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Is Baffin Island really that big?

June 9, 2022   ·   0 Comments

By Brian Lockhart There is a map of the world on the wall of my home office. I use it at various times when writing ...

Jealous Gods

By Gwynne Dyer As everybody knows, the gods are thin-skinned, both the many gods of the classical pantheons (Greek, Roman, Hindu) and the jealous single ...

The Quandary with Quarries

By Martina Rowley If you are—like me—a lover and frequent user of our local Island Lake Conservation Area and its pleasant eight-kilometre trail around the ...

Rolling up our sleeves

By Constance Scrafield Doug Ford’s majority win represents a mere 18% of the popular vote. Is that how democracy works? That he was returned to ...

Local high school marks Pride Month with flag raising and celebrations

By Isabel Buckmaster Over 150 students and staff were at the “extremely well-attended” 2SLGBTQIA+ flag raising ceremony at Orangeville District Secondary School last week, celebrating ...

Coun. Todd Taylor running for deputy in fall municipal election

Coun. Todd Taylor running for deputy mayor By Sam Odrowski Local councillor Todd Taylor has put his name forward to be Orangeville’s next deputy mayor. ...

Local business owner, Jeff Patterson vying for mayor’s seat in upcoming municipal election

By Sam Odrowski Local business owner, Jeff Patterson is throwing his hat in the ring to become Orangeville’s next mayor. Patterson, who owns Broadway Cannabis, ...

Local drag and dance fundraiser for Celebrate Your Awesome coming to Rainbow Ridge

By Isabel Buckmaster While 2SLGBTAQIA+ folk in Dufferin County are proud 365 days a year, June is when they raise their flags, starting with this ...

Hospice Dufferin revamping fundraising and communications with OTF grant

By Paula Brown Hospice Dufferin is revamping its fundraising and communications plan with the help of a grant from Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). In 2021, ...

Butterfly Release for Hospice Dufferin coming to Monora Park June 12

Help release butterflies into Dufferin County, in memory of a loved one. Hospice Dufferin will be hosting a butterfly release in conjunction with Hike for ...

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