February 2019 Archive

Do you remember?

By Brian Lockhart I was driving down First Street in Orangeville last week during one of the icy days we’ve had recently and saw an ...

Sun rise of optimism

By Constance Scrafield Said the chap, part of a panel discussion on the CBC, “Well, with the popularity of electric cars, the internal combustion engine ...

The end of ISIS

By Gwynne Dyer Last Wednesday Donald Trump said: “It should be announced, probably some time next week, that we will have 100% of the (ISIS) ...

District 4/10 high schools get ready for playoffs

By Brian Lockhart After having games postponed due to bad weather on several occasions this year, the District 4 / 10 hockey schedule is down ...

ODSS junior Bears enter District 10 playoffs

By Brian Lockhart The final day of high school basketball had the Orangeville District Secondary School Bears playing two game on Friday, February 8, in ...

Junior C hockey enters quarter-finals

By Brian Lockhart Junior C hockey in Ontario has entered the quarter-final round of playoffs in a round of best-of-seven series to see who will ...

Muskies take lead in series with Elora

By Brian Lockhart The Shelburne Muskies pulled off a win in game one of their A Championshp semi-final series against the Elora Rocks on Saturday ...

Teachers, assistants rally against reported plan to cut funding

By Mike Baker A rumoured 4 percent cut to Ontario’s education budget would have “seriously long-lasting impacts” on students, according to many Orangeville-area educators.  In ...

Unused train station would meet bus terminal needs says DM Macintosh

By James Matthews Orangeville’s deputy mayor believes the town’s train station, unused since the death of the Credit Valley Explorer tour train, is a better ...

Town, Amaranth settle dispute over access to Pullen well

By James Matthews Orangeville will pay $500,000 to Amaranth Township for disputed land that includes a well drilled by developers long ago for a subdivision ...

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