Access to defibrillators varies by venue

Access to defibrillators varies by venue

A health emergency last month has illustrated the need to know where and when the public can access defibrillators.  When a woman went into cardiac arrest at the grocery store last month, the community sprang into action.  Local residents took turns performing CPR...

Dufferin staff corral horse on County Road 12

The County of Dufferin has more than 300 kilometres of roadway within its network and with that much roadway it isn’t unusual for something to need maintenance. For that reason the County has somebody tasked with patrolling those roads around the clock. From snow and...

SIU investigates Avening crash

The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating a collision that happened in Avening back in November.  On Nov. 25, at about 6 p.m., there was a collision between a police cruiser and a civilian vehicle at Airport Road (County Road 42) and the 3/4 Sideroad...

Clearview council cancels prayer

Without much fuss, the Clearview Ministerial Association has been stricken from Clearview Township council’s agenda.  Leading up to a review of the municipality’s Procedure Bylaw, regularly done at the start of a new council term, Mayor Doug Measures recommended the...

Mount Zion farmers press council for road work

Curtis Royal spoke at a budget public meeting Monday, expressing disappointment that Mount Zion roads are not included in the 2019-2023 road construction schedule.  “Our request has fallen on deaf ears,” he said.  Royal was part of a delegation of farmers who live and...
Telecom tower proposed for New Lowell

Telecom tower proposed for New Lowell

There was no opposition to a proposal to erect a telecommunications tower in New Lowell at a public meeting held Feb. 11.  No surprise, considering there are 73 current inquiries for service, according to Vianet.  The Vianet 37-metre multi-carrier telecommunications...