September 2023 Archive

Celebration!

Though some people at the Plowing Match and the Saturday Creemore market may have wondered for a second why we were back again with our ...

Pantomime Politics in Eastern Europe

By Gwynne Dyer The Polish hate the Russians The Slovaks hate the Czechs,   The Bulgars hate Ukrainians And everybody hates the Jews. With thanks ...

Tomatoes Tell the Tale

By Constance Scrafield So, sometime in mid-July, I bought a four-pack of tiny, undernourished tomato plants for 34 cents. I took a picture of their ...

Theatre Orangeville receives provincial grant to support annual summer arts festival

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Theatre Orangeville has been granted tens of thousands of dollars in funding from the provincial government to support ...

Young Orangeville resident leading the charge for annual Autism Speaks Canada Walk 

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The autism community in Dufferin County will be coming together once again to take part in the annual ...

Residents tell Orangeville council to maintain Question Period

By JAMES MATTHEWS, LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Democracy is messy. But removing a citizen’s easy access to elected council or hindering the public’s ability to ...

Tow operators feel shortchanged by complying with short-lived bylaw

By JAMES MATTHEWS, LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER At least one Orangeville towing service operator is upset at the way bylaws are arrived at that govern ...

Masters SloPitch honours Bob Luffman’s 10 years serving as president

By Brian Lockhart After 10 years as League president of the Orangeville Wednesday Masters SloPitch League, Bob Luffman, is retiring from the position at the ...

Smart Headwaters Campaign raises $825,000 at annual fundraising gala

The 24th Annual Headwaters Foundation Gala was a resounding success, raising a historic $825,000 (NET) in one evening for Smart Headwaters, the campaign to bring ...

Local competitor does well at international Jiu-Jitsu competition

By Brian Lockhart A local man who trains in Jiu Jitsu has returned from Las Vegas with a silver medal after competing in the IBJJF ...

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