July 2017 Archive
My toast to Canada 150
By Mike Pickford Well, well, well… It’s certainly been a little while since I sat down to write one of these. Over eight months in ...
Perfect event for a perfect weekend
ENVIRONMENT CANADA says the weather should be just about perfect this weekend – sunny and seasonably warm – and we say Island Lake will be ...
Weather expected to cooperate for 8th-annual Rotary Ribfest
By Mike Pickford With early weather forecasts looking good for the eighth annual Orangeville Rotary Ribfest, organizers are starting to get excited for what has ...
Canadian organization helping PTSD victims one chord at a time
By Mike Pickford “My guitar saved my life because the more I played the more all the noise in my head went away.” Those are ...
Orangeville Legion offering bursaries to post-secondary students
By Jasen Obermeyer Orangeville Legion is once again offering bursaries for students entering post-secondary studies, with students who are or aren’t relatives of veterans getting ...
Local vet explains the art of endurance riding
By Constance Scrafield There is all kinds of art, including more than we acknowledge, in the world of sport. To ride a horse in a ...
Montgomery Village PS create model of Orangeville
By Jasen Obermeyer Grade one students at Montgomery Village Public School have gained some architectural skills by creating a model of Orangeville, while also helping ...
Police shoot suspected rabid raccoon at park in Shelburne
By Tom Claridge Shelburne Police shot an apparently rabid raccoon that approached a resident who was walking his dog on Canada Day. Police Chief Kent ...
Ex-Fire Chief among locals to receive Canada 150 Medallion
By Jasen Obermeyer Andy Macintosh, Orangeville’s fire chief for nearly 30 years, is one of 150 residents of Dufferin and Caledon who will receive a ...
Town reminds residents of new rules restricting open-air fires
By Mike Pickford The Town of Orangeville is keen to remind local residents of the recent changes to its bylaw regulating open-air burning, which prohibits ...
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