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Orangeville at a crossroads: Our community, our responsibility

October 29, 2026   ·   0 Comments

With the municipal election behind us, a group of concerned citizens feel key issues need addressing, including transit, affordable housing, food insecurity, and social services. ...

Arduous times turn ever-increasing need into fear

By JAMES MATTHEWS Every 15 minutes, a person sees through the dream. Okay, I made that up. But it sounds as if it could be ...

How do your choices for council feel about libraries?

By JAMES MATTHEWS Libraries are vital to communities. People can go to a library and escape the din of life. Then, away from the day’s ...

Family Transition Place wants to make purple impossible to miss this November

This November, Family Transition Place (FTP) is calling on the Orangeville, Dufferin and Caledon communities to Shine the Light on Woman Abuse. As Ontario recognizes ...

Until late at night

By Constance Scrafield Writers often write at odd hours. Some stay up late to scribble away the quiet of night. Canada and Orangeville’s much-loved playwright, ...

Cockroach Janata Party

By Gwynne Dyer India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is technically not upper caste, but he does have a high opinion of himself. “When my mother ...

Orangeville Public Library celebrates Ontario Public Library Week

Oct. 18 to 24 is Ontario Public Library Week, so now’s the perfect time to celebrate the value the Orangeville Public Library brings to the ...

Cultivating radical hope: How local action defeats collective anxiety

It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the crisis narratives dominating the news and our feeds. Between headlines of global uncertainty, shifting economic pressures and ...

A cat’s ‘spice of life’

By Keith Schell They say, “Variety is the spice of life,” and that’s very true. Sampling foods from different cultures makes eating that much more ...

Israel and Palestine: Thirty wasted years

By Gwynne Dyer Here is how the high command of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) laid down the rules for ‘remotely’ killing suspected Palestinian activists ...

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