February 2024 Archive

Westside girl’s hockey team eliminated after loss in District 4 semi-final

By Brian Lockhart The Westside Secondary School Thunder girl’s hockey team is done for the season after taking a loss in their District 4 semi-final ...

Orangeville looks to include electronic votes in next election

By JAMES MATTHEWS, LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Orangeville may incorporate electronic voting into its democratic process for the next municipal election. Council decided during its ...

Orangeville Transit more than doubles ridership since offering fare free service

By JAMES MATTHEWS, LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER While an increase in transit ridership is welcomed by Orangeville council, there’s concern about the state of the ...

Town of Orangeville sells former railway land

By JAMES MATTHEWS, LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Orangeville’s sale of former rail spur land will be final late next month. The section to be sold ...

Orangeville BIA increases levy to members

By JAMES MATTHEWS, LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER The Orangeville BIA anticipates a break-even year. Mike Beattie, Orangeville BIA chairperson, told town council on Feb. 26 ...

Optimist Club celebrates 100 years in Canada, over 50 in Orangeville

By Brian Lockhart The Optimist Club is celebrating 100 years in Canada as a service organization. In Canada, the Club was founded as the Toronto ...

Junior C hockey moves into playoffs across the province

By Brian Lockhart The Provincial Junior Hockey League has wrapped up the regular season and teams across the province are going into playoff mode to ...

Need help filing taxes? Free tax clinics returning to Orangeville Public Library

By Sam Odrowski It’s tax season and the deadline to file income taxes is fast approaching.  Anyone needing help before the deadline to file, April ...

Theatre Orangeville sets the stage for ‘By the Light of a Story’ world premiere

By Constance Scrafield Kristen Da Silva is back to Theatre Orangeville premiering her new play, “By the Light of a Story,” opening March 7 and ...

Coldest Night of the Year raises record $155k for Orangeville Food Bank

By Sam Odrowski The Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser returned to Orangeville on Saturday (Feb. 24) with a record number of walkers, teams and ...

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