June 2020 Archive

Orangeville Otters have success at Ontario Provincial Championships

By Brian Lockhart The Orangeville Otters Swim Club had a good finish at the Ontario Swimming Championships in March. The Club had 11 simmers qualify ...

NDBL cancels 2020 season

The North Dufferin Baseball League has cancelled the 2020 season. The announcement was made following a meeting of the League executive on June 4. This ...

Political aftermaths?

LAST JANUARY, the political situation in North America seemed pretty well estsblished. In both Canada and the United States, the governments in power seemed fairly ...

Blueberry pie for breakfast

By Constance Scrafield The evenings have been perfect this last week or so. Remarkable: long lines of sun, ruling down across the grass path to ...

Defunding the police

By Brian Lockhart There has been a lot of criticism over the past couple of weeks about certain police services across North America. Specifically the ...

This is a moment in history

By Sandy Brown As we watch the news, we are seeing a familiar story unfold, Too familiar.  While the world has hit the pause button; ...

Brazil’s populist pandemic

By Gwynne Dyer What do you do if you are in charge of dealing with the pandemic and the number of deaths is getting out ...

Orangeville mom organizes BLM walk to fight back against racism

By Mike Baker Orangeville resident Patti Thomas has seen what racism looks like in our community. With a black husband and three mixed-race children, she ...

16-year-old ODSS student dies after collision on County Rd. 3

By Brian Lockhart A makeshift memorial filled with flowers, photos, and personal tributes, is on the lawn at Orangeville District High School after one of ...

Face masks must be worn in stores, businesses as County enters Phase 2

By Paula Brown Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health has issued an order requiring all persons to wear face masks while visiting local stores and businesses.  “The best ...

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