Small tax cut better than nothing, provided we can afford it
Editorial
      It's been wisely said by many over time that when it comes to something positive, "every little bit helps." Assuming for the moment that a tax cut is something positive, then the cut to the GST, which the government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper gave us last week to ring in the New Year, shoul...
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Revisiting Dr. Seuss
Bill Rea
      Okay! I admit it! I'm weak! I thought I would be able to resist the temptation, but I came up short, again. My nostalgic instincts got the better of me, and I read some Dr. Seuss. Granted, there are a lot of worse things I could have done, but succumbing to the temptation of a children's book i...
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New faces at the Citizen
      You will probably be seeing these two folks as they travel about Caledon. Anneleen Naudts and Jon Yaneff are the two newest additions to to the Caledon Citizen staff, having come on board as reporters/photographers. Anneleen is a resident of Cheltenham. She is a recent honours graduate, specializi...
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A final look at 2007 - Part 2
July
      In today's Citizen, we present the second half of our collection of snippets of a year gone by. Perhaps it will jog a few memories. Enjoy. The Town and the Dufferin - Peel Catholic District School Board agreed that an information meeting should be held to update the public on the new St. Michael...
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A Final Look at 2007
August
      The month opened with OPP arresting four people in connection with the discovery in June of a body in the area of Duffy's Lane and Patterson Sideroad. * * * * * * * The Credit Valley Conservation Authority (CVCA) announced the commencement of the Natural Areas Inventory, thanks to a $197,700 gr...
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A Final Look at 2007
September
      Bill Matthews was to take the helm as the new principal at Mayfield Secondary School. He had been the at West Credit Secondary School in Mississauga. Peel Public Health confirmed a human case of West Nile Virus in a young Mississauga woman.
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A Final Look at 2007
October
      The design plan for the Mayfield West community won some high praise. It was announced the plan had won the Planning Partnership an Excellence in Planning Award from the Ontario Professional Planners Institute.
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A Final Look at 2007
November
      Robert and Bruce Mellow of Bolton were named Peel's Family of the Year, by the Caledon Chamber of commerce, Brampton Board of Trade and Peel Federation of Agriculture. * * * * * * * The population forecast numbers for Caledon came up for debate again.
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A Final Look at 2007
December
      The growth issue hadn't gone away. The handling of the previous vote on population forecasts resulted in the most heated debate of Caledon council of the year, and included Councillor Annette Groves suggesting at one point that Mayor Marolyn Morrison should consider resigning.
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