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Headwaters raises record $925,000 at annual gala

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Headwaters Health Care Foundation (HHCF) has raised a record-breaking total of donations to support surgical care at Headwaters ...

Family Transition Place to hold joint event against gender-based violence

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Dufferin County residents have the opportunity to stand in solidarity against gender-based violence. Family Transition Place (FTP) is ...

Ontario invest $1.2 million in Rotary Park Redevelopment, creating year-round hub

By Sam Odrowski Plans to redevelop Rotary Park in Orangeville are receiving significant financial support from the provincial government. The Ontario government announced on Sept. ...

Local 23-year-old’s debut novel ‘Elephant On My Chest’ now available at Orangeville Library

By Sam Odrowski A book written by a local young adult is now available at the Orangeville Public Library. Sabrina Moussa, 23, self-published her first ...

Orangeville eyes water, sewer legislation to avoid backflow contamination

By JAMES MATTHEWS Orangeville is taking steps to prevent drinking water backflow contamination. Discussion about such things can be arduous with sentences bogged down by ...

Dufferin Autism Walk to return to Orangeville’s Fendley Park this weekend

By Sam Odrowsk The 9th Annual Dufferin Autism Walk is coming back to Fendley Park in Orangeville this weekend. On Sunday, Sept. 28, registration opens ...

Fifteen years after Sonia Varaschin’s murder, investigators still seeking ‘missing piece’ to solve case

OPP continues to offer $50,000 reward for information resulting in arrest By Sam Odrowski It has been 15 years since Sonia Varaschin’s body was discovered ...

Local author Angela van Breemen prepares for release of second book in mystery series

By Joshua Drakes Fans of crime literature and the paranormal will have a new book to sink their teeth into in November, as “Revenge is ...

Indigenous reconciliation event coming to Grace Tipling Hall in Shelburne

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The County of Dufferin is inviting community members to learn about Canadian history through an Indigenous lens in ...

Family Transition Place celebrates 40 years of empowering and supporting survivors

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Family Transition Place (FTP) is marking a milestone in the organization’s history as it commemorates four decades of ...