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Tory leadership candidate Peter MacKay kicks off seven-day tour in local riding
By Mike Baker Conservative Party leadership candidate Peter MacKay kicked off a seven-day cross-province tour just outside of Caledon on Wednesday morning (July 8) as he ramps up his bid to succeed Andrew Scheer as Tory leader. Mr. MacKay is ...
Popular Orangeville Rotary Ribfest returning for drive-thru event
By Mike Baker The 11th annual Orangeville Rotary Ribfest has been resurrected, albeit in a much-changed, COVID-19 enforced format. The weekend long event, originally slated ...
Orangeville, Caledon to receive provincial funds for COVID-19 transit cleaning
By Paula Brown Orangeville and Caledon will receive provincial funding to cover additional costs associated with cleaning municipal buses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Local MPP ...
OPS charge two with assault
By Paula Brown Orangeville Police have arrested and charged two local men in connection to an assault and a separate stolen vehicle incident. Orangeville Police ...
Community News
Enterprising student creates virtual camp to ‘beat COVID-19 blahs’
By Brian Lockhart While many students are finding it challenging to secure a part-time summer job, a Westside Secondary School student has created a virtual ...
Headwaters hospital opening doors to essential visitors this week
By Mike Baker Headwaters Health Care Centre took the next step in its reopening plan on Tuesday, opening its doors to essential visitors. Speaking to ...
Classic and vintage autos parade through Orangeville to raise spirits
By Brian Lockhart It’s tough to keep your classic car locked up in the garage when the good summer weather is finally here. Most drivers ...
Ryan Hancock’s invitation to make ‘big, fat music’
By Constance Scrafield “I’m a little stir crazy,” not a surprising comment from Ryan Hancock, manager and musician/lead vocalist with The Campfire Poets, a well ...
Recovering from the shutdown, local pedorthist welcomes new clients
By Brian Lockhart The COVID-19 pandemic caught a lot of business owners by surprise and when the province mandated a shut-down, those businesses were left ...
Orangeville SBEC: Students learn to be their own boss this summer
The Orangeville & Area Small Business Enterprise Centre (SBEC) in partnership with the Province of Ontario, is once again delivering the popular Summer Company program. ...
Ontario Civilian Police Commission approves the disbandment of OPS
By Mike Baker Following a months-long review, the Ontario Civilian Police Commission (OPCP) has approved the Town’s application to disband the Orangeville Police Service (OPS). ...
Council approves 541-unit development behind Orangeville Mall
By Mike Baker It may have taken the better part of a decade, but a local developer has finally been given the green light to ...
Kyle Seeback frustrated with lack of support for small businesses
By Alyssa Parkhill Dufferin-Caledon MP Kyle Seeback is frustrated by the lack of support being afforded to small business owners during the COVID-19 pandemic. In ...
Gordon Lightfoot struggling with COVID-19 restrictions
By Constance Scrafield “I’m paying attention to my very extended family,” said Gordon Lightfoot in a telephone interview with the Citizen this week, referring to ...
Sports
Cycling becoming the number one sport this summer
By Brian Lockhart With most league sports cancelled or limited to practices only this summer, and many more events being restricted, a lot of people ...
Baseball Ontario releases training protocols
By Brian Lockhart Ontario Baseball, the governing body of the sport in Ontario, has released its guidelines for a return to the sport in the ...
