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Lineup announced for 21st Annual Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival
By Sam Odrowski Excitement is growing for the 21st Annual Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival, as organizers have released the official lineup for the three-day event that will return from May 30 to June 1. The festival’s founder and artistic ...
Former Dufferin County employee honoured with Forest Stewardship Award from Forests Canada
By Paula Brown A former Dufferin County employee is being recognized for her decades of dedicated work. Caroline Mach, former manager of the Dufferin County ...
Ramadan Food Drive in Orangeville and Shelburne running all month long
By Sam Odrowski and Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Millions of Muslims are marking the Holy Month of Ramadan worldwide, and locally, a follower ...
Warmer temperatures cause flooding in Grand Valley, Amaranth, East Garfraxa
Dufferin County communities weathered flooding this past weekend as snow melt from warm temperatures and rainfall bring signs of the changing of seasons. The Grand ...
Melancthon’s Kidd Family Auctions celebrates 10 years of bidding, buying and selling
By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Going once, going twice – sold! Kidd Family Auctions, located at 438280 4th Line in Melancthon, is celebrating ...
NDACT’s former Peer Reviewer shares concerns over quarry proposal
By Paula Brown The North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Taskforce (NDACT) has released Garry Hunter from his duties as their Community Trusted Peer Reviewer as ...
Public voting opens for Rotary Club of Orangeville Highland’s 2025 Community Choice Grants
By Sam Odrowski Voting for the Rotary Club of Orangeville Highland’s 2025 Community Choice Grants commenced on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) and runs until ...
Cyber-attack continues to impact the Town of Orangeville’s online systems
By Sam Odrowski The Town of Orangeville continues to be impacted by a cybersecurity incident that began on Feb. 27, creating outages for certain online ...
Dufferin OPP officer recognized for volunteer efforts over the years
By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Dufferin OPP officer has been recognized for his volunteer efforts in the community by the Optimist Club ...
No new information available on cyber-attack impacting Town of Orangeville
The Town of Orangeville has no new information to share regarding an ongoing cyber-attack that began on Feb. 27. The Citizen reported on March 6 ...
Decades of art ‘unleashed’ at Shelburne Town Hall Art Gallery
By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Three decades of art is being “unleashed” into Shelburne Town Hall for spectators to see. The Shelburne Town ...
General News
Honeywood Arena makes finals for 2025 Kraft Hockeyville Competition
By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Mulmur residents rallied together to show their love of hockey, and now their local arena has been announced ...
Salaries of Dufferin County Councillors disclosed in recent report
By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Dufferin County Councillors racked up nearly half a million in salary and expenses in 2024 according to a ...
Keeping Dufferin Out of the Cold: Homelessness continues to impact local residents
It’s been a long, cold, and very snowy winter in Dufferin County — the sort of weather that seems best for hot chocolate and catching ...
Dufferin OPP wins charity hockey game against Orangeville Fire Department
By Paula Brown Members from two local emergency services laced up their skates and squared off on the ice for a good-spirited game of hockey. ...
Orangeville improves dog licensing system with new online system
By JAMES MATTHEWS Orangeville is rolling out an online dog licensing program. The change was made to municipal animal control legislation during its March 10 ...
Orangeville Public Library offers tax return assistance this spring
Income tax season is often stressful and regularly frustrating. For those facing additional pressures and challenges impacting filing, it can add up. As part of ...
Mathnasium opens 100th Canadian location in Orangeville, celebrates grand opening
Business provides math tutoring from kindergarten to grade 12 By Brian Lockhart It was fitting that Mathnasium of Orangeville held its grand opening on March ...
Human rights advocate to be featured at Orangeville Library to discuss memoir on escaping abuse
By Sam Odrowski The Orangeville Public Library is hosting a renowned speaker, physician and author on Saturday, March 22 at its Mill Street Branch, in ...
Headwaters Arts celebrates Spring with ‘Nature’s Inspiration’ show
By Zachary Roman A local arts non-profit is putting nature-inspired artwork in the spotlight to celebrate the arrival of Spring. From 1 to 3 p.m. ...
‘Life in the Country’ exhibition at MoD showcases talented photographers
By Brian Lockhart The ‘Life in the Country’ juried photography exhibition currently on display in the Silo Gallery at the Museum of Dufferin platformed the ...
Sports
Orangeville Otters make a splash in Georgetown and Barrie
By Brian Lockhart The Age Group level of the Orangeville Otters travelled to Halton Hills to compete at the Halton Hills Blue Fins Tuna Splash ...
Orangeville Junior C Northmen to spend 2025 rebuilding with new coaching staff
By Brian Lockhart For the Orangeville Junior C Northmen, 2025 will be a rebuilding year, with a very different-looking team, as the upcoming lacrosse season ...
Orangeville Blitz end hockey season early, drop out of playoffs
By Brian Lockhart Orangeville Blitz management has announced that the local senior hockey team will not continue with the rest of the season. The Ontario ...
The Northmen Way will premier at the Opera House in July
By Brian Lockhart After four years of filming, editing, and putting it all together, a film about the history of lacrosse in Orangeville will premiere ...
Toronto Rock trade Orangeville native Nick Rose to Calgary Roughnecks
By Brian Lockhart Toronto Rock owner, president, and general manager Jamie Dawick has announced a multi-player trade deal. The announcement, made on Tuesday, Feb. 25, ...
Westside senior girls do well at CWOSSA volleyball
By Brian Lockhart The Westside Secondary School Thunder senior girls’ volleyball team competed at CWOSSA and had good results. The CWOSSA competition was held at ...
Orangeville Minor Soccer Club’s Storm FC U15 Boys fall short in rematch with Sporting FC
By Chris Broom The Storm FC U15 Boys met Sporting FC Academy U15 boys on Saturday night (March 1) for the first time since late ...
Orangeville Otters do well at Huronia Region Short Course Championships
By Brian Lockhart The Huronia Region Short Course Championships brought some of the best swimmers from across the region to compete in the water. The ...
Orangeville Junior C Northmen honour players, coaches at annual banquet
By Brian Lockhart The Orangeville Junior C Northmen have been a success since their inaugural season in 2022. Because of the strong support and lacrosse ...
Westside girls win District 4 Senior Volleyball Championship
By Brian Lockhart The Westside Secondary School Thunder senior girls’ volleyball team are champions after winning over the Emmanuel Christian High School Eagles in the ...
