September 2017 Archive

Terry Fox run on Sept. 17

By Brian Lockhart It has become a Fall tradition across the country and again this year hundreds of thousands of people will take part in ...

Jr. Schooners take division championship

The Jr Schooner Mite team took to the field in their first game of the Bluewater District Minor Softball Associations Championship tournament on Friday, August ...

West Alder’s needs are greater

Re:  Solving Spencer’s Speed Problem (August 17, 2017): As a resident of West Alder Street since 1997 I felt compelled to respond to Todd Taylor’s ...

The looney left vs. history

By Brian Lockhart In the United States these days, there is this sudden rush to eliminate the Civil War from history – notably anything to ...

Paying for our highways

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO, in the midst of the ‘war to end all wars,’ the Ontario government finally recognized the need to do something about ...

The Trans-African Highway

By Constance Scrafield It was no more than a track, certainly not as wide as your average dirt road in the countryside hereabouts. The jungle ...

Four times as much!

IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE Harvey and the resultant shutdown of several Houston-area refineries, retail gasoline prices in both the United States and Canada rose ...

Orangeville Toastmasters achieve a ‘monumental milestone’

By Mike Pickford Ever since the Orangeville Toastmasters were established over 20 years ago, the club has been slowly working towards something “big”. This past ...

Welcome Wagon lends a helping hand to new residents

By Jasen Obermeyer Orangeville’s Welcome Wagon helps new residents integrate into the community and prepare for a baby, and despite a rainy/cool summer, they’re still ...

Knights to Ride for Ashlyn and Lacy Coogan on Sunday

By Constance Scrafield As for entertainment, what could be better than spending the day riding or (this year) driving through the beautiful countryside with a ...

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