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Orangeville resident inspires York University’s Plastic Pickup Challenge
By Sam Odrowski A local resident’s personal efforts to pick up litter and improve the environment has inspired an online challenge, being hosted by York University. At the beginning of the month, Hailey Thomas-Squirrell of Orangeville saw that the ditches ...
National Volunteer Week recognized locally
By Paula Brown, Local Journalism initiative Reporter Volunteers are often seen as the glue that holds a community together, contributing both their time and efforts ...
Lord Dufferin IODE hosting 27th Annual Geranium Fundraiser
By Sam Odrowski With the weather warming up and limited options for activities outside due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s no better time to take ...
Food Bank looking for community input on strategic plan
By Sam Odrowski The Orangeville Food Bank is looking for the community’s help in putting together its new strategic plan, which will be the organization’s ...
WDG Public Health confirms case of Brazilian Variant in region
By Paula Brown, Local Journalism initiative Reporter Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) has identified the first local case of the COVID-19 Brazilian variant (P1). The local ...
Michelle Hanson trial new dates to be set
By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Michelle Hanson, an Amaranth mother facing charges in relation to the 2018 death of her three-year old son ...
Restaurants hit hard by latest lockdown
By Sam Odrowski and Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter From the outside, the end of March looked like a turning point for restaurants in ...
Community News
Achill Choral Society releasing free virtual spring concert
By Sam Odrowski The Achill Choral Society is warmly inviting all of you to attend their virtual spring concert titled, “Journeys”, an uplifting performance, celebrating ...
Dufferin OPP lay charges after theft of high end perfume from local Shoppers Drug Mart
The Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two suspects as a result of a theft investigation at a Shoppers Drug Mart ...
Local students to continue online learning
By Paula Brown, Local Journalism initiative Reporter Students in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph region won’t be returning to the classroom anytime soon, as the local health unit ...
Orangeville adds roughly $85k to Parkland Reserve Fund In 2020
By Sam Odrowski The Town of Orangeville added a little over $85,000 to its Parkland Reserve Fund in 2020, bringing the total balance up to ...
New television series to be filmed in Orangeville area
Filming for a new television series is about to get underway in Orangeville. Marble Media OU Productions Inc. will be using Orangeville for some of ...
Almost $50,000 in grant funding distributed by Council
By Sam Odrowski The Town of Orangeville approved nearly $50,000 in grant funding for community organizations in need at last Monday night’s Council meeting (April ...
Ontario expands age eligibility for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to 40+
On Monday (April 19), Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, issued the following statement to expand COVID-19 vaccination eligibility at pharmacies and primary care ...
Loud vehicle noise issue brought forward at Council
By Sam Odrowski An Orangeville resident brought his vehicle noise concerns forward to Council on April 12. Michael Cornish moved here two years ago for ...
Shade structure coming to 10&10 Garden Centre in Mono
By Peter Richardson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Mono Council heard two different Site Plan Agreement Exemption requests last week. The first is from 10&10 Garden ...
Amaranth man charged with stunt driving in Mono
On April 18, 2021, at approximately 4:16 p.m., an officer from the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged a driver for stunt ...
Sports
Golf and tennis now on the no-play list
By Brian Lockhart Just when you thought it was time to hit the links or get some exercise on the tennis courts – you’re back ...
Local boxer’s fight card cancelled
By Brian LockhartThe fight game has become another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. Local boxer Josh Wagner was on the card for a ten round ...
That’s if for Junior A hockey – League calls it quits
By Brian Lockhart The Ontario Junior Hockey League has formally announced the cancellation of the 2020 / 21 season. It’s not like the League had ...
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