September 2018 Archive
Late-night commercials
By Brian Lockhart Have you ever watched those low budget late night television commercials that sell inexpensive products and wondered why they show these cheaply ...
Community control basis for prosperity
By Doug Skeates The world’s seven billion people live on the 30% of the planet’s surface not covered by water, over half living in the ...
Gay rights and the global culture
By Gwynne Dyer Is there really such a thing as a global culture? Consider gay rights. Last Thursday, the Indian Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality. Last ...
Our misplaced highway
HOW COULD IT BE that a route considered so important in the mid-19th Century that it became the settlement road and stagecoach route for parts ...
Uncluttered Mono
ORANGEVILLE RESIDENTS who are tired of seeing the visual pollution caused by hundreds of election signs being posted by candidates in an election that’s still ...
CVC hosts ‘remove invasive plants’ at Island Lake Conservation Area
By Jasen Obermeyer Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) has hosted an invasive plant removal event at Island Lake Conservation Area, helping to keep the natural area ...
Residents oppose high-density infill behind Orangeville Mall
By Mike Pickford Dozens of local residents this week voiced their opposition against the proposed infill development on Hansen Boulevard behind the Orangeville Mall, which ...
Orangeville Food Bank use has doubled in last seven years
By Mike Pickford In what was something of a startling revelation on Monday evening, Orangeville Food Bank Executive Director Heather Hayes informed Town Council Monday ...
Heritage, transit station issues left for new Orangeville Council
By Mike Pickford What was billed as something of a grand finale for the current members of Orangeville Council turned out to be anything but ...
Council candidate Todd Taylor to bring professionalism to Town Hall
By Mike Pickford Having spent the best part of 15 years building up his community portfolio, Todd Taylor wants to bring a sense of pride ...
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