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Bursaries announced for students at Trent in Oshawa
Construction to start at new Thornton Road campus
By Jennifer O'Meara - Mar 18, 2010 - 08:00 PM
OSHAWA -- Construction is set to begin at Trent University’s new $11.5 million Thornton Road campus, and when the facility opens this fall, female Oshawa students will be eligible for more than $40,000 each year in bursaries, thanks to a large bequest announced Thursday, March 18.

“We’re going to be able to provide bursaries dedicated to women,” said Dianne Lister, vice-president of external relations and advancement. “When (Fern Rahmel) started school a little later in life, she also knew some women would be prevented from attending... read more
‘One of the largest’ indoor grow-ops busted in Uxbridge
By Jeff Hayward - Mar 18, 2010 - 02:15 PM
UXBRIDGE -- Two Toronto men have been arrested following the discovery of what police are calling one of the largest indoor grow-ops Durham has ever seen.

Durham Regional Police say officers... read more
Police seek four teens following Courtice fire
Mar 18, 2010 - 03:48 PM
COURTICE -- Durham Regional Police are looking for four youths, two boys and two girls, following a suspicious fire that destroyed an abandoned house in Courtice Tuesday, March 16. ?    ... read more
Durham homebuilders 'cautiously optimistic' for the year ahead
By Steve Houston - Mar 17, 2010 - 04:30 AM
DURHAM -- Canadian homebuilders remain cautiously optimistic about the year ahead as they put 2009 behind them and shovels in the ground for new developments across the country in 2010. That's... read more

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Police seek four teens following Courtice fire

COURTICE -- Durham Regional Police are looking for four youths, two boys and two girls, following a suspicious fire that destroyed an abandoned house...

‘One of the largest’ indoor grow-ops busted in Uxbridge

UXBRIDGE -- Two Toronto men have been arrested following the discovery of what police are calling one of the largest indoor grow-ops Durham has ever...

Police seek culprits in Ajax graffiti spree

AJAX -- Police are looking for the people behind a graffiti spree that included racially and sexually offensive words and drawings in several...

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Bursaries announced for students at Trent in Oshawa

OSHAWA -- Construction is set to begin at Trent University’s new $11.5 million Thornton Road campus, and when the facility opens this fall, female...

The tricycle of the future in Uxbridge

UXBRIDGE -- It looks like something out of a cartoon. But an electric tricycle, built by Uxbridge's Zsolt Kecskemeti, is very real. The three...

Female soldier speaks to Oshawa students

OSHAWA -- Wrapped in a burka, Master Corporal Corena LetandreMacKay stood before a group of 165 students to make a point about women's rights...

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Send in your bursary application to pursue the arts

SCUGOG -- Help is available to Scugog residents looking to pursue further training in an area of the arts. The Scugog Memorial Public Library Arts...

Disney’s (and Hollywood’s) fall from grace

Late last year, a news report stated that Walt Disney Pictures had made Rich Ross its new chairman, a position vacated by Dick Cook, who in actuality...

Musicians entertain locally

To get your live music event listed in MusicNotes, now running on Thursdays, e-mail the information by noon Monday to Wild Wing. 361 King Ave. E...

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What caught my eye most from the ceremony honouring Bob Attersley Wednesday was the relative lack of tears. Of course, there were a few shed; how...

What price must we pay to preserve military history?

What price is a fair price for a piece of our history? Is one person's 'donation' another's to keep? Those questions are at the core...

Scugog Island bus route could be windfall for community

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Whitby's Vaculik back in fine form

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Eagles dust off Dukes, ready for Hurricanes

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Smith leads North Alliance Press to season title

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Scugog Chamber of Commerce revisits new Ontario tax

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Vandals strike again in downtown Whitby

WHITBY -- Any faith Ruth Van Belle had in last summer's valiant efforts to curb rising incidents of vandalism in Whitby's downtown core was shattered...

Durham homebuilders 'cautiously optimistic' for the year ahead

DURHAM -- Canadian homebuilders remain cautiously optimistic about the year ahead as they put 2009 behind them and shovels in the ground for new...

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UXBRIDGE -- It looks like something out of a cartoon. But an electric tricycle, built by Uxbridge's Zsolt Kecskemeti, is very real. The three...

Scugog Chamber of Commerce revisits new Ontario tax

SCUGOG -- The Scugog Chamber of Commerce's next 'Business for Breakfast' meeting will focus on the second half of a two-part session on...

Scugog to send message to Canada Post

SCUGOG -- Collecting mail in Caesarea and on Scugog Island shouldn't be a soggy or difficult experience, councillors agreed recently. During...

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