A memorable season

June 22, 2017 · 0 Comments

By Jasen Obermeyer With the National Hockey League season finally over, it’s time to look back at this very entertaining and surprising NHL season, really ...

The Bruce Trail at 50

IT WAS 50 YEARS AGO last week that an event took place that got relatively little attention as Canadians prepared to mark the centenary of ...

THE WILDLY POPULAR Kat Anderson (left) pictured alongside her co-star Desmond Baxter in last year’s Orangeville Music Theatre production of Mary Poppins.

Kat Anderson: Passion aplenty for family, stage

By Constance Scrafield Atlas was one of the names her husband, George, suggested when Kat Anderson learned she was pregnant with their first child. Naturally, ...

VOCALIST, GUITARIST, SONGWRITER Rose Cora Perry and drummer Tyler Randall are the “high energy power house duo” The Truth Untold. They will be the headliners for Shelburne’s Canada Day celebrations at Fiddle Park on July 1st at 9 pm. Photo by “Mystery Man Photography.”

Rose Cora Perry headlines Shelburne’s Canada Day

By Marni Walsh Shelburne’s Canada Day committee has announced award-winning musician Rose Cora Perry as their headlining entertainment for Canada Day 150 celebrations July 1st. ...

DUFFERIN COUNTY’S FIRST Poet Laureate Harry Posner says he’s looking forward to becoming the ‘cultural ambassador’ he believes this region needs. From now until the end of his term in October of next year, Mr. Posner hopes to teach as many people as possible about the power of the written word.

Dufferin County’s first Poet Laureate a ‘cultural ambassador’

By Mike Pickford Upon his unveiling as Dufferin County’s inaugural Poet Laureate at the turn of the month, Harry Posner immediately set out to educate ...

Long-time Dufferin History teacher retiring this week

By Jasen Obermeyer Dufferin history teacher Neil Orford will retire at the end of the school year, ending a 30-year career that’s seen him win ...

Kushindokai Karate and Fitness owner and head instructor Michael Fisher presents a cheque for $10,008.75 to Dufferin Child and Family Services Executive Director Jennifer Moore.

Fourth-annual Kushindokai ‘Kick-a-Thon’ raises $10k for DCAFS

By Mike Pickford A group of 50 budding martial artists and instructors came together to throw some kicks for cash this month in an effort ...

The Dufferin County Museum & Archives will host its Food and Facades walking tour in downtown Orangeville this Saturday, June 24.

DCMA hosts Food and Facades walking tour this weekend

By Jasen Obermeyer If you love food, architecture and historic tours, then Dufferin County Museum and Archive’s (DCMA) Food and Facades tour is the right ...

THE RAM RODEO kicked off its 2017 tour in Orangeville this past weekend, as cowboys and cowgirls from across the continent showed off their skills in bronco busting, calf roping, barrel racing and bull riding.

RAM Rodeo offers thrills, spills

By Brian Lockhart The RAM Rodeo tour kicked off its 2017 season with the first stop at the fairgrounds in Orangeville last weekend. This is ...

Vimy Ridge among sites visited during local battlefield tour

By Jasen Obermeyer The Grand Valley 85 Tornado Squadron recently completed a European battlefield tour, visiting historic Canadian battle sites from World Wars 1 and ...

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