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Youth encouraged to apply for eight-week position with Dufferin OPP

April 2, 2026   ·   0 Comments

Applications for the 2026 Youth in Policing Initiative (YIPI) are being accepted at the Ontario Provincial Police’s Dufferin Detachment. The initiative runs for eight weeks ...

Mono council debates election signage rules

By JAMES MATTHEWS Municipal election campaigns are best done by pressing the flesh rather than the hoopla associated with signage. If that’s the case in ...

Orangeville Winter Farmers’ Market extended for additional week at Town Hall

By Sam Odrowski The Orangeville Winter Farmers’ Market is being extended for on additional week, until April 25, due to popular demand.Running from 9 a.m. ...

Mono council petitioned to waive noise bylaw fee for upcoming dog show

By JAMES MATTHEWS Organizers of an international dog show booked for last year in Mono petitioned to be exempted from a new municipal application fee. ...

Royal Canadian Legion offers free 2026 membership to bring new faces and supporters

By Joshua Drakes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Royal Canadian Legion is marking its 100-year anniversary in 2026 with an ambitious recruitment drive that offers ...

Applications open for Dufferin County’s 2026 Bill Hill Scholarship Program

The County of Dufferin announced on March 25 that applications are now open for its 2026 Bill Hill Scholarship Program. The annual Bill Hill Scholarship ...

Project Lifesaver helps to rapidly locate missing elderly woman in Melancthon

By Sam Odrowski Dufferin the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers successfully located a missing elderly woman in Melancthon, just one hour after deploying Project Lifesaver. ...

CVC plans controlled grass burn at Upper Credit Conservation Area in Alton

The Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) recently issued a notice, notifying the community that grassland burning will be taking place at the Upper Credit Conservation Area ...

Province opening HOV lanes to more drivers on provincial highways

By Brian Lockhart The Ontario government is proposing a regulatory amendment to the Highway Traffic Act that would allow single-occupant vehicles to use High Occupancy ...

Province to permit ‘bring-your-own’ alcoholic beverages at municipally approved public events

By Brian Lockhart The Ontario government is expanding ‘bring-your-own’ event permits for municipally designated cultural or community outdoor public events, including farmer’s markets, movie screenings, ...

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