Posts By Sam Odrowski

A Fool’s Bargain – two years later….

It’s been exactly two years since the Town of Orangeville abandoned and sold the Orangeville Brampton Railway (OBRY) – all 51 kms of the rail ...

The Cloak of Kindness

By Constance Scrafield There has been a lot of promotion of the newish comfort- zone catch phrase: Christmas Kindness. It makes me feel a little ...

Melancthon mayor elected as 147th Warden of Dufferin County

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Dufferin County Council will be guided by knowing hands for the upcoming year with former Warden Darren White ...

Caledon woman completes Ecuador trek, raising money for Family Transition Place

By Zachary Roman A Caledon woman recently completed an epic hike in Ecuador. Trish Condo is a realtor with Royal Lepage, which runs the Royal ...

Rotary Club of Orangeville Highlands donates $20k to Men’s Shelter

By Brian Lockhart The Rotary Club of Orangeville Highlands donated $20,000 to the Dufferin Men’s Shelter in Orangeville from funds raised at the Club’s annual ...

Westside Juniors in the middle of District 4 standings

By Brian Lockhart The Westside Secondary School Thunder Junior boys’ basketball team is doing well but is trying to get past the .500 season they ...

Orangeville beefs up its stop sign policy

By JAMES MATTHEWS, LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Amendments to Orangeville’s stop sign policy should not limit council’s role in such signage requests. Municipal staff are ...

Orangeville Otters compete in Barrie Trojan Meet

By Brian Lockhart Orangeville Otters Swim Club travelled to Barrie to compete at the Barrie Trojan Meet from Dec. 1 to 3 with good results.  ...

ODSS basketball teams in middle half-way through the season

Brian Lockhart Halfway through the season, the boys junior and senior basketball teams at Orangeville District Secondary School are in the middle of the standings ...

Council evaluates rules for backyard hens

By JAMES MATTHEWS Orangeville will revisit its policy that governs backyard hen coops within the municipality. Council adopted a hen permit bylaw in November 2020 ...

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