August 2017 Archive

Jr. B Northmen claim West Conference title

By Brian Lockhart The Orangeville Junior B Northmen clinched the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League Western Conference title with a 7-6 win over the Six ...

Outlaws Bantam team going to OPFL championship

By Brian Lockhart The Orangeville Outlaws will be going to the Ontario Provincial Football League championship after an outstanding win over the Toronto Jets in ...

Theatre Orangeville a valuable asset

By Todd Taylor Imagine if Orangeville no longer had our hospital or its fire department. No one would deny that agencies such as these are ...

Another view on Khadr

Much has been written about the alleged payout of $10.5 million to Omar Khadr by the Trudeau Liberal Government. Though I understand the emotions on ...

A gross dereliction of duty

IT IS TO BE HOPED that a major issue at next year’s municipal elections will be the $250,000 waste of Mono taxpayers’ money in fighting ...

Finally, we’re over the hump

By Tom Claridge BACK IN THE 1970s, as Orangeville was starting to grow far beyond its postwar population of around 3,000, the Township of Mono ...

A great fundraising success

IT’S FITTING that as the Rotary Club of Orangeville Highlands this year marks its 25th anniversary, the public will be able to see first-hand the ...

Lord Dufferin IODE has a rich history of serving the community. Pictured above, representatives from the 110-year-old organization pose for a photo at the height of its annual geranium fundraiser, which raised funds for IODE’s student bursaries.

110 years in business for Lord Dufferin IODE

By Mike Pickford What do the letters IODE mean to you? On their own, with no knowledge of what exactly they represent, the likelihood is ...

THE ORANGEVILLE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION dished out 24 bursaries to students pursuing post-secondary education on Tuesday (August 1). Each bursary contained $600.

Orangeville Legion hands outs 24 bursaries in 2017

By Mike Pickford For the past 40 years the Orangeville Royal Canadian Legion has done its part to help send budding scholars off to pursue ...

Orangeville SPCA adopt-a-thon has kittens available for $50

By Mike Pickford It’s been a busy summer so far for the Ontario SPCA Orangeville & District Animal Centre with the local facility experiencing a ...

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