June 20, 2007 / Front Page

News

Peel board approves budget, despite $124 million funding gap

Trustees of the Peel District School Board approved a budget of $1.2 billion for the 2007-08 school year. This balanced budget is a $73 million increase in Ministry of Education funding from last year. More...

Peel announces air quality initiatives

The Region of Peel and other GTA municipal and regional governments, the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada announced their initiatives to improve air quality at the 2007 Smog Summit held at Toronto City Hall June 7. More...

RIBFEST A BIG HIT!

A highlight of the first-ever Caledon Kids Fun Fair was the Canadian Ribfest Challenge. More...

Editorial

Trail building: a valuable exercise worth supporting

There was a time in our local history when trails were seen as a relic of the past, typically constructed by our native Indians. More recently, we began to see them in a different light. More...

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Caledon Sports

Humberview's best athletes were recognized

The best athletes at The Humberview in Bolton were praised at the school's annual Husky Howl athletic banquet last Tuesday. Senior Female Athlete of the Year Sandra Hamilton took top honours as Senior Female Athlete of the Year. More...

Wanderers' West Caledon opening day a success!

Bolton Wanderers' West Caledon (Valleywood) Division celebrated the official opening of its 2007 season June 10. Fabulous sunshine provided the perfect backdrop for kickoff in a variety of recreational age divisions ranging from under four to 14. More...

Contract for hard court

The contract for the construction of a hard court in Valleywood was recently awarded by Caledon council to Dodaro Landscaping Services Inc. for its low bid of $52,850, excluding GST. More...

Arts & Entertainment

'Best Little Whorehouse' to open in Shelburne

Now don't you be getting those shorts in a knot, there's nothin' dirty goin' on. Get ready to kick this summer off, as the evenings in Shelburne are going to be heating up, More...

Conservation gala raises $100,000

Credit Valley Conservation Foundation in partnership with the Conservation Halton Foundation hosted the second annual Conservation Gala May 30. More...

Contract to rent machinery

Caledon council recently awarded the contract for the rental of fleet equipment to Volvo Road machinery Ltd. The contract is for three years for five months each year at at annual cost of $114,840, excluding GST. More...

Cairn, plaque for Scouts

Caledon council recently supported the installation of a cairn and plaque on the Caledon Trailway near the Highway 10 pedestrian bridge in honour of Scouts Canada's 100th anniversary. Scouts Canada is donating the cairn and plaque to the Town. More...

Columns

The many problems with 'grade inflation'

It was the late Martin Luther King Jr. who said that, "Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. More...

A cash-strapped hierarchy

This event would not be possible without the financial support of businesses and individuals ... Sound familiar? It should. This is the new black of modern fund-raising. Since we invented the term "catch-22" we've been using it to death. More...

Community

INGLEWOOD DAY CELEBRATED

Inglewood Day got started Saturday with a pancake breakfast. Handling the duties from the Village of Inglewood Association were (l to r) Wendy Boughton, Carl Kinzinger, Nell Crathern and David Lewis. More...

Support for hangars

Caledon council is throwing its support behind a petition requesting the Canadian government refrain from destroying any of the eight remaining hangars at Camp Borden and have the government provide financial support for the preservation of this na More...

Kids Fun Fair in Caledon was a blast!

What a great weekend--perfect weather for the many families who came and enjoyed the Kids Fun Fair on the Caledon Fairgrounds. More...

Business & Finance

New Bolton store awakens your spirit and soul

Stepping Into The Mystik and the world behind you stops momentarily. It's like you've entered another realm. And that's what store owners Melinda Bentley and Denise Henderson are hoping for. More...

Region of Peel jobs presentation

The Region of Peel employs more than 4,000 people. Have you ever thought of becoming one of them? Join Jobs Caledon Wednesday, June 20 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. for a presentation given by Sandra Marcucci from the Region of Peel. More...

Our Readers Write

Editorial was inaccurate

Your editorial Is it really Places to Grow or just places to stagnate? (May 30) contains a number of errors and strange leaps of logic. More...

Mark writes from the heart

I am still wiping the tears away from my face after reading the Father's Day column that Mark Pavilons wrote ( Missing some fatherly advice, June 13). More...