January 2017 Archive

Schomberg Cougars move to sixth in Carruthers standings

The Junior C Schomberg Cougars are celebrating the new year in style. A combined 17 goals over two games upon returning from the holiday break has moved the club up the standings ladder in their Provincial Junior Hockey League division, vaulting past the Orillia Terriers into sixth place in the Carruthers division.

Juvenile Red Wings capture International Silver Stick

The Schomberg Juvenile Red Wings weren’t about to let history repeat itself. After a heart-breaking 2-0 loss to the South Bruce Blades in the 2015-16 International Silver Stick finals, the Red Wings captured this year’s incarnation of the continent’s most prestigious minor tournament in Mooretown, Ontario last weekend.

Saying farewell to silly trends of 2016

Most of us work through our own ups and downs year after year. We make plans, and break plans. We set goals, and hopefully we achieve one or two. We try to keep our personal ships on an even keel.

The Corruption of Power

“Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” John Dalberg-Acton (1834-1902) Lord Acton’s full quote went on to say: “Great men are almost always bad men.”

New smart hospital is all about people

Health care in York is more about people than beautiful facilities. People caring about people is the theme driving the Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital project. King councillors received an update on the project from Altaf Stationwala, president and CEO of Mackenzie Health.

Sale of current municipal building funds new offices

As work on King Township’s new municipal office building progresses, council has set in motion the plan to sell the current property off of Banner Lane in King City.

Owners looking for missing ‘gentle giant’

The owners of a very gentle dog are anxious to get him back. Mack, a 200-pound tan Irish Wolfhound, went missing Tuesday, Jan. 3 in ...

Cougars drop fourth straight game

Shots rained down on the Schomberg Cougars’ net for 60 minutes of a 7-3 loss to the Stayner Siskins on Thursday.

King residents involved in $30 million fraud investigation

Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Fraud Unit have arrested nine people – including two King residents – and laid 42 charges in connection ...

Police investigate another King pharmacy robbery

Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are seeking public assistance in identifying a suspect following a pharmacy robbery in the Township of King. ...

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