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Resident wants anti-idling bylaw to include remotely started cars

February 15, 2019   ·   0 Comments

By James Matthews Orangeville’s anti-idling bylaw should include vehicles that have been started by remote control, says Ron Lehman, an 87-year-old resident and cancer survivor. ...

Life after cancer treatments focus of upcoming hospice workshop

By Mike Baker Hospice Dufferin will be offering a new workshop to local residents next week focusing on life after cancer treatments. “We’re providing this ...

Small income business tax session scheduled for Feb. 26

Small business owners in Canada must report business income annually to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The business structure will dictate when the tax return ...

Governing from a 1980s playbook

By Laura Campbell Look….I know it’s hard dealing with a sluggish economy, high commodity prices, and big government deficits.  I know, because I’ve spent the ...

Our fiat currency

By Brian Lockhart When asked ‘Why do you rob banks?’ notorious bank robber Willie Sutton glibly replied “because that’s where the money is.”  It was ...

Amalgamation anyone?

By Mike Baker With Premier Doug Ford last month announcing the Province would be reviewing regional governments across Ontario, it has left locals pondering a ...

Pounds foolish

By Constance Scrafield Remember how 2001 – A Space Odyssey began? Man’s primate ancestors  screaming at each other from opposite banks of a river. They ...

Who is steering the ship?

By Doug Skeates Democracy is a fine goal in life.  Many Europeans, caught in the throws of Feudalism, headed across the Atlantic Ocean to find ...

The Little Ice Age and us

By Gwynne Dyer The Black Death killed about 30% of the European population in a few years in the middle of the 14th century. A ...

More than just a name change

WHAT A YEAR it has been for Dufferin’s museum. Following an eight-month redevelopment project and rebranding as the Museum of Dufferin, the former Dufferin County ...

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