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February 3, 2022   ·   0 Comments

Sir: I agree with Columnist Scrafield that we should accept our three vaccinations (I did) and wear masks when near others (I do). I also ...

Look in your own backyard

By Brian Lockhart During the current time, there’s a lot of people lamenting the fact that they can’t travel. That is understandable. For many people, ...

Orangeville to lose 20 per cent of volunteer firefighters

By Sam Odrowski The Town’s firefighting force is about to get noticeably smaller. The fire department will lose about 20 per cent of its volunteer ...

Shrinking Asia

Gwynne Dyer In the politics of population, the magic number is 2.1. That is ‘replacement level’: if a country’s fertility rate (the  average number of ...

MP Kyle Seeback voices supports for ‘Freedom Convoy’ in Ottawa

By Sam Odrowski Dufferin–Caledon MP Kyle Seeback recently penned a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking that he reverse the federal government’s decision to ...

Define: Freedom

By Constance Scrafield Usually, I dodge matters that are already in the midst of media attention but this time, it’s personal. It has been noted ...

‘Betty White Challenge’ raised $6,000 and counting for local SPCA

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Thank you for being a friend. The Ontario SPCA Orangeville and District Animal Centre has received $6,000 and ...

Headwaters Hospital denies SIEU’s claims about kitchen staff working with nurses

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Headwaters Health Care Centre and a union representing thousands of health care workers in the province are at ...

Province allocates funding for public transit services in Dufferin-Caledon

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Dufferin-Caledon has received funding from the province through the annual Ontario Gas Tax program to support the expansion ...

Ontario to begin easing public health measures starting Jan. 31

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Ontario government has announced the gradual easing of COVID-19 public health measures with the first step in ...

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