February 2025 Archive

Deputy mayor defends non-resident delegate rule

By JAMES MATTHEWS Accessibility in Ontario is in crisis. The fact that the province was supposed to be fully accessible by January 2025 and still ...

Orangeville Food Bank hosting 8th Annual Coldest Night of the Year amidst rising demand

By Sam Odrowski Food insecurity and affordable housing are two issues impacting more people in Dufferin County and communities across Canada than ever before. To ...

FOCUS ON US … not the US

In less than three weeks there will be a provincial election in Ontario.    Although the noise from Washington may be a distraction we need to ...

We Must Put CANADA FIRST

Dear Editor, U.S. President Trump’s ongoing unjust and unjustified tariff threats have shown Canada cannot take anything for granted. There’s no time for rest. Canada ...

Enjoy several events and productions at Theatre Orangeville this spring

By Constance Scrafield “The Beaver Club” has been a stunning success at Theatre Orangeville as it has been in other theatres where it has played ...

‘Enthusiasm makes the most of opportunity’: BookLore celebrates 35th anniversary

By Constance Scrafield Nancy Frater’s beautiful BookLore, recipient of the Best Canadian Independent Book in 2013 and considered a cornerstone of the arts community in ...

No show Sylvia Jones

Dear Mr. Editor Recent demonstrations at MLA Sylvia Jones’ office should provide a need for discussions with the Voters but to no avail.  The lack ...

Get out and vote

By Brian Lockhart Several years ago I worked with a full crew of guys who were fun to be around. The usual ‘guy talk’ was ...

War: Two steps forward, two steps back?

By Gwynne Dyer In classical civilizations, there was a continuing, unresolved debate about whether history moved forward or just went around in circles: was it ...

A week to recognize the impact of Ontario’s secret superpower

By Michele Fisher and Raksha M. Bhayana  If you have ever done work for a charity or nonprofit organization, you know that they are legendary ...

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