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Mono mayor urges county to bill province for traffic safety tools

By JAMES MATTHEWS Dufferin County will soon have a pair of portable radar speed signs to be moved around and used throughout its road network. ...

County long-term waste strategy stops at needs, not solutions

By JAMES MATTHEWS Diverting Dufferin County’s garbage from landfills continues to be the best option. The county’s Long-Term Waste Management Strategy (LTWMS) update includes 10 ...

Celebrate Your Awesome returns this weekend with annual Pride festival

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Celebrate Your Awesome will return to downtown Orangeville on June 20, transforming Alexander Park and Second Street into ...

UGDSB and OPP respond to social media threat, 12-year-old student arrested

By Sam Odrowski The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say there was no immediate risk to student safety following ...

Dufferin OPP investigating sexual assault reports at Island Lake Conservation Area

The Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating two separate reports of sexual assault that occurred at Island Lake Conservation Area in ...

Two young adults from Grand Valley pronounced deceased following two-vehicle collision

The Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal collision on County Road 109 in Amaranth. On Tuesday, June 16, at ...

Local high school band wins second regional battle of the bands competition in a row

By Joshua Drake Mazel, a student rock band from Westside Secondary School in Orangeville, has earned its second consecutive title at the Upper Grand District ...

Mono Pollinator Garden to host 10-year anniversary celebration

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Mono Pollinator Garden is marking a big milestone this month as volunteers and supporters celebrate the garden’s ...

Blues, jazz and 40,000 people pack downtown Orangeville for annual festival weekend

By Sam Odrowski About 40,000 people flowed through downtown Orangeville this past weekend as the Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival once again turned the town ...

Headwaters Region gets a new tourism campaign centred on local breweries

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Headwaters region is introducing a new tourism initiative designed to showcase its growing craft beverage scene while ...