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News December 12, 2007
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Volunteer for Hospice Caledon
      If you are a compassionate, emotionally centered individual who enjoys other people, you may be interested in becoming a visiting volunteer for families who are dealing with life-limiting illnesses or are grieving a loss.
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Downey's Framboise Raspberry wine is tops again
      Downey's Estate Winery has done it again, winning the coveted Fruit Wine of the Year prize at the Annual Canadian Wine Awards. This was the second time the Caledon winery won the award, sponsored by Wine Access magazine, coming after an unprecedented sweep in 2003 (their first year in the wine bu...
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Peel's long-term care homes get top grades from experts
      Peel's five long-term care centres have received a full, three-year accreditation, with no high risk areas identified, from the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA).
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Tilson meets local Katimavik participant
      Dufferin - Caledon MP David Tilson recently had the opportunity to meet Bolton resident Jaana Pearson Paavola, a Katimavik participant. Paavola is currently in Smith's Falls, Ontario, and is next headed to Cheticamp, a francophone community in Nova Scotia. She is one of approximately 1,100 yout...
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RIVERDALE BOOSTS LOCAL CHARITIES
      Riverdale Fitness Mill held its firsT "Dawn to Dusk Rooftop Spin for Charity." recently. Each rider collected pledges to ride for one hour with a group of 12 others on the roof of the old Inglewood Mill. A total of 112 riders raised $5,857 which was divided between Hospice Caledon, Caledon Communi...
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Cameron receives teaching excellence award
      A Caledon teacher has been praised by his peers for his outstanding contributions. Long-time Caledon resident Stan Cameron received the Teaching Excellence Award recently at Centennial College, joined by family and friends. Cameron was the recipient of the George Wicken Memorial Award for Teach...
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MACVILLE HELPS UNITED WAY
     Macville public school raised an amazing $3,667 for the United Way recently. The cheque was presented to Jo-Anna Lenz (fourth from left) from Caledon Community Services who said she was flabbergasted by the amount raised. The pupils holding the cheque include Megan Finnerty, Chris Hunter, Rebecca Dr...
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OPP strictly enforcing speed limits
      Traffic Caledon OPP officers responded to 47 property damage, and four personal injury collisions during the week ending Dec. 2. Officers have been enforcing the speed limits at the current end of Highway 410 at Mayfield Road in Caledon.
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CITATION FOR BRAVERY AWARDED
     Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Julian Fantino (far right) presented the Commissioner's Citation for Bravery last Monday to five members of Caledon OPP for their actions April 11, 2006, at the Town Hall in Caledon East when a despondent man set himself on fire. The recipients included (l to r...
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Arrest warrant executed for murder suspect
      The 46-year-old Toronto man who is facing murder charges in King Township has been remanded into custody. Bao Mac has been accused in connection with the discovery of three bodies in a burnt-out van that was found on the 7th Concession in King Oct. 14.
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Councillors discuss population growth figures, again
By ALAN LICZYK Staff Reporter
      A lot of discussion has occurred at Caledon council in recent months concerning the costs of population growth, and some more clarification came at last Tuesday's meeting. Nicola Ross, founder of the Caledon Countryside Alliance (CCA), said there's been some wonderful discussions going on regardi...
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Caledon OPP offering winter driving tips
      Caledon OPP are reminding motorists to prepare themselves and their vehicles for winter driving conditions.
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Development freeze will hurt business Chamber says
By ALAN LICZYK Staff Reporter
      The Caledon Chamber of Commerce was back at the Town council table last Tuesday, urging councillors not to halt development in south Albion-Bolton. Charles Bristoll, chair of the Chamber's board of directors, told council the Chamber believes Official Plan Amendment 203 has been poorly communicat...
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Tribute to Mark
By LLOYD BITTLE
      Yes! Mark, you will be missed. Will Rogers said it, and I quote; "I only know what I read in the newspaper," and you have spent a good number of years with the Citizen, ensuring all of us in the area can. You have, for many years, been my favorite editor.
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Sendoff for departing editor
     Departing Caledon Citizen editor Mark Pavilons was given a sendoff by his co-workers during his last day Dec. 6. Bolton resident Lloyd Bittle, who has contributed stories to the Citizen on behalf of the Caledon seniors, read a tribute to Pavilons at his going-away party.
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