August 2026 Archive
Orangeville Fire Service looking to recruit new volunteer firefighters
By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Orangeville Fire Service is looking to recruit a new group of volunteer firefighters this year as it ...
Mono considers height limits in some zoning regulations
By JAMES MATTHEWS Mono has started the process to consider amending its building and zoning bylaws. Council directed municipal staff to review the town’s Comprehensive ...
Dairy Queen’s Miracle Treat Day returns to Orangeville
By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Orangeville residents can enjoy a Blizzard while supporting children’s health care when Miracle Treat Day returns to the ...
Maggiolly Arts hosts Marlene Madole for two day of classes in August
By Constance Scrafield The Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour (CSPWC) is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Forty years ago, in 1985, the Royal Collection ...
Behind the vote: Orangeville councillors reflect on lessons learned after years in office
By Sam Odrowski After years of making decisions at the council table, three Orangeville councillors say one of the biggest lessons they have learned is ...
Orangeville Bengals and Challengers players trade local diamonds for Rogers Centre seats
By Chris Perrotte More than 300 members of the Orangeville Bengals baseball community took their love of the game from the local diamond to the ...
The ketchup connoisseur
By Keith Schell One summer, after my youngest brother got married, he and his new bride invited our side of the family over to their ...
Cyril Ramaphosa and the law
By Gwynne Dyer It’s outrageous. You’re at your hobby farm in the country, just pottering around, so you stuff the $580,000 in your pocket under ...
25 cents, no stigma: Orangeville Food Bank’s vending machine program
This week, we are getting ready for a visit from our friends at North York Harvest Food Bank. They are coming up to talk about ...
Of panicked screams heard on crowded public transport
By JAMES MATTHEWS “They’re everywhere! My jebus, they’re everywhere!” Only jebus wasn’t the word he used, but this is a family newspaper. “Too many of ...
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