March 2018 Archive

Junior C hockey in semi-final round

By Brian Lockhart The Alliston Hornets are leading the Caledon Golden Hawks 2-1 in their semi-final PJHL series. It’s been a wild start to this ...

Shared services idea disrupts Dufferin

By Todd Taylor It is fascinating to see the latest interest in exploring a shared costing agreement for essential services in Dufferin County. Mayor Jeremy ...

A special community mourns

By Mike Pickford Well, it’s been one heck of a week for Dufferin County. We found ourselves plastered all over major news outlets across the ...

Walrus hypocrisy

By Constance Scrafield “I weep for you,” the Walrus said. “I deeply sympathize.” With sobs and tears he sorted out Those of the largest size, ...

Elliott clearly safest pick for PCs

EDITORIAL WITH PATRICK BROWN no longer seeking to regain the leadership of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative party, there should be no doubt as to which of ...

Why spending won out

EDITORIAL IF NOTHING ELSE, the federal budget brought down Tuesday by Finance Minister Bill Morneau demonstrates a belief that new program spending is more popular ...

ODSS students’ Ecuador mission a “life changer”

By Mike Pickford It was an educational excursion like no other and one that will not only stick with the 25 Orangeville District Secondary School ...

Theatre Orangeville launching production for babies

By Constance Scrafield “We are really keen to produce new Canadian theatre serving a demographic that we’re not reaching,” said Sharyn Ayliffe, Programs Manager at ...

Steve Paikin presents at annual Industry Luncheon

By Mike Pickford More than 180 business leaders from across Dufferin County made their way to the Best Western Plus Orangeville last Thursday (Feb. 22) ...

Avalon Care Centre coping with ‘skyrocketing’ dementia cases

By Brian Lockhart With the average life expectancy increasing, Canada has more senior citizens than ever before, and along with this increase  comes a need ...

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