August 2023 Archive
Orangeville Chorus invites ladies to sing the national anthem with them for International Plowing Match in September
By Constance Scrafield The Sweet Adelines Orangeville Chorus will be singing the Canadian and American national anthems this year at the International Plowing Match on ...
Are we underwater yet?
By Brian Lockhart Everyone loves a good conspiracy theory. Well, maybe not everyone, but a lot of people do follow the information leaked from buried, ...
Prison population in El Salvador
By Gwynne Dyer “It’s not perfect, but it’s good. We’ve done something really good here,” said El Salvador’s vice-president, Felix Ulloa, defending the government’s no-quarter ...
Untimely doggie kisses
By Keith Schell When we were young, we had mostly cats in our lives. Living out in the country as we did, stray cats would ...
Full Steam Ahead
By Constance Scrafield This coming weekend and the following weekend the two biggest Scottish Festivals and highland games are coming up. Sooner of the two, ...
Nearly 1,000 homes to get more reliable, faster internet in Dufferin and Caledon
By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter More communities in Dufferin County will soon be connected to faster and more reliable internet with new funding ...
Over $6,000 raised at Jamie Ferris Memorial Golf Tournament
By Sam Odrowski The Jamie Ferris Memorial Golf Tournament saw great success over the weekend, generating over $6,000 between the golf, dinner and silent auction ...
Orangeville women celebrates 105th birthday at Bethsaida Retirement Home
By Brian Lockhart When Orangeville resident Doris Watson was born, the First World War was just winding down. Over a century later, Doris is doing ...
Dufferin Alzheimer Society barbecue raises funds and awareness
By Brian Lockhart The Alzheimer Society of Dufferin County hosted a barbecue on Thursday, July 27, to raise funds to help with their mission of ...
International Plowing Match and Rural Expo expected to bring over 70,000 people, $25 million in economic activity to Dufferin County
By Paula Brown Organizers of the 2023 International Plowing Match (IPM) and Rural Expo are busy making final preparations as the agricultural event’s arrival in ...
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