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Only hope for electorial reform?

ONE OF THE KEY PROMISES Justin Trudeau made a year ago was that if his Liberals were elected it would be Canada’s last “first-past-the-post” general ...

A necessary nuisance?

MUCH AS WE SYMPATHIZE with the neighbours of Mono’s splendid new Adamo winery who went to Mono Council this week to complain about the “bird ...

Residents complain over noise from vineyard’s bird bangers

The public gallery in Mono’s council chambers was crowded Tuesday by residents of the Hockley Valley area who complained about the noise from bird bangers ...

Terry’s legacy lives on

LATER THIS MONTH, hundreds of Orangeville-area residents will hopefully opt to get out and participate in an event that honours one of our most famous ...

Lake owner makes 11th-hour pitch to achieve settlement with Town

In an 11th-hour bid to avoid a costly Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) hearing, the owner of the proposed site of occasional water-skiing events has written ...

Out of sight, out of mind?

IN THE YEARS following Confederation, a movement began that resulted in Dufferin County being created out of portions of Simcoe, Grey and Wellington counties. The ...

A colossal waste of tax money

THE 8,000 RESIDENTS OF MONO should be up in arms. Next month, the Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) is scheduled to have a hearing that’s expected ...

Criminal negligence?

HOPEFULLY, DUFFERIN-CALEDON MPP Sylvia Jones will be able to get someone in Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation to explain why the ministry has no plan to ...

Wanted: sensible laws, less tolerance

IN OUR VIEW, one reason Ontario had to come up with its draconian laws against “racing” on our highways (by going more than 50 km/h ...

Canada’s lacrosse capital?

THANKS IN LARGE PART to a single family’s accomplishments, Orangeville seems to be emerging as Canada’s unchallenged lacrosse capital. The single family, of course, is ...

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