November 2020 Archive

Orangeville Legion raises $44,000 for veterans

This year’s Poppy Campaign, hosted by the Orangeville Legion, raised approximately $44,000, which goes directly towards supporting veterans.  Around 125 donation boxes were setup in ...

Town asks Province for ban on cross regional drive test exams

By Sam Odrowski The Town of Orangeville unanimously supported a motion brought forward by Coun. Lisa Post to write a letter requesting that the Province ...

Orangeville business owner to launch kindness event in Dec.

By Sam Odrowski Looking to spread some cheer this holiday season?  All you have to do is sign up for “Random Acts of Kindness in ...

Goodbye Orangeville

By Mike Baker I always hate doing these things. There’s just something about saying goodbye that really rankles with me. I mean, it sucks, right? ...

Straight up

By Constance Scrafield Apparently, sales of booze have increased by 30 percent – or is it more? Quite a helpful return of tax money to ...

Development

By Brian Lockhart In the quest to turn southern Ontario into one giant parking lot complete with paved urban sprawl over farm land, field, and ...

Palm oil is killing orangutans

By Martina Rowley Did you know that orangutans, those slightly comical looking orange apes, share 97% of our human DNA? That makes them second only ...

Hong Kong and China

By Gwynne Dyer One Hong Kong lawmaker, Claudia Mo, said it was “the death-knell of Hong Kong’s democracy fight.” But she was part of it: ...

Orangeville Flyers Peewee AE team raise championship banner

By Brian Lockhart The Orangeville Flyers Peewee AE 1 team were awarded the OMHA championship after a stellar season that saw them go the distance. ...

Start for Junior C season in doubt

By Brian Lockhart After the postponement of the start of the Provincial Junior Hockey League season, Junior C teams in the region are hoping to ...

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