August 2025 Archive

Orangeville wards off local political interference in municipal penalty system

By JAMES MATTHEWS, LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Orangeville council has taken steps to ensure the integrity and transparency of the municipal penalty system. The municipality ...

Creator of ‘Me and You and the Highland Coo’ shares journey bringing it to life

By Joshua Drakes When the lights came up on the Toronto Fringe show, “Me and You and the Highland Coo,” at Orangeville’s Summer Arts Fest, ...

The AI crash

By Gwynne Dyer As ever, we are living on borrowed time. There’s the familiar old threat of global nuclear war and the growing risk of ...

Applications open for Dufferin Community Foundation’s 2025 Fall Grants

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Dufferin Community Foundation (DCF) is looking to support a number of local charities with the return of their ...

Over 160 traffic related charges laid by Dufferin OPP over Victoria Day long weekend

Dufferin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers laid 163 traffic related charges while patrolling the region’s roadways over the Civic Holiday weekend. Between Aug. 1 to ...

Reform Gravel Mining Coalition lauds CAA advocacy for aggregates policy changes

CAA is joining an industry coalition advocating for increased use of recycled crushed aggregates (RCA) in infrastructure projects. The Reform Gravel Mining Coalition (RGMC), representing ...

Local author writes book about rediscovering the Old Testament, the Amsterdam way

Dufferin County author Arnold De Graaff has written another book. It is quite different from his last publication, which was about the environment and the ...

Local health unit reports bat tests positive for rabies

By Sam Odrowski Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health Unit has confirmed the first case of rabies in a bat this year. On Aug. 12, a bat tested ...

East Garafraxa business fundraises for 22-year-old recovering from serious workplace accident

By Sam Odrowski A remarkable display of support unfolded in Dufferin County over the weekend, as the community rallied to aid a young man’s recovery. ...

NDBL seniors battle it out in first round of playoffs

By Brian Lockhart Playoff action is underway across the region as the North Dufferin Baseball League wraps up the season with playoffs in the Senior ...

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