March 2024 Archive
Growing anxiety about the direction of our country
By Frank Stronach If you’re looking for warning signs about the state of our economy, there were all kinds these past few weeks. Fueled by ...
Haiti: The curse of history
By Gwynne Dyer It may seem that the violence and chaos that have gripped Haiti are finally being addressed. The unelected acting president nobody wanted, ...
Lighten up!
By Brian Lockhart This is the new age of information, where the world news is brought to you almost as it happens. Unfortunately, not a ...
Chief of Dufferin County Paramedic Services set to retire after 25 years in the role
By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Tom Reid, Chief of Dufferin County Paramedic Services (DCPS), has officially announced his retirement. The County of Dufferin ...
Orangeville Fire Department defeats Dufferin OPP in inaugural charity hockey game
By Sam Odrowski Two local emergency services recently laced up their skates and squared off in a good-spirited game of hockey. The Dufferin OPP faced ...
Dining in Dufferin: Bluebird spreads its wings with opening of The Nest Suites
By Gail Powell Restaurateurs Rick and Michelle Arsenault want to help make Orangeville a “stay and play” tourist destination. The owners of Bluebird Café and ...
Orangeville lobbies feds for carbon tax fairness
By JAMES MATTHEWS, LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Orangeville Mayor Lisa Post is rallying council support to lobby the federal government for fairness in how it ...
Local residents compete in the 95 km long Vasaloppet cross-country ski race in Sweden
By Brian Lockhart Two local residents travelled to Sweden in early March to participate in the 100th edition of the Vasaloppet cross-country ski race. John ...
Humans and Inventions. Our Intricate Relationship
By Jasen Obermeyer Inventions and humanity go hand in hand. Two sides of the same coin. We as a society and a species are shaped ...
Huge fight coming up for Orangeville’s Josh Wagner in April
By Brian Lockhart Local boxer Josh Wagner will be back in the ring for an IBF International Welterweight title fight in Toronto on April 27. ...
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