October 2018 Archive

Dragonfly Arts in the business of support local culture

By Constance Scrafield On the weekend of October 19 to 21, McMichael Canadian Art Collection – Canadian Art Gallery held a fundraiser art show and ...

Orangeville voters elect seven fresh faces to serve on municipal council

By Mike Baker There was a sense of shock, intrigue and, finally, excitement in the air on Monday evening as Orangeville residents who took to ...

Mayor-elect Sandy Brown looking to lead Orangeville into bright future

By Mike Baker Orangeville’s mayor-elect is a man with a plan. Coming out on top in the community’s red-hot race for mayor in Monday’s municipal ...

Fire Chief Ron Morden says new hires have slashed evening response times

By Mike Baker Three months after hiring eight new full-time firefighters, the Orangeville Fire Department is stronger than ever and now meets industry standards for ...

Ex-warden John Creelman lone new face on Mono Council

By Jasen Obermeyer In sharp contrast to Orangeville, voters in Mono have opted to keep the status quo for its council, with incumbent Mayor Laura ...

County Council hears update on economic development plan

Written By: JASEN OBERMEYER Dufferin County’s politicians got an update last Thursday on the county’s economic development plan and activities, providing them with a better ...

Meet the real Mike

By Mike Baker So, I guess I have some explaining to do. For those of you who didn’t notice, there was a new name in ...

Rot in hell (or at least in prison)

By Tabitha Wells On Tuesday afternoon I opened Twitter to see a name trending that I would be happy to never see or hear again ...

Motorcycle helmets

By Brian Lockhart Hollywood actor Gary Busey is known for two things. He famously portrayed Buddy Holly in the film The Buddy Holly Story, and ...

A worthwhile celebration

By Tom Claridge It was many weeks ago that I had a surprise visit by Lewis Baker, Q.C., a semi-retired Toronto lawyer who has been ...

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