of Distinction
For his unique and exemplary contributions to public education in Peel and to the Peel community, Macville public school principal Michael Logue was presented with the Award of Distinction by the Peel district school board. In their nomination letter, Macville staff members wrote that Logue demonstrates true excellence as he works with pupils, staff and parents on a daily basis. More...
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