Posts By Sam Odrowski

Walk for Alzheimer’s returning to Island Lake Conservation Area with family-friendly activities

By Sam Odrowski An annual fundraiser in support of the Alzheimer Society of Dufferin County is returning to the Island Lake Conservation Area later this month, with ...

10 and 10 Driving Range opens first 18 holes of outdoor mini-putt course

By Sam Odrowski Dufferin County residents who enjoy a challenging game of mini putt can now do so close to home.  The 10 and 10 ...

Residents share passion for improving Orangeville at quarterly Town Hall meetings

In 2023, Mayor Lisa Post established the quarterly Town Hall meetings, aiming to bridge the gap that often exists between a municipality and its residents ...

Free expression under attack

By Mark Milke Americans may wish to look up north to see how the latest attacks on free thought and expression are proceeding. In Canada, ...

Phones in the classroom

By Brian Lockhart If you have ever been in a conversation with someone and their phone rings, and they answer it, you know what an ...

Small business is bleeding

By Frank Stronach Everyone knows you don’t kick someone when they’re down. But that’s what the federal government’s recent budget did to many small business ...

War in Africa

By Gwynne Dyer “We could see an all-out war between all the tribes and that is really the doomsday scenario. At this point, it’s not ...

The major bone of contention

By Keith Schell There is a saying, “Men are from Mars, women are from Venus,” and that’s very true. Many of their attitudes towards various ...

Different ways of caring

By Constance Scrafield Seniors’ stories and “how to live like a senior” advice covered a couple of pages in the Orangeville Citizen last week. Pictures ...

Special Olympics Dufferin fundraiser kicks off at Shelburne Foodland and Orangeville Sobeys

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Special Olympics Dufferin is joining forces with a local grocer to raise funds to help athletes with intellectual ...

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