Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Peel officials tell Payne 'go back to Caledon'

You need to deal with that at home, not here."
That was the message Peel officials delivered to Bolton Area Councillor Jason Payne last week when he appeared before them to air concerns about Caledon council's unanimous decision on November 6 to stick with its controversial growth plan.

Caledon man killed in Mississauga

A 49-year-old Caledon man was killed after attempting to cross a street in Mississauga last Friday evening.

Charismatic Trudeau urges students to be leaders

Hundreds of local public school students at a recent leadership conference were told the present, as well as the future, belongs to today's youth.

Caledon OPP officers receive bravery awards

It was a proud moment for family and colleagues of Caledon Ontario Provincial Police officers honoured during an awards ceremony at the Town's municipal offices Monday.

Council rejects call to revisit growth plan

Emotions ran high Tuesday as the Bolton councillors' bid to re-visit the November 6 vote on the municipality's growth plan was quashed.

Missing Caledon East man located

Caledon OPP have called off the search for a missing 40-year-old Caledon man after he was located in Orillia on Wednesday, December 5.

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Ho, Ho, Ho! Santa visited Bolton!


Santa came to town!

Husky staff have put a 'face on men's health' with moustaches

Movember,' a small fundraising campaign started in Australia in 2003 to raise funds to fight Prostate Cancer, has evolved into an international effort to improve men's health.

Palgrave murder suspects in court

While police have never released what caused the death of a 24-year-old man found dead near the Palgrave Forest and Wildlife Area this past June, the court aspect of the homicide case is progressing.

MP Tilson elected vice-chair of a high-profile committee

At the end of November, Dufferin-Caledon MP David Tilson was re-elected vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics in the House of Commons.

Beware: OPP 'festive RIDE' season is underway

The Ontario Provincial Police Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) festive season programme got underway November 28 and will continue through January 2, 2008.

Man faces three counts of murder in King deaths

Investigators from York Region Police homicide and missing persons bureau executed the arrest warrant on an accused wanted in connection with the discovery of three bodies found in a burned van October 14 in a rural area in King Township.

Parents of victim urge trucker crackdown

Kyle Fagan died last summer while riding his motorcycle southbound on Humber Station Road. The 24-yeard-old man rounded a sharp bend in the road and collided with a northbound gravel truck.

Monday, December 3, 2007

Adopt a road


Road Watch Caledon' has adopted a stretch of Forks of Credit Road in conjunction with the Region of Peel Adopt a Regional Road programme.

Drug warrant issued by police at Alton residence

A drug search warrant carried out last weekend at an Alton residence led police to remove a quantity of marijuana, hash oil, cocaine and magic mushrooms from the property.

Town's growth plan bad for business, maintains Chamber of Commerce

The Town's decision not to change its growth plan "represents poor planning and disregard for the business community."

Friends throw party for eminent Caledon man


Friends and neighbours of Alton's Alex Raeburn joined with him the afternoon of Sunday, November 25 to honour his 95th birthday.

Residents may see tax hike of 4 - 5 per cent

Low population growth coupled with rising costs for labour and materials means Caledon property owners could be facing a tax increase of between four and five per cent in 2008. But the level of service provided by the municipality should remain the same as this year.

'No Sweat:' Hall teens change board policy


A board-wide policy ensuring school-issued uniforms are not manufactured in third world sweat shops has been adopted by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board.