November 2022 Archive

Pave paradise, put up a parking lot

By Brian Lockhart If you are an urban dweller, you probably don’t give a whole lot of thought about rural areas, wetlands, fields, floods, and ...

CBC is a government monster gobbling up tax dollars

By Kris Sims It’s time to defund the CBC. While many Canadians suffered from lockdowns, job losses and pay cuts, the CBC was handing out ...

The lap cat

By Keith Schell The third and final cat we had in our family was a pretty little black-and-white female who never met a lap she ...

Vinland: a question of timing

By Gwynne Dyer “If the 20th century AD were dated at the same resolution as the 20th century BC, the two World Wars would be ...

‘Just the facts, ma’am’

By Constance Scrafield We learned a truth this week, and if that truth is the whole way, it is a serious matter, although the fellow ...

Local SPCA launches online holiday auction, ‘Cold Noses Warm Wishes’

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Ontario SPCA Orangeville & District Animal Centre is encouraging the community to help animals in need this ...

Electronic patient record system shut down due to cyber attack

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter An electronic patient record system used by Dufferin County Paramedic Service and other paramedic services across Ontario was ...

Protest against Doug Ford’s housing bill coming to region

By Constance Scrafield Leader of the Green Party of Ontario, Mike Schreiner proved himself a strong opponent of Bill 23, in a telephone interview with ...

Westside Senior volleyball team wins District 10 title

By Brian Lockhart The Westside Secondary School Thunder senior boys’ volleyball team has claimed the District 4 championship with a win over Centre Dufferin District ...

Christmas Assistance for Dufferin County helps kids have a fun holiday

By Brian Lockhart Families who are struggling to buy toys for their children this holiday season can get some help through the New Hope Community ...

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