October 2024 Archive
Dining in Dufferin: Dolce Family Ristorante offers Italian Cuisine
By Gail Powell Whether you’re a daily commuter, a weekend cottager or a wandering country road traveller – there’s no doubt you’ve driven by chef ...
Pat Hertzberg, a pioneer in fibre art, shares lifelong love for textiles
By Constance Scrafield At the age of seven, Pat Hertzberg was making clothes for her Barbie doll. Remembering her early days with textiles, she comments, ...
Theatre Orangeville presents first play of new season, Tip of the Iceberg
By Constance Scrafield Could an iceberg be the fountain of youth? Or at least reinvigoration? These are the questions posed by Archie to his pal ...
‘Passion for fashion’: Lord Dufferin IODE to host local models at upcoming fashion show fundraiser
By Sam Odrowski One of the oldest service clubs in the region is holding a special fundraiser for Headwaters Health Care Centre and the Orangeville ...
Self-referral age for breast cancer screening lowered to 40 from 50
By Sam Odrowski Eligible women in Ontario aged 40 to 49 can now be screened for breast cancer without a physician referral. Before the province’s ...
County invites public to celebrate Circular Economy Month throughout October
The County of Dufferin is inviting the public to celebrate Circular Economy Month. Dufferin County Council proclaimed October as Circular Economy Month at its Council ...
First responders
By Brian Lockhart Several years ago I was driving up Highway 400 around 10:30 p.m. heading north. There was a car ahead of me travelling ...
An all-time favourite videogame
By Keith Schell Today’s videogames are absolutely amazing. The digital detail, the graphics, the storylines and the intensity of play. While they are very impressive ...
Who ruined Sri Lanka?
By Gwynne Dyer It’s hard to know who ruined Sri Lanka, because are so many plausible candidates. You could blame the Buddhist extremists of the ...
Headwaters breaks ground on new MRI suite, expected to open in 2025
By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Headwaters Health Care Centre (HHCC) has reached another step in bringing the community its first-ever magnetic resonance imaging ...
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