Posts By Sam Odrowski

Mono council to poll the public on bridge’s future

By JAMES MATTHEWS, LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Mono’s Department of Public Works hopes to poll taxpayers to find out what should be done about a ...

‘Twas The Night Gala returns after pause due to COVID-19 to raise funds for Theatre Orangeville

By Constance Scrafield David Nairn was clear and he will no doubt be clear to anyone who asks, ‘Twas the Night Gala, Theatre Orangeville’s primary ...

For The Love Of FIFA

By Jasen Obermeyer Few sporting events capture the attention of the entire world. The Olympics, definitely. But in terms of just one sport, it’s soccer ...

China: The 30-Year Rule

By Gwynne Dyer Predictions are tough, especially about the future (as Yogi Berra once said). Moreover, the ‘Iron Laws of Economics’ don’t actually exist: there ...

Inequitable equation

By Constance Scrafield The kids at the Royal were so great, beautiful, funny, bouncy. Full of laughter and light. This was the Royal Agricultural Winter ...

No place to hide

By Brian Lockhart It’s always been a long-standing thing in movies that criminals “wipe down” the crime scene so they don’t leave finger prints. The ...

Community bands together in clock tower Poppy Project

By JAMES MATTHEWS, LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Remembrance Day poppies have blossomed on the old Orangeville clock tower. It’s part of local public library’s Poppy ...

ODSS students collect over 3,000 lbs of donations for Orangeville Food Bank

By Brian Lockhart With the rising cost of food, more families and individuals than ever before are reaching out to food banks for help putting ...

Acclamations blamed for low voter turnout in Mono

By JAMES MATTHEWS, LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER About a quarter of Mono’s eligible voters marked ballots in the municipal election on Oct. 24. Only 1,880 ...

Local veterans speak of lessons learned while serving country

By Sam Odrowski Canada has been instrumental in peacekeeping missions around the globe and the many veterans who fought to protect the country’s interests are ...

« Previous Page — Next Page »