March 5, 2008 / Front Page

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STUDENTS HAVE FUN IN THE SNOW

If we must have winter, we might as well have some fun with it. That's what students at the Eva L. Dennis campus of King City Public School were doing Friday, as they took part in a winter play day. More...

News

Mayors encouraged that environmental commissioner understands their concerns

By Bill Rea

The province has some great ideas for environmental protection in Ontario, but municipalities have not been given the necessary equipment to act upon them. More...

Federal budget draws praise from many quarters

By Bill Rea

Local reaction was basically positive to the budget that federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty brought down last week. More...

Contestants are vying to be the second Schomberg Idol

The Schomberg Agricultural Society is once again hosting the Schomberg Idol competition. This is the second year for the competition, in which young singers will be seeking the title. More...

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All Around Schomberg

Celebrate St. Patrick's

All around Schomberg

St. Patrick's Day at St. Patrick The Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Women's League of Saint Patrick parish in Schomberg are co-hosting a Saint Patrick's Day Dinner and Social March 15 rom 4:30 p.m. to midnight at Schomberg Community Hall. More...

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King's Corners

World Day of Prayer Friday at All Saints'

King's Corners

All Saints' Anglican Church Submitted by Claire Alexander Both men and women are invited this year to All Saints' for the World Day of Prayer this Friday (March 7), at 1:30 p.m., followed by refreshments. More...

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Nobleton Notes

Holy Week and Easter events to be held at the local churches

Nobleton Notes
By Angie Maccarone (905) 859-5174

Holy Week at St. Paul's Mark your calendars for the dates and times of these events at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church during Holy Week. Next Sunday (March 16) is Palm Sunday. We will have a special Palm Sunday processional starting at 9:45 a.m. More...

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York staff to report on lights at Jane and Cardinal

By Bill Rea

While there are no easy answers, Mayor Margaret Black believes some traffic signals could soon be going on Highway 9. More...

Change the batteries in your smoke alarms

Clocks go forward this weekend

Would you like some more light in your days? After this weekend, you're going to have it. Daylight time starts this weekend, so be sure to set your clocks and other time keeping devices ahead one hour before retiring Saturday night. More...

Columns

Bill's Bulletin Board

By Bill Rea

We'll start this week with a question that I'm sure is driving most of you right out of your minds. Are you tired of this winter yet? Tell me this isn't a sure sign of someone who couldn't think of anything else to write about this week. More...

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Editorial

The budget was boring, but responsible

Editorial

Accepting the very reality that we could be having a federal election some time this year, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, presumably under the marching orders of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, could have taken two basic approaches to last week's bu More...

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Letters

Canada Post is there to deliver mail

In reply to your editorial about the change of postal service and rural delivery (Feb. More...

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Sports Beat

Wild offer some surprises for Royals in second playoff round

By Bill Rea

When a team faces a club in the playoffs that they have mauled in the regular season, they normally expect an easy time. The King Wild spent much of the weekend ruining that fantasy for the Temiscaming Royals. More...

Final baseball registration will be Saturday

By Lee-Ann Brinovec

It is hard to believe that spring is just around the corner, considering the amount of snow we have received this past month. But the first day of spring is just three weeks away. The start of spring means the start of baseball season. More...

NIGHTS ELIMINATE INNISFLIN FOUR

The NobleKing bantam 2 Knights, sponsored by Langdon's Coach Lines, doubled their Innisfil Winterhawk foes 4-2 Saturday, to take their best-of-five playoff series in four games. The Knights still had to learn who their next opponents will be. More...

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