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Will the contrasts continue?

NOW THAT THE SEEMINGLY endless U.S. presidential election is history, it will be interesting to see whether the contrasts between that experience and Canada’s federal ...

It’s not that simple

THE EASY THING to say is that the “average” Orangeville homeowner will face a 3.5 per cent increase in next year’s property taxes. Unfortunately, that ...

Is either municipal role appropriate?

AS WE SEE IT, there is enormous difference in the treatment currently being accorded two land owners in the Town of Mono. On the one ...

The ‘email election’

WHOEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT, 50 or so years ago, that what were thought to be private communications might determine a U.S. presidential election? As matters ...

A unique opportunity?

THE TALK THESE DAYS is about the need for better infrastructure, and the figures tossed about are in the billions of dollars. But as we ...

Let’s make it a safe one

NEXT MONDAY is Halloween, and you’ll likely see elsewhere in this week’s issue some helpful tips from Orangeville Police on making it a safe one. ...

Wanted: public transit solutions

SENIOR LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT have always purported to be supportive of the forms of public transit they regulate, be it airlines, passenger trains, inter-city buses ...

New life for an old school?

WE LIKE THE IDEA  broached at a community meeting last week that the old Alton public school building, unoccupied since 2014, should have a new ...

Trump and waning media clout

ONLY TIME WILL TELL, but we’ll be surprised to see a sharp dip in support for Donald Trump in the wake of his Democrat opponent, ...

Good reason to be thankful

IF FOR NO OTHER REASON than the timing, let’s celebrate the coming holiday weekend. We’ve never understood why Thanksgiving isn’t celebrated in the United States ...

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