December 2025 Archive

Former Mono mayor and Dufferin County warden passes away

By JAMES MATTHEWS Mono and Dufferin County lost a stalwart contributor to the community. Former Mono Mayor Laura Ryan, though she’d last been on council ...

Collaborative granola project blends food education with inclusive employment

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A collaborative granola-making initiative in Dufferin County is continuing to expand its dual mission of supporting neurodiverse adults ...

Credit Valley Conservation’s Draft Updated Regulations Mapping Open for Public Consultation

Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) has prepared draft regulations mapping to conform to requirements under the Conservation Authorities Act and Ontario Regulation 41/24. Property owners in ...

Dragonfly Arts on Broadway shares praise of two new artists

By Constance Scrafield “She is an amazing girl,” said Joan Hope, owner of Dragonfly Arts on Broadway, who was referring to a new artist, Jennifer ...

Nancy Frater reflects on 36 years of owning Orangeville’s Booklore

By Constance Scrafield In an extensive email interview with the Citizen, Nancy Frater walked us through a history worthy of one of the very books ...

Tree-cutting bylaw

Sir: According to two reports in the Orangeville Citizen (11 December), a tree-cutting bylaw (TCB) is being proposed again – and by the same proponent ...

Tax dollars at work?

Auditor General Shelley Spence began her 10-year term on Jan. 8, 2024. She is appointed to a 10-year term by the Ontario Legislative Assembly after ...

Musk’s Starship: If it sounds too good to be true…

By Gwynne Dyer Elon Musk promised to build a spaceship that would put people and cargo into Earth orbit at one-hundredth of the current cost ...

Don’t steal from my house

By Brian Lockhart I used to have a friend who came from a fairly large family. There were six or seven children who, by the ...

Monthly Message: Best gift this season? Supporting local

The holiday season has officially arrived, bringing with it a time for celebration, connection, and reflection. This year has presented its share of challenges for ...

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