Posts By Sam Odrowski

Paving paradise to put up a highway

By Martina Rowely Drawing on a Joni Mitchell song from the 1970s, Big Yellow Taxi, “they paved paradise / and put up a parking lot”, ...

Gas prices

By Brian Lockhart If you are planning on taking a road trip any time soon, you might want to re-think your budget for how much ...

To travel and all it teaches!

By Constance Scrafield Lots of us talk about travelling once it is safe to do so. “As soon as things settle down and there have ...

Syria: end the sanctions

By Gwynne Dyer The Syrian civil war is ten years old this week, and it’s time to stop it. At least half a million Syrians ...

New initiative shining light on pandemic related challenges for youth

By Sam Odrowski The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting everyone differently and a local health group is working to understand how youth are coping. The Hills ...

County Council adopts Climate Action Plan

By Paula Brown Dufferin County Council has adopted a climate action plan to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the community by 2050. “A ...

Provincial AstraZeneca Primary Care Pilot launches locally

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Residents in Dufferin County, Wellington, and Guelph between the ages of 60 and 64 will now have access ...

Accelerated PSW program launches for the region

By Sam Odrowski Long term care homes across Ontario have seen shortages in Personal Support Workers (PSWs) and an accelerated program aimed at training thousands ...

Dufferin County marks one year anniversary since start of pandemic

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It was a week of grim milestones. Dufferin County, alongside the world, marked one year since the World ...

Open air burning permits hours extended for earlier burns

By Sam Odrowski Orangeville residents are now able to enjoy a fire outside a little earlier in the day, following Council’s recent amendments to its ...

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