Posts By Sam Odrowski
FASD Awareness Month: Breaking stereotypes and enhancing support for the invisible disability
By Paula Brown Local advocates for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD) are marking the month of September by raising awareness to help diminish the stigma ...
Duncan Wrote a Book
By Constance Scrafield Duncan Fremlin and Whiskey Jack are coming to Theatre Orangeville over the weekend of Sept. 15 to 17 (see the Arts and ...
Orangeville hospital to host Teddy Bear Clinic for children
By JAMES MATTHEWS, LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIAITVE REPORTER Ailments troubling animals of the stuffed variety have been a constant worry for children. And medical staff at ...
Expanding the BRICS
By Gwynne Dyer You can expand the curious organization called the BRICS, but you can’t define it. In fact, it’s hardly even an organization: no ...
Dufferin ‘Climate’
The “2023 Climate Action in Dufferin Report” states that “Canada has been warming over the past six decades” and “Canada’s rate of warming is almost ...
The public school custodian
By Keith Schell One day, while we were in grade seven in 1972, a couple of grade eight boys knocked on our classroom door, and ...
Avalon Care Centre to be redeveloped with 23 new beds, expected opening in 2026
By Sam Odrowski Ground has been broken on construction at an existing long-term care facility in Orangeville, with plans for an expansion and renovations. The ...
Orangeville Fire to host information sessions on volunteer firefighter recruitment
By Sam Odrowski Orangeville Fire is holding two 2023 Volunteer Recruitment Information Sessions next week. The first session will take place on Sept. 6 from ...
New executive director hired at Dufferin Arts Council
By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Dufferin Arts Council (DAC) has welcomed a new executive director – Shirley Boxem. “What I love about ...
Search for Orangeville women’s killer continues 13 years after her death
The search for former Orangeville resident, Sonia Varaschin continues, 13 years after she was murdered. The Ontario Provincial Police issued a statement on Aug. 30 ...
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