September 2018 Archive

Troubling times with Doug Ford

By Jasen Obermeyer With school now in full swing, and the upcoming October 22 municipal election firmly edged in everyone’s mind, Ontario Premier Doug Ford ...

The Greener Side: Chimney swifts in trouble

By Mark Whitcombe Watching the Chimney Swifts in downtown Orangeville, as part of a project with the Upper Credit Field Naturalists Club, it is clear ...

30 minutes in Salisbury

By Gwynne Dyer Salisbury is a nice old English town with a fine cathedral, only an hour and a half from London by train, but ...

Fears loss of local autonomy

Thank you to the Orangeville Citizen for sponsoring the first ‘Town of Mono candidates meetings, which I attended last Saturday at Monora Park.  I’ve never ...

Lots of challengers for Trudeau Grits

WHAT MAY BE the final session of Parliament before next year’s federal election got off to a rocky start Monday for the Liberal government when ...

A weapon no longer available

SIX YEARS AGO, the Conservative federal government killed Canada’s long gun registry, and today the Liberal government says it has no intention of bringing it ...

Outlaws Peewees hang on for single point win

By Brian Lockhart Sunday’s (Sept. 16) Peewee football game in Orangeville came down to a wild final three minutes with the Orangeville Outlaws defending a ...

Flyers Early Bird tournament brings 54 teams to O-ville

By Brian Lockhart Over 1000 young hockey players took part in the Orangeville Flyers’ Early Bird AE / MD Tournament over the weekend. The action ...

NDBL final series tied after the weekend

By Brian Lockhart The North Dufferin Baseball League senior championship series remains tied with three more games left in the season if the series goes ...

38th annual Terry Fox Run a big success, $18,260 raised

By Jasen Obermeyer The Orangeville-area Terry Fox Run was held at the Island Lake Conservation Area this past Sunday (Sept. 16), raising $18,260 and counting, ...

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