Headliners - June 10, 2021

Belfountain church retains Heritage status after completion of steeple restoration project

By Rob Paul In Caledon there’s a historical building located in Belfountain that has stood for over 130 years and falls under the Ontario Heritage ...

Peel continues to aim for 75% vaccination rate as businesses prepare to re-open Friday

By Rob Paul As Ontario approaches Step One of its re-opening on June 11, Peel Region is continuing to deal with concerns surrounding the rising ...

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Caledon East Community Centre expansion project set to break ground in 2021

By Rob Paul On Tuesday, Council met with Director of Community Services Heather Savage regarding the Caledon East Community Centre (CECC) expansion plan. Council passed ...

The time for apologies is over: Action on reconciliation for Canada’s Indigenous peoples is needed now

By Kyle Seeback, MP Dufferin-Caledon OPINION Our country is grieving following the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation’s devastating discovery of a mass grave with the ...

Caledon resident hopes her efforts to keep the community clean inspire others to do the same

By Rob Paul Children are taught from an early age not to litter and to make an effort to pick up garbage to help keep ...

Leaders call for implementation of TRC Calls to Action

By Sam Odrowski Following the tragic discovery of a mass unmarked grave site containing the remains of 215 Indigenous children at a residential school in ...

Local Food Week showcases the importance of supporting farmers

By Jessica Laurenza June 7 – 13 is Ontario’s Local Food Week – an opportunity to celebrate, appreciate and support fresh, healthy, home-grown food. Ontario ...

Council approves increase in funding needed for Rotary Place senior centre project

By Rob Paul With the current Rotary Place expansion in Bolton—home to the Caledon Seniors Centre—it was identified by staff last month there was a ...

In-class learning won’t resume until September: Province

By Brock Weir Ontario students won’t finish off the 2020-2021 academic year in classrooms. The Province announced Wednesday that remote learning will continue Ontario-wide for ...

Keep it in the family – Foodland owners pass store down to son

By Jessica Laurenza Kurt and Donni Geiser have been the friendly faces of Caledon East Foodland for 14 years, but as of May 30, they ...

Mayor calls for residents’ questions to be answered after Feds deny review of Erin project

By Rob Paul Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, made his decision on May 26 to deny a federal review of the ...

Town offering free programs for Recreation and Park Month

By Rob Paul The Province has slowly begun its re-opening with the stay-at-home order expiring June 2, just in time for Recreation and Park Month. ...

Sports

York United signs on four new players

By Robert Belardi  York United have brought on four new players ahead of the club’s official roster for the upcoming season that was unveiled last ...

Former Central York Panthers forward commits to Queen’s University

By Robert Belardi  Maple native and former Central York Panthers forward Sophie Hudson confirmed on May 20 she will be attending Queen’s University next year.  ...

Local player resurging Team Canada in IIHF Worlds

By Robert Belardi  When Team Canada entered the IIHF World Championships with a roster filled with names such as Adam Henrique, Maxime Comtois and Darcy ...

Former Villanova student Gordon off to Macclesfield F.C.

By Robert Belardi  When Celeste Gordon was just five years old, her father would kick around the soccer ball with her. Her interest was soon ...

Robert’s Rant: Provincial announcement confusing and frustrating for golf and tennis

By Robert Belardi Opinion Let’s face it. This is what we all want.  The Provincial Government and Premier Doug Ford announced last week that public ...

Charity Golf Challenge to be held at Cardinal Golf Club

By Robert Belardi  The eighth annual We Charity Golf Challenge, by Brent Morning and Friends, will be hosted virtually this year.  The challenge will take ...

Robert’s Rant: Tonight is the night we’ve all been waiting for

By Robert Belardi OPINION It came down to overtime in game four of the 1979 quarterfinals between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs. ...

Golf courses will not re-open during stay-at-home order

By Brian Lockhart Don’t expect to be swinging your clubs on the links any time soon. The links at local golf courses are green, well ...

Country Day School sees more athletes off to post-secondary on scholarships

By Robert Belardi  You truly can’t paint everyone with the same brush. But what you can do is guide everyone with the same compass.  At ...

Roland Varga joining Team Canada in Tokyo this summer

By Robert Belardi  Aurora resident Roland Varga will be competing in Canoe-Kayak for Team Canada in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.  The news was officially made ...

Contents

• Editorial — What price for the collusive ‘swap’?
• Contents Editorial Cartoon — March 29, 2018
• Bill Rea — We don’t need trophies
• Ottawa Journal by David tilson MP — The Jaspal Atwal affair — Still no answers from the PM
• From Queen’s Park by Sylvia Jones MPP — Rowan’s Law will protect athletes from concussions
• Rotary Club of Palgrave’s Weekly Rotary Minute
• All you really wanted to know about Palm Sunday and were afraid to ask
• Editorial — A perfect time for run-offs?
• Contents Editorial Cartoon — March 22, 2018
• Bill Rea — Beware of scams
• Ottawa Journal by David tilson MP — March is Fraud Prevention Month
• From Queen’s Park by Sylvia Jones MPP — Proroguing and throne speech shows a Liberal government out of ideas
• Rotary Club of Palgrave’s Weekly Rotary Minute
• Editorial Cartoon — March 15, 2018
• Bill Rea — Interesting times
• Ottawa Journal by David Tilson MP — Local home shows coming soon
• Rotary Club of Palgrave’s Weekly Rotary Minute
• Eating locally to impact the future
• Editorial — Pharmacare should be affordable here
• Bill Rea — Ticket prices no big deal
• Ottawa Journal by David Tilson MP — Budget 2018 fails middle-class Canadians
• From Queen’s Park by Sylvia Jones MPP — Share your long-term care stories with us
• Rotary Club of Palgrave’s Weekly Rotary Minute
• Editorial — Elliott clearly safest pick for PCs
• Editorial Cartoon — March 1, 2018
• Bill Rea — Graham got some things right
• Ottawa Journal by David Tilson MP — Liberal government letting veterans down
• From Queen’s Park by Sylvia Jones MPP — Sewage Bypass Reporting Act needs to pass before election
• Rotary Club of Palgrave’s Weekly Rotary Minute
• Editorial — This time, will the best one win?
• Editorial Cartoon — Feb. 22, 2018
• Bill Rea — No easy answers
• Ottawa Journal by David Tilson MP — Planning a spring break getaway?
• From Queen’s Park by Sylvia Jones MPP — FAO shows Hydro One sale will leave Ontarians worse off
• Rotary Club of Palgrave’s Weekly Rotary Minute
• Editorial — Sadly, the jury’s verdict will stand
• Editorial Cartoon — Feb. 15, 2018
• Bill Rea — Pretty good show so far
• Ottawa Journal by David Tilson MP — Reintegration of ISIS fighters is a breach of security
• From Queen’s Park by Sylvia Jones MPP — Shelburne deserves an advanced green — Sign my petition
• Job postings that work at Jobs Caledon
• Rotary Club of Palgrave’s Weekly Rotary Minute
• Editorial — A good leadership race could really help the Tories
• Editorial Cartoon — Feb. 8, 2018
• Bill Rea — The wrong time to fall asleep
• Talk of the Town by Mayor Allan Thompson — All Caledon residents urged to ‘Pay It Forward’
• Ottawa Journal by David Tilson MP — The Supporting New Parents Act
• From Queen’s Park by Sylvia Jones MPP — What I heard at the ROMA conference
• Editorial — Progressive Conservatives’ ‘chaos’ a blessing in disguise?
• Editorial Cartoon — Feb. 1, 2018
• Bill Rea — Some retirement project
• The provincial election is coming; Are you ready?
• Ottawa Journal by David Tilson MP — New restrictions on Canada Summer Jobs program
• From Queen’s Park by Sylvia Jones MPP — A week is a lifetime in politics
• Editorial — 3.4 million ‘second-class citizens’
• Editorial Cartoon — Jan. 25, 2018
• Bill Rea — Street hockey’s Canadian too
• Ottawa Journal by David Tilson MP — Family Literacy Day is this Saturday
• From Queen’s Park by Sylvia Jones MPP — Gas plant trail leads to guilty verdict
• Rotary Club of Palgrave’s Weekly Rotary Minute
• Editorial — Attendance isn’t everything
• Editorial Cartoon — Jan. 18, 2018
• Bill Rea — We’ll do fine without the NHL
• Community building is good business
• Ottawa Journal by David Tilson MP — Standing up for Canadian jobs
• From Queen’s Park by Sylvia Jones MPP — Improving mental health services in Ontario
• Rotary Club of Palgrave’s Weekly Rotary Minute
• Editorial — Some thoughts on sentencing
• Editorial Cartoon — Jan. 11, 2018
• Bill Rea — Remembering Bower
• Ottawa Journal by David Tilson MP — Trudeau breaks sections of the Conflict of Interest Act
• From Queen’s Park by Sylvia Jones MPP — Winter driving — Stay safe
• Ottawa Journal by David Tilson MP — A year in review of the current Liberal government
• From Queen’s Park by Sylvia Jones MPP — Hydro, hydro, hydro is on residents’ minds
• Rotary Club of Palgrave’s Weekly Rotary Minute
• Comment — Another successful night for HomeJames
• Editorial Cartoon — Dec. 21, 2017
• Bill Rea — Town Hall meetings help
• Ottawa Journal by David Tilson MP — A short history of Christmas pudding
• From Queen’s Park by Sylvia Jones MPP — Have yourself a merry little Christmas
• Rotary Club of Palgrave’s Weekly Rotary Minute
• Editorial — When, Minister?
• Editorial Cartoon — Dec. 14, 2017
• Bill Rea — It’s the music of the season
• Ottawa Journal by David Tilson MP — Government’s announcement on opioids ‘flawed and disappointing’
• From Queen’s Park by Sylvia Jones MPP — Auditor General highlights Liberals’ waste, mismanagement
• Rotary Club of Palgrave’s Weekly Rotary Minute
• Editorial — A crowded middle of the road?
• Editorial Cartoon — Dec. 7, 2017
• Bill Rea — Things are better than before
• Talk of the Town by Mayor Allan Thompson — Shop local at Christmas
• Ottawa Journal by David Tilson MP — Liberal government’s marijuana legislation is too hasty
• From Queen’s Park by Sylvia Jones MPP — People’s Guarantee promises positive results for Dufferin-Caledon
• Rotary Club of Palgrave’s Weekly Rotary Minute
• Editorial — So much for local competition among newspapers
• Editorial Cartoon — Nov. 23, 2017
• Bill Rea — Argos!
• Ottawa Journal by David Tilson MP — Liberal changes to Employment Insurance benefits
• From Queen’s Park by Sylvia Jones MPP — Government cutting debate on cannabis legislation