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Popular Urban Slide not returning to Orangeville

June 1, 2017   ·   0 Comments

By Mike Pickford Despite the apparent success of last year’s Urban Slide event in Orangeville, Town Council has decided to pull the plug on an ...

Site once eyed for Bravery Park to become parking lot

By Mike Pickford It appears that downtown Orangeville will be getting a brand new parking lot after all, with a roughly 25-spot facility slated for ...

Spencer Avenue Elementary School students raise funds for hippo rollers

By Jasen Obermeyer A student at Orangeville’s Spencer Avenue Elementary School has taken an initiative to raise funds for Hippo Rollers – devices to carry ...

Safe Boating Council promotes use of PFD when on the water

By Brian Lockhart The Victoria Day weekend signals the start of boating season in Canada and with that comes the responsibility of making sure you ...

Blues and Jazz Festival loves its volunteers

By Constance Scrafield “4 Stages – 90 Acts,” the Orangeville Blues and Jazz folder boasts. The folders are out everywhere, detailing the overall program of ...

Robert F. Hall CSS takes theatre by storm with a great musical

By Constance Scrafield Once again, coming to a theatre not far from you, namely the Lester B. Pearson Theatre, in Brampton, is Swinging at the ...

Parkinson Centennial Public School hosts 2nd-annual ‘Artsplosion’ event

By Jasen Obermeyer Parkinson Centennial Public School has held its second annual “artsplosion,” an evening of the arts where the school community comes together to ...

Fire chief asks council for new hall and more fighters

By Mike Pickford The Orangeville Fire Department is in need of a new home, says Fire Chief Ron Morden, who reminded Town Council anew on ...

Town CAO Ed Brennan recommends that council select OPP on June 12

By Mike Pickford If the town’s chief administrative officer has his way, Orangeville could soon be policed by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). Having had ...

Dufferin Board of Trade reacts to Wynne’s $15 an hour minimum wage pledge

By Jasen Obermeyer Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s announced plan to raise the province’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2019 has led to the ...

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