May 2020 Archive

New rules expected for slo-pitch all across Ontario

By Brian Lockhart Slo-pitch is one of the most popular local sports. Anyone who lives near a diamond in knows that slo-pitch is played from ...

EDITORIAL: Some lessons already learned?

THERE’S SURELY NO DOUBT that once the COVID-19 pandemic finally subsides there will be inquiries into what could have been done to prevent the horrendous ...

EDITORIAL: Congratulations are in order

AS YOU’LL SEE elsewhere in this week’s Citizen, the Orangeville & District Horticultural Society is celebrating its 50th anniversary but has a history that goes ...

Democracy and guns

By Laura Campbell Well, no surprise, but Prime Minister Trudeau’s assault rifle ban announcement has raised the ire of some gun owners and those concerned ...

Reopening will be gradual

By Sandy Brown The last hour of your work shift is always the longest.  With the warmer weather returning and a new season upon us, ...

Sunshine in the meadows

By Constance Scrafield One of the reasons this is such a great country to live in and this is such a great area of the ...

They’re doing a good job

By Brian Lockhart As we wait at home – well, many of us – during the doldrums of this spring brought on by a situation ...

Business community, OBIA oppose downtown bus terminal

By Mike Baker A collection of Orangeville business owners, as well as the organization charged with looking after the downtown core, have criticized a recent ...

COVID-19 outbreak claims 15 lives at hard-hit Shelburne Residence Retirement & Nursing Home

By Mike Baker Top brass at Shelburne Residence Retirement and Nursing Home say staff at the facility are doing all they can to protect its ...

Orangeville pair busted for possession of illegal substances during drug raid

By Mike Baker Orangeville Police have arrested two Orangeville residents in connection with an ongoing illicit drug investigation in the community.  Last Friday (May 1), ...

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