April 2026 Archive

Junior B Orangeville Northmen open the season with a win over Hamilton Bengals

By Brian Lockhart The Orangeville Junior B Northmen have started the regular season and picked up a win in their first game of the year. ...

Orangeville’s second annual Butter Tart festival draws hundreds of visitors to the Alder Arena

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The second annual Orangeville butter tart festival drew hundreds of visitors to town over the weekend, as residents ...

Black Parent Council hosts info night following release of UGDSB human rights review

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Amid the release of a human rights review of the Upper Grand District School Board’s (UGDSB) approach to ...

Orangeville-based artist finds beauty in imperfection through wabi-sabi

By Constance Scrafield Local artist Fabienne Good has been interested in and followed the ideas behind the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi in her art. Basically, ...

Response to ‘Rumours’ column (April 23)

Dear Editor, Your April 23rd issue had a column by Brian Lockhart titled “Rumours.” I feel that the article is misleading at more than one ...

Speaking English badly

By Gwynne Dyer It is a matter of chronic surprise that politicians, otherwise well-trained in saying just the right thing for the audience they are ...

Local survivors speak out in video about gender-based violence

The silence is breaking. A powerful new video, It Happens Here, is calling on communities to confront a difficult truth: gender-based violence is not something ...

Don’t worry – it’s paid for

By Brian Lockhart Throughout history, Western societies have always understood that sometimes people experience hardships beyond their control. A person could become sick and unable ...

M&M Food Market Orangeville honoured with national Community Involvement Award

By Sam Odrowski Many Orangeville businesses play an important role in ensuring local sports teams, charities and community groups receive sponsorships and donations as needed. ...

Orangeville will benefit from another pizza restaurant: planner

By JAMES MATTHEWS At least one Third Street resident has sounded the alarm about the potential for increased traffic, light pollution, and noise that may ...

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