March 2018 Archive
Wanted: two more Council seats
By Tom Claridge There was a time, not that long ago, when a premier of Ontario decided that 130 seats in the provincial legislature was ...
Watching the detectives
By Brian Lockhart I read a very interesting article recently that involved an interview with a former Central Intelligence Agency operative. Television, he said, is ...
Change
By Jasen Obermeyer “The only constant is change. All good things must come to an end.” I’ve heard those phrases many, many times, and I ...
Pharmacare should be affordable
EDITORIAL A HALF-CENTURY HAS PASSED since Canada followed Britain and other industrialized countries in providing universal medicare for its residents. But until now our provincially ...
Syrup festival time again
EDITORIAL MARCH BREAK has become the favourite time for maple syrup festivals, and this year the weather seems to be co-operating, with sap flowing well ...
Orangeville council chamber to get $200,000 upgrade
By Mike Pickford Orangeville’s council chamber will be receiving a “much-needed” facelift later this year, Council having signed off on almost $200,000 worth of upgrades ...
Habitat for Humanity plans to build six homes in town
By Mike Pickford Habitat for Humanity Wellington Dufferin Guelph is doing its part to help reduce poverty in the region, announcing this week that it ...
Del Duca visits Orangeville in support of Liberal candidate
By Jasen Obermeyer Ontario’s new Minister of Economic Development and Growth, Steven Del Duca, was in Orangeville with Dufferin-Caledon Liberal candidate Bob Gordanier last week, ...
FTP celebrating International Women’s Day in style, today
By Mike Pickford In a stunning new report released by the Global Economic Forum, it has been estimated that gender parity will not truly exist ...
Concert to feature singers’ own stories
By Constance Scrafield “We could have invited many singers,” said Nancy Sicsic, organist and Director of Music for Westminster United Church, noting the very considerable ...
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