August 2018 Archive
Great plastic garbage patch?
By Jeanne-Marie Palermino (OSAT) Plastic is versatile, convenient and durable…but is it safe? The world produces 299 million tons of plastic annually. A staggering 8 ...
Duterte and the ICC
By Gwynne Dyer Here’s the good news. Last February the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague opened an inquiry into alleged crimes against humanity ...
We all have same colour of blood
Re Tabitha Wells’ column, Race, paradigms and privilege August 9): Thank you Tabitha for your articulate and very insightful column last week about ‘white privilege’. ...
Canada’s illegal immigration crisis
For the first time in Canadian history there are more people illegally entering the country than there are legally seeking asylum. This is a major ...
Politicians and climate change
ONE OF THE MANY current differences between Canada and the United States is the essential unanimity among Canadian politicians as to the existence of man-made ...
Our ‘Taste of the Danforth’
ABOUT THE ONLY THING missing from the sixth annual Taste of Orangeville event this Saturday is the Greek food that dominates Toronto’s Taste of the ...
Mayor Williams not against bringing Sir John A. Macdonald statue to Orangeville
By Mike Pickford Two of Dufferin County’s top politicians found themselves in hot water this week after chiming in on the debate surrounding the future ...
Town staff picks central site for new Orangeville transit hub
By Mike Pickford Orangeville Council has finally decided on a location for its long-touted new transit transfer hub, although it will need county approval before ...
Council candidate James Jackson slams ‘elitist attitude’ at town hall
By Mike Pickford Having spent the better part of his life helping people, first as an emergency service responder and now as an ambassador for ...
‘Stackhouse’ complex wins approval of council
By Mike Pickford Orangeville landowners hoping to gain approval for a 3.5 storey ‘stackhouse’ complex on Centre Street finally got the thumbs up they were ...
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