Orangeville Lions Club Pump Track opens at Alder

The new Alder Pump Track is officially open, giving Orangeville families a paved space to ride bikes, skateboards and scooters at the Alder Street Recreation Centre. The facility replaces the former Orangeville Lions BMX Park, a hard-packed dirt track that ...

Cardinal Woods’ fifth annual Party in the Park to feature Campfire Poets

By Sam Odrowski The Cardinal Woods Circle of Friends Party in the Park returns to Mono College Park for its fifth year on Sunday, Sept. ...

Orangeville clerk certifies 25 candidates running in fall municipal election

By Sam Odrowski Twenty-five candidates have been certified to run in Orangeville’s municipal election, including five mayoral candidates and 18 people seeking one of five ...

Affordable housing definition to be determined as town looks to update Official Plan

By JAMES MATTHEWS As municipalities grow and change, so too must their Official Plans evolve with them. Michael Matthys, the principal at WW+P Architects and ...

New Credit Valley Trail bridge connects community

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A new 40-metre pedestrian bridge spanning the Credit River is being celebrated as a major milestone in the ...

Mono council supports effort for private sports facility

By JAMES MATTHEWS A multi-sport indoor community centre facility has been proposed for Mono and the surrounding region at the town’s north end. Councillor Elaine ...

Food bank’s vending machine program surpasses 25,000 meals since inception

By Sam Odrowski The Orangeville Food Bank’s community vending machine program has grown to three locations across Dufferin County, distributing more than 25,000 meals since ...

Cows, corn stalks and community: Orangeville Fall Fair returns Labour Day weekend

By Sam Odrowski The Orangeville Fall Fair is back for its 2026 edition, running Friday, Sept. 4 through Sunday, Sept. 6 at the Orangeville Agricultural ...

Women in Food and Agriculture event to celebrate local farmers

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Local farmers will take centre stage next week as community members gather at GoodLot Farm in Caledon for ...

Local Orangeville educator immortalizes town in new colouring book

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A local educator and longtime Orangeville resident is celebrating the people, places and businesses that make the community ...

Dufferin Film Festival wraps third year with strong turnout and new family programming

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Dufferin Film Festival has wrapped its third annual edition after a weekend of Canadian short films, filmmaker ...

Free BBQ at Monora Park to mark World Alzheimer’s Month in Dufferin County

For families navigating a new dementia diagnosis, knowing where to turn can make all the difference — and in Dufferin County, that place is the ...

Three serious collisions send 10 people to hospital in north Dufferin last weekend

By Sam Odrowski Three serious collisions in Mulmur and Melancthon over the weekend sent 10 people to hospital, including several with serious or life-threatening injuries. ...

New rail trail will give hikers and bikers two more kilometres to explore

Hikers, runners and cyclists in Orangeville will soon have a fresh two-kilometre stretch of trail to explore, as phase two of the Rail Trail nears ...

Orangeville Community Band celebrates 20th season with free concerts

By Sam Odrowskia The Orangeville Community Band has been making music in the community for 20 years, even as president Rose Haskell says many residents ...

Hereward Farms invites public to decide next charity recipient after donating $30,000 since 2020

For the past six years, visitors have come to Hereward Farms for the lavender, the sunflowers, the photos, and occasionally to find out where Gordie the farm ...

HollyFest Christmas Market targeted by scam

A scammer recently targeted the Orangeville Citizen’s annual HollyFest Christmas Market by impersonating the market’s official email: shows@lpcmedia.ca. The only correspondence with vendors or the public ...

Orangeville pressing province on train station lands, water capacity at AMO

By Sam Odrowski Orangeville is heading into this year’s Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference asking the province for support on two fronts: the ...

Long-running local choir invites new members to join

By Mark Stevens Anyone who loves to sing and possess some level of music-reading skill is invited to join the Achill Choral Society, an Orangeville-based ...

MPP announces nearly $20,000 in Theatre Orangeville program, festival

Dufferin–Caledon MPP Sylvia Jones met with Theatre Orangeville to announce that our government is investing nearly $20,000 through the 2026 Experience Ontario program to support ...

‘Talk to me over a burger’: Dufferin–Caledon MP invites community to Fiddle Park BBQ

By Sam Odrowski Drawing a few hundred people despite sweltering August heat last year, Dufferin–Caledon MP Kyle Seeback is bringing his community barbecue back — ...

From Shelburne to Paris: Special Olympics athlete represents Canada on world stage

By Sam Odrowski Shelburne’s Yazmine Wilson-Daponte returned home from Paris, France, with a fourth-place finish, a Women’s Fair Play Team Award and memories of representing ...

Local Special Olympics athletes take centre stage at FIFA game

By Sam Odrowski Two local Special Olympics athletes traded their usual playing fields for a FIFA pitch in Toronto last month, taking part in a ...

Challengers Baseball wraps up season with final game at Springbrook Field

By Chris Perrotte The Challenger Baseball Club walked out onto the diamond for their final practice and game of the season on Friday, Aug. 7. ...

Local Challenger Baseball program expands opportunities for young athletes

By Chris Perrotte Two seasons after launching in Orangeville, Challenger Baseball is continuing to grow, giving more young athletes with disabilities an opportunity to play ...

Orangeville Otters swimming team make waves with record-setting performances in Montreal

By Sam Odrowski Fourteen-year-old Orangeville Otters swimmer Austin Nelissen broke two Ontario provincial records while competing against the country’s top athletes at the 2026 Bell ...

Orangeville Otters Swim Club ends season with strong performance at provincial championships

By Chris Perrotte The Orangeville Otters Swim Club made waves at the 2026 Ontario Swimming Championships that were held at the Toronto Pan Am Sports ...

Orangeville Bengals and Challengers players trade local diamonds for Rogers Centre seats

By Chris Perrotte More than 300 members of the Orangeville Bengals baseball community took their love of the game from the local diamond to the ...

From soccer balls to foam darts: Storm FC launches new indoor attraction

By Sam Odrowski Storm FC is trading soccer balls for foam darts this summer with the launch of Blaster Wars, a new team-based indoor NERF ...

Local ball hockey goaltender brings home gold with Team Canada at U16 world championship

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter An Orangeville youth hockey player proudly represented the town at the first-ever U16 Girls Ball Hockey World Championship, ...

Orangeville Junior A Northmen advance in playoffs after overtime win against Six Nations

Written By BRIAN LOCKHART The Orangeville Junior Northmen have advanced to the second round of the Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League playoffs after an overtime ...

Mill Creek crisis

Dear Editor:For five months, I have taken it upon myself to clean up garbage and debris from Mill Creek. I would like to give you ...

Op-ed: Orangeville’s Pollinator Protection Plan is about more than gardens

Our trees, wetlands, and parks are not just background scenery in Orangeville. They are part of what makes this town feel like home. Residents care ...

Op-ed: Canada Post and the shuttering of community newspapers

The shuttering of Winnipeg’s Community Review means 200,000 households will no longer get the benefit of a free community newspaper delivered to their door. It ...

The sun always comes up in the morning

by CONSTANCE SCRAFIELD Optimism is a funny thing – it keeps us sane and lets us face any troubles we may have with a steadier ...

Fretting at corners under an eerie orange sky

by JAMES MATTHEWS When the sky changes, people and birds and every other animal become wary that something’s happening. Portents in the sky have been ...

Recognizing local accessibility advocates

I want to make honourable mention of a few people who have made significant contributions to our wonderful town especially during Volunteer Appreciation Month. As ...

Mono residents take their concerns to question period

Ford’s increasingly anti-democratic legislation, reduction of transparency, restricting Freedom of Information requests, and removal of environmental protection for our land, water and animals, plans to ...

Spring Economic Update falls short for Dufferin-Caledon families

Dear Editor, Canadians were hoping the Liberal government’s recent Spring Economic Update 2026 would deliver some much-needed relief for their wallets. It instead delivered a ...

Opinions

Sir, Gwynne Dyer, “Our World Today” on Speaking English Badly 4/30/26: All good stuff. I find it interesting to comprehend English spoken in various parts ...

Response to ‘Rumours’ column (April 23)

Dear Editor, Your April 23rd issue had a column by Brian Lockhart titled “Rumours.” I feel that the article is misleading at more than one ...

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