April 2018 Archive

Tool girl Mag Ruffman thinking outside the shop

By Constance Scrafield “My mind is ablaze with ideas!” declared Mag Ruffman. “And the pressure is on to get the pitch ready by June.” She ...

Chef celebrates 10 years at Black Birch Restaurant

By Constance Scrafield “I just want to cook,” commented Mark Mogensen, owner/chef of the Black Birch Restaurant on the Hockley Road. “Even though I’ve been ...

Summit Books closing after 32 years in Mono

By Jasen Obermeyer Leslie Sabo has ended a big chapter in his life, closing his bookstore Summit Books, after 32 years of providing countless number ...

Video Game Buzz celebrates 1st anniversary in town

By Jasen Obermeyer Video Game Buzz, the only retro video game store in Orangeville, is celebrating their first-year anniversary, and looks to continue growing, while ...

Senior advocacy group pleased with promised funding

By Brian Lockhart With the number of senior citizens on the rise in Ontario, long term care facilities have been under increasing pressure and have ...

Lauren’s brisk slime sales are going to help Sick Kids

By Bill Rea There’s no denying that slime sells, and sometimes for a good cause. Caledon’s Lauren Pagliuca, 11, has been selling slime to raise ...

Green Party leader Mike Schreiner outlines platform in Orangeville visit

By Mike Pickford Mike Schreiner, leader of the Green Party of Ontario, made Orangeville the final stop on his week-long, province-wide tour last week, telling ...

Dufferin County mourns the loss of former warden, Melancthon Mayor Bill Hill

By Jasen Obermeyer Dufferin County is mourning the loss of one of its former wardens and Melancthon Mayor, Bill Hill, after a brief battle with ...

Provincial candidates largely negative on Liberal government’s 2018 budget

By Mike Pickford In a dramatic, yet not altogether shocking, turn of events, the Liberal government last week completed something of a political U-turn, unveiling ...

THE CANADIAN REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION this week announced that home sales in June declined to a seven-year low, down 11.4 percent from this time last year. An Orangeville realtor says the drop off is a direct result of the provincial government announcing earlier this year that they would be taking measures to try and slow down the market in Toronto.

Realtors see Orangeville’s market stabilizing in near future

By Jasen Obermeyer Semis? Fully detached? Condos? Townhouses? Whatever you’re interested in, be on the look out, as Orangeville realtors predict the market in the ...

« Previous Page — Next Page »