July 2020 Archive

Cycling becoming the number one sport this summer

By Brian Lockhart With most league sports cancelled or limited to practices only this summer, and many more events being restricted, a lot of people ...

Baseball Ontario releases training protocols

By Brian Lockhart Ontario Baseball, the governing body of the sport in Ontario, has released its guidelines for a return to the sport in the ...

EDITORIAL: Let’s all ‘go with the flow’

PERHAPS IT WAS the pandemic, but for some reason we’ve heard nothing about Ontario’s timid proposal to try raising the 100 km/h speed limit on ...

EDITORIAL: A better spot to swim

ONE THING SADLY LACKING in Orangeville is easy access to a spot for outdoor swimming, and few residents realize that we once had it. The ...

Corona ambition

By Constance Scrafield A person of my acquaintance works for a self-publishing company out in B.C. His name is Frank. He was telling me how ...

Try something new

By Brian Lockhart I was perusing around a Canadian Tire store the other day in the sporting goods and recreation departments. It’s one of my ...

Reimagining our town together

By Sandy Brown The time to get involved in how Orangeville will evolve, improve and grow is now! As part of our regular business, the ...

Of plagues and genocides

By Gwynne Dyer Last Sunday in the city of Baltimore, they tore down a statue of Christopher Columbus  and threw it into the harbour. According ...

Enterprising student creates virtual camp to ‘beat COVID-19 blahs’

By Brian Lockhart While many students are finding it challenging to secure a part-time summer job, a Westside Secondary School student has created a virtual ...

Headwaters hospital opening doors to essential visitors this week

By Mike Baker Headwaters Health Care Centre took the next step in its reopening plan on Tuesday, opening its doors to essential visitors.  Speaking to ...

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