August 2014 Archive
Northmen Midgets capture provincial title
Team making history at Final Six tournament The Orangeville Northmen Midgets captured the Final Six tournament championship at the Ontario Summer Games held in ...
Jr B Northmen end season
Playoff loss to Six Nations They made it to the semi-final round of the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League, but the Junior B Northmen ended ...
Why our JPs don’t need law degrees
VETERAN JOURNALISTS have long regarded July and August as our annual “silly season,” when most of the real news has dried up. That may explain ...
Shelburne Kart racer challenging for championship
Driver Matt DeAbreau racing for Jr Heavy Karting title A Shelburne racer is currently vying for the lead position in the Jr. Heavy Karting championship ...
Fair marks 160th anniversary with shortened program
The theme is “Celebrating our 160th Fair,” but the big change in the 2014 edition of Orangeville’s fair is the elimination of Labour Day from ...
Protect Mono gaining community support
By Tabitha Wells – Over the last decade, Dufferin County has become a hot spot for companies seeking to build quarries and gravel pits. The ...
Few election races in sight yet in Dufferin
Although anyone seeking office in one of Dufferin’s eight municipalities has been able to file nomination papers since January 2, Orangeville is one of the ...
Ugandan artists’ crafts coming to Highland Games
By Constance Scrafield – Where there are needs, there is frequently a creative solution. So it was in Uganda, when an arts teacher, Jen, realized ...
Powerlifting Club hosting competition
36 entries will compete in test of overall body strength The Highland Powerlifting Club will host a powerlifting competion a the Athlete Institute on Highway ...
Imagination trumping logic?
Claire Hoy’s story about the behaviour of the Supreme Court (July 31, 2014) and in particular, that of the Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, is amusing ...
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