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Which church was once used as a mess hall for local militia? How were the Marl Lakes formed? How old are the ancient cedars on the Niagara Escarpment? Interested in learning more about Caledon and its natural and cultural heritage? Visit the Caledon Community Map Web site, www.caledoncommunitymap. org More ... Dufferin — Caledon MPP Sylvia Jones is maintaining that intense public pressure has made the McGuinty Liberals back down on certain items their Harmonized Sales Tax HST) will affect. The McGuinty government announced last week that newspapers and meals costing less than $4 will now be exempt from the HST when it is scheduled More ... Caledon residents are advised that their yard waste collection services are ending for 2009. Yard waste collection for residents in Alton, Belfountain, Caledon village, Cheltenham, Inglewood, Mayfield West, Palgrave Estates, Palgrave (east of Highway 50), Tamarack and Terra Cotta ends this week on regularly scheduled collection days. More ... Dufferin — Caledon MPP Sylvia Jones announced recently she’s been wondering where the 146,000 new jobs are that the McGuinty Liberal promised in their 2009 Budget. Since the budget announcement, Ontario has lost another 32,000 jobs, according to a statement issued by Jones’ office. More ... Church Directory Humber River Shakespeare is returning with an expanded tour of its annual staged reading of the Dickens holiday classic, A Christmas Carol. The tour will be stopping at Alton Mill at 1402 Queen St. in Alton Dec. 13 at 3 p.m. It will be part of Directory an afternoon of music and theatre at the mill’s Twas the Art Before Christmas event. More ... Peel Public Health will open its H1N1 vaccination clinics to everyone, starting today (Thursday). More ... Many people in Ontario are viewing plans to to combine provincial and federal sales taxes into a harmonized sales tax (HST) as a money grab. But the Provincial government’s tax reform plan also includes lowering income taxes. More ... Headwaters Health Care Centre announced to staff, physicians and volunteers last month that the hospital is facing a potential $2.2 million funding shortfall for the 2010/2011 fiscal year. If the Province goes ahead with a zero funding increase for hospitals, Headwaters will need to make some significant changes to address the deficit. More ... The Coalition of Concerned Citizens (CCC) will be holding a Christmas shopping event today Thursday) and Friday. This bazaar will be at Alton Mill. More ... Grade 6 students and their parents, who are interested in the extended French program, are invited to attend an information night at Allan Drive Middle School Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. This program affords students the opportunity to learn to read, write, and speak in French. The school, the program, registration process and new registration deadlines will be discussed at the session. More ... The Peel EcoFair has been continually evolving since its inception in 2003, and that growth is expect to continue. The 2009 edition of EcoFair took place in May at Erindale Park in Mississauga, and Peel Regional councillors recently received a report on the event, as well as the plans for the 2010 edition. More ... A 61-year-old Brampton man died of his injuries after Nov. 8 two-vehicle collision in the area of King Street and Chinguacousy Road. Caledon OPP reports the accident occurred at about 5:30 p.m., when a silver Honda and a brown Jaguar collided. The driver of the Jaguar and his passenger were treated for minor injuries at Brampton Civic Hospital. More ... Fenn Publishing in Bolton has been bringing out books since 1977. They are mainly sports and children’s books, with focus on hockey. Another big focus is they are Canadian. In recognition, Dufferin — Caledon MP David Tilson was on hand recently to provide the company with More ... The Ministry of Children and Youth Services’ recent announcement of CASs 2009/2010 funding leaves Peel Children’s Aid $2.1 million short of the necessary money to provide services to vulnerable children in Peel Region. This funding allocation is $1.4 million less than they received last year, according to a news release issued last week by Peel CAS. More ... Dufferin — Caledon MPP Sylvia Jones recently asked Children and Youth Services Minister Laurel Broten to table a report setting out the additional staffing requirements to enforce the Minister’s Child Pornography Reporting Act bill. More ... |
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