February 2024 Archive
Frozen lake, cold weather makes for successful ice fishing derby
By Brian Lockhart There were seven inches of ice and plenty of pike looking for something to eat at the Island Lake Conservation Area during ...
Orangeville celebrates Heritage Week, invites public to learn about town’s history
By Sam Odrowski Long before Orangeville was designated a town in 1874, it has carried a rich heritage, admired by many. To recognize the town’s ...
Former Orangeville Mayor, Dufferin County Warden hired as Erin CAO
The Town of Erin has hired former Orangeville mayor and Dufferin County warden Rob Adams as the town’s new CAO. The selection was announced in ...
Arvella’s Spatique offers quality spa, makeover services in Hockley Village
By Constance Scrafield Arvella Giesbrecht, founder and owner of Arvella’s Spatique in Hockley Village, claims for sure that their regulars saw the business through the ...
As good as it gets
By Brian Lockhart If you have ever seen the 1997 movie, “As Good As It Gets,” starring Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt, you will remember ...
There’s an economic storm brewing
By Frank Stronach No one likes being the bearer of bad news, but I truly believe, with every bone in my body, that we’re headed ...
Ukraine: The generals are not the problem
By Gwynne Dyer ‘God is usually on the side of the big battalions,’ Voltaire allegedly said. Not always, but ‘usually.’ So how much do you ...
Love in the Goldfish Bowl
By Constance Scrafield Years ago, we had a goldfish bowl with maybe half a dozen goldfish of varying colours and sizes. One day, one of ...
Jury makes recommendations for coroner’s inquest into 2016 death of incarcerated Orangeville woman
By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A coroner’s inquest examining the 2016 death of Terry Baker, an inmate at the Grand Valley Institution for ...
For all the single people
By Keith Schell Recently, I was looking on-line at my home town obituary page and was saddened to discover that a person I went to ...
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